Costamare Q1 2026 Earnings Results & Report

Costamare EPS Results

• Actual EPS: $0.63
• Consensus EPS: $0.5750
• Beat/Miss: Beat by +$0.0550
• One Year Ago EPS: $0.63
• EPS Beat Rate: 7 of last 8 quarters

Costamare Revenue Results

• Actual Revenue: $199.25 million
• Expected Revenue: $191.50 million
• Beat/Miss: Beat by +$7.75 million
• YoY Revenue Growth: +5.60%

Costamare (NYSE:CMRE) is a global shipping company that owns and operates containerships and dry bulk vessels. Its containership fleet transports manufactured goods, consumer products and other containerized cargo through international liner shipping networks, while its dry bulk vessels carry commodities such as grains, coal and other bulk materials.

The company typically employs a chartering strategy under which its vessels are leased to shipping companies and other customers through time-charter and voyage arrangements. Its vessels serve international trade routes across major markets in Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa and other regions, depending on customer requirements and vessel deployment.

Costamare was founded in 1974 by the Konstantakopoulos family and has its roots in Greece’s shipping industry. The company became publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2010. Costamare is led by Chief Executive Officer Konstantinos Konstantakopoulos, who is also associated with the company’s founding family.

Costamare Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Key Takeaways

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 net income was about $75M (adjusted $76M), liquidity roughly $645M, and management will recommend raising the quarterly dividend from $0.115 to $0.125 per share starting Q2 2026.
• Positive Sentiment: The company contracted 16 newbuilds (12 x ~9,200 TEU and 4 x ~3,100 TEU) to be delivered 4Q2027–2Q2030 and placed on long-term charters with COSCO (15- and 8-year terms), adding roughly $2.8B of incremental contracted revenue with pre/post-delivery financing arranged.
• Positive Sentiment: Total contracted revenues have risen to $6.2B, with revenue days fixed ~97% for 2026 and ~94% for 2027 and a TEU-weighted remaining charter duration of about 6.1 years, supporting mid-term cash flow visibility.
• Positive Sentiment: The fleet renewal program raises vessels under construction to 22, cuts the average fleet age by ~3.7 years by 2030, and increases the weighted-average chartered-book duration by ~2 years, improving fleet quality and contract coverage.
• Negative Sentiment: The newbuilds and acquisitions will be funded with a mix of equity and debt, which could lead to share dilution or higher leverage and the benefits of deliveries are largely realized only after 2027–2030.

Presentation

[Operator]

Thank you for standing by, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Costamare Inc. conference call on the first quarter 2026 financial results. We have with us Mr. Gregory Zikos, Chief Financial Officer of the company. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. There will be a presentation followed by a question-and-answer session. At that time, if you wish to ask a question, please press star then one on your telephone keypad and wait for your name to be announced. I must advise you that this conference call is being recorded today, Wednesday, April 29th, 2026. We would like to remind you that this conference call contains forward-looking statements. Please take a moment to read slide number two on the presentation which contains the forward-looking statements. I will now pass the floor over to your speaker today, Mr. Zikos. Please go ahead, sir.

[Gregory Zikos, CFO at Costamare]

Thank you, and good morning, ladies and gentlemen. During the first quarter of the year, the company generated net income of about $75 million. Total liquidity amounted to about $645 million. Executing on our strategy of renewing the fleet and securing long-term cash flows from high-quality counterparties. We have ordered a total of 16 new buildings from first-class Chinese shipyards. 12 of the ships are 9,200 TEUs and 4 x 3,100 TEUs capacity. The vessels are expected to be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2027 and the second quarter of 2030. Upon delivery, all ships will commence long-term charters with COSCO Shipping of 15 years and 8 years for the 12 x 9,000 TEU ships and the 4 x 3,100 TEU vessels respectively.

[Gregory Zikos, CFO at Costamare]

We are pleased to expand our valued and long-lasting relationship with COSCO through the completion of our latest 16 new buildings transaction. Incremental contracted revenues for the new charters amount to about $2.8 billion. The acquisitions will be funded with equity and debt. Pre- and post-delivery financing for a tenure of up to 15 years has been arranged for all 16 ships with two leading Chinese financial institutions. In addition to the above, we have agreed to acquire two secondhand 5,600 TEU vessels built in 2001. The acquisitions are expected to be completed in Q4 2026, upon which each vessels shall commence a 42-month time charter with a leading liner operator. As a consequence, total contracted revenues have reached $6.2 billion, with the remaining time charter duration of 6.1 years.

[Gregory Zikos, CFO at Costamare]

In light of the above, management is pleased to recommend to the Board of Directors to increase the quarterly dividend per share from $0.115-$0.125. While rewarding our shareholders as a result of increased cash flows, profitability, and visibility, the payment of that dividend is not expected to affect our capacity to continue growing on a healthy basis in a volatile market environment. Moving now to the slide presentation. On the first slide, you can see our first quarter results. Adjusted net income for the quarter was $76 million or $0.63 per share. Net income for the quarter was $75 million or $0.62 per share. Our liquidity stands at above $640 million. Management has announced the intention to recommend a dividend increase to the Board.

[Gregory Zikos, CFO at Costamare]

Subject to approval, the quarterly dividend would increase from $0.115-$0.125 per share, starting with Q2 2026. Slide four. We have concluded new building contracts for 16 container ships with expected deliveries between Q4 2027 and Q2 2030, bringing the total number of our vessels under construction to 22. Upon delivery, each vessel will commence a long-term charter with a leading liner company. We have already arranged pre- and post-delivery financing for all the new buildings. Slide five. Here we show our new building program. In total, we now have 22 vessels under construction, increasing the weighted average duration of our chartered book by about two years. All our new buildings have long-term employment and signed pre- and post-delivery financing already in place. Slide six.

[Gregory Zikos, CFO at Costamare]

This slide highlights the effect of the new building program on our fleet age. By 2030, the program reduces average fleet age by about 3.7 years compared to the average age of our fleet had we not entered into the new building contracts. Slide seven. Regarding S&P activity, we have agreed to acquire two secondhand 5,600 TEU capacity container ships with expected delivery in Q4 2026. Upon delivery, each vessels shall commence a 42-month time charter with a leading liner. Both acquisitions are expected to be financed with debt and cash on hand. On the employment side, our revenue days are fixed 97% for 2026 and 94% for 2027, while our contracted revenues are $6.2 billion, with a TEU weighted remaining time charter duration of 6.1 years.

[Gregory Zikos, CFO at Costamare]

Moving to the last slide, charter rates in the container shipping market remain at robust levels. The idled fleet remains at very low levels at 1%, indicating a fully employed market. With that, we conclude our presentation, and we can now take questions. Thank you. Operator, we can take questions now.

[Operator]

Thank you. As a reminder, if you would wish to ask a question, please press star then one on your telephone keypad and wait for your name to be announced. If you wish to cancel your request, please press star then two. That's star one to ask a question. As there are no further questions, I would like to pass the call over to Mr. Zikos for any closing remarks.

[Gregory Zikos, CFO at Costamare]

Thank you for dialing in and for your interest in the Costamare Q1 results call. We're looking forward to speaking with you again during the next quarterly results call. Thank you. Operator, we can conclude the call now.

[Operator]

Thank you. That does conclude our conference for today. Thank you all for your participation. You may now disconnect.

Participants

Executives

• Gregory Zikos, CFO