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SB logoSafe Bulkers, Inc.(SB)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

SB•NYSE
22.3× P/E·Price updated Jun 19, 2026
SectorIndustrialsIndustryMarine ShippingSub-IndustryDry Bulk Shipping
AboutSafe Bulkers, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides marine drybulk transportation services. It owns and operates drybulk vessels for transporting bulk cargoes primarily coal, grain, and iron ore. As of March 18, 2022, the company had a fleet of 40 drybulk vessels having an average age of 10.4 years; and an aggregate carrying capacity of 3,925,500 deadweight tons. Its fleet consisted of 12 Panamax class vessels, 7 Kamsarmax class vessels, 15 post- Panamax class vessels, and 6 Capesize class vessels. Safe Bulkers, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Monaco.Show more
  • Revenue$276M-10.4%
  • EBITDA$129M-24.1%
  • Net Income$39M-60.4%
  • EPS (Diluted)0.30-63.9%
  • Gross Margin35.93%-21.2%
  • EBITDA Margin46.81%-15.3%
  • Operating Margin25.1%-31.0%
  • Net Margin13.99%-55.8%
  • ROE4.64%-61.3%

SB Key Insights

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓FCF machine: 21.9% free cash flow margin
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 4.1%
  • ✓Share count reduced 4.2% through buybacks
  • ✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 35.0%
  • ✓Trading at only 0.8x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Low asset turnover indicates capital-intensive operations

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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SB Price & Volume

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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SB Growth Metrics

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years8.03%
5 Years6.83%
3 Years-7.62%
TTM-10.37%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-39.31%
TTM-60.4%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-39.58%
TTM-64.67%

Return on Capital

10 Years6.79%
5 Years11.16%
3 Years7.17%
Last Year5.22%

SB Recent Earnings

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →
●Beat EPS 4/12 qtrs (33%)●Beat Revenue 10/12 qtrs (83%)
Q3 2026Latest
Jun 17, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.18+71.4%
$0.10
Rev
$74M+13.6%
$66M
Q1 2026
Feb 18, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.14+0.0%
$0.14
Rev
$76M+8.5%
$70M
Q4 2025
Nov 25, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.12-35.1%
$0.18
Rev
$73M-0.0%
$73M
Q3 2025
Jul 29, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.01-87.5%
$0.08
Rev
$66M-1.3%
$67M
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q3 2026LatestJun 17, 2026
$0.18vs $0.10+71.4%
$74Mvs $66M+13.6%
Q1 2026Feb 18, 2026
$0.14vs $0.14+0.0%
$76Mvs $70M+8.5%
Q4 2025Nov 25, 2025
$0.12vs $0.18-35.1%
$73Mvs $73M-0.0%
Q3 2025Jul 29, 2025
$0.01vs $0.08-87.5%
$66Mvs $67M-1.3%
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

SB Peer Comparison

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) competitors in Dry Bulk Shipping — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
SBLK logoSBLKStar Bulk Carriers Corp.Direct Competitor2.94B25.8135.36-17.62%13.01%5.87%0.44
GNK logoGNKGenco Shipping & Trading LimitedDirect Competitor1.03B23.68-236.80-19.14%8.12%4.19%0.22
NMM logoNMMNavios Maritime Partners L.P.Direct Competitor2B70.167.320.76%24.86%10.52%0.71
SFL logoSFLSFL Corporation Ltd.Direct Competitor1.44B10.81-54.05-19.28%4.45%3.21%2.67
CMRE logoCMRECostamare Inc.Product Competitor1.83B15.195.31-57.87%33.32%16.35%0.70
DAC logoDACDanaos CorporationProduct Competitor2.29B125.954.712.8%49.85%13.85%0.30
GSL logoGSLGlobal Ship Lease, Inc.Product Competitor1.36B37.893.328.63%50.23%21.99%0.38
MATX logoMATXMatson, Inc.Product Competitor5.82B191.2413.79-2.26%12.92%15.9%0.26

Compare SB vs Peers

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

vs SBLK

Most directly comparable listed peer for SB.

