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TORO CORP.

For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Apr 15, 2026.

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FY2025 · Filed Apr 15, 2026

TORO$3.910.0%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 20-F

☐REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

OR

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___________________ to ___________________

OR

☐SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report: Not applicable

Commission file number 001-41561

Toro Corp.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

N/A

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Republic of the Marshall Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

223 Christodoulou Chatzipavlou Street

Hawaii Royal Gardens

3036 Limassol, Cyprus

(Address of principal executive offices)

Petros Panagiotidis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

223 Christodoulou Chatzipavlou Street, Hawaii Royal Gardens, 3036 Limassol, Cyprus

Phone number: + 357 25 357 768

Fax Number: +357 25 357 796

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class​​Trading Symbol(s)​​Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, $0.001 par value, including associated Preferred Share Purchase Rights under the Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement​​TORO​​The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of share capital as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:

As of December 31, 2025, there were outstanding 21,473,509 common shares of the Registrant, $0.001 par value per share.

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

☐ Yes☒ No

If this report is an annual report or transition report, indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

☐ Yes☒ No

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

☒ Yes☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during this preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

☒ Yes☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

​Large accelerated filer ☐​Accelerated filer ☐
​Non-accelerated filer ☒​Emerging Growth Company ☒

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☒

† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the Registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

☒U.S. GAAP

☐ International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board

☐ Other

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the Registrant has elected to follow.

☐ Item 17

☐ Item 18

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

☐ Yes☒ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.

☐ Yes☐ No

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I1
ITEM 1.IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS1
ITEM 2.OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE1
ITEM 3.KEY INFORMATION1
ITEM 4.INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY46
ITEM 4A.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS65
ITEM 5.OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS66
ITEM 6.DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES87
ITEM 7.MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS90
ITEM 8.FINANCIAL INFORMATION98
ITEM 9.THE OFFER AND LISTING99
ITEM 10.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION100
ITEM 11.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK116
ITEM 12.DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES116
PART II117
ITEM 13.DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES117
ITEM 14.MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS117
ITEM 15.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES117
ITEM 16.RESERVED118
ITEM 16A.AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT118
ITEM 16B.CODE OF ETHICS119
ITEM 16C.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES119
ITEM 16D.EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES119
ITEM 16E.PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PERSONS120
ITEM 16F.CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.121
ITEM 16G.CORPORATE GOVERNANCE121
ITEM 16H.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE122
ITEM 16I.DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS122
ITEM 16J.INSIDER TRADING POLICIES122
ITEM 16K.CYBERSECURITY122
PART III123
ITEM 17.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS123
ITEM 18.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS123
ITEM 19.EXHIBITS123

i

CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS

Unless the context otherwise requires, as of the date of and as used in this Annual Report the term:

•“we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company” include the Toro Corp. and all of its subsidiaries;
•“Castor” refers to Castor Maritime Inc.;
•“Castor Master Management Agreement” refers to the amended and restated master management agreement between Castor and Castor Ships, effective July 1, 2022 under which the vessels owned by the Toro Subsidiaries were commercially and technically managed by Castor Ships prior to the Spin-Off;
•“common shares” refers to the common shares, par value $0.001 per share, of Toro;
•“Distribution” refers to the distribution of 9,461,009 common shares on a pro rata basis to the holders of common stock of Castor
•“Master Management Agreement” refers to the amended and restated master management agreement entered into between Toro, Toro’s shipowning subsidiaries and Castor Ships, effective April 26, 2023, for the commercial and technical management of our vessels;
•“Robin” refers to Robin Energy Ltd., a Nasdaq listed company and our former wholly-owned subsidiary to which we contributed our Handysize tanker business in connection with the Robin Spin-Off (as defined and described in “Item 3. Key Information”);
•“Spin-Off” refers to, collectively, the separation of the assets, liabilities and obligations of Castor and the Toro Subsidiaries and the contribution of the Toro Subsidiaries to Toro, the issuance of 140,000 shares of 1.00% Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Shares (the “Series A Preferred Shares”) to Castor, the issuance of the 40,000 Series B Preferred Shares (the “Series B Preferred Shares”) of Toro to Pelagos Holdings Corp (“Pelagos”) and the Distribution, all of which occurred on March 7, 2023 (such date, the “Distribution Date”);
•“Toro” refers only to Toro Corp. (formerly named “Tankco Shipping Inc.”) and not to its subsidiaries;
•“Toro Spin-Off Resolutions” refers to, collectively, resolutions by our board of directors (the “Board”) on November 15, 2022 and December 30, 2022, (a) to focus our efforts on our then current business of tanker shipping services, (b) that we have no interest or expectancy to participate or pursue any opportunity in areas of business outside of the tanker shipping business and (c) that Petros Panagiotidis, our director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and controlling shareholder and his affiliates, such as Castor Ships S.A. (“Castor Ships”), are not required to offer or inform us of any such opportunity; and
•“Toro Subsidiaries” refers to the eight tanker-owning subsidiaries and an additional subsidiary formerly owning the M/T Wonder Arcturus contributed to Toro prior to the Distribution (as defined herein).

