SFL vs HAFN vs CMBT Stock Comparison

Sfl, Hafnia and Cmb.Tech Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SFL SFL Corp Ltd.
$11.68 -13.6% 1M +59.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.49B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$752.34M
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
1 win
HAFN Hafnia Ltd
$9.81 -4.5% 1M +60.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.76B
P/E
4.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
6 wins
CMBT Cmb.Tech Nv
$17.05 -14.7% 1M +87.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.85B
P/E
4.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.89B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hafnia leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hafnia 6, Cmb.Tech 4, Sfl 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSFLHAFNCMBTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.49B $4.76B $3.85B HAFN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x 4.5x 4.5x HAFN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x 6.8x 6.7x CMBT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.4% +30.5% +84.9% CMBT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.3% 70.2% 29.6% HAFN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% 19.3% — HAFN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 0.7x 4.8x HAFN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +59.6% +60.3% +87.6% CMBT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.9%/yr — +11.5%/yr CMBT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 37.8% 40.3% SFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 76/100 65/100 HAFN

Percentile Scorecard

SFLHAFNCMBT

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

AxisSFLHAFNCMBT
Valuation 70 #42 of 137 72 #39 of 137 61 #54 of 137
Growth 51 #63 of 127 69 #40 of 127 94 #8 of 127
Profitability 71 #37 of 125 93 #10 of 125 78 #28 of 125
Financial Health 46 #80 of 147 76 #36 of 147 17 #122 of 147
Shareholder Returns 51 #44 of 88 68 #29 of 88 75 #23 of 88
Overall 58 76 65
  • SFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • HAFN 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

PeriodSFLHAFNCMBTSPY
1 month -13.6%-4.5%-14.7% -1.0%
3 months -1.4%+34.9%+7.2% -0.4%
6 months -0.8%+11.2%+15.4% +4.5%
Year to date +49.6%+84.1%+76.7% +12.4%
1 year +59.6%+60.3%+87.6% +13.6%
3 years +4.3%+50.9%-6.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +1.4%+14.7%-2.0% +20.8%
5 years +46.0%—+72.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +7.9%—+11.5% +10.4%
10 years -5.4%—+136.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year -0.6%—+9.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureSFLHAFNCMBTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%37.8%40.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.6%40.8%37.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.100.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.861.602.17 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.6%-59.2%-62.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.0%-11.4%-18.5% -1.6%
52-week high $13.74$11.07$20.92 $779.14
52-week low $7.32$5.21$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.

MultipleSFLHAFNCMBT
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 14.5x 4.6xmedian 14.5x 4.6xmedian 14.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.0x 3.2xmedian 1.0x 1.9xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 8.2x 6.3xmedian 8.2x 9.6xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 12.9x 6.2xmedian 12.9x 6.8xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -9.16median 0.64 —median 0.64 0.39median 0.64

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 monthsSFLHAFNCMBT
Revenue $752.34M $1.52B $2.89B
Gross profit $454.59M $835.92M $2.22B
Operating income $209.41M $673.55M $1.21B
Net income $92.57M $658.69M $839.57M
Free cash flow $261.22M $781.70M $787.73M
EPS (diluted) $0.70 $2.12 $3.73
Cash & equivalents $111.90M $353.16M $151.57M
Total debt $612.77M $985.36M $5.45B
Shares (diluted) 133.06M 504.11M 229.44M
Enterprise value $968.93M $3.85B $3.26B

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
MetricSFLHAFNCMBT
P/E 16.8x 4.6x 4.6x
P/FCF 6.5x 6.2x 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 6.9x 6.8x
P/S 2.2x 3.2x 1.9x
P/B 1.6x 1.8x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.8x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x 6.3x 9.6x
EV/EBIT 10.4x 8.2x 8.8x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 3.6x 3.7x
EV/FCF 8.4x 7.1x 13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.4x 7.8x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.16 – 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSFLHAFNCMBT
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.4% 30.5% 84.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% – 31.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.3% 41.7% 80.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – 30.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.4% 43.5% 146.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.6% – 20.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 5,959% 51.8% 274.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.9% – 12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 5,824% 22.6% -20.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.8% – 11.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.7% -12.7% 184.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% – 9.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.7% -3.9% 184.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.2% – 9.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSFLHAFNCMBT
Gross margin 60.4% 55.0% 76.7%
EBITDA margin 59.3% 57.3% 38.4%
Operating margin 27.8% 44.3% 42.0%
Pretax margin 19.8% 43.4% 28.5%
Net margin 12.3% 70.2% 29.6%
FCF margin 34.7% 51.5% 27.3%
Operating cash flow margin 34.7% 46.3% 27.3%
Return on equity 14.3% 25.4% –
Return on assets 4.3% 16.5% –
Return on invested capital 8.2% 19.3% –
Return on capital employed – 20.2% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSFLHAFNCMBT
Debt / assets 17.4% 24.9% 61.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 0.7x 4.8x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 1.3x 6.9x
Liabilities / assets 69.1% 33.1% 64.6%
Equity / assets 30.9% 66.9% 35.4%
Interest coverage 1.4x 26.9x 2.3x
Current ratio – 1.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 1.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 3.67 1.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSFLHAFNCMBT
Dividend yield 7.2% 11.4% 4.9%
Net buyback yield -1.0% -0.2% –
Shareholder yield 6.2% 11.3% 4.9%
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.

ConsensusSFLHAFNCMBT
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 6.8xFY2026 6.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.55FY2026 $1.45FY2026 $2.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +450.0%FY2026 +113.2%FY2026 +262.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +76.4% -14.5% -21.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $691.35MFY2026 $1.36BFY2026 $2.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.7%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.5% -11.3% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSFLHAFNCMBT
Held by institutions 43.5% – 20.1%
Institutions holding 223 – 170
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.8% – +8.7%
Institutions buying 133 – 78
Institutions selling 55 – 51
Buyers to sellers 2.42 – 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.

SFLHAFNCMBT
SFL 1.00 0.62 0.59
HAFN 0.62 1.00 0.65
CMBT 0.59 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SFL, HAFN and CMBT?

Hafnia (HAFN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sfl (SFL) $1.49B, Hafnia (HAFN) $4.76B, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) $3.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, SFL, HAFN and CMBT?

Hafnia (HAFN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sfl (SFL) 16.1x, Hafnia (HAFN) 4.5x, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 4.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) is cheapest (Sfl (SFL) 21.2x, Hafnia (HAFN) 6.8x, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 6.7x). 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: Sfl (SFL) -4.4%, Hafnia (HAFN) +30.5%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +84.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hafnia (HAFN) has the highest net margin (Sfl (SFL) 12.3%, Hafnia (HAFN) 70.2%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 29.6%). On return on invested capital, Hafnia (HAFN) leads (Sfl (SFL) 8.2%, Hafnia (HAFN) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cmb.Tech (CMBT) returned the most: Sfl (SFL) +59.6%, Hafnia (HAFN) +60.3%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +87.6%. Over five years, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) compounded fastest (Sfl (SFL) +7.9%/yr, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +11.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sfl (SFL) has been the steadiest (Sfl (SFL) 32.0%, Hafnia (HAFN) 37.8%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SFL, HAFN 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, Hafnia (HAFN) 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.