International Seaways, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, International Seaways, Inc. had return on equity of 16.0%, an operating margin of 41.0%, debt equal to 28.1% of equity and a current ratio of 3.71. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

International Seaways, Inc.: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year	2014Dec 2014	2015Dec 2015	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020	2021Dec 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMJun 2026
Operating margin	0.9%	35.4%	1.8%	−37.2%	−20.2%	15.1%	9.5%	−41.1%	51.2%	57.4%	47.8%	41.0%	64.2%
Net margin	−23.0%	34.8%	−4.6%	−36.6%	−32.9%	−0.2%	−1.3%	−49.0%	44.9%	51.9%	43.8%	36.7%	62.0%
Free-cash-flow margin	−53.1%	44.6%	31.9%	−53.8%	−59.7%	23.7%	51.1%	−28.3%	33.2%	64.1%	57.4%	44.9%	50.3%
Return on equity	−8.6%	12.5%	−1.4%	−9.4%	−8.5%	−0.1%	−0.6%	−12.5%	29.2%	34.7%	23.3%	16.0%	36.4%
Return on assets	—	8.5%	−1.0%	−6.4%	−5.1%	−0.0%	−0.3%	−6.8%	15.6%	21.7%	16.2%	11.7%	27.4%
Asset turnover	—	0.25	0.22	0.17	0.15	0.20	0.25	0.14	0.35	0.42	0.37	0.32	0.44
Current ratio	—	8.19	3.79	2.79	2.23	1.64	2.36	0.96	2.50	2.38	2.87	3.71	5.94
Debt to equity	0.0%	43.0%	37.3%	50.9%	80.3%	64.7%	55.1%	94.5%	68.8%	42.1%	37.1%	28.1%	28.5%
Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest)	0.1x	4.1x	0.2x	n/m	n/m	0.8x	1.1x	n/m	7.7x	9.4x	9.2x	8.1x	19.7x
Effective tax rate	—	0.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	0.7%	−0.3%	−0.1%	—
Capital spending as % of revenue	4.1%	0.2%	0.5%	59.8%	55.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.4%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
Free cash flow ÷ net income	—	128.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	74.0%	123.4%	131.0%	122.4%	81.1%
Dividends ÷ net income	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18.0%	55.4%	68.3%	46.8%	52.9%
Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow	—	—	—	—	—	—	17.1%	—	31.3%	46.9%	56.7%	38.2%	65.3%

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal quarters.

International Seaways, Inc.: financial ratios, quarterly
Quarter	2024 Q3Sept 2024	2024 Q4Dec 2024	2025 Q1Mar 2025	2025 Q2Jun 2025	2025 Q3Sept 2025	2025 Q4Dec 2025	2026 Q1Mar 2026	2026 Q2Jun 2026
Operating margin	44.8%	23.1%	32.3%	35.5%	40.1%	51.6%	88.7%	64.5%
Net margin	40.7%	18.4%	27.0%	31.5%	35.9%	47.6%	87.9%	63.1%
Free-cash-flow margin	57.3%	47.8%	37.9%	43.8%	39.8%	54.2%	43.2%	57.3%
Current ratio	3.60	2.87	2.76	0.95	1.75	3.71	7.34	5.94
Debt to equity	34.7%	37.1%	31.8%	28.8%	41.0%	28.1%	27.4%	28.5%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

6 of 7 checks passed · June 30, 2026

What it owns · $3.0bn

Short-term assets $783mLonger-term assets $2.2bn

What it owes, and who funded it · $3.0bn

Short-term liabilities $132mLonger-term liabilities $622mShareholders' equity $2.3bn

Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $783m of assets due within a year against $132m of liabilities due within a year.
Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $783m short-term assets against $622m of longer-dated liabilities.
More cash than debt $159m of cash against $646m of debt.
Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 29% of equity.
Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 79% to 29% over five years.
A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $633m of operating cash flow against $646m of debt.
Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $807m against $41m of interest.

From International Seaways, Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

35 /100

Weak moat

How hard International Seaways's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

Returns on capital 0 / 20

Net income has been a median 1.9% of total assets over 10 years.
Durability 5 / 20

Operating margin has been a median 16.9%; its worst year was -62.2%.
Cash conversion 17 / 20

Free cash flow was positive in 7 of 10 years, at a median 31.7% of revenue.
Discipline 10 / 20

The diluted share count rose 78.3% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.1% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (40 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from International Seaways, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to International Seaways, Inc.