CMBT vs HAFN vs ZIM Stock Comparison

Cmb.Tech, Hafnia and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMBT Cmb.Tech Nv
$18.45 -3.7% 1M +91.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.21B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.89B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
3 wins
HAFN Hafnia Ltd
$10.50 +15.4% 1M +64.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.36B
P/E
5.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Hafnia leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hafnia 5, Cmb.Tech 3, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMBTHAFNZIMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.21B $5.36B $3.55B HAFN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.9x 5.0x 25.5x CMBT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 7.2x 5.2x ZIM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +84.9% +30.5% -24.9% CMBT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.6% 70.2% 2.2% HAFN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 19.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 0.7x — HAFN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +91.4% +64.8% +112.9% ZIM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.9%/yr — -9.9%/yr CMBT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.4% 36.7% 48.8% HAFN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 75/100 45/100 HAFN

Percentile Scorecard

CMBTHAFNZIM

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

AxisCMBTHAFNZIM
Valuation 59 #56 of 136 67 #46 of 136 94 #9 of 136
Growth 94 #8 of 122 66 #42 of 122 7 #114 of 122
Profitability 76 #29 of 119 94 #8 of 119 40 #72 of 119
Financial Health 16 #123 of 147 79 #32 of 147 25 #110 of 147
Shareholder Returns 60 #34 of 84 68 #28 of 84 58 #36 of 84
Overall 61 75 45
  • CMBT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • HAFN ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ZIM ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMBTHAFNZIMSPY
1 month -3.7%+15.4%-2.5% -1.0%
3 months +17.2%+37.4%+17.9% +2.9%
6 months +43.6%+24.4%+13.2% +6.4%
Year to date +91.2%+97.0%+38.2% +11.4%
1 year +91.4%+64.8%+112.9% +13.1%
3 years +3.4%+63.0%+244.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +1.1%+17.7%+51.1% +21.5%
5 years +67.9%—-40.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.9%—-9.9% +10.9%
10 years +129.2%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.6%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCMBTHAFNZIMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.4%36.7%48.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.7%38.9%39.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.520.120.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.261.772.32 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.7%-59.2%-92.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-3.9%-5.0% -2.5%
52-week high $20.92$10.93$30.90 $779.14
52-week low $9.09$5.21$13.72 $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.

MultipleCMBTHAFNZIM
P/E now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 16.0x 4.9xmedian 16.0x 25.3xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.0x 3.4xmedian 1.0x 0.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 8.7x 6.7xmedian 8.7x 1.4xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 11.5x 6.7xmedian 11.5x 1.8xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 0.82 —median 0.82 -0.48median 0.82

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 monthsCMBTHAFNZIM
Revenue $2.89B $1.52B $6.44B
Gross profit $2.22B $835.92M $879.10M
Operating income $1.21B $673.55M $528.50M
Net income $839.57M $658.69M -$823.50M
Free cash flow $787.73M $781.70M $1.91B
EPS (diluted) $3.73 $2.12 $1.16
Cash & equivalents $151.57M $353.16M $1.04B
Total debt $5.45B $5.60B –
Shares (diluted) 229.44M 504.11M 120.52M
Enterprise value $3.62B $4.45B -$3.95B

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
MetricCMBTHAFNZIM
P/E 4.9x 4.9x 25.3x
P/FCF 7.4x 6.7x 1.8x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x 7.4x 2.1x
P/S 2.0x 3.4x 0.5x
P/B 1.9x 2.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.0x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x 6.7x 1.4x
EV/EBIT 9.2x 8.7x 4.7x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 3.9x 0.4x
EV/FCF 14.1x 7.5x 1.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.1x 8.3x 1.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 – -0.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMBTHAFNZIM
Revenue growth (1Y) 84.9% 30.5% -24.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 31.2% – -7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 80.8% 41.7% -68.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 30.8% – -26.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 146.6% 43.5% -78.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.4% – -35.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 274.8% 51.8% 64.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.6% – 53.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.7% 22.6% -93.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% – -52.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 184.9% -12.7% -57.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -20.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 184.9% -3.9% -54.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMBTHAFNZIM
Gross margin 76.7% 55.0% 13.7%
EBITDA margin 38.5% 57.3% 27.7%
Operating margin 42.0% 44.3% 8.2%
Pretax margin 28.5% 43.4% 3.0%
Net margin 29.6% 70.2% 2.2%
FCF margin 27.3% 51.5% 29.7%
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% 46.3% 25.8%
Return on equity – 25.4% 3.6%
Return on assets – 16.5% 1.3%
Return on invested capital – 19.3% –
Return on capital employed – 20.2% 6.3%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.1x -2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMBTHAFNZIM
Debt / assets 61.8% 24.9% –
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 6.9x 1.3x –
Liabilities / assets 64.6% 33.1% 63.6%
Equity / assets 35.4% 66.9% 36.4%
Interest coverage 2.3x 26.9x 1.2x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.62 3.83 1.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMBTHAFNZIM
Dividend yield 4.6% 10.7% 4.1%
Net buyback yield – -0.2% –
Shareholder yield 4.6% 10.5% 4.1%
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.

ConsensusCMBTHAFNZIM
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 5.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.55FY2026 $1.45FY2026 $5.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +264.3%FY2026 +113.2%FY2026 +40.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -21.6% -14.5% -103.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.13BFY2026 $1.36BFY2026 $8.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% -11.3% -12.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMBTHAFNZIM
Held by institutions 20.1% – 38.7%
Institutions holding 169 – 244
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.7% – -6.7%
Institutions buying 78 – 122
Institutions selling 51 – 77
Buyers to sellers 1.53 – 1.58

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.

CMBTHAFNZIM
CMBT 1.00 0.64 0.25
HAFN 0.64 1.00 0.17
ZIM 0.25 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMBT, HAFN and ZIM?

Hafnia (HAFN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cmb.Tech (CMBT) $4.21B, Hafnia (HAFN) $5.36B, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) $3.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMBT, HAFN and ZIM?

Cmb.Tech (CMBT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 4.9x, Hafnia (HAFN) 5.0x, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) 25.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) is cheapest (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 7.2x, Hafnia (HAFN) 7.2x, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) 5.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cmb.Tech (CMBT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +84.9%, Hafnia (HAFN) +30.5%, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) -24.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hafnia (HAFN) has the highest net margin (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 29.6%, Hafnia (HAFN) 70.2%, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) 2.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) returned the most: Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +91.4%, Hafnia (HAFN) +64.8%, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) +112.9%. Over five years, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) compounded fastest (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +10.9%/yr, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) -9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hafnia (HAFN) has been the steadiest (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 40.4%, Hafnia (HAFN) 36.7%, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) 48.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMBT, HAFN and ZIM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hafnia (HAFN) leads on 5. 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.