MATX vs KEX vs STNG Stock Comparison

Matson, Kirby and Scorpio Tankers Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MATX Matson, Inc.
$228.90 +2.4% 1M +134.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.84B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
0.64%
Marine Shipping Industrials
1 win
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, Matson 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMATXKEXSTNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.84B $7.72B $4.59B KEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x 20.9x 4.8x STNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 21.3x 7.2x STNG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +8.5% +39.5% STNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% — 69.3% STNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — -1.3x STNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.64% — 1.99% STNG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +134.3% +64.9% +44.5% MATX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.4%/yr +22.8%/yr +40.9%/yr STNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.6% 29.7% 36.4% KEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 — 75/100 STNG

Percentile Scorecard

MATXKEXSTNG

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

AxisMATXKEXSTNG
Valuation 33 #91 of 136 42 #79 of 136 84 #22 of 136
Growth 23 #94 of 122 79 #27 of 122 79 #26 of 122
Profitability 61 #46 of 116 – 93 #9 of 116
Financial Health 69 #45 of 143 – 94 #10 of 143
Shareholder Returns 41 #48 of 81 – 25 #61 of 81
Overall 46 – 75
  • MATX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • KEX 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

PeriodMATXKEXSTNGSPY
1 month +2.4%+11.1%+6.7% +0.9%
3 months +13.4%+11.4%+13.0% +5.9%
6 months +32.0%-4.2%+9.5% +8.5%
Year to date +85.3%+32.7%+74.6% +13.3%
1 year +134.3%+64.9%+44.5% +12.4%
3 years +156.8%+95.7%+53.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +37.0%+25.1%+15.4% +23.5%
5 years +174.9%+178.9%+454.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +22.4%+22.8%+40.9% +11.0%
10 years +481.7%+147.7%+123.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.3%+9.5%+8.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMATXKEXSTNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.6%29.7%36.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.3%27.2%34.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.990.560.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.882.191.22 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.4%-38.8%-61.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-4.2%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $237.28$152.59$88.77 $779.14
52-week low $97.33$88.64$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.

MultipleMATXKEXSTNG
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 16.1x 20.9xmedian 16.1x 4.8xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 0.9x 2.1xmedian 0.9x 3.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 8.6x —median 8.6x 2.6xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 61.8xmedian 11.6x 14.6xmedian 11.6x 5.5xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.48median 0.80 0.75median 0.80 0.28median 0.80

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 monthsMATXKEXSTNG
Revenue $3.46B $3.60B $1.24B
Gross profit – – $972.55M
Operating income $525.00M $510.61M $1.02B
Net income $463.80M – $956.23M
Free cash flow $110.70M – $833.30M
EPS (diluted) $15.31 $6.96 $17.55
Cash & equivalents $119.30M – $2.04B
Total debt $332.40M – $522.53M
Shares (diluted) 30.30M 53.70M 48.95M
Enterprise value $6.39B $7.72B -$1.02B

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
MetricMATXKEXSTNG
P/E 14.9x 20.9x 4.8x
P/FCF 61.8x 14.6x 5.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 12.3x 5.5x
P/S 2.0x 2.1x 3.7x
P/B 2.5x – 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.6x – 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x – 2.6x
EV/EBIT 13.4x – 3.0x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.1x 2.5x
EV/FCF 63.8x – 3.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.1x 12.3x 3.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.48 0.75 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMATXKEXSTNG
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 8.5% 39.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 6.0% -6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 63.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -6.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.2% 22.5% 221.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 19.4% 6.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.1% – 235.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% – 11.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% 27.4% 227.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 28.0% 17.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.5% 3.3% 89.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% 11.0% -5.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -57.0% – 89.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.1% – -5.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMATXKEXSTNG
Gross margin – – 78.4%
EBITDA margin 21.0% – 95.3%
Operating margin 15.2% – 82.2%
Pretax margin 15.9% – 77.7%
Net margin 13.4% – 69.3%
FCF margin 3.2% – 67.2%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% 17.4% 67.2%
Return on equity 16.9% – 25.5%
Return on assets 10.0% – 20.5%
Return on invested capital 14.3% – –
Return on capital employed 13.0% – 22.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 6.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMATXKEXSTNG
Debt / assets 7.1% – 11.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – -1.3x
Debt / FCF 3.0x – 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 41.2% – 17.7%
Equity / assets 58.8% – 82.3%
Interest coverage 79.5x – 13.2x
Current ratio 0.9x – 20.7x
Quick ratio 0.8x – 19.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 17.9x
Altman Z-score 3.93 – 5.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMATXKEXSTNG
Dividend yield 0.6% – 2.0%
Net buyback yield 3.8% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.5% – 2.0%
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.

ConsensusMATXKEXSTNG
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2026 21.3xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.50FY2026 $6.86FY2026 $12.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.7%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +122.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.5% +29.0% -31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.45BFY2026 $3.49BFY2026 $1.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +43.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% +4.7% -21.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMATXKEXSTNG
Held by institutions 86.3% 99.6% 79.3%
Institutions holding 428 464 303
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% -0.1% +6.1%
Institutions buying 212 252 185
Institutions selling 134 145 80
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.74 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.

MATXKEXSTNG
MATX 1.00 0.35 0.22
KEX 0.35 1.00 0.21
STNG 0.22 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MATX, KEX and STNG?

Kirby (KEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Matson (MATX) $6.84B, Kirby (KEX) $7.72B, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) $4.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, MATX, KEX and STNG?

Scorpio Tankers (STNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Matson (MATX) 14.9x, Kirby (KEX) 20.9x, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) 4.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) is cheapest (Matson (MATX) 13.1x, Kirby (KEX) 21.3x, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) 7.2x). 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: Matson (MATX) -0.2%, Kirby (KEX) +8.5%, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) +39.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Scorpio Tankers (STNG) has the highest net margin (Matson (MATX) 13.4%, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) 69.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Matson (MATX) returned the most: Matson (MATX) +134.3%, Kirby (KEX) +64.9%, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) +44.5%. Over five years, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) compounded fastest (Matson (MATX) +22.4%/yr, Kirby (KEX) +22.8%/yr, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) +40.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Scorpio Tankers (STNG) has the highest dividend yield: Matson (MATX) 0.64%, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) 1.99%. Kirby (KEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kirby (KEX) has been the steadiest (Matson (MATX) 34.6%, Kirby (KEX) 29.7%, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) 36.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MATX, KEX 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 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.