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SFL Corporation Ltd. (SFL)

Industrials | Marine Shipping | Hamilton, Bermuda | NYSE
11.06 USD -0.01 (-0.090%) ⇩ (April 20, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:46 p.m. EDT

SFL is a defensive deep-value income play with a speculative twist; while the 7% yield is seductive for capital preservation, the negative earnings trajectory, crushing debt-to-equity, and bearish analyst targets make the equity capital risks outweigh the interest component, leaving it suitable only for income investors willing to tolerate significant stock erosion in exchange for the dividend.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.201370
AutoARIMA0.222283
AutoETS0.222285
MSTL0.226122

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 36%
H-stat 2.51
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.002
Excess Kurtosis 0.25
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-11
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-11
Debt to Equity Ratio 267.741
Revenue per Share 5.409
Market Cap 1,468,964,736
Forward P/E 26.69
Beta 0.43
Profit Margins -3.67%
Website https://www.sflcorp.com

As of April 18, 2026, 11:46 p.m. EDT: Options positioning is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money (OTM) call support at the $12.50 strike across multiple expirations, with little to no OTM put support beyond the immediate term. This indicates speculation on upside momentum or a perceived higher strike value for long-term growth, despite the naked call volume being extremely low compared to OTM Open Interest (OI). Put writers are providing significant downside protection at strikes below $10, suggesting attempts to cap downside risk or collect premiums, but speculators are positioned for a breakout above current levels.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.01% 5.22% 9.15% 10.23%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-12 0.20 2.008032
2025-06-12 0.27 3.207603
2025-03-12 0.27 3.382632
2024-12-13 0.27 2.910535
2024-09-11 0.27 2.794988
2024-05-24 0.27 2.180982
2024-03-14 0.26 2.314311
2023-12-14 0.25 2.690599
2023-09-13 0.24 2.720646
2023-06-15 0.24 3.236299
2023-03-14 0.24 3.192032
2022-12-13 0.23 3.170226
2022-09-14 0.23 2.853703
2022-06-14 0.22 3.061401
2022-03-15 0.20 2.894627
2021-12-14 0.18 3.190257
2021-09-14 0.15 2.738528
2021-06-11 0.15 2.585150
2021-03-12 0.15 2.823401
2020-12-11 0.15 3.452161
2020-09-16 0.25 4.361212
2020-06-17 0.25 4.161127
2020-03-10 0.35 4.973454
2019-12-13 0.35 4.167269
2019-09-11 0.35 4.251739
2019-06-10 0.35 5.205994
2019-03-11 0.35 5.472771
2018-12-11 0.35 5.479545
2018-09-13 0.35 4.980831
2018-06-14 0.35 4.681983
2018-03-16 0.35 4.992791
2017-12-08 0.35 5.012303
2017-09-14 0.35 5.202837
2017-06-14 0.45 7.679986
2017-03-14 0.45 7.187645
2016-12-08 0.45 7.286444
2016-09-08 0.45 7.257414
2016-06-10 0.45 7.416043
2016-03-14 0.45 8.392666
2015-12-08 0.45 7.371328
2015-09-10 0.44 7.565328
2015-06-11 0.43 7.215659
2015-03-06 0.42 8.049935
2014-12-10 0.41 9.097285
2014-09-10 0.41 6.586115
2014-06-10 0.41 6.772779
2014-03-10 0.40 7.035891
2013-12-10 0.39 7.815456
2013-09-10 0.39 8.362303
2013-06-19 0.39 8.483354
2012-12-18 0.78 17.001883
2012-09-12 0.39 8.360668
2012-06-13 0.39 9.682212
2012-03-07 0.30 8.897394
2011-12-09 0.39 14.093770
2011-09-07 0.39 11.028963
2011-06-07 0.39 9.119565
2011-03-09 0.38 7.935039
2010-12-06 0.36 6.972436
2010-09-08 0.35 8.498271
2010-05-28 0.33 8.208169
2010-03-17 0.30 7.323821
2009-12-04 0.30 10.003559
2009-08-27 0.30 10.824552
2009-05-22 0.30 12.668907
2009-03-05 0.30 28.489691
2008-12-19 0.60 27.067177
2008-08-28 0.58 11.212829
2008-06-13 0.56 11.041881
2008-02-22 0.55 12.117530
2007-11-23 0.55 12.450621
2007-08-29 0.55 12.134594
2007-06-06 0.55 11.094409
2007-03-06 0.54 12.854525
2006-12-05 0.53 14.983813
2006-08-29 0.52 16.557495
2006-06-08 0.50 20.081608
2006-03-02 0.45 17.170690
2005-11-25 0.45 17.092976
2005-09-01 0.50 17.957590
2005-06-08 0.45 17.414800
2005-03-03 0.50 18.196779
2004-11-22 0.45 14.896365
2004-09-08 1.77 80.035288
2004-08-26 0.35 17.594727
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.8
dividendYield 7.23
exDividendDate 2026-03-12
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.87
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.07859079
lastDividendValue 0.2
lastDividendDate 2026-03-12
dividendDate 2026-03-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.43636358
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 3,300
