Star Bulk Carriers Corp.

SBLK Industrials Marine Shipping

Star Bulk Carriers Corp.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.0 billion, down 17.6% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+44.5%
EPS
+433,233.3%
Free cash flow
+25.8%
Total debt
−12.6%

Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier

26.88 0.38 +1.43%
Market cap
$3.0B
P/E
10.4×
Fwd P/E
6.1×
Dividend yield
7.08%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
1.26
Beneish M
−2.46
Dividend safety
57/100

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK) Return on equity

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Star Bulk Carriers Corp.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 11.7%, up 8.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (3.41%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −40.0% (fiscal 2015) to 37.5% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Marine Shipping industry median of 8.04% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 3.41% (11.30)
FY2024 14.7% 5.28
FY2023 9.43% (18.18)
FY2022 27.6% (9.89)
FY2021 37.5% 36.88
FY2020 0.62% 1.68
FY2019 −1.06% (5.54)
FY2018 4.48% 5.40
FY2017 −0.92% 13.28
FY2016 −14.2% 25.82

Against its own ten years

Low −40.0% High 37.5%
Ten-year median 3.41%
Current reading's percentile 55

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
ECO Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. compare 61.6%
HAFN Hafnia Limited compare 26.6%
MATX Matson, Inc. compare 19.2%
DAC Danaos Corporation compare 14.1%
CMRE Costamare Inc. compare 14.1%
NMM Navios Maritime Partners LP compare 12.9%
SBLK Star Bulk Carriers Corp. 11.7%
SFL SFL Corporation Ltd. compare 6.25%
ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. compare 3.56%
Marine Shipping industry median 8.04%
Industrials sector median 3.71%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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