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Star Bulk Carriers Corp.

SBLK

NASDAQIndustrialsMarine Shipping

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$30.50

+$0.44 · +1.46%

Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

Pre-market

$30.37

−$0.13 · -0.43%

Aug 24, 7:40 AM ET

SBLK company overview

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Hold

Wait — insufficient conviction to act

Valuation

57

Fair Value

Momentum

56

Neutral

Sentiment

61

Bullish

Risk resilience

72

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Company website

Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a shipping company, engages in the ocean transportation of dry bulk cargoes through the ownership and operation of dry bulk carrier vessels worldwide. Its vessels transport a range of bulk commodities, including iron ores, minerals and grains, bauxite, fertilizers, and steel products. As of December 31, 2025, the company owned a fleet of 136 dry bulk vessels consisting of Newcastlemax, Capesize, Post Panamax, Kamsarmax, Panamax, Ultramax, and Supramax vessels with carrying capacities between 55,569 deadweight tonnage and 209,537 deadweight tonnage. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Marousi, Greece.

Industry
Marine Shipping
Sector
Industrials
Headquarters
GR
CEO
Petros Pappas
Listed since
Dec 3, 2007
Employees
294

Market position

Day range

Current $30.50

52-week range

Current $30.50

Open
$29.475
Previous close
$30.06
Volume
2.81M
2.16× average
Average volume
1.3M
Average daily volume
Market cap
3.4B USD
Beta
0.71
Market reference 1
50-day average
$27.215
+12.07% above average
200-day average
$23.8901
+27.67% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
2.94B USD
P/E (TTM)
11.91×
P/B (TTM)
1.35×
P/S (TTM)
2.83×
EV / EBITDA
9.08×
Earnings yield
3.81%
Free cash flow yield
9.59%
Dividend yield
6.16%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
41.64%
Operating margin
28.39%
Net margin
23.87%
Return on equity
3.44%
Return on assets
2.21%
Return on invested capital
3.82%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.47×
Current ratio
1.78×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends71%48%25%2%Gross margin, FY2021: 65.17%Gross margin, FY2022: 57.11%Gross margin, FY2023: 41.58%Gross margin, FY2024: 46.04%Gross margin, FY2025: 22.48%Operating margin, FY2021: 51.80%Operating margin, FY2022: 42.28%Operating margin, FY2023: 25.12%Operating margin, FY2024: 30.27%Operating margin, FY2025: 13.49%Net margin, FY2021: 47.68%Net margin, FY2022: 39.38%Net margin, FY2023: 18.28%Net margin, FY2024: 24.07%Net margin, FY2025: 8.07%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 65.17%. Gross margin FY2022 57.11%. Gross margin FY2023 41.58%. Gross margin FY2024 46.04%. Gross margin FY2025 22.48%. Operating margin FY2021 51.80%. Operating margin FY2022 42.28%. Operating margin FY2023 25.12%. Operating margin FY2024 30.27%. Operating margin FY2025 13.49%. Net margin FY2021 47.68%. Net margin FY2022 39.38%. Net margin FY2023 18.28%. Net margin FY2024 24.07%. Net margin FY2025 8.07%.

