MATX vs CMBT vs STNG Stock Comparison

Matson, Cmb.Tech and Scorpio Tankers Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MATX Matson, Inc.
$231.49 +3.1% 1M +136.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.91B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
0.01%
Marine Shipping Industrials
3 wins
CMBT Cmb.Tech Nv
$18.20 -4.2% 1M +98.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.25B
P/E
5.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.89B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
2 wins
STNG Scorpio Tankers Inc.
$85.46 +4.9% 1M +42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.13B
P/E
5.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Scorpio Tankers leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Scorpio Tankers 5, Matson 3, Cmb.Tech 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMATXCMBTSTNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.91B $4.25B $4.13B MATX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x 5.0x 5.1x CMBT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 7.2x 7.0x STNG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +84.9% +32.7% CMBT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 29.6% 67.2% STNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 4.8x -1.1x STNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +136.2% +98.5% +42.0% MATX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.6%/yr +11.2%/yr +39.6%/yr STNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.6% 40.2% 36.3% MATX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 63/100 75/100 STNG

Percentile Scorecard

MATXCMBTSTNG

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

AxisMATXCMBTSTNG
Valuation 32 #93 of 136 61 #54 of 136 82 #26 of 136
Growth 23 #93 of 121 94 #8 of 121 68 #39 of 121
Profitability 59 #48 of 115 75 #30 of 115 93 #9 of 115
Financial Health 70 #44 of 143 16 #120 of 143 93 #11 of 143
Shareholder Returns 42 #48 of 82 68 #27 of 82 37 #52 of 82
Overall 45 63 75
  • MATX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CMBT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • STNG ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMATXCMBTSTNGSPY
1 month +3.1%-4.2%+4.9% -0.2%
3 months +14.0%+18.1%+8.0% +3.9%
6 months +31.9%+37.5%+5.4% +8.2%
Year to date +87.4%+88.6%+68.1% +12.9%
1 year +136.2%+98.5%+42.0% +12.3%
3 years +159.8%+1.8%+48.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +37.5%+0.6%+14.0% +23.3%
5 years +177.2%+70.3%+429.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.6%+11.2%+39.6% +10.9%
10 years +488.0%+130.4%+104.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.4%+8.7%+7.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMATXCMBTSTNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.6%40.2%36.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.3%37.3%34.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.000.550.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.942.451.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.4%-62.7%-61.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-13.0%-3.7% -1.2%
52-week high $237.28$20.92$88.77 $779.14
52-week low $97.33$9.09$49.51 $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.

MultipleMATXCMBTSTNG
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 16.3x 4.9xmedian 16.3x 4.9xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.0x 2.0xmedian 1.0x 3.6xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 8.7x 9.9xmedian 8.7x 3.3xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 62.5xmedian 11.4x 7.3xmedian 11.4x 5.7xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.50median 0.82 0.41median 0.82 0.66median 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 monthsMATXCMBTSTNG
Revenue $3.46B $2.89B $1.22B
Gross profit – $2.22B $933.45M
Operating income $525.00M $1.21B $833.54M
Net income $463.80M $839.57M $816.37M
Free cash flow $110.70M $787.73M $782.87M
EPS (diluted) $15.31 $3.73 $16.68
Cash & equivalents $119.30M $151.57M $1.84B
Total debt $332.40M $5.45B $3.04B
Shares (diluted) 30.30M 229.44M 48.95M
Enterprise value $6.45B $3.66B -$49.88M

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
MetricMATXCMBTSTNG
P/E 15.0x 4.9x 4.9x
P/FCF 62.5x 7.3x 5.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 7.3x 5.7x
P/S 2.0x 2.0x 3.6x
P/B 2.5x 1.8x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.9x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x 9.9x 3.3x
EV/EBIT 13.6x 9.1x 4.0x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 3.8x 2.7x
EV/FCF 64.5x 14.0x 4.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 14.0x 4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.50 0.41 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMATXCMBTSTNG
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 84.9% 32.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 31.2% -10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 80.8% 51.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 30.8% -12.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.2% 146.6% 105.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 20.4% -6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.1% 274.8% 127.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 12.6% -1.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% -20.7% 136.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 11.8% 7.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.5% 184.9% 49.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% – -11.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -57.0% 184.9% 49.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.1% – -11.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMATXCMBTSTNG
Gross margin – 76.7% 76.8%
EBITDA margin 21.0% 38.5% 82.9%
Operating margin 15.2% 42.0% 68.6%
Pretax margin 15.9% 28.5% 67.0%
Net margin 13.4% 29.6% 67.2%
FCF margin 3.2% 27.3% 64.4%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% 27.3% 64.4%
Return on equity 16.9% – 23.2%
Return on assets 10.0% – 18.7%
Return on invested capital 14.3% – –
Return on capital employed 13.0% – 20.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.9x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 6.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMATXCMBTSTNG
Debt / assets 7.1% 61.8% 15.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 4.8x -1.1x
Debt / FCF 3.0x 6.9x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 41.2% 64.6% 21.5%
Equity / assets 58.8% 35.4% 78.5%
Interest coverage 79.5x 2.3x 9.5x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 6.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 6.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 5.6x
Altman Z-score 3.96 1.62 4.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMATXCMBTSTNG
Dividend yield 0.6% 4.6% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 3.8% – –
Shareholder yield 4.4% 4.6% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusMATXCMBTSTNG
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 7.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.50FY2026 $2.54FY2026 $12.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.7%FY2026 +262.9%FY2026 +122.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.5% -21.7% -31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.45BFY2026 $2.12BFY2026 $1.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026 +43.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% +1.9% -21.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMATXCMBTSTNG
Held by institutions 86.3% 20.1% 79.3%
Institutions holding 428 169 303
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +8.7% +6.1%
Institutions buying 212 78 185
Institutions selling 134 51 80
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.53 2.31

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.

MATXCMBTSTNG
MATX 1.00 0.21 0.22
CMBT 0.21 1.00 0.58
STNG 0.22 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MATX, CMBT and STNG?

Matson (MATX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Matson (MATX) $6.91B, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) $4.25B, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) $4.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, MATX, CMBT and STNG?

Cmb.Tech (CMBT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Matson (MATX) 14.9x, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 5.0x, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) 5.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) is cheapest (Matson (MATX) 13.2x, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 7.2x, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) 7.0x). 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: Matson (MATX) -0.2%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +84.9%, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) +32.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Scorpio Tankers (STNG) has the highest net margin (Matson (MATX) 13.4%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 29.6%, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) 67.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Matson (MATX) returned the most: Matson (MATX) +136.2%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +98.5%, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) +42.0%. Over five years, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) compounded fastest (Matson (MATX) +22.6%/yr, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +11.2%/yr, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) +39.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Matson (MATX) 0.01%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 0.00%, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) 0.00%. Cmb.Tech (CMBT) and Scorpio Tankers (STNG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Matson (MATX) has been the steadiest (Matson (MATX) 34.6%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 40.2%, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) 36.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MATX, CMBT and STNG?

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 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.