MATX vs SFL vs TNK Stock Comparison

Matson, Sfl and Teekay Tankers Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MATX Matson, Inc.
$221.50 -4.1% 1M +121.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.29B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
0.01%
Marine Shipping Industrials
4 wins
SFL SFL Corp Ltd.
$12.34 -8.3% 1M +66.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.55B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$728.96M
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
1 win
TNK Teekay Tankers Ltd.
$95.68 -7.3% 1M +57.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.06B
P/E
5.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Teekay Tankers leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Teekay Tankers 6, Matson 4, Sfl 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMATXSFLTNKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.29B $1.55B $3.06B MATX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.6x 24.3x 5.2x TNK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 22.4x 5.2x TNK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% -15.6% +15.6% TNK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 8.8% 51.3% TNK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% 5.8% — MATX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 5.1x — MATX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +121.6% +66.1% +57.9% MATX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.7%/yr +9.3%/yr +46.8%/yr TNK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 31.5% 39.5% SFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 45/100 70/100 TNK

Percentile Scorecard

MATXSFLTNK

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

AxisMATXSFLTNK
Valuation 33 #92 of 137 40 #82 of 137 78 #31 of 137
Growth 22 #99 of 127 29 #91 of 127 71 #38 of 127
Profitability 62 #48 of 125 57 #55 of 125 94 #8 of 125
Financial Health 70 #45 of 147 14 #127 of 147 98 #4 of 147
Shareholder Returns 48 #46 of 87 87 #12 of 87 11 #78 of 87
Overall 47 45 70
  • MATX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • SFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • TNK ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMATXSFLTNKSPY
1 month -4.1%-8.3%-7.3% -2.0%
3 months +3.7%+1.6%+24.7% -2.2%
6 months +18.3%+4.3%+15.8% +4.2%
Year to date +79.3%+58.0%+79.1% +10.6%
1 year +121.6%+66.1%+57.9% +10.4%
3 years +149.9%+10.2%+80.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year +35.7%+3.3%+21.8% +20.2%
5 years +145.5%+55.8%+580.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year +19.7%+9.3%+46.8% +10.1%
10 years +452.8%+0.3%+483.4% +261.3%
10 years, per year +18.6%+0.0%+19.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMATXSFLTNKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%31.5%39.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.3%30.5%40.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.990.400.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.522.101.46 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.4%-52.6%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.7%-10.2%-11.8% -3.2%
52-week high $237.28$13.74$108.49 $779.14
52-week low $98.07$7.32$51.50 $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.

MultipleMATXSFLTNK
P/E now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 15.1x 25.7xmedian 15.1x 5.6xmedian 15.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.0x 2.4xmedian 1.0x 2.9xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 8.2x 9.2xmedian 8.2x 3.3xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 59.8xmedian 12.7x 7.4xmedian 12.7x 10.1xmedian 12.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.40median 0.68 -1.39median 0.68 1.70median 0.68

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 monthsMATXSFLTNK
Revenue $3.46B $728.96M $1.15B
Gross profit – $447.70M $866.07M
Operating income $525.00M $202.11M $549.35M
Net income $463.80M $63.85M $592.00M
Free cash flow $110.70M $240.81M $326.32M
EPS (diluted) $15.31 $0.48 $17.02
Cash & equivalents $119.30M $113.10M $735.01M
Total debt $332.40M $2.38B –
Shares (diluted) 30.30M 133.06M 34.78M
Enterprise value $5.83B $869.32M -$776.28M

