SFL vs INSW vs CMBT Stock Comparison

Sfl, International Seaways and Cmb.Tech Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SFL SFL Corp Ltd.
$12.19 -9.4% 1M +63.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.76B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$728.96M
Div. yield
6.89%
Marine Shipping Industrials
1 win
CMBT Cmb.Tech Nv
$17.39 -12.3% 1M +79.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.49B
P/E
4.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.89B
Div. yield
4.83%
Marine Shipping Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

International Seaways leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (International Seaways 8, Cmb.Tech 3, Sfl 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSFLINSWCMBTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.76B $5.23B $5.49B CMBT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.4x 6.7x 4.7x CMBT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x 6.0x 6.8x INSW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -15.6% +57.4% +84.9% CMBT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 62.0% 29.6% INSW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% 28.3% — INSW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 0.2x 4.8x INSW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.89% 7.63% 4.83% INSW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +63.4% +106.3% +79.3% INSW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.0%/yr +41.8%/yr +10.3%/yr INSW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.6% 40.5% 40.4% SFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 83/100 63/100 INSW

Percentile Scorecard

SFLINSWCMBT

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

AxisSFLINSWCMBT
Valuation 40 #82 of 137 52 #67 of 137 63 #52 of 137
Growth 29 #89 of 124 82 #23 of 124 94 #9 of 124
Profitability 57 #53 of 122 98 #3 of 122 78 #28 of 122
Financial Health 13 #128 of 147 90 #16 of 147 16 #123 of 147
Shareholder Returns 87 #12 of 85 94 #6 of 85 67 #29 of 85
Overall 45 83 63
  • SFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • INSW 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

PeriodSFLINSWCMBTSPY
1 month -9.4%-8.7%-12.3% -2.3%
3 months -1.5%+10.9%+7.0% -0.7%
6 months +4.9%+24.5%+22.0% +4.8%
Year to date +56.1%+117.7%+80.2% +10.3%
1 year +63.4%+106.3%+79.3% +10.3%
3 years +8.8%+113.5%-4.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +2.9%+28.8%-1.4% +20.1%
5 years +53.5%+473.0%+63.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year +9.0%+41.8%+10.3% +10.1%
10 years -1.3%—+138.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year -0.1%—+9.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSFLINSWCMBTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.6%40.5%40.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.5%38.4%38.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.400.330.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.012.621.96 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.6%-55.8%-62.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.3%-15.5%-16.9% -3.5%
52-week high $13.74$125.00$20.92 $779.14
52-week low $7.32$46.81$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.

MultipleSFLINSWCMBT
P/E now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 16.1x 6.7xmedian 16.1x 4.7xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.9x 4.2xmedian 0.9x 1.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 8.1x 5.6xmedian 8.1x 9.7xmedian 8.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 11.4x 19.4xmedian 11.4x 7.0xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.38median 0.75 1.23median 0.75 0.40median 0.75

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 monthsSFLINSWCMBT
Revenue $728.96M $1.26B $2.89B
Gross profit $447.70M – $2.22B
Operating income $202.11M $806.76M $1.21B
Net income $63.85M $779.12M $839.57M
Free cash flow $240.81M $269.32M $787.73M
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $15.62 $3.73
Cash & equivalents $113.10M $159.40M $151.57M
Total debt $2.38B $645.62M $5.45B
Shares (diluted) 133.06M 49.86M 229.44M
Enterprise value $1.08B $3.87B $4.90B

