HAFN vs KEX vs URI Stock Comparison

Hafnia, Kirby and United Rentals Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HAFN Hafnia Ltd
$9.81 -4.5% 1M +60.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.89B
P/E
4.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
11.42%
Marine Shipping Industrials
9 wins
KEX Kirby Corp
$127.97 -8.6% 1M +22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.76B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.49B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
1 win
URI United Rentals, Inc.
$1,123.73 +4.5% 1M +31.8% 1Y
Market cap
$69.66B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.50B
Div. yield
0.69%
Equipment Rental Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hafnia leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Hafnia 9, United Rentals 2, Kirby 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHAFNKEXURILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.89B $6.76B $69.66B URI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.6x 19.2x 24.5x HAFN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.8x 18.7x 20.3x HAFN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.5% +6.6% +9.4% HAFN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 70.2% 10.2% 16.3% HAFN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.3% 8.3% 14.0% HAFN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.3x 2.3x HAFN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 11.42% — 0.69% HAFN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +60.3% +22.5% +31.8% HAFN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +16.8%/yr +23.5%/yr URI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.8% 28.4% 42.4% KEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 64/100 57/100 HAFN

Percentile Scorecard

HAFNKEXURI

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

AxisHAFNKEXURI
Valuation 72 #39 of 137 43 #78 of 137 27 #34 of 46
Growth 69 #40 of 127 79 #27 of 127 84 #7 of 39
Profitability 93 #10 of 125 54 #58 of 125 93 #4 of 41
Financial Health 76 #36 of 147 62 #56 of 147 19 #40 of 49
Shareholder Returns 68 #29 of 88 82 #17 of 88 64 #13 of 34
Overall 76 64 57
  • HAFN ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • KEX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • URI ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHAFNKEXURISPY
1 month -4.5%-8.6%+4.5% -1.0%
3 months +34.9%-2.3%-3.3% -0.4%
6 months +11.2%-10.2%+16.5% +4.5%
Year to date +84.1%+16.1%+38.8% +12.4%
1 year +60.3%+22.5%+31.8% +13.6%
3 years +50.9%+63.8%+148.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +14.7%+17.9%+35.5% +20.8%
5 years —+117.4%+186.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year —+16.8%+23.5% +10.4%
10 years —+118.8%+1,457.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+8.1%+31.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureHAFNKEXURISPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.8%28.4%42.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.8%30.6%39.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.100.510.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.600.790.75 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.2%-38.8%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-16.1%-6.2% -1.6%
52-week high $11.07$152.59$1,198.19 $779.14
52-week low $5.21$104.45$710.47 $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.

MultipleHAFNKEXURI
P/E now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 14.5x 19.2xmedian 14.5x 24.5xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.0x 1.9xmedian 1.0x 4.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 8.2x 10.2xmedian 8.2x 13.3xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 12.9x 14.2xmedian 12.9x 78.1xmedian 20.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 7.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.64 0.61median 0.64 2.57median 2.23

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 monthsHAFNKEXURI
Revenue $1.52B $3.49B $17.50B
Gross profit $835.92M $1.16B $6.84B
Operating income $673.55M $488.92M $4.47B
Net income $658.69M $355.89M $2.86B
Free cash flow $781.70M $475.58M $892.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.12 $6.62 $45.89
Cash & equivalents $353.16M $38.96M $153.00M
Total debt $985.36M $1.04B $14.67B
Shares (diluted) 504.11M 53.70M 62.26M
Enterprise value $3.97B $6.54B $68.78B

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
MetricHAFNKEXURI
P/E 4.6x 19.2x 24.5x
P/FCF 6.2x 14.2x 78.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 9.5x 11.3x
P/S 3.2x 1.9x 4.0x
P/B 1.8x 2.0x 7.2x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 2.0x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.3x 10.2x 13.3x
EV/EBIT 8.2x 15.9x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 2.2x 4.8x
EV/FCF 7.1x 16.3x 94.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.8x 10.9x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.61 2.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHAFNKEXURI
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.5% 6.6% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.7% 5.0% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.8% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 43.5% 18.0% 11.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 22.6% 5.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 51.8% 17.2% 12.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 26.8% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.6% 23.2% 16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 31.6% 9.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.7% 21.4% 24.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.5% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.9% 82.1% 98.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 43.3% 83.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHAFNKEXURI
Gross margin 55.0% 33.2% 39.1%
EBITDA margin 57.3% 21.8% 36.1%
Operating margin 44.3% 14.0% 25.5%
Pretax margin 43.4% 13.5% 21.8%
Net margin 70.2% 10.2% 16.3%
FCF margin 51.5% 13.6% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 46.3% 20.3% 35.4%
Return on equity 25.4% 10.4% 30.2%
Return on assets 16.5% 5.8% 8.9%
Return on invested capital 19.3% 8.3% 14.0%
Return on capital employed 20.2% 9.0% 16.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.0x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.5% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHAFNKEXURI
Debt / assets 24.9% 16.7% 44.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.3x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 1.3x 2.2x 16.4x
Liabilities / assets 33.1% 44.6% 70.4%
Equity / assets 66.9% 55.4% 29.6%
Interest coverage 26.9x 11.0x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.67 3.17 3.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHAFNKEXURI
Dividend yield 11.4% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield -0.2% 4.8% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 11.3% 4.8% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusHAFNKEXURI
Forward P/E 6.8xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 20.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.45FY2026 $6.86FY2026 $55.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +113.2%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +31.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -14.5% +29.0% +6.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.36BFY2026 $3.49BFY2026 $18.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +42.6%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.3% +4.7% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHAFNKEXURI
Held by institutions – 99.6% 96.0%
Institutions holding – 466 1,590
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.1% +4.7%
Institutions buying – 252 804
Institutions selling – 145 540
Buyers to sellers – 1.74 1.49

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.

HAFNKEXURI
HAFN 1.00 0.28 0.00
KEX 0.28 1.00 0.32
URI 0.00 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HAFN, KEX and URI?

United Rentals (URI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hafnia (HAFN) $4.89B, Kirby (KEX) $6.76B, United Rentals (URI) $69.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, HAFN, KEX and URI?

Hafnia (HAFN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hafnia (HAFN) 4.6x, Kirby (KEX) 19.2x, United Rentals (URI) 24.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hafnia (HAFN) is cheapest (Hafnia (HAFN) 6.8x, Kirby (KEX) 18.7x, United Rentals (URI) 20.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hafnia (HAFN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hafnia (HAFN) +30.5%, Kirby (KEX) +6.6%, United Rentals (URI) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hafnia (HAFN) has the highest net margin (Hafnia (HAFN) 70.2%, Kirby (KEX) 10.2%, United Rentals (URI) 16.3%). On return on invested capital, Hafnia (HAFN) leads (Hafnia (HAFN) 19.3%, Kirby (KEX) 8.3%, United Rentals (URI) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hafnia (HAFN) returned the most: Hafnia (HAFN) +60.3%, Kirby (KEX) +22.5%, United Rentals (URI) +31.8%. Over five years, United Rentals (URI) compounded fastest (Kirby (KEX) +16.8%/yr, United Rentals (URI) +23.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hafnia (HAFN) has the highest dividend yield: Hafnia (HAFN) 11.42%, United Rentals (URI) 0.69%. Kirby (KEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kirby (KEX) has been the steadiest (Hafnia (HAFN) 37.8%, Kirby (KEX) 28.4%, United Rentals (URI) 42.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HAFN, KEX and URI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hafnia (HAFN) leads on 9. 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.