INSW vs FRO vs CMBT Stock Comparison

International Seaways, Frontline and Cmb.Tech Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FRO Frontline plc
$56.54 +15.6% 1M +128.4% 1Y
Market cap
$12.67B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.71B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
4 wins
CMBT Cmb.Tech Nv
$18.76 -1.0% 1M +99.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.21B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.89B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

International Seaways leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (International Seaways 5, Frontline 4, Cmb.Tech 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINSWFROCMBTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.53B $12.67B $4.21B FRO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.1x 8.5x 4.9x CMBT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.5x 5.7x 7.4x FRO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +57.4% +48.8% +84.9% CMBT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 62.0% 54.8% 29.6% INSW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 28.3% 29.5% — FRO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x — 4.8x INSW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +124.1% +128.4% +99.8% FRO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +45.3%/yr +45.1%/yr +12.2%/yr INSW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.0% 44.8% 40.1% INSW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 82/100 79/100 61/100 INSW

Percentile Scorecard

INSWFROCMBT

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

AxisINSWFROCMBT
Valuation 46 #74 of 136 47 #72 of 136 56 #60 of 136
Growth 82 #23 of 121 97 #5 of 121 95 #7 of 121
Profitability 97 #4 of 112 98 #3 of 112 75 #29 of 112
Financial Health 89 #16 of 140 67 #47 of 140 17 #117 of 140
Shareholder Returns 95 #5 of 80 87 #11 of 80 65 #29 of 80
Overall 82 79 61
  • INSW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • FRO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CMBT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINSWFROCMBTSPY
1 month +3.0%+15.6%-1.0% +0.7%
3 months +19.4%+44.6%+17.2% +3.7%
6 months +37.0%+54.9%+36.2% +7.1%
Year to date +134.1%+159.1%+94.4% +12.8%
1 year +124.1%+128.4%+99.8% +11.9%
3 years +136.5%+158.8%+5.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +33.3%+37.3%+1.7% +22.8%
5 years +547.6%+541.8%+77.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +45.3%+45.1%+12.2% +10.9%
10 years —+663.0%+143.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+22.5%+9.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureINSWFROCMBTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.0%44.8%40.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%45.2%37.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.300.500.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.102.872.49 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.8%-56.1%-62.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.1%-4.5%-10.3% -1.2%
52-week high $125.00$59.22$20.92 $779.14
52-week low $46.81$20.58$9.09 $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.

MultipleINSWFROCMBT
P/E now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 16.5x 8.5xmedian 16.5x 5.0xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 0.9x 4.6xmedian 0.9x 2.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x 10.1xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 11.9x 6.2xmedian 11.9x 7.5xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.2x 4.0xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.32median 0.84 0.45median 0.84 0.43median 0.84

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 monthsINSWFROCMBT
Revenue $1.26B $2.71B $2.89B
Gross profit – – $2.22B
Operating income $806.76M $1.63B $1.21B
Net income $779.12M $1.49B $839.57M
Free cash flow $269.32M $2.02B $787.73M
EPS (diluted) $15.62 $6.68 $3.73
Cash & equivalents $159.40M $321.42M $151.57M
Total debt $645.62M $2.43B $5.45B
Shares (diluted) 49.86M 222.62M 229.44M
Enterprise value $4.16B $11.43B $3.62B

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
MetricINSWFROCMBT
P/E 7.2x 8.5x 5.0x
P/FCF 20.9x 6.2x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x 9.3x 7.5x
P/S 4.5x 4.6x 2.1x
P/B 2.5x 4.0x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 4.0x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 6.0x – 10.1x
EV/EBIT 7.3x 9.0x 9.3x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 5.4x 3.9x
EV/FCF 21.8x 7.3x 14.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x 10.9x 14.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.32 0.45 0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINSWFROCMBT
Revenue growth (1Y) 57.4% 48.8% 84.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 12.2% 31.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 80.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 30.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 193.8% 226.3% 146.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 24.1% 20.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 226.4% 524.5% 274.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 21.7% 12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 223.8% 524.5% -20.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 19.0% 11.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% 116.9% 184.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 17.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.3% 218.6% 184.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.9% 20.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINSWFROCMBT
Gross margin – – 76.7%
EBITDA margin 77.6% – 38.5%
Operating margin 64.2% 60.1% 42.0%
Pretax margin 61.4% 54.9% 28.5%
Net margin 62.0% 54.8% 29.6%
FCF margin 21.4% 74.3% 27.3%
Operating cash flow margin 50.4% 49.8% 27.3%
Return on equity 34.6% 49.6% –
Return on assets 26.2% 25.9% –
Return on invested capital 28.3% 29.5% –
Return on capital employed 28.7% 31.0% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.9x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINSWFROCMBT
Debt / assets 21.4% 41.9% 61.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.8x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x – 4.8x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 1.2x 6.9x
Liabilities / assets 25.0% 45.7% 64.6%
Equity / assets 75.0% 54.3% 35.4%
Interest coverage 19.7x 8.8x 2.3x
Current ratio 5.9x 1.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 7.3x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 3.1x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.40 4.64 1.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINSWFROCMBT
Dividend yield 7.1% 6.3% 4.5%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 7.1% 6.3% 4.5%
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.

ConsensusINSWFROCMBT
Forward P/E 6.5xFY2026 5.7xFY2026 7.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.52FY2026 $9.98FY2026 $2.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +223.2%FY2026 +487.1%FY2026 +262.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -35.2% -49.8% -21.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.35BFY2026 $2.52BFY2026 $2.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +64.2%FY2026 +110.2%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -10.4% -18.3% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINSWFROCMBT
Held by institutions 81.7% 33.6% 20.1%
Institutions holding 365 262 170
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +36.6% +8.7%
Institutions buying 228 152 78
Institutions selling 86 75 51
Buyers to sellers 2.65 2.03 1.53

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.

INSWFROCMBT
INSW 1.00 0.81 0.67
FRO 0.81 1.00 0.68
CMBT 0.67 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INSW, FRO and CMBT?

Frontline (FRO) is the largest by market capitalisation: International Seaways (INSW) $5.53B, Frontline (FRO) $12.67B, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) $4.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, INSW, FRO and CMBT?

Cmb.Tech (CMBT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (International Seaways (INSW) 7.1x, Frontline (FRO) 8.5x, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 4.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Frontline (FRO) is cheapest (International Seaways (INSW) 6.5x, Frontline (FRO) 5.7x, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 7.4x). 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: International Seaways (INSW) +57.4%, Frontline (FRO) +48.8%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +84.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

International Seaways (INSW) has the highest net margin (International Seaways (INSW) 62.0%, Frontline (FRO) 54.8%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 29.6%). On return on invested capital, Frontline (FRO) leads (International Seaways (INSW) 28.3%, Frontline (FRO) 29.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Frontline (FRO) returned the most: International Seaways (INSW) +124.1%, Frontline (FRO) +128.4%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +99.8%. Over five years, International Seaways (INSW) compounded fastest (International Seaways (INSW) +45.3%/yr, Frontline (FRO) +45.1%/yr, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +12.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, International Seaways (INSW) has been the steadiest (International Seaways (INSW) 40.0%, Frontline (FRO) 44.8%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 40.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, International Seaways (INSW) leads on 5. 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.