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SFL Corporation Ltd. (SFL)

Industrials | Marine Shipping | Hamilton, Bermuda | NYSE
12.36 USD -0.21 (-1.671%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 12.36
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:22 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook is severely compromised by a brutal multi-year decline; the stock has lost more than half its value over the last nine years, with the most recent annual drop being catastrophic at nearly 40%. While the company recently reported a massive 400% earnings beat and increased its dividend, these bright spots cannot mask the fact that the market has already priced in a structural deterioration of the business, evidenced by the relentless price collapse. The balance sheet is fragile, carrying debt nearly 230 times equity, which makes the high dividend yield dangerous rather than a safety feature. On the short end, the technical picture is mixed with some upward momentum against the 200-day average, but the overwhelming options activity—specifically the wall of put open interest—signals that smart money is betting on further downside. The statistical forecast is flat, offering no directional edge. This is a speculative recovery play at best, not a core holding.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.082705
MSTL0.082907
AutoARIMA0.085263
AutoETS0.086397

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 5.63
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.229
Excess Kurtosis -1.22
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 230.317
Revenue per Share 5.346
Market Cap 1,713,964,672
Trailing P/E 25.75
Forward P/E 19.41
Beta 0.46
Profit Margins 8.96%
Website https://www.sflcorp.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:22 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with out-of-the-money puts dominating open interest across nearly all expirations. The massive concentration of put volume at strikes significantly below the current price suggests a consensus expectation of a sharp decline rather than a rally.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.76% 5.68% 7.80% 8.37%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-09 0.22 1.755786
2026-05-27 0.22 1.913043
2026-03-12 0.20 2.008032
2025-06-12 0.27 3.146853
2025-03-12 0.27 3.218117
2024-12-13 0.27 2.681231
2024-09-11 0.27 2.506964
2024-05-24 0.27 1.908127
2024-03-14 0.26 1.986249
2023-12-14 0.25 2.264493
2023-09-13 0.24 2.238806
2023-06-15 0.24 2.605863
2023-03-14 0.24 2.505219
2022-12-13 0.23 2.426160
2022-09-14 0.23 2.131603
2022-06-14 0.22 2.238047
2022-03-15 0.20 2.070393
2021-12-14 0.18 2.236025
2021-09-14 0.15 1.879699
2021-06-11 0.15 1.742160
2021-03-12 0.15 1.870324
2020-12-11 0.15 2.245509
2020-09-16 0.25 2.774695
2020-06-17 0.25 2.574665
2020-03-10 0.35 3.001715
2019-12-13 0.35 2.433936
2019-09-11 0.35 2.423823
2019-06-10 0.35 2.897351
2019-03-11 0.35 2.961083
2018-12-11 0.35 2.880659
2018-09-13 0.35 2.545455
2018-06-14 0.35 2.333333
2018-03-16 0.35 2.430556
2017-12-08 0.35 2.380952
2017-09-14 0.35 2.413793
2017-06-14 0.45 3.474904
2017-03-14 0.45 3.146853
2016-12-08 0.45 3.092783
2016-09-08 0.45 2.988048
2016-06-10 0.45 2.964427
2016-03-14 0.45 3.260870
2015-12-08 0.45 2.774353
2015-09-10 0.44 2.770781
2015-06-11 0.43 2.571770
2015-03-06 0.42 2.798135
2014-12-10 0.41 3.078078
2014-09-10 0.41 2.167019
2014-06-10 0.41 2.182012
2014-03-10 0.40 2.218525
2013-12-10 0.39 2.411874
2013-09-10 0.39 2.521008
2013-06-19 0.39 2.495202
2012-12-18 0.78 4.881102
2012-09-12 0.39 2.286049
2012-06-13 0.39 2.587923
2012-03-07 0.30 2.318393
2011-12-09 0.39 3.587857
2011-09-07 0.39 2.712100
2011-06-07 0.39 2.184874
2011-03-09 0.38 1.860921
2010-12-06 0.36 1.605709
2010-09-08 0.35 1.926252
2010-05-28 0.33 1.825221
2010-03-17 0.30 1.600000
2009-12-04 0.30 2.150538
2009-08-27 0.30 2.277904
2009-05-22 0.30 2.606429
2009-03-05 0.30 5.714286
2008-12-19 0.60 5.167959
2008-08-28 0.58 2.037948
2008-06-13 0.56 1.965602
2008-02-22 0.55 2.115385
2007-11-23 0.55 2.129307
2007-08-29 0.55 2.030269
2007-06-06 0.55 1.818182
2007-03-06 0.54 2.069759
2006-12-05 0.53 2.360802
2006-08-29 0.52 2.546523
2006-06-08 0.50 3.012048
2006-03-02 0.45 2.500000
2005-11-25 0.45 2.427184
2005-09-01 0.50 2.490040
2005-06-08 0.45 2.356021
2005-03-03 0.50 2.405002
2004-11-22 0.45 1.923077
2004-09-08 1.77 10.125858
2004-08-26 0.35 2.003435
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.88
dividendYield 7.12
exDividendDate 2026-09-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.84
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.06682578
lastDividendValue 0.22
lastDividendDate 2026-09-09
dividendDate 2026-09-22