Income trends

Revenue

1.04B USD-17.62%

Operating income

140.66M USD-63.28%

Net income

84.17M USD-72.37%
Income trends across reported periods1.57B USD1.03B USD490.07M USD−51.12M USDRevenue, FY2021: 1.43B USDRevenue, FY2022: 1.44B USDRevenue, FY2023: 949.27M USDRevenue, FY2024: 1.27B USDRevenue, FY2025: 1.04B USDOperating income, FY2021: 739.4M USDOperating income, FY2022: 607.6M USDOperating income, FY2023: 238.46M USDOperating income, FY2024: 383M USDOperating income, FY2025: 140.66M USDNet income, FY2021: 680.53M USDNet income, FY2022: 566M USDNet income, FY2023: 173.56M USDNet income, FY2024: 304.65M USDNet income, FY2025: 84.17M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 1.43B USD. Revenue FY2022 1.44B USD. Revenue FY2023 949.27M USD. Revenue FY2024 1.27B USD. Revenue FY2025 1.04B USD. Operating income FY2021 739.4M USD. Operating income FY2022 607.6M USD. Operating income FY2023 238.46M USD. Operating income FY2024 383M USD. Operating income FY2025 140.66M USD. Net income FY2021 680.53M USD. Net income FY2022 566M USD. Net income FY2023 173.56M USD. Net income FY2024 304.65M USD. Net income FY2025 84.17M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue1.04B USD1.27B USD949.27M USD1.44B USD1.43B USD
Cost of goods sold808.12M USD682.82M USD554.52M USD616.45M USD497.18M USD
Gross profit234.38M USD582.64M USD394.75M USD820.71M USD930.25M USD
Selling, general, and administrative93.72M USD71.09M USD54.71M USD57.5M USD40.13M USD
Operating expenses93.72M USD199.64M USD156.29M USD213.11M USD190.84M USD
Interest income—21.94M USD31.77M USD17.09M USD315K USD
Interest expense71.22M USD97.39M USD87.86M USD62.62M USD56.04M USD
Depreciation and amortization168.28M USD164.06M USD138.43M USD156.73M USD152.45M USD
Operating income140.66M USD383M USD238.46M USD607.6M USD739.4M USD
Net income84.17M USD304.65M USD173.56M USD566M USD680.53M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
73%
8 beats, 3 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
+34.61%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
1.21
Estimate 0.95 · Beat by 26.97%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates1.410.820.24-0.35Q1 '25MissQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25MissQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 18, 2025: actual 0.34, estimate 0.42, surprise -19.05%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 14, 2025: actual -0.07, estimate -0.23, surprise +69.57%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 6, 2025: actual 0.11, estimate 0.03, surprise +266.67%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Nov 18, 2025: actual 0.28, estimate 0.331, surprise -15.28%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Feb 25, 2026: actual 0.65, estimate 0.601, surprise +8.15%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 20, 2026: actual 0.56, estimate 0.475, surprise +17.89%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 5, 2026: actual 1.21, estimate 0.953, surprise +26.97%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 17, 2026: actual —, estimate 1.29, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates329.39M268.46M207.54M146.61MQ1 '25MissQ2 '25MissQ3 '25MissQ4 '25MissQ1 '26MissQ2 '26MissQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 18, 2025: actual 216.75M USD, estimate 237.38M USD, surprise -8.69%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 14, 2025: actual 159.28M USD, estimate 173.26M USD, surprise -8.07%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Aug 6, 2025: actual 176.09M USD, estimate 196.82M USD, surprise -10.53%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Nov 18, 2025: actual 202.32M USD, estimate 230.32M USD, surprise -12.16%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Feb 25, 2026: actual 230.79M USD, estimate 260.85M USD, surprise -11.53%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported May 20, 2026: actual 214.13M USD, estimate 225.93M USD, surprise -5.22%, Miss. Q3 2026, reported Aug 5, 2026: actual 284.6M USD, estimate 284.29M USD, surprise +0.11%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 17, 2026: actual —, estimate 316.72M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$31.50

3.28% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $32.00Average $31.50Low $31.00

Rating distribution

24 ratings
Strong buy00%
Buy1458%
Hold833%
Sell28%
Strong sell00%

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Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$0.30

2025 complete year-98.0% since 2011

2026 partial: $1.77

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 21, 2026

$0.90

Quarterly

Record Aug 21, 2026 · Payment Sep 3, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jun 12, 2026

$0.50

Quarterly

Record Jun 12, 2026 · Payment Jun 22, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 9, 2026

$0.37

Quarterly

Record Mar 9, 2026 · Payment Mar 19, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 5, 2025

$0.11

Quarterly

Record Dec 5, 2025 · Payment Dec 18, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 28, 2025

$0.05

Quarterly

Record Aug 28, 2025 · Payment Sep 10, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jun 6, 2025

$0.05

Quarterly

Record Jun 6, 2025 · Payment Jun 20, 2025

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ETFs holding SBLK

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF logoVanguard High Dividend Yield ETFVYM
Market value
9.76M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
99.2B USD
Expense ratio
0.04%
Price / 1D
$164.97+0.59%
State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF logoState Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETFSPEM
Market value
3.03M
Weight
0.02%
AUM
17.57B USD
Expense ratio
0.07%
Price / 1D
$52.38+0.61%
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF logoVanguard Total World Stock ETFVT
Market value
1.97M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
97.9B USD
Expense ratio
0.06%
Price / 1D
$160.77+0.53%
Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF logoFidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETFONEQ
Market value
1.2M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
10.35B USD
Expense ratio
0.21%
Price / 1D
$103.14+0.41%
First Trust Multi-Manager Small Cap Opportunities ETF logoFirst Trust Multi-Manager Small Cap Opportunities ETFMMSC
Market value
189.5K
Weight
0.36%
AUM
52.99M USD
Expense ratio
0.95%
Price / 1D
$28.59+1.27%
PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF logoPIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETFMFEM
Market value
178.17K
Weight
0.12%
AUM
141.07M USD
Expense ratio
0.50%
Price / 1D
$28.2595+0.62%
Lazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETF logoLazard US Systematic Small Cap Equity ETFSYZ
Market value
130.2K
Weight
0.19%
AUM
52.9M USD
Expense ratio
0.74%
Price / 1D
$30.5872+0.73%
Virtus U.S. Dividend ETF logoVirtus U.S. Dividend ETFVUS
Market value
110.81K
Weight
0.61%
AUM
18.06M USD
Expense ratio
0.25%
Price / 1D
$30.11330.00%

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