Scale Benchmark

vs MATX

Larger-name benchmark to compare SB against a more recognizable public peer.

Peer Set

Compare Top 5

vs SBLK, GNK, NMM, SFL

SB Income Statement

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Sales/Revenue
148.03M193.19M197.76M198.16M329.03M349.72M284.4M307.63M275.74M
Revenue Growth %
34.85%30.51%2.37%0.2%66.04%6.29%-18.68%8.17%-10.37%
Cost of Goods Sold
108.15M117.96M132.59M165.94M134.17M139.7M165M167.46M176.68M
COGS % of Revenue
73.06%61.06%67.05%83.74%40.78%39.95%58.02%54.44%64.07%
Gross Profit
39.88M▲ 0%
75.23M▲ 88.6%
65.17M▼ 13.4%
32.22M▼ 50.6%
194.87M▲ 504.8%
210.02M▲ 7.8%
119.41M▼ 43.1%
140.17M▲ 17.4%
99.06M▼ 29.3%
Gross Margin %
26.94%38.94%32.95%16.26%59.22%60.05%41.98%45.56%35.93%
Gross Profit Growth %
1191.1%88.64%-13.38%-50.56%504.78%7.78%-43.15%17.39%-29.33%
Operating Expenses
16.12M19.24M20.64M21.5M22.5M25.37M25.63M28.3M29.85M
OpEx % of Revenue
10.89%9.96%10.44%10.85%6.84%7.26%9.01%9.2%10.83%
Selling, General & Admin
16.12M19.24M20.64M21.5M22.5M21.8M23.76M27.04M29.85M
SG&A % of Revenue
10.89%9.96%10.44%10.85%6.84%6.23%8.36%8.79%10.83%
Research & Development
000000000
R&D % of Revenue
---------
Other Operating Expenses
000003.57M1.87M1.26M0
Operating Income
23.76M▲ 0%
55.99M▲ 135.6%
44.53M▼ 20.5%
10.72M▼ 75.9%
172.37M▲ 1508.1%
184.65M▲ 7.1%
93.77M▼ 49.2%
111.87M▲ 19.3%
69.21M▼ 38.1%
Operating Margin %
16.05%28.98%22.52%5.41%52.39%52.8%32.97%36.37%25.1%
Operating Income Growth %
293.33%135.62%-20.47%-75.93%1508.05%7.12%-49.22%19.3%-38.14%
EBITDA
75.19M104.06M94.84M64.99M224.73M234.17M147.9M170.01M129.09M
EBITDA Margin %
50.79%53.86%47.96%32.8%68.3%66.96%52%55.26%46.81%
EBITDA Growth %
