NVGS vs KEX vs HAFN Stock Comparison

Navigator Holdings, Kirby and Hafnia Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NVGS Navigator Holdings Ltd.
$21.72 -5.6% 1M +33.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.44B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$579.12M
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
1 win
KEX Kirby Corp
$145.98 +10.7% 1M +44.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.71B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.60B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
3 wins
HAFN Hafnia Ltd
$11.07 +14.6% 1M +75.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.43B
P/E
5.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hafnia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hafnia 7, Kirby 3, Navigator Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVGSKEXHAFNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.44B $7.71B $5.43B KEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.0x 20.6x 5.1x HAFN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.4x 21.3x 7.6x HAFN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.6% +8.5% +30.5% HAFN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.9% — 70.2% HAFN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% — 19.3% HAFN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — 0.7x HAFN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.0% +44.5% +75.2% HAFN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.2%/yr +22.8%/yr — KEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.4% 26.7% 36.7% KEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 — 74/100 NVGS

Percentile Scorecard

NVGSKEXHAFN

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

AxisNVGSKEXHAFN
Valuation 75 #35 of 136 43 #78 of 136 64 #50 of 136
Growth 85 #19 of 121 79 #26 of 121 68 #39 of 121
Profitability 84 #19 of 112 – 92 #10 of 112
Financial Health 58 #60 of 140 – 77 #33 of 140
Shareholder Returns 77 #19 of 80 – 70 #25 of 80
Overall 76 – 74
  • NVGS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • KEX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • HAFN ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNVGSKEXHAFNSPY
1 month -5.6%+10.7%+14.6% +0.7%
3 months -1.9%+10.3%+43.8% +3.7%
6 months -0.4%-3.0%+24.2% +7.1%
Year to date +25.4%+32.5%+107.7% +12.8%
1 year +33.0%+44.5%+75.2% +11.9%
3 years +54.9%+97.6%+70.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.7%+25.5%+19.5% +22.8%
5 years +161.7%+178.5%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +21.2%+22.8%— +10.9%
10 years +183.9%+147.4%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.0%+9.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNVGSKEXHAFNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.4%26.7%36.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.1%27.1%38.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.380.560.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.051.672.05 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.5%-38.8%-59.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.4%-4.3%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $25.09$152.59$11.07 $779.14
52-week low $16.14$100.99$5.21 $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.

MultipleNVGSKEXHAFN
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 16.5x 20.9xmedian 16.5x 5.2xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.9x 2.1xmedian 0.9x 3.6xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x 7.1xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 11.9x 14.6xmedian 11.9x 7.1xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.84 0.75median 0.84 —median 0.84

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 monthsNVGSKEXHAFN
Revenue $579.12M $3.60B $1.52B
Gross profit $389.30M – $835.92M
Operating income $300.01M $510.61M $673.55M
Net income $148.27M – $658.69M
Free cash flow $122.80M – $781.70M
EPS (diluted) $2.12 $6.96 $2.12
Cash & equivalents $225.89M – $353.16M
Total debt $781.93M – $5.60B
Shares (diluted) 68.04M 53.70M 504.11M
Enterprise value $743.05M $7.71B $4.51B

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
MetricNVGSKEXHAFN
P/E 10.1x 20.9x 5.2x
P/FCF 11.5x 14.6x 7.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 12.3x 7.8x
P/S 2.4x 2.1x 3.6x
P/B 1.1x – 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.1x – 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x – 7.1x
EV/EBIT 6.6x – 9.1x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 2.1x 4.0x
EV/FCF 16.1x – 7.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x 12.3x 8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 0.75 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVGSKEXHAFN
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.6% 8.5% 30.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 6.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.9% – 41.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.4% 22.5% 43.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 19.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 58.9% – 51.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.6% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 64.7% 27.4% 22.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.1% 28.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.1% 3.3% -12.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 11.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 136.0% – -3.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVGSKEXHAFN
Gross margin 67.2% – 55.0%
EBITDA margin 74.6% – 57.3%
Operating margin 51.8% – 44.3%
Pretax margin 46.2% – 43.4%
Net margin 24.9% – 70.2%
FCF margin 21.2% – 51.5%
Operating cash flow margin 33.4% 17.4% 46.3%
Return on equity 22.8% – 25.4%
Return on assets 12.4% – 16.5%
Return on invested capital 14.9% – 19.3%
Return on capital employed 14.5% – 20.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVGSKEXHAFN
Debt / assets 33.7% – 24.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – 0.7x
Debt / FCF 6.4x – 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 45.2% – 33.1%
Equity / assets 54.8% – 66.9%
Interest coverage 11.2x – 26.9x
Current ratio 1.7x – 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.0x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.83 – 3.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVGSKEXHAFN
Dividend yield 1.3% – 10.1%
Net buyback yield 6.8% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 8.1% – 10.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusNVGSKEXHAFN
Forward P/E 9.4xFY2026 21.3xFY2026 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.30FY2026 $6.86FY2026 $1.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +94.9%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +113.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -27.8% +29.0% -14.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $566.07MFY2026 $3.49BFY2026 $1.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.6% +4.7% -11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVGSKEXHAFN
Held by institutions 37.4% 99.6% –
Institutions holding 174 465 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -0.1% –
Institutions buying 107 252 –
Institutions selling 41 145 –
Buyers to sellers 2.61 1.74 –

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.

NVGSKEXHAFN
NVGS 1.00 0.26 0.65
KEX 0.26 1.00 0.22
HAFN 0.65 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVGS, KEX and HAFN?

Kirby (KEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Navigator Holdings (NVGS) $1.44B, Kirby (KEX) $7.71B, Hafnia (HAFN) $5.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVGS, KEX and HAFN?

Hafnia (HAFN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 10.0x, Kirby (KEX) 20.6x, Hafnia (HAFN) 5.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hafnia (HAFN) is cheapest (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 9.4x, Kirby (KEX) 21.3x, Hafnia (HAFN) 7.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hafnia (HAFN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +9.6%, Kirby (KEX) +8.5%, Hafnia (HAFN) +30.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hafnia (HAFN) has the highest net margin (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 24.9%, Hafnia (HAFN) 70.2%). On return on invested capital, Hafnia (HAFN) leads (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 14.9%, Hafnia (HAFN) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hafnia (HAFN) returned the most: Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +33.0%, Kirby (KEX) +44.5%, Hafnia (HAFN) +75.2%. Over five years, Kirby (KEX) compounded fastest (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +21.2%/yr, Kirby (KEX) +22.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kirby (KEX) has been the steadiest (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 31.4%, Kirby (KEX) 26.7%, Hafnia (HAFN) 36.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVGS, KEX and HAFN?

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