ECO vs NVGS vs KEX Stock Comparison

Okeanis Eco Tankers, Navigator Holdings and Kirby Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ECO Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp.
$99.03 +25.3% 1M +195.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.51B
P/E
8.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$706.47M
Div. yield
9.64%
Marine Shipping Industrials
8 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
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Okeanis Eco Tankers leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Okeanis Eco Tankers 8, Kirby 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECONVGSKEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.51B $1.40B $7.72B KEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.0x 10.0x 20.9x ECO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.6x 9.3x 21.3x ECO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +105.2% +9.6% +8.5% ECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 56.9% 24.9% — ECO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.3x — ECO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 9.64% 1.30% — ECO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +195.2% +32.6% +64.9% ECO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +21.0%/yr +22.8%/yr KEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 31.4% 29.7% KEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 75/100 — ECO

Percentile Scorecard

ECONVGSKEX

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

AxisECONVGSKEX
Valuation 42 #80 of 136 74 #36 of 136 42 #79 of 136
Growth 100 #1 of 122 84 #20 of 122 79 #27 of 122
Profitability 99 #2 of 116 85 #18 of 116 –
Financial Health 70 #43 of 143 58 #61 of 143 –
Shareholder Returns 96 #4 of 81 76 #20 of 81 –
Overall 81 75 –
  • ECO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • NVGS 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

PeriodECONVGSKEXSPY
1 month +25.3%-6.3%+11.1% +0.9%
3 months +69.6%-2.1%+11.4% +5.9%
6 months +82.5%-0.4%-4.2% +8.5%
Year to date +192.6%+24.0%+32.7% +13.3%
1 year +195.2%+32.6%+64.9% +12.4%
3 years +260.2%+51.8%+95.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +53.3%+14.9%+25.1% +23.5%
5 years —+158.7%+178.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+21.0%+22.8% +11.0%
10 years —+180.7%+147.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+10.9%+9.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureECONVGSKEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%31.4%29.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.2%34.1%27.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.390.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 4.211.042.19 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-39.5%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-14.4%-4.2% -0.9%
52-week high $99.28$25.09$152.59 $779.14
52-week low $31.96$16.14$88.64 $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.

MultipleECONVGSKEX
P/E now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 16.1x 10.0xmedian 16.1x 20.9xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 0.9x 2.4xmedian 0.9x 2.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 8.6x 4.5xmedian 8.6x —median 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 11.6x 11.4xmedian 11.6x 14.6xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.80 0.24median 0.80 0.75median 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 monthsECONVGSKEX
Revenue $706.47M $579.12M $3.60B
Gross profit $657.71M $389.30M –
Operating income $440.43M $300.01M $510.61M
Net income $402.14M $148.27M –
Free cash flow $360.91M $122.80M –
EPS (diluted) $12.34 $2.12 $6.96
Cash & equivalents $222.59M $225.89M –
Total debt $2.67B $781.93M –
Shares (diluted) 32.58M 68.04M 53.70M
Enterprise value $2.99B $738.31M $7.72B

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
MetricECONVGSKEX
P/E 8.0x 10.0x 20.9x
P/FCF 9.7x 11.4x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 7.2x 12.3x
P/S 5.0x 2.4x 2.1x
P/B 4.0x 1.1x –
P/Tangible book 4.0x 1.1x –
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 4.5x –
EV/EBIT 9.1x 6.5x –
EV/Revenue 5.7x 3.4x 2.1x
EV/FCF 11.1x 15.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 10.1x 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.24 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECONVGSKEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 105.2% 9.6% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 118.4% 12.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 288.4% 24.4% 22.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 32.0% 19.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 498.6% 58.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 35.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 491.6% 64.7% 27.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 41.1% 28.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 316.0% -2.1% 3.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% 11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 316.0% 136.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 64.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECONVGSKEX
Gross margin 93.1% 67.2% –
EBITDA margin 69.0% 74.6% –
Operating margin 62.3% 51.8% –
Pretax margin 67.0% 46.2% –
Net margin 56.9% 24.9% –
FCF margin 51.1% 21.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 51.1% 33.4% 17.4%
Return on equity 50.2% 22.8% –
Return on assets 26.0% 12.4% –
Return on invested capital – 14.9% –
Return on capital employed 30.3% 14.5% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECONVGSKEX
Debt / assets 43.8% 33.7% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 2.0x 6.4x –
Liabilities / assets 46.8% 45.2% –
Equity / assets 53.2% 54.8% –
Interest coverage – 11.2x –
Current ratio 4.4x 1.7x –
Quick ratio 3.8x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 2.3x 1.0x –
Altman Z-score 4.81 1.82 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECONVGSKEX
Dividend yield 9.6% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield – 6.9% –
Shareholder yield 9.6% 8.2% –
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.

ConsensusECONVGSKEX
Forward P/E 5.6xFY2026 9.3xFY2026 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.61FY2026 $2.30FY2026 $6.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +367.1%FY2026 +94.9%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -49.7% -27.8% +29.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $912.99MFY2026 $566.07MFY2026 $3.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +244.0%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -35.5% -13.6% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECONVGSKEX
Held by institutions 29.9% 37.4% 99.6%
Institutions holding 116 174 464
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +0.6% -0.1%
Institutions buying 75 107 252
Institutions selling 29 41 145
Buyers to sellers 2.59 2.61 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.

ECONVGSKEX
ECO 1.00 0.59 0.19
NVGS 0.59 1.00 0.25
KEX 0.19 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECO, NVGS and KEX?

Kirby (KEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) $3.51B, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) $1.40B, Kirby (KEX) $7.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, ECO, NVGS and KEX?

Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 8.0x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 10.0x, Kirby (KEX) 20.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) is cheapest (Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 5.6x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 9.3x, 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?

Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) +105.2%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +9.6%, Kirby (KEX) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) has the highest net margin (Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 56.9%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 24.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) returned the most: Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) +195.2%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +32.6%, Kirby (KEX) +64.9%. Over five years, Kirby (KEX) compounded fastest (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +21.0%/yr, Kirby (KEX) +22.8%/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) 9.64%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 1.30%. 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) 46.4%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 31.4%, Kirby (KEX) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ECO, NVGS 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, Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) leads on 8. 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.