We use the term “deadweight ton”, or “dwt”, in describing the size of vessels. Dwt, expressed in metric tons, each of which is equivalent to 1,000 kilograms, refers to the maximum weight of cargo and supplies that a vessel can carry. A “ton mile” is a standardized shipping metric and refers to the volume of cargo being carried (a “ton”) and the distance sailed for the shipment in nautical miles.

ii

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Matters discussed in this Annual Report on Form 20-F (the “Annual Report”) may constitute forward-looking statements. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts or matters of fact at the date of this document. We are including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. This Annual Report and any other written or oral statements made by us or on our behalf may include forward-looking statements, which reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements may generally, but not always, be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “target”, “likely”, “will”, “would”, “could”, “should”, “seeks”, “continue”, “contemplate”, “possible”, “might”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “project”, “plan”, “objective”, “potential”, “may”, “anticipates” or similar expressions or phrases.

The forward-looking statements in this Annual Report are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, our management’s examination of current or historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish any forward-looking statements, including these expectations, beliefs or projections.

In addition to these assumptions, other important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include generally:

•our business strategy, expected capital spending and other plans and objectives for future operations, including our ability to expand our business as a new entrant to the liquefied petroleum gas (“LPG”) and product tanker shipping industry;
•market conditions and trends, including volatility and cyclicality in charter rates (particularly for vessels employed in the spot voyage market or pools), factors affecting supply and demand for vessels, such as fluctuations in demand for and the price of the products we transport, fluctuating vessel values, changes in worldwide fleet capacity, opportunities for the profitable operations of vessels in the segments of the shipping industry in which we operate and global economic and financial conditions, including interest rates, inflation and the growth rates of world economies;
•our ability to realize the expected benefits of vessel acquisitions or sales, and the effects of any change in our fleet’s size or composition, increased transactions costs and other adverse effects (such as lost profit) due to any failure to consummate any sale of our vessels, on our future financial condition, operating results, future revenues and expenses, future liquidity and the adequacy of cash flows from our operations;
•our relationships with our current and future service providers and customers, including the ongoing performance of their obligations, dependence on their expertise, compliance with applicable laws, and any impacts on our reputation due to our association with them;
•the availability of debt or equity financing on acceptable terms and our ability to comply with the covenants contained in agreements relating thereto, in particular due to economic, financial or operational reasons;

iii

•our continued ability to enter into time charters, voyage charters or pool arrangements with existing and new customers and pool operators and to re-charter our vessels upon the expiry of the existing charters or pool agreements;
•any failure by our contractual counterparties to meet their obligations;
•changes in our operating and capitalized expenses, including bunker prices, dry-docking, insurance costs, costs associated with regulatory compliance and costs associated with climate change;
•our ability to fund future capital expenditures and investments in the acquisition and refurbishment of our vessels (including the amount and nature thereof and the timing of completion thereof, the delivery and commencement of operations dates, expected downtime and lost revenue);
•instances of off-hire;

iv

•fluctuations in interest rates and currencies, including the value of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies;
•any malfunction or disruption of information technology systems and networks that our operations rely on or any impact of a possible cybersecurity breach;
•existing or future disputes, proceedings or litigation;
•future sales of our securities in the public market, our ability to maintain compliance with applicable listing standards or the delisting of our common shares;
•volatility in our share price;
•potential conflicts of interest involving members of our Board, senior management and certain of our service providers that are related parties;
•general domestic and international geopolitical conditions, such as political instability, events or conflicts (including armed conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine and the tensions in the Middle East, including the outbreak of war in Iran and any escalation or broadening of the conflict), acts of piracy or maritime aggression, such as recent maritime incidents involving vessels in and around the Red Sea, sanctions, “trade wars” (including the imposition of tariffs or other protectionist measures) and potential governmental requisitioning of our vessels during a period of war or emergency;
•global public health threats and major outbreaks of disease;
•any material cybersecurity incident;
•changes in seaborne and other transportation, including due to the maritime incidents in and around the Red Sea, fluctuating demand for LPG carriers, product tankers and/or disruption of shipping routes due to accidents, political events, international sanctions, international hostilities and instability, piracy, smuggling or acts of terrorism, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz or other shipping routes due to the war in Iran;
•changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, including changes to environmental regulations applicable to the shipping industry and to vessel rules and regulations, as well as changes in inspection procedures and import and export controls;
•inadequacies in our insurance coverage;
•developments in tax laws, treaties or regulations or their interpretation in any country in which we operate and changes in our tax treatment or classification;
•the impact of climate change, adverse weather and natural disasters;
•accidents or the occurrence of other unexpected events, including in relation to the operational risks associated with transporting refined petroleum products; and

v

Any forward-looking statements contained herein are made only as of the date of this Annual Report, and we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this Annual Report, except to the extent required by applicable law. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all or any of these factors. Further, we cannot assess the impact of each such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to be materially different from those contained in any forward-looking statement. See “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors” for a more detailed discussion of these risks and uncertainties and for other risks and uncertainties. Please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these foregoing and other risks and uncertainties. These factors and the other risk factors described in this Annual Report are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause actual results or developments to differ materially from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

PART I

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