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.7606838
Address1 Par-la-Ville Place
Address2 14 Par-la-Ville Road PO Box HM 1593
All Time High 32.9
All Time Low 4.01
Ask 12.36
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,237,940
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,367,445
Average Volume 1,367,445
Average Volume10Days 1,237,940
Beta 0.459
Bid 12.36
Bid Size 1,000
Book Value 7.466
City Hamilton
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country Bermuda
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 12.36
Current Ratio 0.38
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 12.725
Day Low 12.33
Debt To Equity 230.317
Display Name SFL
Dividend Date 1,790,035,200
Dividend Rate 0.88
Dividend Yield 7.12
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,787,752,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,787,752,800
Earnings Growth 21.785
Earnings Quarterly Growth 22.146
Earnings Timestamp 1,787,747,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,313,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,313,800
Ebitda 424,492,992
Ebitda Margins 0.5959
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.377
Enterprise To Revenue 5.588
Enterprise Value 3,980,503,808
Eps Current Year 0.355
Eps Forward 0.63681
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.48
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,912,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 12.7866
Fifty Day Average Change -0.42660046
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.03336309
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 76.068375
Fifty Two Week High 13.98
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.6199999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.115879826
Fifty Two Week Low 6.82
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.5399995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.8123166
Fifty Two Week Range 6.82 - 13.98
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,087,479,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 8.64
Float Shares 112,723,686
Forward Eps 0.63681
Forward P E 19.409243
Free Cashflow 168,372,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 24
Fullday Change -0.21000004
Fullday Change Percent -1.6706448
Fullday Price 12.36
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.60517
Gross Profits 431,099,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.17247999
Held Percent Institutions 0.47673
Implied Shares Outstanding 138,670,282
Industry Marine Shipping
Industry Disp Marine Shipping
Industry Key marine-shipping
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,788,912,000
Last Dividend Value 0.22
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary SFL Corporation Ltd., a maritime and offshore asset owning and chartering company, engages in the ownership, operation, and chartering out of vessels and offshore related assets on medium and long-term charters. The company operates in various sectors of the maritime, and shipping and offshore industries, including oil transportation, dry bulk shipments, oil products transportation, container transportation, car transportation, and drilling rigs. As of December 31, 2025, the company owned 17 tankers, two dry bulk carriers, 21 container vessels, seven car carriers, and two drilling rigs. It primarily operates in Bermuda, Canada, Cyprus, Liberia, Namibia, Norway, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the Marshall Islands. SFL Corporation Ltd. was formerly known as Ship Finance International Limited and changed its name to SFL Corporation Ltd. in September 2019. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Long Name SFL Corporation Ltd.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,713,964,672
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_8390736
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 63,850,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,763,885,987
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 12.69
Operating Cashflow 240,808,000
Operating Margins 0.33699
Payout Ratio 1.7263
Phone 441 295 9500
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 12.36
Post Market Time 1,792,180,873
Previous Close 12.57
Price Eps Current Year 34.816902
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.655505
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.4060373
Profit Margins 0.08963
Quick Ratio 0.232
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.21
Regular Market Change Percent -1.67064
Regular Market Day High 12.725
Regular Market Day Low 12.33
Regular Market Day Range 12.33 - 12.725
Regular Market Open 12.69
Regular Market Previous Close 12.57
Regular Market Price 12.36
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,802
Regular Market Volume 1,207,205
Return On Assets 0.03382
Return On Equity 0.06245
Revenue Growth 0.027
Revenue Per Share 5.346
Sand P52 Week Change 0.13723719
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Shares Outstanding 138,670,282
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.031400003
Shares Short 4,354,026
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 3,613,988
Short Name SFL Corporation Ltd
Short Percent Of Float 0.038599998
Short Ratio 2.83
Source Interval 15
Symbol SFL
Target High Price 14.0
Target Low Price 12.5
Target Mean Price 13.16667
Target Median Price 13.0
Total Cash 118,117,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.852
Total Debt 2,384,655,872
Total Revenue 712,360,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.84
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.06682578
Trailing Eps 0.48
Trailing P E 25.75
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 11.19985
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.1601496
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.10358617
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,207,205
Website https://www.sflcorp.com
Zip HM 08