CMBT vs KEX vs SUNB Stock Comparison

Cmb.Tech, Kirby and Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMBT Cmb.Tech Nv
$18.50 -2.8% 1M +103.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.85B
P/E
5.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.89B
Div. yield
4.54%
Marine Shipping Industrials
6 wins
KEX Kirby Corp
$146.19 +11.1% 1M +64.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.72B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.60B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cmb.Tech leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cmb.Tech 6, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings 3, Kirby 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMBTKEXSUNBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.85B $7.72B $33.98B SUNB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.0x 20.9x 22.1x CMBT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 21.3x 20.5x CMBT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +84.9% +8.5% — CMBT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.6% — 13.3% CMBT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 11.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x — 1.8x SUNB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.54% — 1.27% CMBT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +103.1% +64.9% +20.2% CMBT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.9%/yr +22.8%/yr -0.3%/yr KEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.2% 29.7% 44.8% KEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 — 64/100 SUNB

Percentile Scorecard

CMBTKEXSUNB

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

AxisCMBTKEXSUNB
Valuation 58 #58 of 136 42 #79 of 136 62 #18 of 46
Growth 94 #8 of 122 79 #27 of 122 –
Profitability 77 #28 of 116 – 90 #5 of 39
Financial Health 16 #121 of 143 – 22 #37 of 47
Shareholder Returns 65 #29 of 81 – 84 #6 of 32
Overall 62 – 64
  • CMBT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • KEX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • SUNB ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMBTKEXSUNBSPY
1 month -2.8%+11.1%+10.7% +0.9%
3 months +18.6%+11.4%+12.9% +5.9%
6 months +37.6%-4.2%+13.1% +8.5%
Year to date +91.7%+32.7%+21.5% +13.3%
1 year +103.1%+64.9%+20.2% +12.4%
3 years +3.5%+95.7%+44.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +1.2%+25.1%+13.1% +23.5%
5 years +75.4%+178.9%-1.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +11.9%+22.8%-0.3% +11.0%
10 years +140.3%+147.7%+435.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.2%+9.5%+18.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCMBTKEXSUNBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.2%29.7%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%27.2%43.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.561.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.562.190.45 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.7%-38.8%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-4.2%-3.7% -0.9%
52-week high $20.92$152.59$86.06 $779.14
52-week low $9.09$88.64$60.42 $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.

MultipleCMBTKEXSUNB
P/E now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 16.1x 20.9xmedian 16.1x 22.1xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 0.9x 2.1xmedian 0.9x 3.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 8.6x —median 8.6x 9.0xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 11.6x 14.6xmedian 11.6x 22.0xmedian 22.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 4.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 0.80 0.75median 0.80 —median 2.36

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 monthsCMBTKEXSUNB
Revenue $2.89B $3.60B $11.52B
Gross profit $2.22B – $4.56B
Operating income $1.21B $510.61M $2.46B
Net income $839.57M – $1.54B
Free cash flow $787.73M – $1.54B
EPS (diluted) $3.73 $6.96 $3.74
Cash & equivalents $151.57M – $32.00M
Total debt $5.45B – $8.56B
Shares (diluted) 229.44M 53.70M 411.31M
Enterprise value $5.25B $7.72B $33.86B

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
MetricCMBTKEXSUNB
P/E 5.0x 20.9x 22.1x
P/FCF 7.4x 14.6x 22.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x 12.3x 9.3x
P/S 2.0x 2.1x 3.0x
P/B 1.9x – 4.6x
P/Tangible book 1.9x – 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x – 9.0x
EV/EBIT 9.2x – 17.3x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 2.1x 3.7x
EV/FCF 14.1x – 27.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.1x 12.3x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 0.75 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMBTKEXSUNB
Revenue growth (1Y) 84.9% 8.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 6.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 80.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 30.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 146.6% 22.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.4% 19.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 274.8% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.6% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -20.7% 27.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 28.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 184.9% 3.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 184.9% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMBTKEXSUNB
Gross margin 76.7% – 39.6%
EBITDA margin 38.5% – 41.1%
Operating margin 42.0% – 21.4%
Pretax margin 28.5% – 18.0%
Net margin 29.6% – 13.3%
FCF margin 27.3% – 13.4%
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% 17.4% 31.7%
Return on equity – – 20.7%
Return on assets – – 6.7%
Return on invested capital – – 11.8%
Return on capital employed – – 12.2%
Asset turnover – – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMBTKEXSUNB
Debt / assets 61.8% – 36.2%
Debt / equity 1.7x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 6.9x – 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 64.6% – 68.5%
Equity / assets 35.4% – 31.5%
Interest coverage 2.3x – –
Current ratio 1.1x – 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.63 – 2.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMBTKEXSUNB
Dividend yield 4.5% – 1.3%
Net buyback yield – – 3.0%
Shareholder yield 4.5% – 4.2%
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.

ConsensusCMBTKEXSUNB
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 21.3xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $6.86FY2026 $4.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +262.9%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -21.7% +29.0% +25.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.12BFY2026 $3.49BFY2026 $12.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% +4.7% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMBTKEXSUNB
Held by institutions 20.1% 99.6% 78.3%
Institutions holding 169 464 496
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.7% -0.1% +9.2%
Institutions buying 78 252 315
Institutions selling 51 145 136
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.74 2.32

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.

CMBTKEXSUNB
CMBT 1.00 0.12 -0.03
KEX 0.12 1.00 0.15
SUNB -0.03 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMBT, KEX and SUNB?

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cmb.Tech (CMBT) $5.85B, Kirby (KEX) $7.72B, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) $33.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMBT, KEX and SUNB?

Cmb.Tech (CMBT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 5.0x, Kirby (KEX) 20.9x, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) is cheapest (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 7.3x, Kirby (KEX) 21.3x, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 20.5x). 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%, Kirby (KEX) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cmb.Tech (CMBT) has the highest net margin (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 29.6%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 13.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cmb.Tech (CMBT) returned the most: Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +103.1%, Kirby (KEX) +64.9%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) +20.2%. Over five years, Kirby (KEX) compounded fastest (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +11.9%/yr, Kirby (KEX) +22.8%/yr, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cmb.Tech (CMBT) has the highest dividend yield: Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 4.54%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 1.27%. Kirby (KEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kirby (KEX) has been the steadiest (Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 40.2%, Kirby (KEX) 29.7%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 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.