HAFN vs MATX vs SFL Stock Comparison

Hafnia, Matson and Sfl Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HAFN Hafnia Ltd
$10.61 +18.9% 1M +71.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.41B
P/E
5.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
6 wins
MATX Matson, Inc.
$231.49 +3.1% 1M +136.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.84B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
0.01%
Marine Shipping Industrials
4 wins
SFL SFL Corp Ltd.
$12.70 -0.6% 1M +80.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.72B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hafnia leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hafnia 6, Matson 4, Sfl 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHAFNMATXSFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.41B $6.84B $1.72B MATX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.1x 14.7x 26.5x HAFN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 13.2x 23.1x HAFN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.5% -0.2% — HAFN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 70.2% 13.4% — HAFN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.3% 14.3% — HAFN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.3x 6.1x MATX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +71.1% +136.2% +80.7% MATX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +22.6%/yr +9.6%/yr MATX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 34.6% 31.1% SFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 45/100 45/100 HAFN

Percentile Scorecard

HAFNMATXSFL

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

AxisHAFNMATXSFL
Valuation 67 #46 of 136 32 #93 of 136 31 #94 of 136
Growth 66 #42 of 121 23 #93 of 121 56 #54 of 121
Profitability 94 #8 of 115 59 #48 of 115 –
Financial Health 80 #30 of 143 70 #44 of 143 6 #134 of 143
Shareholder Returns 70 #25 of 82 42 #48 of 82 88 #11 of 82
Overall 75 45 45
  • HAFN ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • MATX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • SFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHAFNMATXSFLSPY
1 month +18.9%+3.1%-0.6% -0.2%
3 months +40.5%+14.0%+4.8% +3.9%
6 months +21.0%+31.9%+11.5% +8.2%
Year to date +99.1%+87.4%+62.6% +12.9%
1 year +71.1%+136.2%+80.7% +12.3%
3 years +63.4%+159.8%+17.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.8%+37.5%+5.5% +23.3%
5 years —+177.2%+58.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+22.6%+9.6% +10.9%
10 years —+488.0%-4.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+19.4%-0.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHAFNMATXSFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%34.6%31.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%26.3%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.141.000.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.943.942.60 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.2%-54.4%-52.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.9%-2.4%-7.6% -1.2%
52-week high $10.93$237.28$13.74 $779.14
52-week low $5.21$97.33$7.03 $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.

MultipleHAFNMATXSFL
P/E now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 16.3x 15.0xmedian 16.3x 26.0xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.0x 2.0xmedian 1.0x —median 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 8.7x 9.8xmedian 8.7x 11.1xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 11.4x 62.5xmedian 11.4x —median 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.82 2.50median 0.82 -1.44median 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 monthsHAFNMATXSFL
Revenue $1.52B $3.46B –
Gross profit $835.92M – –
Operating income $673.55M $525.00M –
Net income $658.69M $463.80M $64.88M
Free cash flow $781.70M $110.70M –
EPS (diluted) $2.12 $15.31 $0.49
Cash & equivalents $353.16M $119.30M $113.10M
Total debt $5.60B $332.40M $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 504.11M 30.30M 133.06M
Enterprise value $4.49B $6.39B -$144.41B

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
MetricHAFNMATXSFL
P/E 5.0x 15.0x 26.0x
P/FCF 6.8x 62.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 7.5x 11.9x –
P/S 3.5x 2.0x –
P/B 2.0x 2.5x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.6x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x 9.8x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 8.8x 13.6x 29.0x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 2.1x –
EV/FCF 7.6x 64.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.4x 12.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.50 -1.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHAFNMATXSFL
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.5% -0.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 43.5% -10.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -2.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 51.8% -6.1% 82.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 0.4% -18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.6% 0.4% 78.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 6.0% -18.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.7% -5.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -11.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.9% -57.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -42.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHAFNMATXSFL
Gross margin 55.0% – –
EBITDA margin 57.3% 21.0% –
Operating margin 44.3% 15.2% –
Pretax margin 43.4% 15.9% –
Net margin 70.2% 13.4% –
FCF margin 51.5% 3.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 46.3% 16.9% –
Return on equity 25.4% 16.9% –
Return on assets 16.5% 10.0% –
Return on invested capital 19.3% 14.3% –
Return on capital employed 20.2% 13.0% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHAFNMATXSFL
Debt / assets 24.9% 7.1% 67.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.1x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.3x 6.1x
Debt / FCF 1.3x 3.0x –
Liabilities / assets 33.1% 41.2% 70.6%
Equity / assets 66.9% 58.8% 29.4%
Interest coverage 26.9x 79.5x –
Current ratio 1.7x 0.9x 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.85 3.96 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHAFNMATXSFL
Dividend yield 10.6% 0.6% 6.6%
Net buyback yield -0.2% 3.8% –
Shareholder yield 10.4% 4.4% 6.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 9.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 40.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% –

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.

ConsensusHAFNMATXSFL
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 13.2xFY2026 23.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.45FY2026 $17.50FY2026 $0.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +113.2%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026 +450.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -14.5% -8.5% +76.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.36BFY2026 $3.45BFY2026 $691.35MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +42.6%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.3% +6.1% +19.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHAFNMATXSFL
Held by institutions – 86.3% 43.5%
Institutions holding – 428 223
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.4% +15.8%
Institutions buying – 212 133
Institutions selling – 134 55
Buyers to sellers – 1.58 2.42

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.

HAFNMATXSFL
HAFN 1.00 0.20 0.59
MATX 0.20 1.00 0.26
SFL 0.59 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HAFN, MATX and SFL?

Matson (MATX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hafnia (HAFN) $5.41B, Matson (MATX) $6.84B, Sfl (SFL) $1.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, HAFN, MATX and SFL?

Hafnia (HAFN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hafnia (HAFN) 5.1x, Matson (MATX) 14.7x, Sfl (SFL) 26.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hafnia (HAFN) is cheapest (Hafnia (HAFN) 7.3x, Matson (MATX) 13.2x, Sfl (SFL) 23.1x). 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%, Matson (MATX) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hafnia (HAFN) has the highest net margin (Hafnia (HAFN) 70.2%, Matson (MATX) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, Hafnia (HAFN) leads (Hafnia (HAFN) 19.3%, Matson (MATX) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Matson (MATX) returned the most: Hafnia (HAFN) +71.1%, Matson (MATX) +136.2%, Sfl (SFL) +80.7%. Over five years, Matson (MATX) compounded fastest (Matson (MATX) +22.6%/yr, Sfl (SFL) +9.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hafnia (HAFN) 0.00%, Matson (MATX) 0.01%, Sfl (SFL) 0.00%. Hafnia (HAFN) and Sfl (SFL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sfl (SFL) has been the steadiest (Hafnia (HAFN) 36.6%, Matson (MATX) 34.6%, Sfl (SFL) 31.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HAFN, MATX and SFL?

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 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.