MATX vs SFL vs ZIM Stock Comparison

Matson, Sfl and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 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
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
0.01%
Marine Shipping Industrials
7 wins
SFL SFL Corp Ltd.
$12.70 -0.6% 1M +80.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.71B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Matson leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Matson 7, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 2, Sfl 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMATXSFLZIMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.92B $1.71B $3.58B MATX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x 26.3x 25.7x MATX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 23.1x 5.3x ZIM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% — -24.9% MATX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% — 2.2% MATX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 6.1x — MATX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +136.2% +80.7% +107.2% MATX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.6%/yr +9.6%/yr -9.7%/yr MATX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.6% 31.1% 48.6% SFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 45/100 45/100 ZIM

Percentile Scorecard

MATXSFLZIM

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

AxisMATXSFLZIM
Valuation 32 #93 of 136 31 #94 of 136 94 #9 of 136
Growth 23 #93 of 121 56 #54 of 121 8 #112 of 121
Profitability 59 #48 of 115 – 38 #72 of 115
Financial Health 70 #44 of 143 6 #134 of 143 25 #107 of 143
Shareholder Returns 42 #48 of 82 88 #11 of 82 62 #32 of 82
Overall 45 45 45
  • MATX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • SFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ZIM ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMATXSFLZIMSPY
1 month +3.1%-0.6%+1.7% -0.2%
3 months +14.0%+4.8%+23.7% +3.9%
6 months +31.9%+11.5%+14.1% +8.2%
Year to date +87.4%+62.6%+40.0% +12.9%
1 year +136.2%+80.7%+107.2% +12.3%
3 years +159.8%+17.5%+265.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +37.5%+5.5%+54.0% +23.3%
5 years +177.2%+58.4%-39.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.6%+9.6%-9.7% +10.9%
10 years +488.0%-4.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.4%-0.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMATXSFLZIMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.6%31.1%48.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.3%29.1%39.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.000.380.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.942.602.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.4%-52.6%-92.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-7.6%-3.8% -1.2%
52-week high $237.28$13.74$30.90 $779.14
52-week low $97.33$7.03$14.35 $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.

MultipleMATXSFLZIM
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 16.3x 26.0xmedian 16.3x 25.7xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.0x —median 1.0x 0.6xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 8.7x 11.1xmedian 8.7x 1.4xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 62.5xmedian 11.4x —median 11.4x 1.9xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.50median 0.82 -1.44median 0.82 -0.49median 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 monthsMATXSFLZIM
Revenue $3.46B – $6.44B
Gross profit – – $879.10M
Operating income $525.00M – $528.50M
Net income $463.80M $64.88M -$823.50M
Free cash flow $110.70M – $1.91B
EPS (diluted) $15.31 $0.49 $1.16
Cash & equivalents $119.30M $113.10M $1.04B
Total debt $332.40M $2.38B –
Shares (diluted) 30.30M 133.06M 120.52M
Enterprise value $6.47B -$144.42B -$3.92B

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
MetricMATXSFLZIM
P/E 15.0x 26.0x 25.7x
P/FCF 62.5x – 1.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x – 2.2x
P/S 2.0x – 0.6x
P/B 2.5x 1.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.8x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x 11.1x 1.4x
EV/EBIT 13.6x 29.0x 4.8x
EV/Revenue 2.1x – 0.4x
EV/FCF 64.5x – 1.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x – 1.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.50 -1.44 -0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMATXSFLZIM
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% – -24.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – -7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -68.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -26.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.2% – -78.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% – -35.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.1% 82.4% 64.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -18.9% 53.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% 78.2% -93.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.0% -18.0% -52.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.5% – -57.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% – -20.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -57.0% – -54.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.1% – -17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMATXSFLZIM
Gross margin – – 13.7%
EBITDA margin 21.0% – 27.7%
Operating margin 15.2% – 8.2%
Pretax margin 15.9% – 3.0%
Net margin 13.4% – 2.2%
FCF margin 3.2% – 29.7%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% – 25.8%
Return on equity 16.9% – 3.6%
Return on assets 10.0% – 1.3%
Return on invested capital 14.3% – –
Return on capital employed 13.0% – 6.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – -2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMATXSFLZIM
Debt / assets 7.1% 67.8% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 6.1x –
Debt / FCF 3.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 41.2% 70.6% 63.6%
Equity / assets 58.8% 29.4% 36.4%
Interest coverage 79.5x – 1.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.96 – 1.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMATXSFLZIM
Dividend yield 0.6% 6.6% 4.0%
Net buyback yield 3.8% – –
Shareholder yield 4.4% 6.6% 4.0%
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.

ConsensusMATXSFLZIM
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 23.1xFY2026 5.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.50FY2026 $0.55FY2026 $5.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.7%FY2026 +450.0%FY2026 +40.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.5% +76.4% -103.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.45BFY2026 $691.35MFY2026 $8.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% +19.5% -12.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMATXSFLZIM
Held by institutions 86.3% 43.5% 38.7%
Institutions holding 428 223 244
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +15.8% -6.7%
Institutions buying 212 133 122
Institutions selling 134 55 77
Buyers to sellers 1.58 2.42 1.58

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.

MATXSFLZIM
MATX 1.00 0.26 0.33
SFL 0.26 1.00 0.24
ZIM 0.33 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MATX, SFL and ZIM?

Matson (MATX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Matson (MATX) $6.92B, Sfl (SFL) $1.71B, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) $3.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, MATX, SFL and ZIM?

Matson (MATX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Matson (MATX) 14.9x, Sfl (SFL) 26.3x, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) 25.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) is cheapest (Matson (MATX) 13.2x, Sfl (SFL) 23.1x, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) 5.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Matson (MATX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Matson (MATX) -0.2%, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) -24.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Matson (MATX) has the highest net margin (Matson (MATX) 13.4%, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) 2.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Matson (MATX) returned the most: Matson (MATX) +136.2%, Sfl (SFL) +80.7%, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) +107.2%. Over five years, Matson (MATX) compounded fastest (Matson (MATX) +22.6%/yr, Sfl (SFL) +9.6%/yr, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) -9.7%/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%, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) 0.00%. Sfl (SFL) and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sfl (SFL) has been the steadiest (Matson (MATX) 34.6%, Sfl (SFL) 31.1%, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) 48.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Matson (MATX) leads on 7. 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.