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SFL Corporation Ltd. (SFL)

Industrials | Marine Shipping | Hamilton, Bermuda | NYSE
11.11 USD

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 4:56 a.m. EDT

The most critical signal here is the severe structural deterioration of the business, evidenced by a nearly 40% cumulative decline over the last nine years and a trailing twelve-month revenue contraction of nearly 7%. Despite the company increasing its dividend, the payout ratio of 362% indicates the distribution is being funded entirely by debt issuance and capital recycling, which is unsustainable and erodes the balance sheet. The stock trades at a premium P/E despite negative growth and a massive debt load relative to equity, making it a classic value trap. While the 8% yield is attractive, it is a 'yield on falling prices' driven by distress financing, not organic profitability. The options market confirms this fear, with traders stacking protection at lower strikes. This is a speculative recovery play at best, but fundamentally, the company is in a precarious financial position with no clear path to restoring its balance sheet health.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_63_115 ✓0.035923
MSTL_630.042194
MSTL_1150.047732
AutoTheta0.057583
AutoETS0.058107
AutoARIMA0.058303
MSTL0.061260

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_63_115

Forecast Reliability
Score 52%
H-stat 1.14
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.655
Excess Kurtosis -0.54
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-26
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-26
Debt to Equity Ratio 259.595
Revenue per Share 5.327
Market Cap 1,477,549,824
Trailing P/E 46.29
Forward P/E 23.18
Beta 0.47
Profit Margins 4.46%
Website https://www.sflcorp.com

As of July 11, 2026, 4:56 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts (12.5 strike) relative to calls, creating a 'bear put' wall. While there is some volume in deep in-the-money calls, the overwhelming majority of open interest sits in OTM puts, suggesting a consensus expectation of further downside or a significant drop below current levels rather than a rally.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.91% 3.92% 7.96% 8.39%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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 7.92
exDividendDate 2026-05-27
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.82
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.07380738
lastDividendValue 0.22
lastDividendDate 2026-05-27
dividendDate 2026-06-22

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.24691355
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 0.0
Ask Size 1,500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,417,820
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,468,734
Average Volume 1,468,734
Average Volume10Days 1,417,820
Beta 0.469
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 2,300
Book Value 7.255
City Hamilton
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country Bermuda
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 11.11
Current Ratio 0.317
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 11.28
Day Low 11.105
Debt To Equity 259.595
Display Name SFL
Dividend Date 1,782,086,400
Dividend Rate 0.88
Dividend Yield 7.92
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,594,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,594,400
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,589,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,589,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,589,000
Ebitda 406,585,984
Ebitda Margins 0.5748
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.465
Enterprise To Revenue 5.441
Enterprise Value 3,848,416,768
Eps Current Year 0.18238
Eps Forward 0.47931
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.24
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,779,840,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 11.425
Fifty Day Average Change -0.31500053
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.027571162
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 24.691355
Fifty Two Week High 12.94
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.8299999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.14142194
Fifty Two Week Low 6.73
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.3799996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.65081716
Fifty Two Week Range 6.73 - 12.94
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,087,479,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 9.21
Float Shares 107,045,892
Forward Eps 0.47931
Forward P E 23.179152
Free Cashflow 191,345,504
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 24
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.58501
Gross Profits 413,804,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.17662
Held Percent Institutions 0.42609
Implied Shares Outstanding 132,992,784
Industry Marine Shipping
Industry Disp Marine Shipping
Industry Key marine-shipping
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,779,840,000
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 1,477,549,824
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_8390736
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 31,517,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,477,549,830
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 11.22
Operating Cashflow 222,620,992
Operating Margins 0.25941
Payout Ratio 3.625
Phone 441 295 9500
Pre Market Change -0.0050001144
Pre Market Change Percent -0.044985287
Pre Market Price 11.11
Pre Market Time 1,784,034,640
Previous Close 11.11
Price Eps Current Year 60.916763
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.5313576
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.0888467
Profit Margins 0.04456
Quick Ratio 0.206
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0
Regular Market Day High 11.28
Regular Market Day Low 11.105
Regular Market Day Range 11.105 - 11.28
Regular Market Open 11.22
Regular Market Previous Close 11.11
Regular Market Price 11.11
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 592,685
Return On Assets 0.02933
Return On Equity 0.03125
Revenue Growth -0.067
Revenue Per Share 5.327
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Shares Outstanding 132,992,784
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0257
Shares Short 3,415,961
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 3,188,553
Short Name SFL Corporation Ltd
Short Percent Of Float 0.0319
Short Ratio 1.92
Source Interval 15
Symbol SFL
Target High Price 14.0
Target Low Price 10.0
Target Mean Price 11.725
Target Median Price 11.45
Total Cash 133,777,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.006
Total Debt 2,504,644,096
Total Revenue 707,352,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.82
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.07380738
Trailing Eps 0.24
Trailing P E 46.291668
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 9.5525
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.5574999
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.16304632
Type Disp Equity
Volume 592,685
Website https://www.sflcorp.com
Zip HM 08