NVGS vs OMAB vs CMBT Stock Comparison

Navigator Holdings, Central North Airport and Cmb.Tech Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NVGS Navigator Holdings Ltd.
$21.47 -6.3% 1M +32.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.40B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$579.12M
Div. yield
1.30%
Marine Shipping Industrials
3 wins
CMBT Cmb.Tech Nv
$18.50 -2.8% 1M +103.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.85B
P/E
5.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.89B
Div. yield
4.54%
Marine Shipping Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cmb.Tech leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cmb.Tech 6, Navigator Holdings 3, Central North Airport 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVGSOMABCMBTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.40B $4.74B $5.85B CMBT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.0x 16.0x 5.0x CMBT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x 14.9x 7.3x CMBT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.6% — +84.9% CMBT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.9% — 29.6% CMBT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — 4.8x NVGS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.30% 5.51% 4.54% OMAB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.6% -4.2% +103.1% CMBT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.0%/yr +15.2%/yr +11.9%/yr NVGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.4% 31.1% 40.2% OMAB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 46/100 62/100 NVGS

Percentile Scorecard

NVGSOMABCMBT

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

AxisNVGSOMABCMBT
Valuation 74 #36 of 136 30 #96 of 136 58 #58 of 136
Growth 84 #20 of 122 – 94 #8 of 122
Profitability 85 #18 of 116 – 77 #28 of 116
Financial Health 58 #61 of 143 35 #94 of 143 16 #121 of 143
Shareholder Returns 76 #20 of 81 75 #21 of 81 65 #29 of 81
Overall 75 46 62
  • NVGS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • OMAB ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CMBT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNVGSOMABCMBTSPY
1 month -6.3%-3.6%-2.8% +0.9%
3 months -2.1%-7.6%+18.6% +5.9%
6 months -0.4%-7.4%+37.6% +8.5%
Year to date +24.0%-9.7%+91.7% +13.3%
1 year +32.6%-4.2%+103.1% +12.4%
3 years +51.8%+73.1%+3.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +14.9%+20.1%+1.2% +23.5%
5 years +158.7%+103.0%+75.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +21.0%+15.2%+11.9% +11.0%
10 years +180.7%+108.9%+140.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.9%+7.6%+9.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNVGSOMABCMBTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.4%31.1%40.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.1%28.0%37.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.391.120.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.04-0.142.56 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.5%-42.1%-62.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-27.2%-11.6% -0.9%
52-week high $25.09$134.98$20.92 $779.14
52-week low $16.14$88.75$9.09 $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.

MultipleNVGSOMABCMBT
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 16.1x 16.0xmedian 16.1x 5.0xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.9x 5.3xmedian 0.9x 2.0xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 8.6x —median 8.6x 10.0xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 11.6x 11.7xmedian 11.6x 7.4xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 7.5xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.80 —median 0.80 0.42median 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 monthsNVGSOMABCMBT
Revenue $579.12M – $2.89B
Gross profit $389.30M – $2.22B
Operating income $300.01M – $1.21B
Net income $148.27M – $839.57M
Free cash flow $122.80M – $787.73M
EPS (diluted) $2.12 – $3.73
Cash & equivalents $225.89M $172.32M $151.57M
Total debt $781.93M $746.90M $5.45B
Shares (diluted) 68.04M – 229.44M
Enterprise value $738.31M $4.23B $5.25B

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
MetricNVGSOMABCMBT
P/E 10.0x 16.0x 5.0x
P/FCF 11.4x 11.7x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x – 7.4x
P/S 2.4x 5.3x 2.0x
P/B 1.1x 7.5x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.1x -9.6x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.5x – 10.0x
EV/EBIT 6.5x – 9.2x
EV/Revenue 3.4x – 3.9x
EV/FCF 15.9x – 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.1x – 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 – 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVGSOMABCMBT
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.6% – 84.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.7% – 31.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.9% – 80.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.1% – 30.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.4% – 146.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.0% – 20.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 58.9% – 274.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.6% – 12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.7% – -20.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.1% – 11.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.1% – 184.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 136.0% – 184.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVGSOMABCMBT
Gross margin 67.2% – 76.7%
EBITDA margin 74.6% – 38.5%
Operating margin 51.8% – 42.0%
Pretax margin 46.2% – 28.5%
Net margin 24.9% – 29.6%
FCF margin 21.2% – 27.3%
Operating cash flow margin 33.4% – 27.3%
Return on equity 22.8% – –
Return on assets 12.4% – –
Return on invested capital 14.9% – –
Return on capital employed 14.5% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVGSOMABCMBT
Debt / assets 33.7% 43.4% 61.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.2x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – 4.8x
Debt / FCF 6.4x – 6.9x
Liabilities / assets 45.2% 63.1% 64.6%
Equity / assets 54.8% 36.9% 35.4%
Interest coverage 11.2x – 2.3x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.82 – 1.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVGSOMABCMBT
Dividend yield 1.3% 5.5% 4.5%
Net buyback yield 6.9% – –
Shareholder yield 8.2% 5.5% 4.5%
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.

ConsensusNVGSOMABCMBT
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.30FY2026 $6.60FY2026 $2.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +94.9%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 +262.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -27.8% +28.5% -21.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $566.07MFY2026 $933.64MFY2026 $2.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.6% +19.6% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVGSOMABCMBT
Held by institutions 37.4% 12.3% 20.1%
Institutions holding 174 163 169
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +5.4% +8.7%
Institutions buying 107 77 78
Institutions selling 41 59 51
Buyers to sellers 2.61 1.31 1.53

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.

NVGSOMABCMBT
NVGS 1.00 0.12 0.58
OMAB 0.12 1.00 0.08
CMBT 0.58 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVGS, OMAB and CMBT?

Cmb.Tech (CMBT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Navigator Holdings (NVGS) $1.40B, Central North Airport (OMAB) $4.74B, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) $5.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVGS, OMAB and CMBT?

Cmb.Tech (CMBT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 10.0x, Central North Airport (OMAB) 16.0x, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 5.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) is cheapest (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 9.3x, Central North Airport (OMAB) 14.9x, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 7.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cmb.Tech (CMBT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +9.6%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +84.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cmb.Tech (CMBT) has the highest net margin (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 24.9%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 29.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cmb.Tech (CMBT) returned the most: Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +32.6%, Central North Airport (OMAB) -4.2%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +103.1%. Over five years, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) compounded fastest (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +21.0%/yr, Central North Airport (OMAB) +15.2%/yr, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +11.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Central North Airport (OMAB) has the highest dividend yield: Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 1.30%, Central North Airport (OMAB) 5.51%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 4.54%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Central North Airport (OMAB) has been the steadiest (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 31.4%, Central North Airport (OMAB) 31.1%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 40.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVGS, OMAB and CMBT?

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