102.16%38.4%-8.86%-31.47%245.8%4.2%-36.84%14.95%-24.07%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)
51.42M48.07M50.31M54.27M52.36M49.52M54.13M58.13M59.88M
EBIT
-59M56.16M45.41M10.7M192.76M193.05M105.3M132.32M72.37M
Net Interest Income
-17.23M-27.55M-27.82M-23M-18.35M-19.72M-25.45M-31.55M-28.68M
Interest Income
8.45M929K1.56M604K69K783K2.5M3.4M5.12M
Interest Expense
25.68M28.48M29.37M23.6M18.41M20.5M27.94M34.95M33.8M
Other Income/Expense
-108.44M-28.31M-28.49M-23.62M1.98M-12.09M-16.42M-14.5M-30.64M
Pretax Income
-84.68M▲ 0%
27.68M▲ 132.7%
16.04M▼ 42.1%
-12.9M▼ 180.5%
174.35M▲ 1451.0%
172.55M▼ 1.0%
77.35M▼ 55.2%
97.38M▲ 25.9%
38.56M▼ 60.4%
Pretax Margin %
-57.2%14.33%8.11%-6.51%52.99%49.34%27.2%31.65%13.99%
Income Tax
000000000
Effective Tax Rate %
0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
Net Income
-84.68M▲ 0%
27.68M▲ 132.7%
16.04M▼ 42.1%
-12.9M▼ 180.5%
174.35M▲ 1451.0%
172.55M▼ 1.0%
77.35M▼ 55.2%
97.38M▲ 25.9%
38.56M▼ 60.4%
Net Margin %
-57.2%14.33%8.11%-6.51%52.99%49.34%27.2%31.65%13.99%
Net Income Growth %
-51.3%132.69%-42.07%-180.47%1451.01%-1.03%-55.17%25.89%-60.4%
Net Income (Continuing)
-84.68M27.68M16.04M-12.9M174.35M172.55M77.35M97.38M38.56M
Discontinued Operations
000000000
Minority Interest
000000000
EPS (Diluted)
-0.84▲ 0%
0.27▲ 132.1%
-0.11▼ 140.7%
-0.25▼ 127.3%
1.44▲ 676.0%
1.36▼ 5.6%
0.61▼ 55.1%
0.83▲ 36.1%
0.30▼ 63.9%
EPS Growth %
-27.27%132.14%-140.74%-127.27%676%-5.56%-55.15%36.07%-63.86%
EPS (Basic)
-0.840.27-0.11-0.251.441.360.610.830.30
Diluted Shares Outstanding
100.93M101.6M101.69M102.62M113.72M120.65M113.62M107.58M103.04M
Basic Shares Outstanding
100.93M101.6M101.69M102.62M113.72M120.65M113.62M107.58M103.04M
Dividend Payout Ratio
-41.13%71.67%-6.42%13.99%39.66%30.3%74.19%

