FRO vs CMBT vs SBLK Stock Comparison

Frontline, Cmb.Tech and Star Bulk Carriers Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FRO Frontline plc
$55.22 +15.7% 1M +134.6% 1Y
Market cap
$11.97B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.71B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
6 wins
CMBT Cmb.Tech Nv
$18.35 -3.4% 1M +96.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.17B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.89B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Frontline leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Frontline 6, Cmb.Tech 2, Star Bulk Carriers 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFROCMBTSBLKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.97B $4.17B $3.31B FRO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.1x 4.9x 12.0x CMBT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.5x 7.2x 6.4x FRO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.8% +84.9% +6.3% CMBT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.8% 29.6% 23.0% FRO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.8x 1.0x SBLK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +134.6% +96.7% +66.1% FRO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +43.8%/yr +11.3%/yr +7.8%/yr FRO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 40.3% 32.7% SBLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 61/100 71/100 FRO

Percentile Scorecard

FROCMBTSBLK

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

AxisFROCMBTSBLK
Valuation 50 #68 of 136 59 #57 of 136 54 #63 of 136
Growth 96 #6 of 122 94 #8 of 122 72 #35 of 122
Profitability 99 #2 of 116 76 #29 of 116 74 #31 of 116
Financial Health 66 #49 of 144 16 #121 of 144 70 #44 of 144
Shareholder Returns 88 #11 of 82 62 #32 of 82 85 #13 of 82
Overall 80 61 71
  • FRO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CMBT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • SBLK ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFROCMBTSBLKSPY
1 month +15.7%-3.4%-1.6% -0.8%
3 months +43.1%+19.4%+7.3% +3.5%
6 months +53.4%+39.3%+18.3% +7.0%
Year to date +153.1%+90.2%+51.3% +12.2%
1 year +134.6%+96.7%+66.1% +13.0%
3 years +148.0%+2.7%+57.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.4%+0.9%+16.3% +23.1%
5 years +513.6%+70.9%+45.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +43.8%+11.3%+7.8% +11.0%
10 years +644.2%+135.3%+550.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +22.2%+8.9%+20.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFROCMBTSBLKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%40.3%32.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.2%37.5%34.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.520.560.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.012.402.02 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.1%-62.7%-62.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.8%-12.3%-10.5% -1.8%
52-week high $59.22$20.92$32.48 $779.14
52-week low $20.58$9.09$17.91 $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.

MultipleFROCMBTSBLK
P/E now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 16.1x 4.9xmedian 16.1x 12.1xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.0x 2.0xmedian 1.0x 2.7xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x 10.0xmedian 8.7x 7.1xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 11.5x 7.4xmedian 11.5x 11.5xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.81 0.42median 0.81 29.16median 0.81

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 monthsFROCMBTSBLK
Revenue $2.71B $2.89B $1.20B
Gross profit – $2.22B $997.78M
Operating income $1.63B $1.21B $373.54M
Net income $1.49B $839.57M $287.15M
Free cash flow $2.02B $787.73M $287.04M
EPS (diluted) $6.68 $3.73 $2.40
Cash & equivalents $321.42M $151.57M $498.17M
Total debt $2.43B $5.45B $4.32B
Shares (diluted) 222.62M 229.44M 115.42M
Enterprise value $10.73B $3.58B $1.49B

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
MetricFROCMBTSBLK
P/E 8.3x 4.9x 12.1x
P/FCF 6.1x 7.4x 11.5x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 7.4x 7.2x
P/S 4.5x 2.0x 2.7x
P/B 3.9x 1.9x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 1.9x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – 10.0x 7.1x
EV/EBIT 8.8x 9.1x 10.2x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 3.8x 3.2x
EV/FCF 7.1x 14.1x 13.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 14.1x 8.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 0.42 29.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFROCMBTSBLK
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.8% 84.9% 6.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 31.2% 6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 80.8% 17.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 30.8% 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 226.3% 146.6% 35.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.1% 20.4% 5.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 524.5% 274.8% 54.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.7% 12.6% 0.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 524.5% -20.7% 113.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 11.8% 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 116.9% 184.9% 55.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% – -1.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 218.6% 184.9% 3.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.5% – -14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFROCMBTSBLK
Gross margin – 76.7% 82.9%
EBITDA margin – 38.5% 44.7%
Operating margin 60.1% 42.0% 31.1%
Pretax margin 54.9% 28.5% 29.3%
Net margin 54.8% 29.6% 23.0%
FCF margin 74.3% 27.3% 23.9%
Operating cash flow margin 49.8% 27.3% 37.8%
Return on equity 49.6% – 14.3%
Return on assets 25.9% – 9.4%
Return on invested capital 29.5% – –
Return on capital employed 31.0% – 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.9x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFROCMBTSBLK
Debt / assets 41.9% 61.8% 26.6%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.8x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 6.9x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 45.7% 64.6% 34.8%
Equity / assets 54.3% 35.4% 65.2%
Interest coverage 8.8x 2.3x 4.4x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.7x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 4.57 1.62 2.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFROCMBTSBLK
Dividend yield 6.5% 4.6% 6.5%
Net buyback yield – – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 6.5% 4.6% 8.8%
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.

ConsensusFROCMBTSBLK
Forward P/E 5.5xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 6.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.98FY2026 $2.54FY2026 $4.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +487.1%FY2026 +262.9%FY2026 +370.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -49.8% -21.7% -2.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.52BFY2026 $2.12BFY2026 $1.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +110.2%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026 +49.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -18.3% +1.9% +6.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFROCMBTSBLK
Held by institutions 33.6% 20.1% 34.7%
Institutions holding 261 169 202
Change in shares held, QoQ +36.6% +8.7% +4.9%
Institutions buying 152 78 96
Institutions selling 74 51 66
Buyers to sellers 2.05 1.53 1.45

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.

FROCMBTSBLK
FRO 1.00 0.69 0.48
CMBT 0.69 1.00 0.59
SBLK 0.48 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FRO, CMBT and SBLK?

Frontline (FRO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Frontline (FRO) $11.97B, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) $4.17B, Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) $3.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, FRO, CMBT and SBLK?

Cmb.Tech (CMBT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Frontline (FRO) 8.1x, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 4.9x, Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) 12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Frontline (FRO) is cheapest (Frontline (FRO) 5.5x, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 7.2x, Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) 6.4x). 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: Frontline (FRO) +48.8%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +84.9%, Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) +6.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Frontline (FRO) has the highest net margin (Frontline (FRO) 54.8%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 29.6%, Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) 23.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Frontline (FRO) returned the most: Frontline (FRO) +134.6%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +96.7%, Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) +66.1%. Over five years, Frontline (FRO) compounded fastest (Frontline (FRO) +43.8%/yr, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +11.3%/yr, Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) +7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) has been the steadiest (Frontline (FRO) 44.7%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 40.3%, Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FRO, CMBT and SBLK?

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