ECO vs MATX vs NVGS Stock Comparison

Okeanis Eco Tankers, Matson and Navigator Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ECO Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp.
$99.03 +25.3% 1M +195.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.27B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$706.47M
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
6 wins
MATX Matson, Inc.
$228.90 +2.4% 1M +134.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.93B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
0.01%
Marine Shipping Industrials
3 wins
NVGS Navigator Holdings Ltd.
$21.47 -6.3% 1M +32.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.45B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$579.12M
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Okeanis Eco Tankers leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Okeanis Eco Tankers 6, Matson 3, Navigator Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECOMATXNVGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.27B $6.93B $1.45B MATX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.1x 14.9x 10.0x ECO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.6x 13.1x 9.3x ECO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +105.2% -0.2% +9.6% ECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 56.9% 13.4% 24.9% ECO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.3% 14.9% NVGS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.3x 1.3x MATX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +195.2% +134.3% +32.6% ECO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +22.4%/yr +21.0%/yr MATX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 34.6% 31.4% NVGS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 46/100 75/100 ECO

Percentile Scorecard

ECOMATXNVGS

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

AxisECOMATXNVGS
Valuation 42 #80 of 136 33 #91 of 136 74 #36 of 136
Growth 100 #1 of 122 23 #94 of 122 84 #20 of 122
Profitability 99 #2 of 116 61 #46 of 116 85 #18 of 116
Financial Health 70 #43 of 143 69 #45 of 143 58 #61 of 143
Shareholder Returns 96 #4 of 81 41 #48 of 81 76 #20 of 81
Overall 81 46 75
  • ECO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • MATX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • NVGS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECOMATXNVGSSPY
1 month +25.3%+2.4%-6.3% +0.9%
3 months +69.6%+13.4%-2.1% +5.9%
6 months +82.5%+32.0%-0.4% +8.5%
Year to date +192.6%+85.3%+24.0% +13.3%
1 year +195.2%+134.3%+32.6% +12.4%
3 years +260.2%+156.8%+51.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +53.3%+37.0%+14.9% +23.5%
5 years —+174.9%+158.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+22.4%+21.0% +11.0%
10 years —+481.7%+180.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+19.3%+10.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureECOMATXNVGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%34.6%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.2%26.3%34.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.990.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 4.213.881.04 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-54.4%-39.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-3.5%-14.4% -0.9%
52-week high $99.28$237.28$25.09 $779.14
52-week low $31.96$97.33$16.14 $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.

MultipleECOMATXNVGS
P/E now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 16.1x 14.9xmedian 16.1x 10.0xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 0.9x 2.0xmedian 0.9x 2.4xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 8.6x 9.7xmedian 8.6x 4.5xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 11.6x 61.8xmedian 11.6x 11.4xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.80 2.48median 0.80 0.24median 0.80

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 monthsECOMATXNVGS
Revenue $706.47M $3.46B $579.12M
Gross profit $657.71M – $389.30M
Operating income $440.43M $525.00M $300.01M
Net income $402.14M $463.80M $148.27M
Free cash flow $360.91M $110.70M $122.80M
EPS (diluted) $12.34 $15.31 $2.12
Cash & equivalents $222.59M $119.30M $225.89M
Total debt $2.67B $332.40M $781.93M
Shares (diluted) 32.58M 30.30M 68.04M
Enterprise value $2.75B $6.47B $749.78M

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
MetricECOMATXNVGS
P/E 8.0x 14.9x 10.0x
P/FCF 9.7x 61.8x 11.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 11.7x 7.2x
P/S 5.0x 2.0x 2.4x
P/B 4.0x 2.5x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 2.6x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 9.7x 4.5x
EV/EBIT 9.1x 13.4x 6.5x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 2.0x 3.4x
EV/FCF 11.1x 63.8x 15.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 12.1x 10.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.48 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECOMATXNVGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 105.2% -0.2% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.6% 8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 118.4% – 12.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 288.4% -10.2% 24.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -2.3% 32.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 498.6% -6.1% 58.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 0.4% 35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 491.6% 0.4% 64.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 6.0% 41.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 316.0% -5.5% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -11.0% 11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 316.0% -57.0% 136.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -42.1% 64.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECOMATXNVGS
Gross margin 93.1% – 67.2%
EBITDA margin 69.0% 21.0% 74.6%
Operating margin 62.3% 15.2% 51.8%
Pretax margin 67.0% 15.9% 46.2%
Net margin 56.9% 13.4% 24.9%
FCF margin 51.1% 3.2% 21.2%
Operating cash flow margin 51.1% 16.9% 33.4%
Return on equity 50.2% 16.9% 22.8%
Return on assets 26.0% 10.0% 12.4%
Return on invested capital – 14.3% 14.9%
Return on capital employed 30.3% 13.0% 14.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECOMATXNVGS
Debt / assets 43.8% 7.1% 33.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.3x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 3.0x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 46.8% 41.2% 45.2%
Equity / assets 53.2% 58.8% 54.8%
Interest coverage – 79.5x 11.2x
Current ratio 4.4x 0.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 3.8x 0.8x 1.2x
Cash ratio 2.3x 0.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 4.81 3.93 1.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECOMATXNVGS
Dividend yield 9.6% 0.6% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 3.8% 6.9%
Shareholder yield 9.6% 4.5% 8.2%
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.

ConsensusECOMATXNVGS
Forward P/E 5.6xFY2026 13.1xFY2026 9.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.61FY2026 $17.50FY2026 $2.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +367.1%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026 +94.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -49.7% -8.5% -27.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $912.99MFY2026 $3.45BFY2026 $566.07MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +244.0%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -35.5% +6.1% -13.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECOMATXNVGS
Held by institutions 29.9% 86.3% 37.4%
Institutions holding 116 428 174
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +0.4% +0.6%
Institutions buying 75 212 107
Institutions selling 29 134 41
Buyers to sellers 2.59 1.58 2.61

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.

ECOMATXNVGS
ECO 1.00 0.17 0.59
MATX 0.17 1.00 0.31
NVGS 0.59 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECO, MATX and NVGS?

Matson (MATX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) $3.27B, Matson (MATX) $6.93B, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) $1.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, ECO, MATX and NVGS?

Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 8.1x, Matson (MATX) 14.9x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) is cheapest (Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 5.6x, Matson (MATX) 13.1x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 9.3x). 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%, Matson (MATX) -0.2%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) has the highest net margin (Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 56.9%, Matson (MATX) 13.4%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 24.9%). On return on invested capital, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) leads (Matson (MATX) 14.3%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) returned the most: Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) +195.2%, Matson (MATX) +134.3%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +32.6%. Over five years, Matson (MATX) compounded fastest (Matson (MATX) +22.4%/yr, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +21.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 0.00%, Matson (MATX) 0.01%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 0.00%. Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) and Navigator Holdings (NVGS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) has been the steadiest (Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 46.4%, Matson (MATX) 34.6%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.