EQPT vs KEX vs R Stock Comparison

EquipmentShare.com, Kirby and Ryder System Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KEX Kirby Corp
$137.21 +6.4% 1M +54.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.68B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.49B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
5 wins
R Ryder System Inc
$279.65 +18.7% 1M +66.2% 1Y
Market cap
$10.58B
P/E
20.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.08B
Div. yield
0.01%
Logistics Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ryder System leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ryder System 6, Kirby 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQPTKEXRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.50B $7.68B $10.58B R
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 280.0x 21.6x 20.3x R
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.6x 20.0x 19.4x R
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.6% +3.2% KEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 10.2% 4.0% KEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.3% -70.6% KEX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x -0.9x R
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +54.7% +66.2% R
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +20.4%/yr +26.4%/yr R
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.5% 29.0% 32.1% KEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 64/100 40/100 KEX

Percentile Scorecard

EQPTKEXR

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

AxisEQPTKEXR
Valuation 11 #41 of 46 41 #81 of 136 37 #86 of 136
Growth – 79 #26 of 121 62 #47 of 121
Profitability – 54 #53 of 115 27 #84 of 115
Financial Health 28 #34 of 47 66 #50 of 143 4 #137 of 143
Shareholder Returns – 80 #17 of 82 69 #26 of 82
Overall – 64 40
  • EQPT ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • KEX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • R ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEQPTKEXRSPY
1 month +2.1%+6.4%+18.7% -0.2%
3 months -8.4%-5.6%+7.5% +3.9%
6 months -23.0%-9.1%+12.9% +8.2%
Year to date —+24.5%+46.1% +12.9%
1 year —+54.7%+66.2% +12.3%
3 years —+83.7%+202.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+22.5%+44.7% +23.3%
5 years —+153.0%+222.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+20.4%+26.4% +10.9%
10 years —+131.2%+304.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+8.7%+15.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEQPTKEXRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.5%29.0%32.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 84.6%27.1%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.070.551.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —1.892.06 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.8%-38.8%-28.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.9%-10.1%-0.9% -1.2%
52-week high $34.63$152.59$282.13 $779.14
52-week low $13.59$88.64$162.50 $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.

MultipleEQPTKEXR
P/E now vs peer median 280.0xmedian 25.3x 20.6xmedian 16.3x 20.6xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.0x 2.1xmedian 1.0x 0.8xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.4x 10.8xmedian 8.7x -2.2xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.9x 15.2xmedian 11.4x 11.2xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.6x 2.1xmedian 1.2x 3.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.38 0.65median 0.82 2.47median 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 monthsEQPTKEXR
Revenue – $3.49B $13.08B
Gross profit – $1.16B $2.56B
Operating income – $488.92M -$9.81B
Net income – $355.89M $520.00M
Free cash flow – $475.58M $954.00M
EPS (diluted) – $6.62 $13.41
Cash & equivalents $443.00M $38.96M $198.00M
Total debt $3.64B $1.04B $30.21B
Shares (diluted) 260.00M 53.70M 38.79M
Enterprise value $4.50B $7.46B $9.78B

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
MetricEQPTKEXR
P/E 280.0x 20.6x 20.6x
P/FCF – 15.2x 11.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.2x 3.9x
P/S 2.6x 2.1x 0.8x
P/B 3.1x 2.1x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 2.1x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA – 10.8x -2.2x
EV/EBIT – 16.9x -1.8x
EV/Revenue – 2.4x 1.4x
EV/FCF – 17.3x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.6x 6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.65 2.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQPTKEXR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.6% 3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.0% -0.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.8% 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 18.0% -4.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 22.6% -3.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – 17.2% 3.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 26.8% 2.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 23.2% 11.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 31.6% 8.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 21.4% 13.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.5% 4.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 82.1% 1,184%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 43.3% 47.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQPTKEXR
Gross margin – 33.2% 19.6%
EBITDA margin – 21.8% -61.9%
Operating margin – 14.0% -75.0%
Pretax margin – 13.5% 5.4%
Net margin – 10.2% 4.0%
FCF margin – 13.6% 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 20.3% 20.9%
Return on equity – 10.4% 17.8%
Return on assets – 5.8% 3.2%
Return on invested capital – 8.3% -70.6%
Return on capital employed – 9.0% -80.1%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.0x 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQPTKEXR
Debt / assets 51.1% 16.7% 44.6%
Debt / equity 3.0x 0.3x 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x -0.9x
Debt / FCF – 2.2x 7.6x
Liabilities / assets 83.0% 44.6% 81.6%
Equity / assets 17.0% 55.4% 18.4%
Interest coverage – 11.0x -25.2x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.7x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 3.27 -0.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQPTKEXR
Dividend yield – – 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 4.5% 5.2%
Shareholder yield – 4.5% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 28.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 15.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 5.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.3%

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.

ConsensusEQPTKEXR
Forward P/E 31.6xFY2026 20.0xFY2026 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.56FY2026 $6.86FY2026 $14.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5,500.0%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.4% +29.0% +30.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.53BFY2026 $3.49BFY2026 $14.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.0% +4.7% +2.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQPTKEXR
Held by institutions 42.5% 99.6% 90.8%
Institutions holding 144 464 579
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.3% -0.1% -0.6%
Institutions buying 102 252 309
Institutions selling 23 145 177
Buyers to sellers 4.43 1.74 1.75

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.

EQPTKEXR
EQPT 1.00 0.16 0.17
KEX 0.16 1.00 0.19
R 0.17 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQPT, KEX and R?

Ryder System (R) is the largest by market capitalisation: EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) $4.50B, Kirby (KEX) $7.68B, Ryder System (R) $10.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQPT, KEX and R?

Ryder System (R) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 280.0x, Kirby (KEX) 21.6x, Ryder System (R) 20.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ryder System (R) is cheapest (EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 31.6x, Kirby (KEX) 20.0x, Ryder System (R) 19.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kirby (KEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kirby (KEX) +6.6%, Ryder System (R) +3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kirby (KEX) has the highest net margin (Kirby (KEX) 10.2%, Ryder System (R) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Kirby (KEX) leads (Kirby (KEX) 8.3%, Ryder System (R) -70.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryder System (R) returned the most: Kirby (KEX) +54.7%, Ryder System (R) +66.2%. Over five years, Ryder System (R) compounded fastest (Kirby (KEX) +20.4%/yr, Ryder System (R) +26.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 0.00%, Kirby (KEX) 0.00%, Ryder System (R) 0.01%. EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) and Kirby (KEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kirby (KEX) has been the steadiest (EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 83.5%, Kirby (KEX) 29.0%, Ryder System (R) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EQPT, KEX and R?

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