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Capital TankersOSL:CAPT +0.44%16 Interest Coverage is 256.51 as of Dec. 2025, which is 97% below its 10-year median of 10,000.00. GuruFocus rates OSL:CAPT with a GF Score™ of 16/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 843 Transportation companies, Capital Tankers ranks better than 95.85% on this metric.
Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's
Operating Income
by its Interest Expense. Capital Tankers's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was kr152.9 Mil. Capital Tankers's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was kr-0.6 Mil.
Capital Tankers's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 256.51.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Capital Tankers's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
OSL:CAPT'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 256.51 Med: No Debt Max: No Debt
Current: 256.51
OSL:CAPT's Interest Coverage is ranked better than 95.85% of 843
companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.72
vs OSL:CAPT: 256.51
Capital Tankers (OSL:CAPT) Interest Coverage Explanation
Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.
Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .
Capital Tankers Interest Coverage Related Terms
Capital Tankers Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Capital Tankers's Interest Coverage can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.
Capital Tankers Interest Coverage Chart
Capital Tankers Annual Data
Trend
Dec23
Dec24
Dec25
Interest Coverage
No Debt
No Debt
256.51
Capital Tankers Semi-Annual Data
Dec23
Dec24
Dec25
Interest Coverage
No Debt
No Debt
256.51
Capital Tankers Interest Coverage Competitor Comparison
For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Capital Tankers's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Capital Tankers Interest Coverage vs Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Capital Tankers's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Capital Tankers's Interest Coverage falls into.
Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Capital Tankers (OSL:CAPT) has a Interest Coverage of 256.51 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Capital Tankers and its competitors. This is 97% below median its historical median of 10,000.00. Over the past decade, Capital Tankers' Interest Coverage has ranged from 256.51 to 10,000.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Capital Tankers ranks #35 out of 843 companies in the Transportation industry, placing it in the top 4.2%.
Is Capital Tankers' Interest Coverage too high?
Capital Tankers' current Interest Coverage of 256.51 is 97% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 256.51 to a high of 10,000.00. The Transportation industry median Interest Coverage is 5.72. Capital Tankers' value of 256.51 is 4384.4% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Capital Tankers ranks #35 out of 843 companies in the Transportation industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Capital Tankers has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Capital Tankers' Interest Coverage compare to competitors?
According to the Transportation industry distribution chart, Capital Tankers ranks #35 out of 843 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Capital Tankers in the top 4% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Interest Coverage is 5.72. Capital Tankers' value of 256.51 is 4384.4% above this benchmark. Historically, Capital Tankers' own Interest Coverage has ranged from 256.51 to 10,000.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 10,000.00 vs. the industry median of 5.72, Capital Tankers has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Transportation company?
The median Interest Coverage among Transportation companies is 5.72, based on 843 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Capital Tankers's current Interest Coverage of 256.51 is 4384.4% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Capital Tankers and its competitors. For the Transportation industry, the median Interest Coverage is 5.72 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Capital Tankers's current Interest Coverage is 256.51, which is 97% below median its own 10-year median of 10,000.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Capital Tankers stock overvalued right now?
Capital Tankers (OSL:CAPT) has a current Interest Coverage of 256.51. The current Interest Coverage is 256.51, which is 97% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00 and 4384.4% above the Transportation industry median of 5.72. Capital Tankers' overall GF Score™ is 16/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Capital Tankers (OSL:CAPT), the current Interest Coverage is 256.51 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Capital Tankers Corp is a holding company for the Group, which operates in the crude tanker shipping industry. The Company owns, or will own upon delivery, its vessels through the SPVs, each of which is the contractual counterparty to the relevant Newbuilding Contracts, MoAs, SPAs, and management agreements. The Company's principal activity is to own and operate a modern ECO fleet of crude oil and refined product tankers. The company operates in one reportable segment, that of operating tanker vessels transporting crude oil.
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