ECO vs KEX vs MATX Stock Comparison

Okeanis Eco Tankers, Kirby and Matson Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ECO Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp.
$91.31 +4.7% 1M +156.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.24B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$706.47M
Div. yield
10.46%
Marine Shipping Industrials
7 wins
KEX Kirby Corp
$140.64 +2.0% 1M +35.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.43B
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.49B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
2 wins
MATX Matson, Inc.
$220.77 -4.4% 1M +118.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.60B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
0.66%
Marine Shipping Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Okeanis Eco Tankers leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Okeanis Eco Tankers 7, Matson 3, Kirby 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECOKEXMATXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.24B $7.43B $6.60B KEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.4x 21.1x 14.3x ECO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.2x 20.5x 12.6x ECO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +105.2% +6.6% -0.2% ECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 56.9% 10.2% 13.4% ECO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.3% 14.3% MATX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.3x 0.3x MATX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 10.46% — 0.66% ECO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +156.8% +35.9% +118.7% ECO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +19.6%/yr +20.4%/yr MATX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.5% 26.7% 34.6% KEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 63/100 46/100 ECO

Percentile Scorecard

ECOKEXMATX

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

AxisECOKEXMATX
Valuation 45 #76 of 137 38 #85 of 137 33 #92 of 137
Growth 100 #1 of 124 80 #26 of 124 22 #97 of 124
Profitability 100 #1 of 122 55 #55 of 122 61 #48 of 122
Financial Health 73 #40 of 147 64 #54 of 147 70 #45 of 147
Shareholder Returns 95 #5 of 85 79 #19 of 85 45 #47 of 85
Overall 83 63 46
  • ECO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • KEX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • MATX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECOKEXMATXSPY
1 month +4.7%+2.0%-4.4% -2.3%
3 months +49.0%+7.8%+6.4% -0.7%
6 months +64.8%-2.7%+29.2% +4.8%
Year to date +169.8%+27.6%+78.7% +10.3%
1 year +156.8%+35.9%+118.7% +10.3%
3 years +199.3%+80.0%+149.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year +44.1%+21.7%+35.6% +20.1%
5 years —+144.2%+153.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year —+19.6%+20.4% +10.1%
10 years —+133.2%+455.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+8.8%+18.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureECOKEXMATXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.5%26.7%34.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.7%27.3%26.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.600.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.301.353.43 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-38.8%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.3%-7.8%-7.0% -3.5%
52-week high $101.77$152.59$237.28 $779.14
52-week low $31.96$104.35$98.07 $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.

MultipleECOKEXMATX
P/E now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 16.1x 21.1xmedian 16.1x 14.3xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 0.9x 2.1xmedian 0.9x 1.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 8.1x 11.1xmedian 8.1x 9.4xmedian 8.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 11.4x 15.6xmedian 11.4x 59.6xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.75 0.67median 0.75 2.39median 0.75

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 monthsECOKEXMATX
Revenue $706.47M $3.49B $3.46B
Gross profit $657.71M $1.16B –
Operating income $440.43M $488.92M $525.00M
Net income $402.14M $355.89M $463.80M
Free cash flow $360.91M $475.58M $110.70M
EPS (diluted) $12.34 $6.62 $15.31
Cash & equivalents $222.59M $38.96M $119.30M
Total debt $722.49M $1.04B $332.40M
Shares (diluted) 32.58M 53.70M 30.30M
Enterprise value $2.71B $7.21B $6.15B

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
MetricECOKEXMATX
P/E 7.4x 21.1x 14.3x
P/FCF 9.0x 15.6x 59.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x 10.5x 11.3x
P/S 4.6x 2.1x 1.9x
P/B 3.7x 2.2x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 2.2x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.7x 11.1x 9.4x
EV/EBIT 8.5x 17.2x 13.0x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 2.4x 2.0x
EV/FCF 10.3x 17.7x 61.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x 11.9x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.67 2.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECOKEXMATX
Revenue growth (1Y) 105.2% 6.6% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 118.4% 5.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 288.4% 18.0% -10.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 22.6% -2.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 498.6% 17.2% -6.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 26.8% 0.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 491.6% 23.2% 0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 31.6% 6.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 316.0% 21.4% -5.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.5% -11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 316.0% 82.1% -57.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 43.3% -42.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECOKEXMATX
Gross margin 93.1% 33.2% –
EBITDA margin 69.0% 21.8% 21.0%
Operating margin 62.3% 14.0% 15.2%
Pretax margin 67.0% 13.5% 15.9%
Net margin 56.9% 10.2% 13.4%
FCF margin 51.1% 13.6% 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 51.1% 20.3% 16.9%
Return on equity 50.2% 10.4% 16.9%
Return on assets 26.0% 5.8% 10.0%
Return on invested capital – 8.3% 14.3%
Return on capital employed 30.3% 9.0% 13.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECOKEXMATX
Debt / assets 43.8% 16.7% 7.1%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.3x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 2.2x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 46.8% 44.6% 41.2%
Equity / assets 53.2% 55.4% 58.8%
Interest coverage – 11.0x 79.5x
Current ratio 4.4x 1.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio 3.8x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 2.3x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.60 3.31 3.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECOKEXMATX
Dividend yield 10.5% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 4.4% 4.0%
Shareholder yield 10.5% 4.4% 4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 9.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 40.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -0.6%

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.

ConsensusECOKEXMATX
Forward P/E 5.2xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.61FY2026 $6.86FY2026 $17.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +367.1%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -49.7% +29.0% -8.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $912.99MFY2026 $3.49BFY2026 $3.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +244.0%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -35.5% +4.7% +6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECOKEXMATX
Held by institutions 29.9% 99.6% 86.3%
Institutions holding 116 466 429
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% -0.1% +0.4%
Institutions buying 75 252 213
Institutions selling 29 145 134
Buyers to sellers 2.59 1.74 1.59

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.

ECOKEXMATX
ECO 1.00 0.21 0.16
KEX 0.21 1.00 0.37
MATX 0.16 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECO, KEX and MATX?

Kirby (KEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) $3.24B, Kirby (KEX) $7.43B, Matson (MATX) $6.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, ECO, KEX and MATX?

Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 7.4x, Kirby (KEX) 21.1x, Matson (MATX) 14.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) is cheapest (Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 5.2x, Kirby (KEX) 20.5x, Matson (MATX) 12.6x). 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: Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) +105.2%, Kirby (KEX) +6.6%, Matson (MATX) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) has the highest net margin (Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 56.9%, Kirby (KEX) 10.2%, Matson (MATX) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, Matson (MATX) leads (Kirby (KEX) 8.3%, Matson (MATX) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) returned the most: Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) +156.8%, Kirby (KEX) +35.9%, Matson (MATX) +118.7%. Over five years, Matson (MATX) compounded fastest (Kirby (KEX) +19.6%/yr, Matson (MATX) +20.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) has the highest dividend yield: Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 10.46%, Matson (MATX) 0.66%. Kirby (KEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kirby (KEX) has been the steadiest (Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 47.5%, Kirby (KEX) 26.7%, Matson (MATX) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.