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
MetricMATXSFLTNK
P/E 14.4x 25.7x 5.6x
P/FCF 59.8x 7.4x 10.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x 7.4x 6.1x
P/S 1.9x 2.4x 2.9x
P/B 2.4x 1.7x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 1.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 9.2x 3.3x
EV/EBIT 13.0x 20.1x 3.8x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 5.6x 1.8x
EV/FCF 61.8x 16.8x 6.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 16.8x 3.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.40 -1.39 1.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMATXSFLTNK
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% -15.6% 15.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 1.2% -6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -11.3% 34.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.1% -1.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.2% -6.1% 112.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -5.8% -1.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.1% 86.1% 109.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -19.3% 3.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% 81.8% 109.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.0% -18.5% 3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.5% -27.3% 70.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% -16.9% -1.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -57.0% -27.3% 8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.1% 38.6% -15.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMATXSFLTNK
Gross margin – 61.4% 75.1%
EBITDA margin 21.0% 60.7% 55.1%
Operating margin 15.2% 27.7% 47.6%
Pretax margin 15.9% 9.0% 51.9%
Net margin 13.4% 8.8% 51.3%
FCF margin 3.2% 33.0% 28.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% 33.0% 46.9%
Return on equity 16.9% 6.5% 25.9%
Return on assets 10.0% 1.8% 23.8%
Return on invested capital 14.3% 5.8% –
Return on capital employed 13.0% 7.0% 23.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 3.8x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMATXSFLTNK
Debt / assets 7.1% 67.8% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 5.1x –
Debt / FCF 3.0x 9.9x –
Liabilities / assets 41.2% 70.6% 8.3%
Equity / assets 58.8% 29.4% 91.7%
Interest coverage 79.5x 14.6x 208.7x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.4x 10.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.4x 8.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 8.2x
Altman Z-score 3.87 – 11.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMATXSFLTNK
Dividend yield 0.7% 6.8% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 4.0% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 6.8% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusMATXSFLTNK
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 22.4xFY2026 5.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.50FY2026 $0.55FY2026 $18.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.7%FY2026 +450.0%FY2026 +166.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.5% +76.4% -30.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.45BFY2026 $691.35MFY2026 $1.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026 +124.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% +19.5% -27.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMATXSFLTNK
Held by institutions 86.3% 43.5% 57.2%
Institutions holding 430 223 241
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +15.8% -4.7%
Institutions buying 214 133 142
Institutions selling 134 55 70
Buyers to sellers 1.60 2.42 2.03

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.

MATXSFLTNK
MATX 1.00 0.26 0.23
SFL 0.26 1.00 0.61
TNK 0.23 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MATX, SFL and TNK?

Matson (MATX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Matson (MATX) $6.29B, Sfl (SFL) $1.55B, Teekay Tankers (TNK) $3.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, MATX, SFL and TNK?

Teekay Tankers (TNK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Matson (MATX) 13.6x, Sfl (SFL) 24.3x, Teekay Tankers (TNK) 5.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Teekay Tankers (TNK) is cheapest (Matson (MATX) 12.7x, Sfl (SFL) 22.4x, Teekay Tankers (TNK) 5.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teekay Tankers (TNK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Matson (MATX) -0.2%, Sfl (SFL) -15.6%, Teekay Tankers (TNK) +15.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teekay Tankers (TNK) has the highest net margin (Matson (MATX) 13.4%, Sfl (SFL) 8.8%, Teekay Tankers (TNK) 51.3%). On return on invested capital, Matson (MATX) leads (Matson (MATX) 14.3%, Sfl (SFL) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Matson (MATX) returned the most: Matson (MATX) +121.6%, Sfl (SFL) +66.1%, Teekay Tankers (TNK) +57.9%. Over five years, Teekay Tankers (TNK) compounded fastest (Matson (MATX) +19.7%/yr, Sfl (SFL) +9.3%/yr, Teekay Tankers (TNK) +46.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Matson (MATX) 0.01%, Sfl (SFL) 0.00%, Teekay Tankers (TNK) 0.00%. Sfl (SFL) and Teekay Tankers (TNK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sfl (SFL) has been the steadiest (Matson (MATX) 34.5%, Sfl (SFL) 31.5%, Teekay Tankers (TNK) 39.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Teekay Tankers (TNK) leads on 6. 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.