INSW vs KEX vs SUNB Stock Comparison

International Seaways, Kirby and Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KEX Kirby Corp
$146.19 +11.1% 1M +64.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.72B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.60B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

International Seaways leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (International Seaways 10, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings 1, Kirby 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINSWKEXSUNBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.54B $7.72B $33.98B SUNB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.1x 20.9x 22.1x INSW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x 21.3x 20.5x INSW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +57.4% +8.5% — INSW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 62.0% — 13.3% INSW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 28.3% — 11.8% INSW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x — 1.8x INSW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 7.21% — 1.27% INSW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +125.3% +64.9% +20.2% INSW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +44.9%/yr +22.8%/yr -0.3%/yr INSW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.0% 29.7% 44.8% KEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 82/100 — 64/100 INSW

Percentile Scorecard

INSWKEXSUNB

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

AxisINSWKEXSUNB
Valuation 46 #74 of 136 42 #79 of 136 62 #18 of 46
Growth 80 #25 of 122 79 #27 of 122 –
Profitability 97 #4 of 116 – 90 #5 of 39
Financial Health 90 #15 of 143 – 22 #37 of 47
Shareholder Returns 95 #5 of 81 – 84 #6 of 32
Overall 82 – 64
  • INSW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • KEX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • SUNB 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

PeriodINSWKEXSUNBSPY
1 month +3.2%+11.1%+10.7% +0.9%
3 months +18.2%+11.4%+12.9% +5.9%
6 months +37.7%-4.2%+13.1% +8.5%
Year to date +130.3%+32.7%+21.5% +13.3%
1 year +125.3%+64.9%+20.2% +12.4%
3 years +127.2%+95.7%+44.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +31.5%+25.1%+13.1% +23.5%
5 years +537.2%+178.9%-1.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +44.9%+22.8%-0.3% +11.0%
10 years —+147.7%+435.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+9.5%+18.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureINSWKEXSUNBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.0%29.7%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%27.2%43.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.300.561.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.132.190.45 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.8%-38.8%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-4.2%-3.7% -0.9%
52-week high $125.00$152.59$86.06 $779.14
52-week low $46.81$88.64$60.42 $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.

MultipleINSWKEXSUNB
P/E now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 16.1x 20.9xmedian 16.1x 22.1xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 0.9x 2.1xmedian 0.9x 3.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 8.6x —median 8.6x 9.0xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 11.6x 14.6xmedian 11.6x 22.0xmedian 22.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 4.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.30median 0.80 0.75median 0.80 —median 2.36

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 monthsINSWKEXSUNB
Revenue $1.26B $3.60B $11.52B
Gross profit – – $4.56B
Operating income $806.76M $510.61M $2.46B
Net income $779.12M – $1.54B
Free cash flow $269.32M – $1.54B
EPS (diluted) $15.62 $6.96 $3.74
Cash & equivalents $159.40M – $32.00M
Total debt $645.62M – $8.56B
Shares (diluted) 49.86M 53.70M 411.31M
Enterprise value $4.17B $7.72B $33.86B

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
MetricINSWKEXSUNB
P/E 7.1x 20.9x 22.1x
P/FCF 20.6x 14.6x 22.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 12.3x 9.3x
P/S 4.4x 2.1x 3.0x
P/B 2.4x – 4.6x
P/Tangible book 2.4x – 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 5.9x – 9.0x
EV/EBIT 7.2x – 17.3x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 2.1x 3.7x
EV/FCF 21.4x – 27.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 12.3x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.30 0.75 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINSWKEXSUNB
Revenue growth (1Y) 57.4% 8.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 6.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 193.8% 22.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 19.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 226.4% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.8% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 223.8% 27.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 28.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% 3.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 11.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINSWKEXSUNB
Gross margin – – 39.6%
EBITDA margin 77.6% – 41.1%
Operating margin 64.2% – 21.4%
Pretax margin 61.4% – 18.0%
Net margin 62.0% – 13.3%
FCF margin 21.4% – 13.4%
Operating cash flow margin 50.4% 17.4% 31.7%
Return on equity 34.6% – 20.7%
Return on assets 26.2% – 6.7%
Return on invested capital 28.3% – 11.8%
Return on capital employed 28.7% – 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINSWKEXSUNB
Debt / assets 21.4% – 36.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.4x – 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 25.0% – 68.5%
Equity / assets 75.0% – 31.5%
Interest coverage 19.7x – –
Current ratio 5.9x – 0.9x
Quick ratio 7.3x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 3.1x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 6.32 – 2.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINSWKEXSUNB
Dividend yield 7.2% – 1.3%
Net buyback yield – – 3.0%
Shareholder yield 7.2% – 4.2%
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.

ConsensusINSWKEXSUNB
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 21.3xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.52FY2026 $6.86FY2026 $4.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +223.2%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -35.2% +29.0% +25.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.35BFY2026 $3.49BFY2026 $12.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +64.2%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -10.4% +4.7% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINSWKEXSUNB
Held by institutions 81.7% 99.6% 78.3%
Institutions holding 364 464 496
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% -0.1% +9.2%
Institutions buying 228 252 315
Institutions selling 86 145 136
Buyers to sellers 2.65 1.74 2.32

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.

INSWKEXSUNB
INSW 1.00 0.17 0.03
KEX 0.17 1.00 0.15
SUNB 0.03 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INSW, KEX and SUNB?

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) is the largest by market capitalisation: International Seaways (INSW) $5.54B, Kirby (KEX) $7.72B, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) $33.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, INSW, KEX and SUNB?

International Seaways (INSW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (International Seaways (INSW) 7.1x, Kirby (KEX) 20.9x, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, International Seaways (INSW) is cheapest (International Seaways (INSW) 6.4x, Kirby (KEX) 21.3x, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

International Seaways (INSW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: International Seaways (INSW) +57.4%, Kirby (KEX) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

International Seaways (INSW) has the highest net margin (International Seaways (INSW) 62.0%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 13.3%). On return on invested capital, International Seaways (INSW) leads (International Seaways (INSW) 28.3%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 11.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year International Seaways (INSW) returned the most: International Seaways (INSW) +125.3%, Kirby (KEX) +64.9%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) +20.2%. Over five years, International Seaways (INSW) compounded fastest (International Seaways (INSW) +44.9%/yr, Kirby (KEX) +22.8%/yr, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

International Seaways (INSW) has the highest dividend yield: International Seaways (INSW) 7.21%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 1.27%. Kirby (KEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kirby (KEX) has been the steadiest (International Seaways (INSW) 40.0%, Kirby (KEX) 29.7%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INSW, KEX and SUNB?

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 10. 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.