SFL vs INSW vs FRO Stock Comparison

Sfl, International Seaways and Frontline Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SFL SFL Corp Ltd.
$10.98 -17.4% 1M +47.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.47B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$752.34M
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
1 win
FRO Frontline plc
$44.53 -15.6% 1M +90.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.21B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.71B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Frontline leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Frontline 5, International Seaways 5, Sfl 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSFLINSWFROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.47B $4.82B $10.21B FRO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x 6.2x 6.9x INSW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 5.3x 4.0x FRO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.4% +57.4% +48.8% INSW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.3% 62.0% 54.8% INSW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% 28.3% 29.5% FRO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 0.2x — INSW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.4% +88.1% +90.9% FRO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.5%/yr +38.2%/yr +38.9%/yr FRO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.6% 41.1% 46.9% SFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 84/100 82/100 INSW

Percentile Scorecard

SFLINSWFRO

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

AxisSFLINSWFRO
Valuation 49 #71 of 137 56 #61 of 137 60 #56 of 137
Growth 48 #66 of 127 80 #26 of 127 95 #7 of 127
Profitability 62 #48 of 125 98 #3 of 125 99 #2 of 125
Financial Health 9 #134 of 147 90 #16 of 147 64 #53 of 147
Shareholder Returns 54 #42 of 90 93 #7 of 90 90 #10 of 90
Overall 44 84 82
  • SFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • INSW 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

PeriodSFLINSWFROSPY
1 month -17.4%-19.0%-15.6% -5.9%
3 months -9.0%+1.2%+12.6% -4.6%
6 months -7.8%+4.6%+16.8% +0.2%
Year to date +40.6%+94.3%+104.1% +7.5%
1 year +47.4%+88.1%+90.9% +8.2%
3 years -1.6%+92.1%+99.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year -0.5%+24.3%+26.0% +19.0%
5 years +37.3%+403.0%+416.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year +6.5%+38.2%+38.9% +9.4%
10 years -11.1%—+534.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year -1.2%—+20.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSFLINSWFROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.6%41.1%46.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.9%39.5%49.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.370.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.452.141.94 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.6%-55.8%-56.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.1%-24.6%-24.8% -5.9%
52-week high $13.74$125.00$59.22 $779.14
52-week low $7.45$46.81$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.

MultipleSFLINSWFRO
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 14.1x 6.0xmedian 14.1x 6.7xmedian 14.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.9x 3.7xmedian 0.9x 3.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 7.8x 5.0xmedian 7.8x —median 7.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 11.7x 17.3xmedian 11.7x 4.9xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x 3.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -8.61median 0.68 1.09median 0.68 0.35median 0.68

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 monthsSFLINSWFRO
Revenue $752.34M $1.26B $2.71B
Gross profit $454.59M – –
Operating income $209.41M $806.76M $1.63B
Net income $92.57M $779.12M $1.49B
Free cash flow $261.22M $269.32M $2.02B
EPS (diluted) $0.70 $15.62 $6.68
Cash & equivalents $111.90M $159.40M $321.42M
Total debt $2.33B $645.62M $2.43B
Shares (diluted) 133.06M 49.86M 222.62M
Enterprise value $940.32M $3.45B $8.97B

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
MetricSFLINSWFRO
P/E 15.8x 6.0x 6.7x
P/FCF 6.1x 17.3x 4.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x 7.4x 7.3x
P/S 2.1x 3.7x 3.7x
P/B 1.5x 2.1x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.1x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 5.0x –
EV/EBIT 18.2x 6.1x 7.4x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 3.9x 4.4x
EV/FCF 14.6x 18.2x 6.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x 7.8x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.61 1.09 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSFLINSWFRO
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.4% 57.4% 48.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 2.9% 12.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.4% 193.8% 226.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 4.1% 24.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 5,959% 226.4% 524.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 5.8% 21.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 5,824% 223.8% 524.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 5.5% 19.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.7% 67.3% 116.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% -2.7% 17.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.7% 34.3% 218.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.2% -14.9% 20.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSFLINSWFRO
Gross margin 60.4% – –
EBITDA margin 59.5% 77.6% –
Operating margin 27.8% 64.2% 60.1%
Pretax margin 12.6% 61.4% 54.9%
Net margin 12.3% 62.0% 54.8%
FCF margin 34.7% 21.4% 74.3%
Operating cash flow margin 34.7% 50.4% 49.8%
Return on equity 9.2% 34.6% 49.6%
Return on assets 2.8% 26.2% 25.9%
Return on invested capital 6.1% 28.3% 29.5%
Return on capital employed 7.5% 28.7% 31.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 0.8x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSFLINSWFRO
Debt / assets 66.4% 21.4% 41.9%
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 0.2x –
Debt / FCF 8.9x 2.4x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 69.1% 25.0% 45.7%
Equity / assets 30.9% 75.0% 54.3%
Interest coverage 1.4x 19.7x 8.8x
Current ratio 0.3x 5.9x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 7.3x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 3.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 0.62 5.63 4.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSFLINSWFRO
Dividend yield 7.7% 8.5% 8.0%
Net buyback yield -1.1% – –
Shareholder yield 6.6% 8.5% 8.0%
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.

ConsensusSFLINSWFRO
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 5.3xFY2026 4.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.91FY2026 $17.81FY2026 $11.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +810.0%FY2026 +228.6%FY2026 +555.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.1% -33.5% -49.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $709.64MFY2026 $1.37BFY2026 $3.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.2%FY2026 +66.6%FY2026 +150.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% -10.1% -19.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSFLINSWFRO
Held by institutions 43.5% 81.7% 33.6%
Institutions holding 223 367 263
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.8% +5.2% +36.6%
Institutions buying 133 229 152
Institutions selling 55 86 76
Buyers to sellers 2.42 2.66 2.00

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.

SFLINSWFRO
SFL 1.00 0.66 0.65
INSW 0.66 1.00 0.82
FRO 0.65 0.82 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SFL, INSW and FRO?

Frontline (FRO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sfl (SFL) $1.47B, International Seaways (INSW) $4.82B, Frontline (FRO) $10.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, SFL, INSW and FRO?

International Seaways (INSW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sfl (SFL) 15.8x, International Seaways (INSW) 6.2x, Frontline (FRO) 6.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Frontline (FRO) is cheapest (Sfl (SFL) 12.1x, International Seaways (INSW) 5.3x, Frontline (FRO) 4.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

International Seaways (INSW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sfl (SFL) -4.4%, International Seaways (INSW) +57.4%, Frontline (FRO) +48.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

International Seaways (INSW) has the highest net margin (Sfl (SFL) 12.3%, International Seaways (INSW) 62.0%, Frontline (FRO) 54.8%). On return on invested capital, Frontline (FRO) leads (Sfl (SFL) 6.1%, International Seaways (INSW) 28.3%, Frontline (FRO) 29.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Frontline (FRO) returned the most: Sfl (SFL) +47.4%, International Seaways (INSW) +88.1%, Frontline (FRO) +90.9%. Over five years, Frontline (FRO) compounded fastest (Sfl (SFL) +6.5%/yr, International Seaways (INSW) +38.2%/yr, Frontline (FRO) +38.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sfl (SFL) has been the steadiest (Sfl (SFL) 32.6%, International Seaways (INSW) 41.1%, Frontline (FRO) 46.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SFL, INSW 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, Frontline (FRO) leads on 5. 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.