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
MetricSFLINSWCMBT
P/E 25.4x 6.7x 4.7x
P/FCF 7.3x 19.4x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 8.3x 7.0x
P/S 2.4x 4.2x 1.9x
P/B 1.7x 2.3x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 2.3x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.1x 5.6x 9.7x
EV/EBIT 20.0x 6.8x 8.9x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 4.4x 3.7x
EV/FCF 16.8x 20.3x 13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x 8.6x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.38 1.23 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSFLINSWCMBT
Revenue growth (1Y) -15.6% 57.4% 84.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 2.9% 31.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -11.3% – 80.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.1% – 30.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.1% 193.8% 146.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 4.1% 20.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 86.1% 226.4% 274.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.3% 5.8% 12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.8% 223.8% -20.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.5% 5.5% 11.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -27.3% 67.3% 184.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.9% -2.7% 9.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.3% 34.3% 184.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.6% -14.9% 9.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSFLINSWCMBT
Gross margin 61.4% – 76.7%
EBITDA margin 60.7% 77.6% 38.4%
Operating margin 27.7% 64.2% 42.0%
Pretax margin 9.0% 61.4% 28.5%
Net margin 8.8% 62.0% 29.6%
FCF margin 33.0% 21.4% 27.3%
Operating cash flow margin 33.0% 50.4% 27.3%
Return on equity 6.5% 34.6% –
Return on assets 1.8% 26.2% –
Return on invested capital 5.8% 28.3% –
Return on capital employed 7.0% 28.7% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.8x 0.8x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSFLINSWCMBT
Debt / assets 67.8% 21.4% 61.8%
Debt / equity 2.3x 0.3x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 0.2x 4.8x
Debt / FCF 9.9x 2.4x 6.9x
Liabilities / assets 70.6% 25.0% 64.6%
Equity / assets 29.4% 75.0% 35.4%
Interest coverage 14.6x 19.7x 2.3x
Current ratio 0.4x 5.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x 7.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 3.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 6.08 1.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSFLINSWCMBT
Dividend yield 6.9% 7.6% 4.8%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 6.9% 7.6% 4.8%
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.

ConsensusSFLINSWCMBT
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 6.0xFY2026 6.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.55FY2026 $17.52FY2026 $2.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +450.0%FY2026 +223.2%FY2026 +262.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +76.4% -35.2% -21.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $691.35MFY2026 $1.35BFY2026 $2.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.7%FY2026 +64.2%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.5% -10.4% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSFLINSWCMBT
Held by institutions 43.5% 81.7% 20.1%
Institutions holding 223 366 170
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.8% +5.2% +8.7%
Institutions buying 133 228 78
Institutions selling 55 86 51
Buyers to sellers 2.42 2.65 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.

SFLINSWCMBT
SFL 1.00 0.64 0.59
INSW 0.64 1.00 0.68
CMBT 0.59 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SFL, INSW and CMBT?

Cmb.Tech (CMBT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sfl (SFL) $1.76B, International Seaways (INSW) $5.23B, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) $5.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, SFL, INSW and CMBT?

Cmb.Tech (CMBT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sfl (SFL) 25.4x, International Seaways (INSW) 6.7x, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 4.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, International Seaways (INSW) is cheapest (Sfl (SFL) 22.2x, International Seaways (INSW) 6.0x, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 6.8x). 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) -15.6%, International Seaways (INSW) +57.4%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +84.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

International Seaways (INSW) has the highest net margin (Sfl (SFL) 8.8%, International Seaways (INSW) 62.0%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 29.6%). On return on invested capital, International Seaways (INSW) leads (Sfl (SFL) 5.8%, International Seaways (INSW) 28.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year International Seaways (INSW) returned the most: Sfl (SFL) +63.4%, International Seaways (INSW) +106.3%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +79.3%. Over five years, International Seaways (INSW) compounded fastest (Sfl (SFL) +9.0%/yr, International Seaways (INSW) +41.8%/yr, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) +10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

International Seaways (INSW) has the highest dividend yield: Sfl (SFL) 6.89%, International Seaways (INSW) 7.63%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 4.83%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sfl (SFL) has been the steadiest (Sfl (SFL) 31.6%, International Seaways (INSW) 40.5%, Cmb.Tech (CMBT) 40.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SFL, INSW 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, International Seaways (INSW) leads on 8. 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.