CMBT vs ECO vs KEX Stock Comparison

Cmb.Tech, Okeanis Eco Tankers and Kirby Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CMBT Cmb.Tech Nv
$17.05 -14.7% 1M +87.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.95B
P/E
4.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.89B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
1 win
KEX Kirby Corp
$127.97 -8.6% 1M +22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.78B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.49B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Okeanis Eco Tankers leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Okeanis Eco Tankers 6, Kirby 3, Cmb.Tech 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMBTECOKEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.95B $2.79B $6.78B KEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.6x 6.9x 19.1x CMBT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.7x 4.8x 18.7x ECO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +84.9% +105.2% +6.6% ECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.6% 56.9% 10.2% ECO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 1.0x 1.3x ECO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +87.6% +154.9% +22.5% ECO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.5%/yr — +16.8%/yr KEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.3% 48.3% 28.4% KEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 83/100 64/100 ECO

Percentile Scorecard

CMBTECOKEX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCMBTECOKEX
Valuation 61 #54 of 137 49 #70 of 137 43 #78 of 137
Growth 94 #8 of 127 100 #1 of 127 79 #27 of 127
Profitability 78 #28 of 125 100 #1 of 125 54 #58 of 125
Financial Health 17 #122 of 147 72 #42 of 147 62 #56 of 147
Shareholder Returns 75 #23 of 88 95 #5 of 88 82 #17 of 88
Overall 65 83 64
  • CMBT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ECO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • KEX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCMBTECOKEXSPY
1 month -14.7%-4.4%-8.6% -1.0%
3 months +7.2%+40.1%-2.3% -0.4%
6 months +15.4%+55.0%-10.2% +4.5%
Year to date +76.7%+151.0%+16.1% +12.4%
1 year +87.6%+154.9%+22.5% +13.6%
3 years -6.0%+178.4%+63.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year -2.0%+40.7%+17.9% +20.8%
5 years +72.4%—+117.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +11.5%—+16.8% +10.4%
10 years +136.8%—+118.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year +9.0%—+8.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCMBTECOKEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.3%48.3%28.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.9%48.6%30.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.530.200.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.173.200.79 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.7%-49.0%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.5%-16.5%-16.1% -1.6%
52-week high $20.92$101.77$152.59 $779.14
52-week low $9.09$31.96$104.45 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCMBTECOKEX
P/E now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 14.5x 6.9xmedian 14.5x 19.2xmedian 14.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.0x 4.3xmedian 1.0x 1.9xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 8.2x 7.2xmedian 8.2x 10.2xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 12.9x 8.3xmedian 12.9x 14.2xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.2x 3.4xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.64 —median 0.64 0.61median 0.64

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCMBTECOKEX
Revenue $2.89B $706.47M $3.49B
Gross profit $2.22B $657.71M $1.16B
Operating income $1.21B $440.43M $488.92M
Net income $839.57M $402.14M $355.89M
Free cash flow $787.73M $360.91M $475.58M
EPS (diluted) $3.73 $12.34 $6.62
Cash & equivalents $151.57M $222.59M $38.96M
Total debt $5.45B $722.49M $1.04B
Shares (diluted) 229.44M 32.58M 53.70M
Enterprise value $3.36B $2.26B $6.55B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCMBTECOKEX
P/E 4.6x 6.9x 19.2x
P/FCF 6.8x 8.3x 14.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 8.3x 9.5x
P/S 1.9x 4.3x 1.9x
P/B 1.7x 3.4x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 3.4x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x 7.2x 10.2x
EV/EBIT 8.8x 8.0x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 5.0x 2.2x
EV/FCF 13.6x 9.7x 16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 9.7x 10.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 – 0.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMBTECOKEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 84.9% 105.2% 6.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 31.2% – 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 80.8% 118.4% 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 30.8% – 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 146.6% 288.4% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.4% – 22.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 274.8% 498.6% 17.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.6% – 26.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.7% 491.6% 23.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% – 31.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 184.9% 316.0% 21.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.8% – 18.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 184.9% 316.0% 82.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.8% – 43.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMBTECOKEX
Gross margin 76.7% 93.1% 33.2%
EBITDA margin 38.4% 69.0% 21.8%
Operating margin 42.0% 62.3% 14.0%
Pretax margin 28.5% 67.0% 13.5%
Net margin 29.6% 56.9% 10.2%
FCF margin 27.3% 51.1% 13.6%
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% 51.1% 20.3%
Return on equity – 50.2% 10.4%
Return on assets – 26.0% 5.8%
Return on invested capital – – 8.3%
Return on capital employed – 30.3% 9.0%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.9x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMBTECOKEX
Debt / assets 61.8% 43.8% 16.7%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 1.0x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 6.9x 2.0x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 64.6% 46.8% 44.6%
Equity / assets 35.4% 53.2% 55.4%
Interest coverage 2.3x – 11.0x
Current ratio 1.1x 4.4x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 3.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.58 4.43 3.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMBTECOKEX
Dividend yield 4.9% 11.2% –
Net buyback yield – – 4.8%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 11.2% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCMBTECOKEX
Forward P/E 6.7xFY2026 4.8xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $17.61FY2026 $6.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +262.9%FY2026 +367.1%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -21.7% -49.7% +29.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.12BFY2026 $912.99MFY2026 $3.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +244.0%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% -35.5% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMBTECOKEX
Held by institutions 20.1% 29.9% 99.6%
Institutions holding 170 116 466
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.7% +2.4% -0.1%
Institutions buying 78 75 252
Institutions selling 51 29 145
Buyers to sellers 1.53 2.59 1.74

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CMBTECOKEX
CMBT 1.00 0.65 0.15
ECO 0.65 1.00 0.27
KEX 0.15 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMBT, ECO and KEX?

Kirby (KEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cmb.Tech (CMBT) $3.95B, Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) $2.79B, Kirby (KEX) $6.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMBT, ECO and KEX?

Cmb.Tech (CMBT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 4.6x, Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 6.9x, Kirby (KEX) 19.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) is cheapest (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 6.7x, Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 4.8x, Kirby (KEX) 18.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +84.9%, Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) +105.2%, Kirby (KEX) +6.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) has the highest net margin (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 29.6%, Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 56.9%, Kirby (KEX) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) returned the most: Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +87.6%, Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) +154.9%, Kirby (KEX) +22.5%. Over five years, Kirby (KEX) compounded fastest (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +11.5%/yr, Kirby (KEX) +16.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kirby (KEX) has been the steadiest (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 40.3%, Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 48.3%, Kirby (KEX) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMBT, ECO and KEX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.