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Capital TankersOSL:CAPT +0.44%16 Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 4.84% as of Dec. 2025, which is at its 10-year median of 4.84. GuruFocus rates OSL:CAPT with a GF Score™ of 16/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 979 Transportation companies, Capital Tankers ranks worse than 67.93% on this metric.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Capital Tankers's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was kr154.2 Mil. Capital Tankers's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was kr3,185.4 Mil. Therefore, Capital Tankers's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 4.84%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Capital Tankers's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
OSL:CAPT'
s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.84 Med: 4.84 Max: 4.84
Current: 4.84
During the past 3 years, Capital Tankers's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 4.84%. The lowest was 4.84%. And the median was 4.84%.
OSL:CAPT's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than 67.93% of 979
companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 8.96
vs OSL:CAPT: 4.84
Capital Tankers (OSL:CAPT) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation
Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.
Be Aware
Net Income is used.
Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.
Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.
Capital Tankers Return-on-Tangible-Equity Related Terms
Capital Tankers Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Capital Tankers's Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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.
Capital Tankers Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart
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Capital Tankers Return-on-Tangible-Equity Competitor Comparison
For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Capital Tankers's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity vs Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Capital Tankers's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Capital Tankers's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.
* 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.
In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data,
the net income data used here is one times the annual (Dec. 2025) net income data.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.
What does a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 4.84% mean?
Capital Tankers (OSL:CAPT) has a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 4.84% as of Dec. 2025. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on Capital Tankers and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 4.84. Over the past decade, Capital Tankers' Return-on-Tangible-Equity has ranged from 4.84 to 4.84. According to the industry distribution chart, Capital Tankers ranks #665 out of 979 companies in the Transportation industry, placing it in the top 67.9%.
Is Capital Tankers' Return-on-Tangible-Equity too high?
Capital Tankers' current Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 4.84% is near median its 10-year median of 4.84. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 4.84 to a high of 4.84. The Transportation industry median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 8.96. Capital Tankers' value of 4.84% is 46% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Capital Tankers ranks #665 out of 979 companies in the Transportation industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Capital Tankers has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Capital Tankers' Return-on-Tangible-Equity compare to competitors?
According to the Transportation industry distribution chart, Capital Tankers ranks #665 out of 979 companies for Return-on-Tangible-Equity. This places Capital Tankers in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 8.96. Capital Tankers' value of 4.84% is 46% below this benchmark. Historically, Capital Tankers' own Return-on-Tangible-Equity has ranged from 4.84 to 4.84 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 4.84 vs. the industry median of 8.96, Capital Tankers has consistently been below 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity for a Transportation company?
The median Return-on-Tangible-Equity among Transportation companies is 8.96, based on 979 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Return-on-Tangible-Equity significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Return-on-Tangible-Equity should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Capital Tankers's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 4.84% is 46% below 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity mean?
A high Return-on-Tangible-Equity can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on Capital Tankers and its competitors. For the Transportation industry, the median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 8.96 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Capital Tankers's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 4.84%, which is near median its own 10-year median of 4.84. 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 4.84%. The current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 4.84%, which is near median its 10-year median of 4.84 and 46% below the Transportation industry median of 8.96. 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity calculated?
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Capital Tankers (OSL:CAPT), the current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 4.84% 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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