KEX vs STNG vs SUNB Stock Comparison

Kirby, Scorpio Tankers 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
2 wins
STNG Scorpio Tankers Inc.
$88.76 +6.7% 1M +44.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.59B
P/E
4.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24B
Div. yield
1.99%
Marine Shipping Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Scorpio Tankers leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Scorpio Tankers 8, Kirby 2, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKEXSTNGSUNBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.72B $4.59B $33.98B SUNB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.9x 4.8x 22.1x STNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x 7.2x 20.5x STNG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +39.5% — STNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 69.3% 13.3% STNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 11.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.3x 1.8x STNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.99% 1.27% STNG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +64.9% +44.5% +20.2% KEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.8%/yr +40.9%/yr -0.3%/yr STNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.7% 36.4% 44.8% KEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 75/100 64/100 STNG

Percentile Scorecard

KEXSTNGSUNB

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

AxisKEXSTNGSUNB
Valuation 42 #79 of 136 84 #22 of 136 62 #18 of 46
Growth 79 #27 of 122 79 #26 of 122 –
Profitability – 93 #9 of 116 90 #5 of 39
Financial Health – 94 #10 of 143 22 #37 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 25 #61 of 81 84 #6 of 32
Overall – 75 64
  • KEX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • STNG 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

PeriodKEXSTNGSUNBSPY
1 month +11.1%+6.7%+10.7% +0.9%
3 months +11.4%+13.0%+12.9% +5.9%
6 months -4.2%+9.5%+13.1% +8.5%
Year to date +32.7%+74.6%+21.5% +13.3%
1 year +64.9%+44.5%+20.2% +12.4%
3 years +95.7%+53.8%+44.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +25.1%+15.4%+13.1% +23.5%
5 years +178.9%+454.1%-1.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +22.8%+40.9%-0.3% +11.0%
10 years +147.7%+123.6%+435.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.5%+8.4%+18.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKEXSTNGSUNBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.7%36.4%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.2%34.5%43.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.181.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.191.220.45 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.8%-61.9%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.2%0.0%-3.7% -0.9%
52-week high $152.59$88.77$86.06 $779.14
52-week low $88.64$49.51$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.

MultipleKEXSTNGSUNB
P/E now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 16.1x 4.8xmedian 16.1x 22.1xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.9x 3.7xmedian 0.9x 3.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.6x 2.6xmedian 8.6x 9.0xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 11.6x 5.5xmedian 11.6x 22.0xmedian 22.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 4.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.75median 0.80 0.28median 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 monthsKEXSTNGSUNB
Revenue $3.60B $1.24B $11.52B
Gross profit – $972.55M $4.56B
Operating income $510.61M $1.02B $2.46B
Net income – $956.23M $1.54B
Free cash flow – $833.30M $1.54B
EPS (diluted) $6.96 $17.55 $3.74
Cash & equivalents – $2.04B $32.00M
Total debt – $522.53M $8.56B
Shares (diluted) 53.70M 48.95M 411.31M
Enterprise value $7.72B -$1.02B $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
MetricKEXSTNGSUNB
P/E 20.9x 4.8x 22.1x
P/FCF 14.6x 5.5x 22.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.3x 5.5x 9.3x
P/S 2.1x 3.7x 3.0x
P/B – 1.2x 4.6x
P/Tangible book – 1.2x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA – 2.6x 9.0x
EV/EBIT – 3.0x 17.3x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 2.5x 3.7x
EV/FCF – 3.7x 27.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x 3.7x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.75 0.28 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEXSTNGSUNB
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 39.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% -6.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 63.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -6.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.5% 221.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 6.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 235.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 11.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 27.4% 227.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 17.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.3% 89.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% -5.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 89.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEXSTNGSUNB
Gross margin – 78.4% 39.6%
EBITDA margin – 95.3% 41.1%
Operating margin – 82.2% 21.4%
Pretax margin – 77.7% 18.0%
Net margin – 69.3% 13.3%
FCF margin – 67.2% 13.4%
Operating cash flow margin 17.4% 67.2% 31.7%
Return on equity – 25.5% 20.7%
Return on assets – 20.5% 6.7%
Return on invested capital – – 11.8%
Return on capital employed – 22.4% 12.2%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.1% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEXSTNGSUNB
Debt / assets – 11.1% 36.2%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.3x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 0.6x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets – 17.7% 68.5%
Equity / assets – 82.3% 31.5%
Interest coverage – 13.2x –
Current ratio – 20.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio – 19.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio – 17.9x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 5.52 2.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEXSTNGSUNB
Dividend yield – 2.0% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 3.0%
Shareholder yield – 2.0% 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.

ConsensusKEXSTNGSUNB
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.86FY2026 $12.28FY2026 $4.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +122.9%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.0% -31.4% +25.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.49BFY2026 $1.29BFY2026 $12.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 +43.2%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% -21.9% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEXSTNGSUNB
Held by institutions 99.6% 79.3% 78.3%
Institutions holding 464 303 496
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +6.1% +9.2%
Institutions buying 252 185 315
Institutions selling 145 80 136
Buyers to sellers 1.74 2.31 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.

KEXSTNGSUNB
KEX 1.00 0.21 0.15
STNG 0.21 1.00 0.06
SUNB 0.15 0.06 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEX, STNG and SUNB?

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kirby (KEX) $7.72B, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) $4.59B, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) $33.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEX, STNG and SUNB?

Scorpio Tankers (STNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kirby (KEX) 20.9x, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) 4.8x, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) is cheapest (Kirby (KEX) 21.3x, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) 7.2x, 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?

Scorpio Tankers (STNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kirby (KEX) +8.5%, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) +39.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Scorpio Tankers (STNG) has the highest net margin (Scorpio Tankers (STNG) 69.3%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 13.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kirby (KEX) returned the most: Kirby (KEX) +64.9%, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) +44.5%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) +20.2%. Over five years, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) compounded fastest (Kirby (KEX) +22.8%/yr, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) +40.9%/yr, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Scorpio Tankers (STNG) has the highest dividend yield: Scorpio Tankers (STNG) 1.99%, 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 (Kirby (KEX) 29.7%, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) 36.4%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KEX, STNG 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, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) leads on 8. 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.