SB Balance Sheet

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Total Current Assets
79.09M101.26M135.99M134.73M124.12M157.7M146.72M165.39M200.6M
Cash & Short-Term Investments
60.08M82.08M106.38M105.22M102.08M114.38M89.94M128.42M153.15M
Cash Only
47.86M52.19M78.94M93.44M101M50.19M50.21M84.08M153.15M
Short-Term Investments
12.22M29.89M27.44M11.78M1.08M64.19M39.73M44.34M0
Accounts Receivable
13.05M12.22M16.07M5.49M8.75M7.16M9.28M15.08M0
Days Sales Outstanding
32.1923.0829.6710.119.77.4711.9117.89-
Inventory
4.23M4.14M9.27M12.04M8.65M17.32M16.65M14.88M0
Days Inventory Outstanding
14.2712.8125.526.4723.5445.2636.8432.44-
Other Current Assets
1.73M2.82M4.27M11.99M4.63M18.84M30.85M7.01M47.45M
Total Non-Current Assets
956.01M974.94M978.65M970.89M970.2M1.09B1.19B1.24B1.2B
Property, Plant & Equipment
946.53M963.89M964M951.29M952.81M1.08B1.18B1.23B1.19B
Fixed Asset Turnover
0.16x0.20x0.21x0.21x0.35x0.32x0.24x0.25x0.23x
Goodwill
000000000
Intangible Assets
000000000
Long-Term Investments
9.48M11.02M14.16M18.88M16.41M10.28M11.61M8.15M9.68M
Other Non-Current Assets
035K498K722K980K536K268K36K23K
Total Assets
1.04B▲ 0%
1.08B▲ 4.0%
1.11B▲ 3.6%
1.11B▼ 0.8%
1.09B▼ 1.0%
1.25B▲ 13.9%
1.34B▲ 7.5%
1.4B▲ 4.7%
1.4B▲ 0.0%
Asset Turnover
0.14x0.18x0.18x0.18x0.30x0.28x0.21x0.22x0.20x
Asset Growth %
-11.81%3.97%3.57%-0.81%-1.02%13.85%7.54%4.72%0.01%
Total Current Liabilities
36.93M54.61M86.78M104.72M88.69M91.32M55.73M86.47M69.06M
Accounts Payable
4.14M6.13M12.97M13.48M9.98M10.49M10.44M9.9M0
Days Payables Outstanding
13.9618.9735.7129.6527.1627.423.121.58-
Short-Term Debt
25.59M36.19M64.05M75.78M61.86M43.56M25.53M58.19M42.37M
Deferred Revenue (Current)
3.54M5.41M3.04M6.22M11.01M9.52M10.85M6.54M0
Other Current Liabilities
3.67M6.88M6.59M9.23M5.84M27.75M8.91M11.84M26.69M
Current Ratio
2.14x1.85x1.57x1.29x1.40x1.73x2.63x1.91x2.90x
Quick Ratio
2.03x1.78x1.46x1.17x1.30x1.54x2.33x1.74x2.90x
Cash Conversion Cycle
32.4916.9219.466.936.0825.3325.6428.74-
Total Non-Current Liabilities
541.82M538.76M537.92M538.05M326.39M382.69M491.57M485.01M503.42M
Long-Term Debt
541.82M538.51M537M531.88M315.8M370.81M482.39M478.45M497.77M
Capital Lease Obligations
000000000
Deferred Tax Liabilities
000000000
Other Non-Current Liabilities
00274K2.64M2.6M4.55M5.93M3.93M5.64M
Total Liabilities
578.75M593.37M624.7M642.77M415.08M474M547.3M571.48M572.48M
Total Debt
567.4M574.69M601.05M607.67M377.65M414.36M507.92M536.64M540.14M
Net Debt
519.54M522.5M522.11M514.23M276.65M364.18M457.71M452.56M387M
Debt / Equity
1.24x1.19x1.23x1.31x0.56x0.54x0.64x0.65x0.65x
Debt / EBITDA
7.55x5.52x6.34x9.35x1.68x1.77x3.43x3.16x4.18x
Net Debt / EBITDA
6.91x5.02x5.51x7.91x1.23x1.56x3.09x2.66x3.00x
Interest Coverage
-2.30x1.97x1.55x0.45x10.47x9.42x3.77x3.79x2.14x
Total Equity
456.35M▲ 0%
482.83M▲ 5.8%
489.94M▲ 1.5%
462.86M▼ 5.5%
679.24M▲ 46.7%
771.92M▲ 13.6%
792.51M▲ 2.7%
831.62M▲ 4.9%
830.71M▼ 0.1%
Equity Growth %
-21.12%5.8%1.47%-5.53%46.75%13.64%2.67%4.93%-0.11%
Book Value per Share
4.524.754.824.515.976.406.987.738.06
Total Shareholders' Equity
456.35M482.83M489.94M462.86M679.24M771.92M792.51M831.62M830.71M
Common Stock
102K103K104K102K122K119K112K105K0
Retained Earnings
95.11M111.28M115.62M90.31M253.86M392.79M439.46M507.34M0
Treasury Stock
-120K-737K0000000
Accumulated OCI
000000000
Minority Interest
000000000

