FRO vs NVGS vs HAFN Stock Comparison

Frontline, Navigator Holdings and Hafnia Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FRO Frontline plc
$53.78 +12.7% 1M +125.6% 1Y
Market cap
$12.39B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.71B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
7 wins
NVGS Navigator Holdings Ltd.
$21.39 -7.1% 1M +34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.45B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$579.12M
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
1 win
HAFN Hafnia Ltd
$10.61 +18.9% 1M +71.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.40B
P/E
5.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Frontline leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Frontline 7, Hafnia 3, Navigator Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFRONVGSHAFNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.39B $1.45B $5.40B FRO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.3x 10.0x 5.1x HAFN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.4x 9.3x 7.3x FRO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.8% +9.6% +30.5% FRO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.8% 24.9% 70.2% HAFN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.5% 14.9% 19.3% FRO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x 0.7x HAFN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +125.6% +34.1% +71.1% FRO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +43.2%/yr +20.5%/yr — FRO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 31.4% 36.6% NVGS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 76/100 75/100 FRO

Percentile Scorecard

FRONVGSHAFN

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

AxisFRONVGSHAFN
Valuation 51 #67 of 136 73 #37 of 136 67 #46 of 136
Growth 96 #6 of 121 84 #20 of 121 66 #42 of 121
Profitability 99 #2 of 115 85 #18 of 115 94 #8 of 115
Financial Health 67 #48 of 143 60 #58 of 143 80 #30 of 143
Shareholder Returns 90 #9 of 82 75 #21 of 82 70 #25 of 82
Overall 81 76 75
  • FRO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • NVGS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • HAFN ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFRONVGSHAFNSPY
1 month +12.7%-7.1%+18.9% -0.2%
3 months +38.6%-1.8%+40.5% +3.9%
6 months +48.9%0.0%+21.0% +8.2%
Year to date +146.5%+23.5%+99.1% +12.9%
1 year +125.6%+34.1%+71.1% +12.3%
3 years +141.5%+51.3%+63.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +34.2%+14.8%+17.8% +23.3%
5 years +500.9%+154.3%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +43.2%+20.5%— +10.9%
10 years +630.7%+176.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +22.0%+10.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFRONVGSHAFNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%31.4%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.2%34.1%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.510.390.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.811.081.94 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.1%-39.5%-59.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.2%-14.7%-2.9% -1.2%
52-week high $59.22$25.09$10.93 $779.14
52-week low $20.58$15.95$5.21 $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.

MultipleFRONVGSHAFN
P/E now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 16.3x 10.0xmedian 16.3x 5.0xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 1.0x 2.4xmedian 1.0x 3.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x 4.5xmedian 8.7x 6.8xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 11.4x 11.4xmedian 11.4x 6.8xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 0.82 0.24median 0.82 —median 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 monthsFRONVGSHAFN
Revenue $2.71B $579.12M $1.52B
Gross profit – $389.30M $835.92M
Operating income $1.63B $300.01M $673.55M
Net income $1.49B $148.27M $658.69M
Free cash flow $2.02B $122.80M $781.70M
EPS (diluted) $6.68 $2.12 $2.12
Cash & equivalents $321.42M $225.89M $353.16M
Total debt $2.43B $781.93M $5.60B
Shares (diluted) 222.62M 68.04M 504.11M
Enterprise value $11.15B $753.15M $4.49B

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
MetricFRONVGSHAFN
P/E 8.1x 10.0x 5.0x
P/FCF 5.9x 11.4x 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 7.2x 7.5x
P/S 4.4x 2.4x 3.5x
P/B 3.8x 1.1x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.1x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – 4.5x 6.8x
EV/EBIT 8.6x 6.5x 8.8x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 3.4x 3.9x
EV/FCF 7.0x 15.9x 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x 10.1x 8.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 0.24 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFRONVGSHAFN
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.8% 9.6% 30.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 8.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 12.9% 41.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 226.3% 24.4% 43.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.1% 32.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 524.5% 58.9% 51.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.7% 35.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 524.5% 64.7% 22.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 41.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 116.9% -2.1% -12.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 11.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 218.6% 136.0% -3.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 64.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFRONVGSHAFN
Gross margin – 67.2% 55.0%
EBITDA margin – 74.6% 57.3%
Operating margin 60.1% 51.8% 44.3%
Pretax margin 54.9% 46.2% 43.4%
Net margin 54.8% 24.9% 70.2%
FCF margin 74.3% 21.2% 51.5%
Operating cash flow margin 49.8% 33.4% 46.3%
Return on equity 49.6% 22.8% 25.4%
Return on assets 25.9% 12.4% 16.5%
Return on invested capital 29.5% 14.9% 19.3%
Return on capital employed 31.0% 14.5% 20.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFRONVGSHAFN
Debt / assets 41.9% 33.7% 24.9%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 6.4x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 45.7% 45.2% 33.1%
Equity / assets 54.3% 54.8% 66.9%
Interest coverage 8.8x 11.2x 26.9x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.7x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.2x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.50 1.82 3.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFRONVGSHAFN
Dividend yield 6.6% 1.3% 10.6%
Net buyback yield – 6.9% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 8.2% 10.4%
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.

ConsensusFRONVGSHAFN
Forward P/E 5.4xFY2026 9.3xFY2026 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.98FY2026 $2.30FY2026 $1.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +487.1%FY2026 +94.9%FY2026 +113.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -49.8% -27.8% -14.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.52BFY2026 $566.07MFY2026 $1.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +110.2%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -18.3% -13.6% -11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFRONVGSHAFN
Held by institutions 33.6% 37.4% –
Institutions holding 261 174 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +36.6% +0.6% –
Institutions buying 152 107 –
Institutions selling 74 41 –
Buyers to sellers 2.05 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.

FRONVGSHAFN
FRO 1.00 0.65 0.72
NVGS 0.65 1.00 0.65
HAFN 0.72 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FRO, NVGS and HAFN?

Frontline (FRO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Frontline (FRO) $12.39B, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) $1.45B, Hafnia (HAFN) $5.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, FRO, NVGS and HAFN?

Hafnia (HAFN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Frontline (FRO) 8.3x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 10.0x, Hafnia (HAFN) 5.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Frontline (FRO) is cheapest (Frontline (FRO) 5.4x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 9.3x, Hafnia (HAFN) 7.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Frontline (FRO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Frontline (FRO) +48.8%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +9.6%, Hafnia (HAFN) +30.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hafnia (HAFN) has the highest net margin (Frontline (FRO) 54.8%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 24.9%, Hafnia (HAFN) 70.2%). On return on invested capital, Frontline (FRO) leads (Frontline (FRO) 29.5%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 14.9%, Hafnia (HAFN) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Frontline (FRO) returned the most: Frontline (FRO) +125.6%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +34.1%, Hafnia (HAFN) +71.1%. Over five years, Frontline (FRO) compounded fastest (Frontline (FRO) +43.2%/yr, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +20.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) has been the steadiest (Frontline (FRO) 44.7%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 31.4%, Hafnia (HAFN) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FRO, NVGS and HAFN?

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 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.