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,129,000
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,622,439
Average Volume 1,622,439
Average Volume10Days 1,129,000
Beta 0.426
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 5,000
Book Value 7.236
City Hamilton
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country Bermuda
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 11.06
Current Ratio 0.365
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 11.095
Day Low 10.85
Debt To Equity 267.741
Display Name SFL
Dividend Date 1,774,828,800
Dividend Rate 0.8
Dividend Yield 7.23
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,770,822,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,770,822,000
Earnings Timestamp 1,770,816,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,675,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,675,400
Ebitda 412,940,992
Ebitda Margins 0.57373
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.412
Enterprise To Revenue 5.4
Enterprise Value 3,886,611,712
Eps Current Year 0.04238
Eps Forward 0.41431
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.2
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,273,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 10.5838
Fifty Day Average Change 0.4762001
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0449933
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 43.636356
Fifty Two Week High 11.28
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.21999931
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.019503485
Fifty Two Week Low 6.73
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.3300004
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.64338785
Fifty Two Week Range 6.73 - 11.28
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,087,479,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 9.28
Float Shares 106,797,453
Forward Eps 0.41431
Forward P E 26.694988
Free Cashflow 210,167,872
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 24
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.58073
Gross Profits 417,982,016
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.17662
Held Percent Institutions 0.39742002
Implied Shares Outstanding 132,817,785
Industry Marine Shipping
Industry Disp Marine Shipping
Industry Key marine-shipping
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,273,600
Last Dividend Value 0.2
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 1,468,964,736
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_8390736
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common -26,431,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,468,964,702
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 11.01
Operating Cashflow 267,143,008
Operating Margins 0.25493
Payout Ratio 4.1538
Phone 441 295 9500
Previous Close 11.07
Price Eps Current Year 260.97217
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.5284688
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.0409374
Profit Margins -0.03672
Quick Ratio 0.258
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.00999928
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0903277
Regular Market Day High 11.095
Regular Market Day Low 10.85
Regular Market Day Range 10.85 - 11.095
Regular Market Open 11.01
Regular Market Previous Close 11.07
Regular Market Price 11.06
Regular Market Time 1,776,715,202
Regular Market Volume 692,363
Return On Assets 0.028719999
Return On Equity -0.0253
Revenue Growth -0.243
Revenue Per Share 5.409
Sand P52 Week Change 0.34445214
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Shares Outstanding 132,817,785
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0277
Shares Short 3,682,401
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 4,102,846
Short Name SFL Corporation Ltd
Short Percent Of Float 0.0345
Short Ratio 2.2
Source Interval 15
Symbol SFL
Target High Price 12.0
Target Low Price 9.8
Target Mean Price 10.55
Target Median Price 10.2
Total Cash 154,975,008
Total Cash Per Share 1.167
Total Debt 2,572,622,080
Total Revenue 719,750,016
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.87
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.07859079
Trailing Eps -0.2
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 8.78705
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.2729502
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.25867045
Type Disp Equity
Volume 692,363
Website https://www.sflcorp.com
Zip HM 08