SB Cash Flow Statement

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Cash from Operations
49.2M85.45M58.28M63.38M217.2M218M122.21M130.46M102.29M
Operating CF Margin %
33.24%44.23%29.47%31.98%66.01%62.34%42.97%42.41%37.1%
Operating CF Growth %
264.44%73.68%-31.79%8.74%242.72%0.37%-43.94%6.75%-21.59%
Net Income
-84.68M27.68M16.04M-12.9M174.35M172.55M77.35M97.38M38.56M
Depreciation & Amortization
51.42M48.07M50.31M54.27M52.36M49.52M54.13M58.13M59.88M
Stock-Based Compensation
120K120K120K120K120K120K144K150K0
Deferred Taxes
81.93M179K111K1.45M-19.23M0000
Other Non-Cash Items
2.83M1.79M2.12M1.97M2.9M4.88M-5.35M-15.22M8.26M
Working Capital Changes
-2.43M7.61M-10.42M18.48M6.7M-9.07M-4.07M-9.98M-4.4M
Change in Receivables
-2.37M-534K-4.22M10.47M-3.2M1.61M-1.98M-5.71M3.29M
Change in Inventory
947K88K-5.54M-3.53M3.9M-13.18M-683K928K-7.96M
Change in Payables
-486K2.63M5.04M2.46M-3.99M505K385K-1.12M3.52M
Cash from Investing
-38.2M-63.67M-36.78M-34.78M8.55M-229.4M-151.73M-71.73M9.7M
Capital Expenditures
-59.94M-45.93M-39.24M-50.44M-109.23M-183.28M-209.1M-144.78M-41.99M
CapEx % of Revenue
40.49%23.78%19.84%25.46%33.2%52.41%73.52%47.06%15.23%
Acquisitions
21.94M0-2.46M-15.66M107.08M16.93M0023.39M
Investments
---------
Other Investing
-38.2K-17.74M2.46M15.66M107.08M4K30.77M78M0
Cash from Financing
-46.7M-15.58M8.54M-9.29M-225.9M-40.1M29.14M-25.86M-52.37M
Debt Issued (Net)
-7.54M7.79M26.24M10.4M-265.73M46.3M89.97M36.16M-12.75M
Equity Issued (Net)
-25.33M-10.11M-4.15M-6.01M53.45M-46.37M-26.22M-28.92M-11.01M
Dividends Paid
-12.32M-11.39M-11.49M-11.5M-11.2M-33.63M-30.68M-29.5M-28.61M
Share Repurchases
0-10.11M-4.15M-6.1M-17.71M-46.37M-26.22M-28.92M-11.01M
Other Financing
-1.87M-1.87M-2.05M-2.19M-2.42M-6.4M-3.93M-3.6M0
Net Change in Cash
-36.3M▲ 0%
6.08M▲ 116.7%
30.05M▲ 394.2%
19.55M▼ 34.9%
-938K▼ 104.8%
-52.17M▼ 5461.6%
-25K▲ 100.0%
32.5M▲ 130088.0%
57.5M▲ 76.9%
Free Cash Flow
-10.74M▲ 0%
39.52M▲ 467.8%
19.04M▼ 51.8%
12.93M▼ 32.1%
107.97M▲ 734.9%
34.72M▼ 67.8%
-86.9M▼ 350.2%
-14.32M▲ 83.5%
60.3M▲ 521.2%
FCF Margin %
-7.26%20.45%9.63%6.53%32.81%9.93%-30.55%-4.65%21.87%
FCF Growth %
76.06%467.84%-51.81%-32.09%734.91%-67.84%-350.25%83.52%521.18%
FCF per Share
-0.110.390.190.130.950.29-0.76-0.130.59
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)
-0.58x3.09x3.63x-4.91x1.25x1.26x1.58x1.34x2.65x
Interest Paid
000000029.45M0
Taxes Paid
000000000

SB Key Ratios

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)
-9.23%-16.36%5.9%3.3%-2.71%30.53%23.78%9.89%11.99%4.64%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
-0.85%1.74%4.24%3.31%0.81%13.38%13.24%5.89%6.62%4.15%
Gross Margin
2.81%26.94%38.94%32.95%16.26%59.22%60.05%41.98%45.56%35.93%
Net Margin
-50.98%-57.2%14.33%8.11%-6.51%52.99%49.34%27.2%31.65%13.99%
Debt / Equity
1.01x1.24x1.19x1.23x1.31x0.56x0.54x0.64x0.65x0.65x
Interest Coverage
-1.30x-2.30x1.97x1.55x0.45x10.47x9.42x3.77x3.79x2.14x
FCF Conversion
-0.24x-0.58x3.09x3.63x-4.91x1.25x1.26x1.58x1.34x2.65x
Revenue Growth
-13.78%34.85%30.51%2.37%0.2%66.04%6.29%-18.68%8.17%-10.37%
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Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) reported $275.7M in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 189% increase from $95.3M in 2006.

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) saw revenue decline by 10.4% over the past year.

Yes, Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) is profitable, generating $38.6M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (14.0% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) pays a dividend with a yield of 4.14%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) has a return on equity (ROE) of 4.6%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) generated $60.3M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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