KEX vs CMBT vs TRMD Stock Comparison

Kirby, Cmb.Tech and Torm Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KEX Kirby Corp
$137.21 +6.4% 1M +54.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.24B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.49B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
2 wins
CMBT Cmb.Tech Nv
$18.20 -4.2% 1M +98.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.75B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.89B
Div. yield
4.62%
Marine Shipping Industrials
2 wins
TRMD TORM plc
$40.37 +17.6% 1M +91.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.09B
P/E
2.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.72B
Div. yield
12.48%
Marine Shipping Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Torm leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Torm 7, Kirby 2, Cmb.Tech 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKEXCMBTTRMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.24B $5.75B $4.09B KEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x 4.9x 2.4x TRMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.0x 7.2x 4.6x TRMD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.6% +84.9% +3.0% CMBT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 29.6% 61.2% TRMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 4.8x -2.0x TRMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 4.62% 12.48% TRMD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.7% +98.5% +91.8% CMBT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.4%/yr +11.2%/yr +37.4%/yr TRMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.0% 40.2% 39.3% KEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 63/100 80/100 TRMD

Percentile Scorecard

KEXCMBTTRMD

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

AxisKEXCMBTTRMD
Valuation 41 #81 of 136 61 #54 of 136 90 #14 of 136
Growth 79 #26 of 121 94 #8 of 121 57 #53 of 121
Profitability 54 #53 of 115 75 #30 of 115 97 #5 of 115
Financial Health 66 #50 of 143 16 #120 of 143 89 #17 of 143
Shareholder Returns 80 #17 of 82 68 #27 of 82 67 #28 of 82
Overall 64 63 80
  • KEX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CMBT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • TRMD ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKEXCMBTTRMDSPY
1 month +6.4%-4.2%+17.6% -0.2%
3 months -5.6%+18.1%+35.5% +3.9%
6 months -9.1%+37.5%+26.3% +8.2%
Year to date +24.5%+88.6%+106.2% +12.9%
1 year +54.7%+98.5%+91.8% +12.3%
3 years +83.7%+1.8%+32.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +22.5%+0.6%+9.9% +23.3%
5 years +153.0%+70.3%+389.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +20.4%+11.2%+37.4% +10.9%
10 years +131.2%+130.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.7%+8.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKEXCMBTTRMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.0%40.2%39.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.1%37.3%40.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.550.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.892.452.33 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.8%-62.7%-65.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-13.0%-1.8% -1.2%
52-week high $152.59$20.92$41.11 $779.14
52-week low $88.64$9.09$19.39 $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.

MultipleKEXCMBTTRMD
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 16.3x 4.9xmedian 16.3x 2.4xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.0x 2.0xmedian 1.0x 1.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 8.7x 9.9xmedian 8.7x 0.6xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 11.4x 7.3xmedian 11.4x 5.8xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.65median 0.82 0.41median 0.82 0.12median 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 monthsKEXCMBTTRMD
Revenue $3.49B $2.89B $2.72B
Gross profit $1.16B $2.22B $2.66B
Operating income $488.92M $1.21B $1.63B
Net income $355.89M $839.57M $1.67B
Free cash flow $475.58M $787.73M $699.80M
EPS (diluted) $6.62 $3.73 $16.64
Cash & equivalents $38.96M $151.57M $368.20M
Total debt $1.04B $5.45B $1.08B
Shares (diluted) 53.70M 229.44M 100.10M
Enterprise value $7.02B $5.16B -$7.59B

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
MetricKEXCMBTTRMD
P/E 20.6x 4.9x 2.4x
P/FCF 15.2x 7.3x 5.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 7.3x 5.8x
P/S 2.1x 2.0x 1.5x
P/B 2.1x 1.8x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.9x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x 9.9x 0.6x
EV/EBIT 16.9x 9.1x 0.6x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 3.8x 0.4x
EV/FCF 17.3x 14.0x 1.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x 14.0x 1.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.65 0.41 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEXCMBTTRMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.6% 84.9% 3.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 31.2% 17.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% 80.8% 3.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 30.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.0% 146.6% -1.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.6% 20.4% 25.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.2% 274.8% -1.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 12.6% 28.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.2% -20.7% -4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.6% 11.8% 20.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% 184.9% -1.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.5% – -5.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 82.1% 184.9% -1.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.3% – 17.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEXCMBTTRMD
Gross margin 33.2% 76.7% 97.8%
EBITDA margin 21.8% 38.5% 58.5%
Operating margin 14.0% 42.0% 60.1%
Pretax margin 13.5% 28.5% 61.1%
Net margin 10.2% 29.6% 61.2%
FCF margin 13.6% 27.3% 25.7%
Operating cash flow margin 20.3% 27.3% 25.7%
Return on equity 10.4% – –
Return on assets 5.8% – 45.3%
Return on invested capital 8.3% – –
Return on capital employed 9.0% – 49.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.9x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEXCMBTTRMD
Debt / assets 16.7% 61.8% 28.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 4.8x -2.0x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 6.9x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 44.6% 64.6% 33.3%
Equity / assets 55.4% 35.4% 66.7%
Interest coverage 11.0x 2.3x 12.6x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.1x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 12.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 11.2x
Altman Z-score 3.27 1.62 5.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEXCMBTTRMD
Dividend yield – 4.6% 12.5%
Net buyback yield 4.5% – -0.5%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 4.6% 12.0%
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.

ConsensusKEXCMBTTRMD
Forward P/E 20.0xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 4.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.86FY2026 $2.54FY2026 $8.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +262.9%FY2026 +204.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.0% -21.7% -29.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.49BFY2026 $2.12BFY2026 $1.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026 +78.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +1.9% -24.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEXCMBTTRMD
Held by institutions 99.6% 20.1% 45.6%
Institutions holding 464 169 152
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +8.7% +7.6%
Institutions buying 252 78 98
Institutions selling 145 51 36
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.53 2.72

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.

KEXCMBTTRMD
KEX 1.00 0.13 0.24
CMBT 0.13 1.00 0.63
TRMD 0.24 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEX, CMBT and TRMD?

Kirby (KEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kirby (KEX) $7.24B, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) $5.75B, Torm (TRMD) $4.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEX, CMBT and TRMD?

Torm (TRMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kirby (KEX) 20.6x, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 4.9x, Torm (TRMD) 2.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Torm (TRMD) is cheapest (Kirby (KEX) 20.0x, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 7.2x, Torm (TRMD) 4.6x). 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: Kirby (KEX) +6.6%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +84.9%, Torm (TRMD) +3.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Torm (TRMD) has the highest net margin (Kirby (KEX) 10.2%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 29.6%, Torm (TRMD) 61.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cmb.Tech (CMBT) returned the most: Kirby (KEX) +54.7%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +98.5%, Torm (TRMD) +91.8%. Over five years, Torm (TRMD) compounded fastest (Kirby (KEX) +20.4%/yr, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +11.2%/yr, Torm (TRMD) +37.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Torm (TRMD) has the highest dividend yield: Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 4.62%, Torm (TRMD) 12.48%. Kirby (KEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kirby (KEX) has been the steadiest (Kirby (KEX) 29.0%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 40.2%, Torm (TRMD) 39.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KEX, CMBT and TRMD?

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