SFL vs FRO vs STNG Stock Comparison

Sfl, Frontline and Scorpio Tankers 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
2 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
6 wins
STNG Scorpio Tankers Inc.
$95.07 +13.8% 1M +53.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.92B
P/E
5.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24B
Div. yield
1.86%
Marine Shipping Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Frontline leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Frontline 6, Scorpio Tankers 3, Sfl 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSFLFROSTNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.91B $12.59B $4.92B FRO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.0x 8.5x 5.2x STNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.0x 5.7x 7.7x FRO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +48.8% +39.5% FRO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 54.8% 69.3% STNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 29.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.1x — -1.3x STNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.37% 6.31% 1.86% SFL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +83.3% +128.4% +53.3% FRO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr +45.1%/yr +42.8%/yr FRO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 44.8% 37.0% SFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 79/100 75/100 FRO

Percentile Scorecard

SFLFROSTNG

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

AxisSFLFROSTNG
Valuation 30 #95 of 136 47 #72 of 136 84 #23 of 136
Growth 55 #55 of 121 97 #5 of 121 81 #24 of 121
Profitability – 98 #3 of 112 93 #9 of 112
Financial Health 7 #131 of 140 67 #47 of 140 94 #10 of 140
Shareholder Returns 89 #10 of 80 87 #11 of 80 24 #61 of 80
Overall 45 79 75
  • SFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • FRO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • STNG ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSFLFROSTNGSPY
1 month +0.9%+15.6%+13.8% +0.7%
3 months +7.2%+44.6%+25.9% +3.7%
6 months +14.3%+54.9%+16.9% +7.1%
Year to date +68.8%+159.1%+87.0% +12.8%
1 year +83.3%+128.4%+53.3% +11.9%
3 years +22.3%+158.8%+68.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.9%+37.3%+19.1% +22.8%
5 years +66.6%+541.8%+493.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.8%+45.1%+42.8% +10.9%
10 years +3.2%+663.0%+139.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +0.3%+22.5%+9.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSFLFROSTNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%44.8%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.1%45.2%34.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.360.500.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.692.871.44 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.6%-56.1%-61.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.1%-4.5%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $13.74$59.22$95.07 $779.14
52-week low $7.19$20.58$49.51 $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.

MultipleSFLFROSTNG
P/E now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 16.5x 8.5xmedian 16.5x 5.2xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.9x 4.6xmedian 0.9x 4.0xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x 2.9xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.9x 6.2xmedian 11.9x 5.9xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.2x 4.0xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.50median 0.84 0.45median 0.84 0.30median 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 monthsSFLFROSTNG
Revenue – $2.71B $1.24B
Gross profit – – $972.55M
Operating income – $1.63B $1.02B
Net income $64.88M $1.49B $956.23M
Free cash flow – $2.02B $833.30M
EPS (diluted) $0.49 $6.68 $17.55
Cash & equivalents $113.10M $321.42M $2.04B
Total debt $2.38B $2.43B $522.53M
Shares (diluted) 133.06M 222.62M 48.95M
Enterprise value -$144.22B $11.35B -$696.10M

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
MetricSFLFROSTNG
P/E 27.0x 8.5x 5.2x
P/FCF – 6.2x 5.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.3x 5.9x
P/S – 4.6x 4.0x
P/B 1.8x 4.0x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 4.0x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x – 2.9x
EV/EBIT 29.5x 9.0x 3.3x
EV/Revenue – 5.4x 2.7x
EV/FCF – 7.3x 4.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.9x 4.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.50 0.45 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSFLFROSTNG
Revenue growth (1Y) – 48.8% 39.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.2% -6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 63.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -6.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 226.3% 221.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 24.1% 6.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.4% 524.5% 235.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.9% 21.7% 11.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.2% 524.5% 227.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.0% 19.0% 17.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 116.9% 89.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.1% -5.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 218.6% 89.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.5% -5.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSFLFROSTNG
Gross margin – – 78.4%
EBITDA margin – – 95.3%
Operating margin – 60.1% 82.2%
Pretax margin – 54.9% 77.7%
Net margin – 54.8% 69.3%
FCF margin – 74.3% 67.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 49.8% 67.2%
Return on equity – 49.6% 25.5%
Return on assets – 25.9% 20.5%
Return on invested capital – 29.5% –
Return on capital employed – 31.0% 22.4%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 6.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSFLFROSTNG
Debt / assets 67.8% 41.9% 11.1%
Debt / equity 2.3x 0.8x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.1x – -1.3x
Debt / FCF – 1.2x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 70.6% 45.7% 17.7%
Equity / assets 29.4% 54.3% 82.3%
Interest coverage – 8.8x 13.2x
Current ratio 0.4x 1.9x 20.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.4x 19.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 17.9x
Altman Z-score – 4.64 5.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSFLFROSTNG
Dividend yield 6.4% 6.3% 1.9%
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 6.3% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusSFLFROSTNG
Forward P/E 24.0xFY2026 5.7xFY2026 7.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.55FY2026 $9.98FY2026 $12.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +450.0%FY2026 +487.1%FY2026 +122.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +76.4% -49.8% -31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $691.35MFY2026 $2.52BFY2026 $1.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.7%FY2026 +110.2%FY2026 +43.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.5% -18.3% -21.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSFLFROSTNG
Held by institutions 43.5% 33.6% 79.3%
Institutions holding 223 262 303
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.8% +36.6% +6.1%
Institutions buying 133 152 185
Institutions selling 55 75 80
Buyers to sellers 2.42 2.03 2.31

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.

SFLFROSTNG
SFL 1.00 0.62 0.53
FRO 0.62 1.00 0.72
STNG 0.53 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SFL, FRO and STNG?

Frontline (FRO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sfl (SFL) $1.91B, Frontline (FRO) $12.59B, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) $4.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, SFL, FRO and STNG?

Scorpio Tankers (STNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sfl (SFL) 27.0x, Frontline (FRO) 8.5x, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) 5.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Frontline (FRO) is cheapest (Sfl (SFL) 24.0x, Frontline (FRO) 5.7x, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) 7.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Frontline (FRO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Frontline (FRO) +48.8%, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) +39.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Scorpio Tankers (STNG) has the highest net margin (Frontline (FRO) 54.8%, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) 69.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Frontline (FRO) returned the most: Sfl (SFL) +83.3%, Frontline (FRO) +128.4%, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) +53.3%. Over five years, Frontline (FRO) compounded fastest (Sfl (SFL) +10.8%/yr, Frontline (FRO) +45.1%/yr, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) +42.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sfl (SFL) has the highest dividend yield: Sfl (SFL) 6.37%, Frontline (FRO) 6.31%, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) 1.86%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sfl (SFL) has been the steadiest (Sfl (SFL) 31.0%, Frontline (FRO) 44.8%, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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