MATX vs SFL vs INSW Stock Comparison

Matson, Sfl and International Seaways Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MATX Matson, Inc.
$231.49 +3.1% 1M +136.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.92B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
0.63%
Marine Shipping Industrials
2 wins
SFL SFL Corp Ltd.
$12.70 -0.6% 1M +80.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.84B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
6.61%
Marine Shipping Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

International Seaways leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (International Seaways 9, Matson 2, Sfl 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMATXSFLINSWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.92B $1.84B $5.51B MATX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 26.0x 7.1x INSW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 23.1x 6.4x INSW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% — +57.4% INSW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% — 62.0% INSW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% — 28.3% INSW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 6.1x 0.2x INSW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.63% 6.61% 7.24% INSW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +136.2% +80.7% +128.7% MATX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.6%/yr +9.6%/yr +44.8%/yr INSW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.6% 31.1% 40.1% SFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 45/100 82/100 INSW

Percentile Scorecard

MATXSFLINSW

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

AxisMATXSFLINSW
Valuation 32 #93 of 136 31 #94 of 136 47 #72 of 136
Growth 23 #93 of 121 56 #54 of 121 80 #25 of 121
Profitability 59 #48 of 115 – 98 #3 of 115
Financial Health 70 #44 of 143 6 #134 of 143 90 #15 of 143
Shareholder Returns 42 #48 of 82 88 #11 of 82 95 #5 of 82
Overall 45 45 82
  • MATX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • SFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • INSW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMATXSFLINSWSPY
1 month +3.1%-0.6%+5.4% -0.2%
3 months +14.0%+4.8%+18.8% +3.9%
6 months +31.9%+11.5%+36.0% +8.2%
Year to date +87.4%+62.6%+129.3% +12.9%
1 year +136.2%+80.7%+128.7% +12.3%
3 years +159.8%+17.5%+126.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +37.5%+5.5%+31.3% +23.3%
5 years +177.2%+58.4%+536.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.6%+9.6%+44.8% +10.9%
10 years +488.0%-4.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.4%-0.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMATXSFLINSWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.6%31.1%40.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.3%29.1%37.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.000.380.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.942.603.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.4%-52.6%-55.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-7.6%-10.9% -1.2%
52-week high $237.28$13.74$125.00 $779.14
52-week low $97.33$7.03$46.81 $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.

MultipleMATXSFLINSW
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 16.3x 26.0xmedian 16.3x 7.1xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.0x —median 1.0x 4.4xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 8.7x 11.1xmedian 8.7x 5.9xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 62.5xmedian 11.4x —median 11.4x 20.5xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.50median 0.82 -1.44median 0.82 1.29median 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 monthsMATXSFLINSW
Revenue $3.46B – $1.26B
Operating income $525.00M – $806.76M
Net income $463.80M $64.88M $779.12M
Free cash flow $110.70M – $269.32M
EPS (diluted) $15.31 $0.49 $15.62
Cash & equivalents $119.30M $113.10M $159.40M
Total debt $332.40M $2.38B $645.62M
Shares (diluted) 30.30M 133.06M 49.86M
Enterprise value $6.47B -$144.29B $4.15B

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
MetricMATXSFLINSW
P/E 15.0x 26.0x 7.1x
P/FCF 62.5x – 20.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x – 8.7x
P/S 2.0x – 4.4x
P/B 2.5x 1.8x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.8x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x 11.1x 5.9x
EV/EBIT 13.6x 29.0x 7.1x
EV/Revenue 2.1x – 4.6x
EV/FCF 64.5x – 21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x – 9.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.50 -1.44 1.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMATXSFLINSW
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% – 57.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.2% – 193.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% – 4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.1% 82.4% 226.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -18.9% 5.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% 78.2% 223.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.0% -18.0% 5.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.5% – 67.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% – -2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -57.0% – 34.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.1% – -14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMATXSFLINSW
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 21.0% – 77.6%
Operating margin 15.2% – 64.2%
Pretax margin 15.9% – 61.4%
Net margin 13.4% – 62.0%
FCF margin 3.2% – 21.4%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% – 50.4%
Return on equity 16.9% – 34.6%
Return on assets 10.0% – 26.2%
Return on invested capital 14.3% – 28.3%
Return on capital employed 13.0% – 28.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMATXSFLINSW
Debt / assets 7.1% 67.8% 21.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 6.1x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 3.0x – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 41.2% 70.6% 25.0%
Equity / assets 58.8% 29.4% 75.0%
Interest coverage 79.5x – 19.7x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.4x 5.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.4x 7.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 3.1x
Altman Z-score 3.96 – 6.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMATXSFLINSW
Dividend yield 0.6% 6.6% 7.2%
Net buyback yield 3.8% – –
Shareholder yield 4.4% 6.6% 7.2%
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.

ConsensusMATXSFLINSW
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 23.1xFY2026 6.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.50FY2026 $0.55FY2026 $17.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.7%FY2026 +450.0%FY2026 +223.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.5% +76.4% -35.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.45BFY2026 $691.35MFY2026 $1.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026 +64.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% +19.5% -10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMATXSFLINSW
Held by institutions 86.3% 43.5% 81.7%
Institutions holding 428 223 364
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +15.8% +5.2%
Institutions buying 212 133 228
Institutions selling 134 55 86
Buyers to sellers 1.58 2.42 2.65

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.

MATXSFLINSW
MATX 1.00 0.26 0.26
SFL 0.26 1.00 0.63
INSW 0.26 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MATX, SFL and INSW?

Matson (MATX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Matson (MATX) $6.92B, Sfl (SFL) $1.84B, International Seaways (INSW) $5.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, MATX, SFL and INSW?

International Seaways (INSW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Matson (MATX) 15.0x, Sfl (SFL) 26.0x, International Seaways (INSW) 7.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, International Seaways (INSW) is cheapest (Matson (MATX) 13.2x, Sfl (SFL) 23.1x, International Seaways (INSW) 6.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

International Seaways (INSW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Matson (MATX) -0.2%, International Seaways (INSW) +57.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

International Seaways (INSW) has the highest net margin (Matson (MATX) 13.4%, International Seaways (INSW) 62.0%). On return on invested capital, International Seaways (INSW) leads (Matson (MATX) 14.3%, International Seaways (INSW) 28.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Matson (MATX) returned the most: Matson (MATX) +136.2%, Sfl (SFL) +80.7%, International Seaways (INSW) +128.7%. Over five years, International Seaways (INSW) compounded fastest (Matson (MATX) +22.6%/yr, Sfl (SFL) +9.6%/yr, International Seaways (INSW) +44.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

International Seaways (INSW) has the highest dividend yield: Matson (MATX) 0.63%, Sfl (SFL) 6.61%, International Seaways (INSW) 7.24%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sfl (SFL) has been the steadiest (Matson (MATX) 34.6%, Sfl (SFL) 31.1%, International Seaways (INSW) 40.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MATX, SFL and INSW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, International Seaways (INSW) leads on 9. 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.