CMBT vs INSW vs SFL Stock Comparison

Cmb.Tech, International Seaways and Sfl Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMBT Cmb.Tech Nv
$18.20 -4.2% 1M +98.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.25B
P/E
5.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.89B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
2 wins
SFL SFL Corp Ltd.
$12.70 -0.6% 1M +80.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.70B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

International Seaways leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (International Seaways 7, Cmb.Tech 2, Sfl 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMBTINSWSFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.25B $5.54B $1.70B INSW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.0x 7.1x 26.3x CMBT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 6.4x 23.1x INSW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +84.9% +57.4% — 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 6.1x INSW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +98.5% +128.7% +80.7% INSW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.2%/yr +44.8%/yr +9.6%/yr INSW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.2% 40.1% 31.1% SFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 82/100 45/100 INSW

Percentile Scorecard

CMBTINSWSFL

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

AxisCMBTINSWSFL
Valuation 61 #54 of 136 47 #72 of 136 31 #94 of 136
Growth 94 #8 of 121 80 #25 of 121 56 #54 of 121
Profitability 75 #30 of 115 98 #3 of 115 –
Financial Health 16 #120 of 143 90 #15 of 143 6 #134 of 143
Shareholder Returns 68 #27 of 82 95 #5 of 82 88 #11 of 82
Overall 63 82 45
  • CMBT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • INSW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • SFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMBTINSWSFLSPY
1 month -4.2%+5.4%-0.6% -0.2%
3 months +18.1%+18.8%+4.8% +3.9%
6 months +37.5%+36.0%+11.5% +8.2%
Year to date +88.6%+129.3%+62.6% +12.9%
1 year +98.5%+128.7%+80.7% +12.3%
3 years +1.8%+126.2%+17.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +0.6%+31.3%+5.5% +23.3%
5 years +70.3%+536.2%+58.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.2%+44.8%+9.6% +10.9%
10 years +130.4%—-4.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.7%—-0.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMBTINSWSFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.2%40.1%31.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%37.5%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.310.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.453.212.60 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.7%-55.8%-52.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.0%-10.9%-7.6% -1.2%
52-week high $20.92$125.00$13.74 $779.14
52-week low $9.09$46.81$7.03 $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.

MultipleCMBTINSWSFL
P/E now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 16.3x 7.1xmedian 16.3x 26.0xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.0x 4.4xmedian 1.0x —median 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 8.7x 5.9xmedian 8.7x 11.1xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 11.4x 20.5xmedian 11.4x —median 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 0.82 1.29median 0.82 -1.44median 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 monthsCMBTINSWSFL
Revenue $2.89B $1.26B –
Gross profit $2.22B – –
Operating income $1.21B $806.76M –
Net income $839.57M $779.12M $64.88M
Free cash flow $787.73M $269.32M –
EPS (diluted) $3.73 $15.62 $0.49
Cash & equivalents $151.57M $159.40M $113.10M
Total debt $5.45B $645.62M $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 229.44M 49.86M 133.06M
Enterprise value $3.66B $4.18B -$144.43B

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
MetricCMBTINSWSFL
P/E 4.9x 7.1x 26.0x
P/FCF 7.3x 20.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 8.7x –
P/S 2.0x 4.4x –
P/B 1.8x 2.4x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.4x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x 5.9x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 9.1x 7.1x 29.0x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 4.6x –
EV/FCF 14.0x 21.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.0x 9.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 1.29 -1.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMBTINSWSFL
Revenue growth (1Y) 84.9% 57.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 2.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 80.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 30.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 146.6% 193.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.4% 4.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 274.8% 226.4% 82.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 5.8% -18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.7% 223.8% 78.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 5.5% -18.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 184.9% 67.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 184.9% 34.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -14.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMBTINSWSFL
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% –
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
MetricCMBTINSWSFL
Debt / assets 61.8% 21.4% 67.8%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.3x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 0.2x 6.1x
Debt / FCF 6.9x 2.4x –
Liabilities / assets 64.6% 25.0% 70.6%
Equity / assets 35.4% 75.0% 29.4%
Interest coverage 2.3x 19.7x –
Current ratio 1.1x 5.9x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 7.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 3.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.62 6.31 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMBTINSWSFL
Dividend yield 4.6% 7.2% 6.6%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 4.6% 7.2% 6.6%
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.

ConsensusCMBTINSWSFL
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 6.4xFY2026 23.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $17.52FY2026 $0.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +262.9%FY2026 +223.2%FY2026 +450.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -21.7% -35.2% +76.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.12BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026 $691.35MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +64.2%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% -10.4% +19.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMBTINSWSFL
Held by institutions 20.1% 81.7% 43.5%
Institutions holding 169 364 223
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.7% +5.2% +15.8%
Institutions buying 78 228 133
Institutions selling 51 86 55
Buyers to sellers 1.53 2.65 2.42

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.

CMBTINSWSFL
CMBT 1.00 0.67 0.58
INSW 0.67 1.00 0.63
SFL 0.58 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMBT, INSW and SFL?

International Seaways (INSW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cmb.Tech (CMBT) $4.25B, International Seaways (INSW) $5.54B, Sfl (SFL) $1.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMBT, INSW and SFL?

Cmb.Tech (CMBT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 5.0x, International Seaways (INSW) 7.1x, Sfl (SFL) 26.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, International Seaways (INSW) is cheapest (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 7.2x, International Seaways (INSW) 6.4x, Sfl (SFL) 23.1x). 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%.

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) +98.5%, International Seaways (INSW) +128.7%, Sfl (SFL) +80.7%. Over five years, International Seaways (INSW) compounded fastest (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +11.2%/yr, International Seaways (INSW) +44.8%/yr, Sfl (SFL) +9.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sfl (SFL) has been the steadiest (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 40.2%, International Seaways (INSW) 40.1%, Sfl (SFL) 31.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMBT, INSW and SFL?

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 7. 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.