CMBT vs INSW vs KEX Stock Comparison

Cmb.Tech, International Seaways and Kirby Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMBT Cmb.Tech Nv
$18.76 -1.0% 1M +99.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.20B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.89B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
2 wins
KEX Kirby Corp
$145.98 +10.7% 1M +44.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.66B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.60B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

International Seaways leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (International Seaways 6, Kirby 2, Cmb.Tech 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMBTINSWKEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.20B $5.60B $7.66B KEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.9x 7.2x 20.5x CMBT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.4x 6.5x 21.3x INSW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +84.9% +57.4% +8.5% CMBT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.6% 62.0% — INSW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 28.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 0.2x — INSW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +99.8% +124.1% +44.5% INSW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.2%/yr +45.3%/yr +22.8%/yr INSW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.1% 40.0% 26.7% KEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 82/100 — INSW

Percentile Scorecard

CMBTINSWKEX

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

AxisCMBTINSWKEX
Valuation 56 #60 of 136 46 #74 of 136 43 #78 of 136
Growth 95 #7 of 121 82 #23 of 121 79 #26 of 121
Profitability 75 #29 of 112 97 #4 of 112 –
Financial Health 17 #117 of 140 89 #16 of 140 –
Shareholder Returns 65 #29 of 80 95 #5 of 80 –
Overall 61 82 –
  • CMBT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • INSW 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

PeriodCMBTINSWKEXSPY
1 month -1.0%+3.0%+10.7% +0.7%
3 months +17.2%+19.4%+10.3% +3.7%
6 months +36.2%+37.0%-3.0% +7.1%
Year to date +94.4%+134.1%+32.5% +12.8%
1 year +99.8%+124.1%+44.5% +11.9%
3 years +5.2%+136.5%+97.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +1.7%+33.3%+25.5% +22.8%
5 years +77.8%+547.6%+178.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +12.2%+45.3%+22.8% +10.9%
10 years +143.6%—+147.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.3%—+9.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMBTINSWKEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.1%40.0%26.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%37.5%27.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.300.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.493.101.67 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.7%-55.8%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.3%-9.1%-4.3% -1.2%
52-week high $20.92$125.00$152.59 $779.14
52-week low $9.09$46.81$100.99 $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.

MultipleCMBTINSWKEX
P/E now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 16.5x 7.2xmedian 16.5x 20.9xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.9x 4.5xmedian 0.9x 2.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 8.8x 6.0xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 11.9x 20.9xmedian 11.9x 14.6xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 0.84 1.32median 0.84 0.75median 0.84

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 monthsCMBTINSWKEX
Revenue $2.89B $1.26B $3.60B
Gross profit $2.22B – –
Operating income $1.21B $806.76M $510.61M
Net income $839.57M $779.12M –
Free cash flow $787.73M $269.32M –
EPS (diluted) $3.73 $15.62 $6.96
Cash & equivalents $151.57M $159.40M –
Total debt $5.45B $645.62M –
Shares (diluted) 229.44M 49.86M 53.70M
Enterprise value $3.61B $4.23B $7.66B

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
MetricCMBTINSWKEX
P/E 5.0x 7.2x 20.9x
P/FCF 7.5x 20.9x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.5x 8.9x 12.3x
P/S 2.1x 4.5x 2.1x
P/B 1.9x 2.5x –
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.5x –
EV/EBITDA 10.1x 6.0x –
EV/EBIT 9.3x 7.3x –
EV/Revenue 3.9x 4.7x 2.1x
EV/FCF 14.2x 21.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.2x 9.3x 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 1.32 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMBTINSWKEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 84.9% 57.4% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 2.9% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 80.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 30.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 146.6% 193.8% 22.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.4% 4.1% 19.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 274.8% 226.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 5.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -20.7% 223.8% 27.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 5.5% 28.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 184.9% 67.3% 3.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.7% 11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 184.9% 34.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -14.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMBTINSWKEX
Gross margin 76.7% – –
EBITDA margin 38.5% 77.6% –
Operating margin 42.0% 64.2% –
Pretax margin 28.5% 61.4% –
Net margin 29.6% 62.0% –
FCF margin 27.3% 21.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% 50.4% 17.4%
Return on equity – 34.6% –
Return on assets – 26.2% –
Return on invested capital – 28.3% –
Return on capital employed – 28.7% –
Asset turnover – 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMBTINSWKEX
Debt / assets 61.8% 21.4% –
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 0.2x –
Debt / FCF 6.9x 2.4x –
Liabilities / assets 64.6% 25.0% –
Equity / assets 35.4% 75.0% –
Interest coverage 2.3x 19.7x –
Current ratio 1.1x 5.9x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 7.3x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 3.1x –
Altman Z-score 1.63 6.40 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMBTINSWKEX
Dividend yield 4.5% 7.1% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 4.5% 7.1% –
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.

ConsensusCMBTINSWKEX
Forward P/E 7.4xFY2026 6.5xFY2026 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $17.52FY2026 $6.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +262.9%FY2026 +223.2%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -21.7% -35.2% +29.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.12BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026 $3.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +64.2%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% -10.4% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMBTINSWKEX
Held by institutions 20.1% 81.7% 99.6%
Institutions holding 170 365 465
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.7% +5.2% -0.1%
Institutions buying 78 228 252
Institutions selling 51 86 145
Buyers to sellers 1.53 2.65 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.

CMBTINSWKEX
CMBT 1.00 0.67 0.12
INSW 0.67 1.00 0.17
KEX 0.12 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMBT, INSW and KEX?

Kirby (KEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cmb.Tech (CMBT) $4.20B, International Seaways (INSW) $5.60B, Kirby (KEX) $7.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMBT, INSW and KEX?

Cmb.Tech (CMBT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 4.9x, International Seaways (INSW) 7.2x, Kirby (KEX) 20.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, International Seaways (INSW) is cheapest (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 7.4x, International Seaways (INSW) 6.5x, Kirby (KEX) 21.3x). 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%, International Seaways (INSW) +57.4%, Kirby (KEX) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

International Seaways (INSW) has the highest net margin (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 29.6%, International Seaways (INSW) 62.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year International Seaways (INSW) returned the most: Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +99.8%, International Seaways (INSW) +124.1%, Kirby (KEX) +44.5%. Over five years, International Seaways (INSW) compounded fastest (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +12.2%/yr, International Seaways (INSW) +45.3%/yr, Kirby (KEX) +22.8%/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) 40.1%, International Seaways (INSW) 40.0%, Kirby (KEX) 26.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMBT, INSW 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, International Seaways (INSW) 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.