SFL vs TNK vs KEX Stock Comparison

Sfl, Teekay Tankers and Kirby 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
2 wins
TNK Teekay Tankers Ltd.
$95.40 -7.6% 1M +56.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.30B
P/E
5.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
1.05%
Marine Shipping Industrials
6 wins
KEX Kirby Corp
$140.64 +2.0% 1M +35.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.43B
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.49B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Teekay Tankers leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Teekay Tankers 6, Kirby 4, Sfl 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSFLTNKKEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.76B $3.30B $7.43B KEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.4x 5.6x 21.1x TNK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x 5.1x 20.5x TNK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -15.6% +15.6% +6.6% TNK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 51.3% 10.2% TNK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% — 8.3% KEX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x — 1.3x KEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.89% 1.05% — SFL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +63.4% +56.4% +35.9% SFL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.0%/yr +46.1%/yr +19.6%/yr TNK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.6% 39.6% 26.7% KEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 70/100 63/100 TNK

Percentile Scorecard

SFLTNKKEX

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

AxisSFLTNKKEX
Valuation 40 #82 of 137 76 #34 of 137 38 #85 of 137
Growth 29 #89 of 124 70 #38 of 124 80 #26 of 124
Profitability 57 #53 of 122 95 #7 of 122 55 #55 of 122
Financial Health 13 #128 of 147 98 #4 of 147 64 #54 of 147
Shareholder Returns 87 #12 of 85 10 #77 of 85 79 #19 of 85
Overall 45 70 63
  • SFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • TNK ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • KEX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSFLTNKKEXSPY
1 month -9.4%-7.6%+2.0% -2.3%
3 months -1.5%+18.4%+7.8% -0.7%
6 months +4.9%+19.7%-2.7% +4.8%
Year to date +56.1%+78.6%+27.6% +10.3%
1 year +63.4%+56.4%+35.9% +10.3%
3 years +8.8%+80.0%+80.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year +2.9%+21.7%+21.7% +20.1%
5 years +53.5%+565.3%+144.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year +9.0%+46.1%+19.6% +10.1%
10 years -1.3%+502.3%+133.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year -0.1%+19.7%+8.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSFLTNKKEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.6%39.6%26.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.5%40.8%27.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.400.180.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.011.421.35 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.6%-53.2%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.3%-12.1%-7.8% -3.5%
52-week high $13.74$108.49$152.59 $779.14
52-week low $7.32$51.50$104.35 $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.

MultipleSFLTNKKEX
P/E now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 16.1x 5.6xmedian 16.1x 21.1xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.9x 2.9xmedian 0.9x 2.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 8.1x 3.3xmedian 8.1x 11.1xmedian 8.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 11.4x 10.1xmedian 11.4x 15.6xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.38median 0.75 1.70median 0.75 0.67median 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 monthsSFLTNKKEX
Revenue $728.96M $1.15B $3.49B
Gross profit $447.70M $866.07M $1.16B
Operating income $202.11M $549.35M $488.92M
Net income $63.85M $592.00M $355.89M
Free cash flow $240.81M $326.32M $475.58M
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $17.02 $6.62
Cash & equivalents $113.10M $735.01M $38.96M
Total debt $2.38B – $1.04B
Shares (diluted) 133.06M 34.78M 53.70M
Enterprise value $1.08B -$539.10M $7.21B

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
MetricSFLTNKKEX
P/E 25.4x 5.6x 21.1x
P/FCF 7.3x 10.1x 15.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 6.1x 10.5x
P/S 2.4x 2.9x 2.1x
P/B 1.7x 1.4x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.4x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.1x 3.3x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 20.0x 3.8x 17.2x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 1.8x 2.4x
EV/FCF 16.8x 6.4x 17.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x 3.9x 11.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.38 1.70 0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSFLTNKKEX
Revenue growth (1Y) -15.6% 15.6% 6.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% -6.5% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -11.3% 34.7% 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.1% -1.4% 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.1% 112.9% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.8% -1.3% 22.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 86.1% 109.7% 17.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.3% 3.0% 26.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.8% 109.3% 23.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.5% 3.3% 31.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -27.3% 70.6% 21.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.9% -1.7% 18.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.3% 8.6% 82.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.6% -15.9% 43.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSFLTNKKEX
Gross margin 61.4% 75.1% 33.2%
EBITDA margin 60.7% 55.1% 21.8%
Operating margin 27.7% 47.6% 14.0%
Pretax margin 9.0% 51.9% 13.5%
Net margin 8.8% 51.3% 10.2%
FCF margin 33.0% 28.3% 13.6%
Operating cash flow margin 33.0% 46.9% 20.3%
Return on equity 6.5% 25.9% 10.4%
Return on assets 1.8% 23.8% 5.8%
Return on invested capital 5.8% – 8.3%
Return on capital employed 7.0% 23.4% 9.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.8x 0.9x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSFLTNKKEX
Debt / assets 67.8% – 16.7%
Debt / equity 2.3x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.1x – 1.3x
Debt / FCF 9.9x – 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 70.6% 8.3% 44.6%
Equity / assets 29.4% 91.7% 55.4%
Interest coverage 14.6x 208.7x 11.0x
Current ratio 0.4x 10.0x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x 8.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 8.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 11.48 3.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSFLTNKKEX
Dividend yield 6.9% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 4.4%
Shareholder yield 6.9% 1.0% 4.4%
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.

ConsensusSFLTNKKEX
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 5.1xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.55FY2026 $18.53FY2026 $6.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +450.0%FY2026 +166.2%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +76.4% -30.0% +29.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $691.35MFY2026 $1.14BFY2026 $3.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.7%FY2026 +124.7%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.5% -27.2% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSFLTNKKEX
Held by institutions 43.5% 57.2% 99.6%
Institutions holding 223 240 466
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.8% -4.7% -0.1%
Institutions buying 133 141 252
Institutions selling 55 70 145
Buyers to sellers 2.42 2.01 1.74

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.

SFLTNKKEX
SFL 1.00 0.61 0.24
TNK 0.61 1.00 0.18
KEX 0.24 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SFL, TNK and KEX?

Kirby (KEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sfl (SFL) $1.76B, Teekay Tankers (TNK) $3.30B, Kirby (KEX) $7.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, SFL, TNK and KEX?

Teekay Tankers (TNK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sfl (SFL) 25.4x, Teekay Tankers (TNK) 5.6x, Kirby (KEX) 21.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Teekay Tankers (TNK) is cheapest (Sfl (SFL) 22.2x, Teekay Tankers (TNK) 5.1x, Kirby (KEX) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teekay Tankers (TNK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sfl (SFL) -15.6%, Teekay Tankers (TNK) +15.6%, Kirby (KEX) +6.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teekay Tankers (TNK) has the highest net margin (Sfl (SFL) 8.8%, Teekay Tankers (TNK) 51.3%, Kirby (KEX) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Kirby (KEX) leads (Sfl (SFL) 5.8%, Kirby (KEX) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sfl (SFL) returned the most: Sfl (SFL) +63.4%, Teekay Tankers (TNK) +56.4%, Kirby (KEX) +35.9%. Over five years, Teekay Tankers (TNK) compounded fastest (Sfl (SFL) +9.0%/yr, Teekay Tankers (TNK) +46.1%/yr, Kirby (KEX) +19.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sfl (SFL) has the highest dividend yield: Sfl (SFL) 6.89%, Teekay Tankers (TNK) 1.05%. Kirby (KEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kirby (KEX) has been the steadiest (Sfl (SFL) 31.6%, Teekay Tankers (TNK) 39.6%, Kirby (KEX) 26.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SFL, TNK and KEX?

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