SFL vs ECO vs FRO Stock Comparison

Sfl, Okeanis Eco Tankers and Frontline Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SFL SFL Corp Ltd.
$13.18 +0.9% 1M +83.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
6.37%
Marine Shipping Industrials
1 win
ECO Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp.
$101.77 +26.7% 1M +196.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.61B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$706.47M
Div. yield
9.38%
Marine Shipping Industrials
7 wins
FRO Frontline plc
$56.54 +15.6% 1M +128.4% 1Y
Market cap
$12.59B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.71B
Div. yield
6.31%
Marine Shipping Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Okeanis Eco Tankers leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Okeanis Eco Tankers 7, Frontline 3, Sfl 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSFLECOFROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.91B $3.61B $12.59B FRO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.0x 8.2x 8.5x ECO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.0x 5.8x 5.7x FRO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +105.2% +48.8% ECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 56.9% 54.8% ECO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 29.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.1x 1.0x — ECO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.37% 9.38% 6.31% ECO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +83.3% +196.8% +128.4% ECO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr — +45.1%/yr FRO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 46.4% 44.8% SFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 81/100 79/100 ECO

Percentile Scorecard

SFLECOFRO

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

AxisSFLECOFRO
Valuation 30 #95 of 136 39 #83 of 136 47 #72 of 136
Growth 55 #55 of 121 100 #1 of 121 97 #5 of 121
Profitability – 99 #2 of 112 98 #3 of 112
Financial Health 7 #131 of 140 71 #42 of 140 67 #47 of 140
Shareholder Returns 89 #10 of 80 96 #4 of 80 87 #11 of 80
Overall 45 81 79
  • SFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ECO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • FRO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSFLECOFROSPY
1 month +0.9%+26.7%+15.6% +0.7%
3 months +7.2%+70.0%+44.6% +3.7%
6 months +14.3%+84.2%+54.9% +7.1%
Year to date +68.8%+200.7%+159.1% +12.8%
1 year +83.3%+196.8%+128.4% +11.9%
3 years +22.3%+250.4%+158.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.9%+51.9%+37.3% +22.8%
5 years +66.6%—+541.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.8%—+45.1% +10.9%
10 years +3.2%—+663.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +0.3%—+22.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSFLECOFROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%46.4%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.1%44.2%45.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.360.290.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.694.242.87 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.6%-49.0%-56.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.1%0.0%-4.5% -1.2%
52-week high $13.74$101.77$59.22 $779.14
52-week low $7.19$31.96$20.58 $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.

MultipleSFLECOFRO
P/E now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 16.5x 8.2xmedian 16.5x 8.5xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.9x 5.1xmedian 0.9x 4.6xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 8.8x 8.4xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.9x 10.0xmedian 11.9x 6.2xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.2x 4.1xmedian 1.2x 4.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.50median 0.84 —median 0.84 0.45median 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 monthsSFLECOFRO
Revenue – $706.47M $2.71B
Gross profit – $657.71M –
Operating income – $440.43M $1.63B
Net income $64.88M $402.14M $1.49B
Free cash flow – $360.91M $2.02B
EPS (diluted) $0.49 $12.34 $6.68
Cash & equivalents $113.10M $222.59M $321.42M
Total debt $2.38B $2.67B $2.43B
Shares (diluted) 133.06M 32.58M 222.62M
Enterprise value -$144.22B $3.09B $11.35B

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
MetricSFLECOFRO
P/E 27.0x 8.2x 8.5x
P/FCF – 10.0x 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.0x 9.3x
P/S – 5.1x 4.6x
P/B 1.8x 4.1x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 4.1x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 8.4x –
EV/EBIT 29.5x 9.3x 9.0x
EV/Revenue – 5.8x 5.4x
EV/FCF – 11.4x 7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.4x 10.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.50 – 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSFLECOFRO
Revenue growth (1Y) – 105.2% 48.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 12.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 118.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 288.4% 226.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 24.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.4% 498.6% 524.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.9% – 21.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.2% 491.6% 524.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.0% – 19.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 316.0% 116.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 17.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 316.0% 218.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 20.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSFLECOFRO
Gross margin – 93.1% –
EBITDA margin – 69.0% –
Operating margin – 62.3% 60.1%
Pretax margin – 67.0% 54.9%
Net margin – 56.9% 54.8%
FCF margin – 51.1% 74.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 51.1% 49.8%
Return on equity – 50.2% 49.6%
Return on assets – 26.0% 25.9%
Return on invested capital – – 29.5%
Return on capital employed – 30.3% 31.0%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSFLECOFRO
Debt / assets 67.8% 43.8% 41.9%
Debt / equity 2.3x 0.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.1x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF – 2.0x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 70.6% 46.8% 45.7%
Equity / assets 29.4% 53.2% 54.3%
Interest coverage – – 8.8x
Current ratio 0.4x 4.4x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 3.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 4.89 4.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSFLECOFRO
Dividend yield 6.4% 9.4% 6.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 6.4% 9.4% 6.3%
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.

ConsensusSFLECOFRO
Forward P/E 24.0xFY2026 5.8xFY2026 5.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.55FY2026 $17.61FY2026 $9.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +450.0%FY2026 +367.1%FY2026 +487.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +76.4% -49.7% -49.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $691.35MFY2026 $912.99MFY2026 $2.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.7%FY2026 +244.0%FY2026 +110.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.5% -35.5% -18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSFLECOFRO
Held by institutions 43.5% 29.9% 33.6%
Institutions holding 223 116 262
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.8% +2.4% +36.6%
Institutions buying 133 75 152
Institutions selling 55 29 75
Buyers to sellers 2.42 2.59 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.

SFLECOFRO
SFL 1.00 0.60 0.62
ECO 0.60 1.00 0.81
FRO 0.62 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SFL, ECO and FRO?

Frontline (FRO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sfl (SFL) $1.91B, Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) $3.61B, Frontline (FRO) $12.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, SFL, ECO and FRO?

Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sfl (SFL) 27.0x, Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 8.2x, Frontline (FRO) 8.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Frontline (FRO) is cheapest (Sfl (SFL) 24.0x, Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 5.8x, Frontline (FRO) 5.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) +105.2%, Frontline (FRO) +48.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) has the highest net margin (Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 56.9%, Frontline (FRO) 54.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) returned the most: Sfl (SFL) +83.3%, Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) +196.8%, Frontline (FRO) +128.4%. Over five years, Frontline (FRO) compounded fastest (Sfl (SFL) +10.8%/yr, Frontline (FRO) +45.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) has the highest dividend yield: Sfl (SFL) 6.37%, Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 9.38%, Frontline (FRO) 6.31%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sfl (SFL) has been the steadiest (Sfl (SFL) 31.0%, Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) 46.4%, Frontline (FRO) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SFL, ECO and FRO?

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