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Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for Star Bulk Carriers Corp. The latest annual period is FY2025. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About Star Bulk Carriers Corp.

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. operates a global fleet of dry bulk vessels that transport commodities such as iron ore, minerals, grain, bauxite, fertilizers, and steel products worldwide. The company owns and manages a diverse fleet including Newcastlemax, Capesize, Panamax, Kamsarmax, Ultramax, and Supramax vessels. It serves customers in the shipping industry by providing transportation services for bulk cargoes along international shipping routes.

Snapshot

Revenue
$1.04B
Revenue growth (YoY)
-17.6%
Net income
$84.2M
Diluted EPS
$0.73
Gross margin
Operating margin
13.1%
Net margin
8.1%
FCF margin
20.3%
ROE
3.4%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
12.0×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$3.40B
Long-term debt / equity
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Star Bulk Carriers

  • Revenue fell 17.6% to $1.0B in FY2025, slower than the 33.3% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 13.1% in FY2025, -38.7 pp against 51.8% in FY2021.
  • Free cash flow was $212M in FY2025, 20.3% of revenue.
  • Net income fell 72.4% to $84M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Star Bulk Carriers’s fundamentals sit among the 684 Industrials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Operating margin13.1%
73rd percentile of 605
Net margin8.1%
70th percentile of 645
FCF margin20.3%
92nd percentile of 562
Revenue growth (YoY)-17.6%
8th percentile of 668
ROE3.4%
39th percentile of 600
P/E12.0×
18th percentile of 434
Short interest1.59d
24th percentile of 676

Star Bulk Carriers’s FCF margin of 20.3% ranks in the 92nd percentile of the 562 Industrials companies reporting it. Star Bulk Carriers’s revenue growth of -17.6% ranks in the 8th percentile of the 668 Industrials companies reporting it.

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 7 insider sales totaling $4.6M. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
7
$4.6M
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-08-25
filed 2026-08-26
Zagari RaffaeleDirectorSell50.0K$31.20$1.6M
2026-08-24
filed 2026-08-25
Zagari RaffaeleDirectorSell50.0K$30.70$1.5M
2026-08-17
filed 2026-08-19
Plakantonaki CharisChief Strategy OfficerSell10.8K$29.82$323K
2026-08-14
filed 2026-08-18
Plakantonaki CharisChief Strategy OfficerSell10.8K$28.95$313K
2026-08-06
filed 2026-08-07
Reskos NikolaosChief Operating OfficerSell5.0K$29.50$148K
2026-07-30
filed 2026-08-03
Reskos NikolaosChief Operating OfficerSell5.0K$28.99$145K
2026-06-11
filed 2026-06-12
Karellis NikolaosDirectorSell20.0K$26.96$539K
2026-06-01
filed 2026-06-03
Reskos NikolaosChief Operating OfficerSell5.0K$28.49$142K
2026-05-21
filed 2026-05-22
Reskos NikolaosChief Operating OfficerSell30.0K$27.29$819K
2026-05-20
filed 2026-05-22
Reskos NikolaosChief Operating OfficerSell9.9K$26.55$263K
2026-05-19
filed 2026-05-20
Reskos NikolaosChief Operating OfficerSell86$26.49$2K
2026-05-18
filed 2026-05-20
Reskos NikolaosChief Operating OfficerSell33.1K$26.28$870K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
2.1M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
+4.3%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
1.59
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
1.4M
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-142.1M+4.3%1.59
2026-07-312.1M+90.3%1.64
2026-07-151.1M-34.0%1.00
2026-06-301.6M-15.5%1.13
2026-06-151.9M+7.9%1.71
2026-05-291.8M+9.4%1.04
2026-05-151.6M+6.9%1.41
2026-04-301.5M-0.5%1.82

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$1.04B$1.27B$949.3M$1.44B$1.43B
Gross profit
Operating income$136.9M$383.0M$238.5M$607.6M$739.4M
Net income$84.2M$304.7M$173.6M$566.0M$680.5M
Diluted EPS$0.73$2.80$1.75$5.52$6.71

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$488.5M$425.1M$227.5M$269.8M$450.3M
Current assets$683.3M$659.0M$454.4M$502.1M$682.9M
Total assets$3.81B$4.09B$3.03B$3.43B$3.75B
Current liabilities$383.7M$399.8M$359.4M$282.6M$290.8M
Long-term debt
Total liabilities$1.36B$1.60B$1.37B$1.41B$1.67B
Total equity$2.45B$2.48B$1.66B$2.02B$2.08B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$295.9M$471.2M$335.8M$769.9M$767.1M
Capital expenditure$84.0M$55.1M$18.1M$25.4M$130.1M
Free cash flow$211.9M$416.1M$317.7M$744.5M$636.9M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorIndustrials
SIC industryDeep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Oldest indexed filing2007
SEC CIK1386716

Selected SEC filings

20-F2026-03-19
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6-K2026-08-11
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6-K2026-08-07
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6-K2026-08-05
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6-K2026-05-26
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.