KEX vs MATX vs HAFN Stock Comparison

Kirby, Matson and Hafnia Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KEX Kirby Corp
$145.98 +10.7% 1M +44.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.71B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.60B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
3 wins
MATX Matson, Inc.
$227.28 +0.4% 1M +130.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.80B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
0.64%
Marine Shipping Industrials
2 wins
HAFN Hafnia Ltd
$11.07 +14.6% 1M +75.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.51B
P/E
5.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
10.12%
Marine Shipping Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hafnia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hafnia 7, Kirby 3, Matson 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKEXMATXHAFNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.71B $6.80B $5.51B KEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.9x 14.8x 5.2x HAFN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x 13.0x 7.6x HAFN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% -0.2% +30.5% HAFN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.4% 70.2% HAFN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.3% 19.3% HAFN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x 0.7x MATX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.64% 10.12% HAFN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.5% +130.8% +75.2% MATX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.8%/yr +22.3%/yr — KEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.7% 34.6% 36.7% KEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 45/100 74/100 HAFN

Percentile Scorecard

KEXMATXHAFN

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

AxisKEXMATXHAFN
Valuation 43 #78 of 136 33 #92 of 136 64 #50 of 136
Growth 79 #26 of 121 23 #94 of 121 68 #39 of 121
Profitability – 60 #46 of 112 92 #10 of 112
Financial Health – 69 #44 of 140 77 #33 of 140
Shareholder Returns – 42 #47 of 80 70 #25 of 80
Overall – 45 74
  • KEX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • MATX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • HAFN ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKEXMATXHAFNSPY
1 month +10.7%+0.4%+14.6% +0.7%
3 months +10.3%+11.5%+43.8% +3.7%
6 months -3.0%+30.3%+24.2% +7.1%
Year to date +32.5%+84.0%+107.7% +12.8%
1 year +44.5%+130.8%+75.2% +11.9%
3 years +97.6%+151.3%+70.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +25.5%+36.0%+19.5% +22.8%
5 years +178.5%+172.9%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +22.8%+22.3%— +10.9%
10 years +147.4%+477.6%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.5%+19.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKEXMATXHAFNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.7%34.6%36.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.1%26.2%38.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.561.000.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.673.782.05 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.8%-54.4%-59.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-4.2%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $152.59$237.28$11.07 $779.14
52-week low $100.99$97.33$5.21 $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.

MultipleKEXMATXHAFN
P/E now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 16.5x 14.8xmedian 16.5x 5.2xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.9x 2.0xmedian 0.9x 3.6xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x 9.7xmedian 8.8x 7.1xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 11.9x 61.4xmedian 11.9x 7.1xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 2.5xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.75median 0.84 2.46median 0.84 —median 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 monthsKEXMATXHAFN
Revenue $3.60B $3.46B $1.52B
Gross profit – – $835.92M
Operating income $510.61M $525.00M $673.55M
Net income – $463.80M $658.69M
Free cash flow – $110.70M $781.70M
EPS (diluted) $6.96 $15.31 $2.12
Cash & equivalents – $119.30M $353.16M
Total debt – $332.40M $5.60B
Shares (diluted) 53.70M 30.30M 504.11M
Enterprise value $7.71B $6.34B $4.60B

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
MetricKEXMATXHAFN
P/E 20.9x 14.8x 5.2x
P/FCF 14.6x 61.4x 7.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.3x 11.6x 7.8x
P/S 2.1x 2.0x 3.6x
P/B – 2.5x 2.1x
P/Tangible book – 2.6x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – 9.7x 7.1x
EV/EBIT – 13.4x 9.1x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 2.0x 4.0x
EV/FCF – 63.3x 7.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x 12.0x 8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.75 2.46 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEXMATXHAFN
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% -0.2% 30.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 0.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 41.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.5% -10.2% 43.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.4% -2.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -6.1% 51.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 0.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 27.4% 0.4% 22.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 6.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.3% -5.5% -12.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% -11.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -57.0% -3.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -42.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEXMATXHAFN
Gross margin – – 55.0%
EBITDA margin – 21.0% 57.3%
Operating margin – 15.2% 44.3%
Pretax margin – 15.9% 43.4%
Net margin – 13.4% 70.2%
FCF margin – 3.2% 51.5%
Operating cash flow margin 17.4% 16.9% 46.3%
Return on equity – 16.9% 25.4%
Return on assets – 10.0% 16.5%
Return on invested capital – 14.3% 19.3%
Return on capital employed – 13.0% 20.2%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEXMATXHAFN
Debt / assets – 7.1% 24.9%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x 0.7x
Debt / FCF – 3.0x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets – 41.2% 33.1%
Equity / assets – 58.8% 66.9%
Interest coverage – 79.5x 26.9x
Current ratio – 0.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio – 0.8x 1.5x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 3.92 3.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEXMATXHAFN
Dividend yield – 0.6% 10.1%
Net buyback yield – 3.9% -0.1%
Shareholder yield – 4.5% 10.0%
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.

ConsensusKEXMATXHAFN
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 13.0xFY2026 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.86FY2026 $17.50FY2026 $1.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026 +113.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.0% -8.5% -14.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.49BFY2026 $3.45BFY2026 $1.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +6.1% -11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEXMATXHAFN
Held by institutions 99.6% 86.3% –
Institutions holding 465 429 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +0.4% –
Institutions buying 252 213 –
Institutions selling 145 134 –
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.59 –

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.

KEXMATXHAFN
KEX 1.00 0.36 0.22
MATX 0.36 1.00 0.20
HAFN 0.22 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEX, MATX and HAFN?

Kirby (KEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kirby (KEX) $7.71B, Matson (MATX) $6.80B, Hafnia (HAFN) $5.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEX, MATX and HAFN?

Hafnia (HAFN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kirby (KEX) 20.9x, Matson (MATX) 14.8x, Hafnia (HAFN) 5.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hafnia (HAFN) is cheapest (Kirby (KEX) 21.3x, Matson (MATX) 13.0x, Hafnia (HAFN) 7.6x). 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: Kirby (KEX) +8.5%, Matson (MATX) -0.2%, Hafnia (HAFN) +30.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Matson (MATX) returned the most: Kirby (KEX) +44.5%, Matson (MATX) +130.8%, Hafnia (HAFN) +75.2%. Over five years, Kirby (KEX) compounded fastest (Kirby (KEX) +22.8%/yr, Matson (MATX) +22.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hafnia (HAFN) has the highest dividend yield: Matson (MATX) 0.64%, Hafnia (HAFN) 10.12%. Kirby (KEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kirby (KEX) has been the steadiest (Kirby (KEX) 26.7%, Matson (MATX) 34.6%, Hafnia (HAFN) 36.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.