KEX vs R vs SUNB Stock Comparison

Kirby, Ryder System and Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KEX Kirby Corp
$137.21 +6.4% 1M +54.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.80B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.49B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
2 wins
R Ryder System Inc
$279.65 +18.7% 1M +66.2% 1Y
Market cap
$10.57B
P/E
20.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.08B
Div. yield
0.01%
Logistics Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ryder System leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ryder System 5, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings 4, Kirby 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKEXRSUNBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.80B $10.57B $33.91B SUNB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.0x 20.3x 22.1x R
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.0x 19.4x 20.2x R
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.6% +3.2% — KEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 4.0% 13.3% SUNB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% -70.6% 11.8% SUNB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.9x 1.8x R
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.7% +66.2% +16.1% R
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.4%/yr +26.4%/yr -0.5%/yr R
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.0% 32.1% 44.9% KEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 40/100 65/100 SUNB

Percentile Scorecard

KEXRSUNB

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

AxisKEXRSUNB
Valuation 41 #81 of 136 37 #86 of 136 67 #16 of 46
Growth 79 #26 of 121 62 #47 of 121 –
Profitability 54 #53 of 115 27 #84 of 115 90 #5 of 39
Financial Health 66 #50 of 143 4 #137 of 143 22 #37 of 47
Shareholder Returns 80 #17 of 82 69 #26 of 82 81 #7 of 32
Overall 64 40 65
  • KEX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • R 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

PeriodKEXRSUNBSPY
1 month +6.4%+18.7%+9.0% -0.2%
3 months -5.6%+7.5%+8.5% +3.9%
6 months -9.1%+12.9%+7.7% +8.2%
Year to date +24.5%+46.1%+19.9% +12.9%
1 year +54.7%+66.2%+16.1% +12.3%
3 years +83.7%+202.7%+42.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +22.5%+44.7%+12.6% +23.3%
5 years +153.0%+222.8%-2.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +20.4%+26.4%-0.5% +10.9%
10 years +131.2%+304.2%+428.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.7%+15.0%+18.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKEXRSUNBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.0%32.1%44.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.1%29.0%43.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.551.021.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.892.060.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.8%-28.8%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-0.9%-4.9% -1.2%
52-week high $152.59$282.13$86.06 $779.14
52-week low $88.64$162.50$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.

MultipleKEXRSUNB
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 16.3x 20.6xmedian 16.3x 21.8xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.0x 0.8xmedian 1.0x 2.9xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 8.7x -2.2xmedian 8.7x 8.9xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 11.4x 11.2xmedian 11.4x 21.8xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.2x 3.6xmedian 1.2x 4.5xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.65median 0.82 2.47median 0.82 —median 2.38

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 monthsKEXRSUNB
Revenue $3.49B $13.08B $11.52B
Gross profit $1.16B $2.56B $4.56B
Operating income $488.92M -$9.81B $2.46B
Net income $355.89M $520.00M $1.54B
Free cash flow $475.58M $954.00M $1.54B
EPS (diluted) $6.62 $13.41 $3.74
Cash & equivalents $38.96M $198.00M $32.00M
Total debt $1.04B $30.21B $8.56B
Shares (diluted) 53.70M 38.79M 411.31M
Enterprise value $7.58B $9.78B $33.79B

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
MetricKEXRSUNB
P/E 20.6x 20.6x 21.8x
P/FCF 15.2x 11.2x 21.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 3.9x 9.2x
P/S 2.1x 0.8x 2.9x
P/B 2.1x 3.6x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 4.1x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x -2.2x 8.9x
EV/EBIT 16.9x -1.8x 17.1x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.4x 3.7x
EV/FCF 17.3x 18.5x 27.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x 6.5x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.65 2.47 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEXRSUNB
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.6% 3.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 3.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% -0.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 3.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.0% -4.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.6% -3.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 17.2% 3.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 2.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 23.2% 11.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.6% 8.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% 13.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 4.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 82.1% 1,184% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.3% 47.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEXRSUNB
Gross margin 33.2% 19.6% 39.6%
EBITDA margin 21.8% -61.9% 41.1%
Operating margin 14.0% -75.0% 21.4%
Pretax margin 13.5% 5.4% 18.0%
Net margin 10.2% 4.0% 13.3%
FCF margin 13.6% 7.3% 13.4%
Operating cash flow margin 20.3% 20.9% 31.7%
Return on equity 10.4% 17.8% 20.7%
Return on assets 5.8% 3.2% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 8.3% -70.6% 11.8%
Return on capital employed 9.0% -80.1% 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 5.3x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEXRSUNB
Debt / assets 16.7% 44.6% 36.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 2.4x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.9x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 7.6x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 44.6% 81.6% 68.5%
Equity / assets 55.4% 18.4% 31.5%
Interest coverage 11.0x -25.2x –
Current ratio 1.7x 0.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.27 -0.58 2.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEXRSUNB
Dividend yield – 1.3% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 4.5% 5.2% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 6.5% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 15.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% –

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.

ConsensusKEXRSUNB
Forward P/E 20.0xFY2026 19.4xFY2026 20.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.86FY2026 $14.45FY2026 $4.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.0% +30.6% +25.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.49BFY2026 $14.12BFY2026 $12.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +2.3% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEXRSUNB
Held by institutions 99.6% 90.8% 78.3%
Institutions holding 464 579 496
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% -0.6% +9.2%
Institutions buying 252 309 315
Institutions selling 145 177 136
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.75 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.

KEXRSUNB
KEX 1.00 0.19 0.15
R 0.19 1.00 0.30
SUNB 0.15 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEX, R and SUNB?

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kirby (KEX) $7.80B, Ryder System (R) $10.57B, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) $33.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEX, R and SUNB?

Ryder System (R) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kirby (KEX) 22.0x, Ryder System (R) 20.3x, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ryder System (R) is cheapest (Kirby (KEX) 20.0x, Ryder System (R) 19.4x, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 20.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kirby (KEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kirby (KEX) +6.6%, Ryder System (R) +3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) has the highest net margin (Kirby (KEX) 10.2%, Ryder System (R) 4.0%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 13.3%). On return on invested capital, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) leads (Kirby (KEX) 8.3%, Ryder System (R) -70.6%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 11.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryder System (R) returned the most: Kirby (KEX) +54.7%, Ryder System (R) +66.2%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) +16.1%. Over five years, Ryder System (R) compounded fastest (Kirby (KEX) +20.4%/yr, Ryder System (R) +26.4%/yr, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) -0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kirby (KEX) 0.00%, Ryder System (R) 0.01%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 0.00%. Kirby (KEX) and Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kirby (KEX) has been the steadiest (Kirby (KEX) 29.0%, Ryder System (R) 32.1%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 44.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KEX, R 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, Ryder System (R) 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.