SFL vs ZIM vs INSW Stock Comparison

Sfl, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services and International Seaways Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SFL SFL Corp Ltd.
$13.18 +0.9% 1M +83.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.72B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionSFLZIMINSWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.72B $3.41B $5.53B INSW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.5x 24.5x 7.1x INSW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.0x 5.2x 6.5x ZIM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -24.9% +57.4% INSW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.2% 62.0% INSW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 28.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.1x — 0.2x INSW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +83.3% +93.3% +124.1% INSW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr -10.6%/yr +45.3%/yr INSW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 48.5% 40.0% SFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 46/100 82/100 INSW

Percentile Scorecard

SFLZIMINSW

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

AxisSFLZIMINSW
Valuation 30 #95 of 136 94 #9 of 136 46 #74 of 136
Growth 55 #55 of 121 9 #110 of 121 82 #23 of 121
Profitability – 38 #70 of 112 97 #4 of 112
Financial Health 7 #131 of 140 27 #103 of 140 89 #16 of 140
Shareholder Returns 89 #10 of 80 62 #31 of 80 95 #5 of 80
Overall 45 46 82
  • SFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ZIM ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • INSW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSFLZIMINSWSPY
1 month +0.9%+1.6%+3.0% +0.7%
3 months +7.2%+18.2%+19.4% +3.7%
6 months +14.3%+10.6%+37.0% +7.1%
Year to date +68.8%+37.7%+134.1% +12.8%
1 year +83.3%+93.3%+124.1% +11.9%
3 years +22.3%+270.0%+136.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.9%+54.7%+33.3% +22.8%
5 years +66.6%-42.9%+547.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.8%-10.6%+45.3% +10.9%
10 years +3.2%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +0.3%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSFLZIMINSWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%48.5%40.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.1%39.6%37.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.360.910.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.691.923.10 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.6%-92.6%-55.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.1%-5.4%-9.1% -1.2%
52-week high $13.74$30.90$125.00 $779.14
52-week low $7.19$14.35$46.81 $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.

MultipleSFLZIMINSW
P/E now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 16.5x 25.2xmedian 16.5x 7.2xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.9x 0.5xmedian 0.9x 4.5xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 8.8x 1.4xmedian 8.8x 6.0xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.9x 1.8xmedian 11.9x 20.9xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.50median 0.84 -0.48median 0.84 1.32median 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 monthsSFLZIMINSW
Revenue – $6.44B $1.26B
Gross profit – $879.10M –
Operating income – $528.50M $806.76M
Net income $64.88M -$823.50M $779.12M
Free cash flow – $1.91B $269.32M
EPS (diluted) $0.49 $1.16 $15.62
Cash & equivalents $113.10M $1.04B $159.40M
Total debt $2.38B – $645.62M
Shares (diluted) 133.06M 120.52M 49.86M
Enterprise value -$144.41B -$4.09B $4.16B

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
MetricSFLZIMINSW
P/E 27.0x 25.2x 7.2x
P/FCF – 1.8x 20.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 2.1x 8.9x
P/S – 0.5x 4.5x
P/B 1.8x 0.9x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 0.9x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 1.4x 6.0x
EV/EBIT 29.5x 4.7x 7.3x
EV/Revenue – 0.4x 4.7x
EV/FCF – 1.3x 21.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 1.5x 9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.50 -0.48 1.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSFLZIMINSW
Revenue growth (1Y) – -24.9% 57.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -7.4% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -68.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -26.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -78.9% 193.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -35.3% 4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.4% 64.2% 226.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.9% 53.0% 5.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.2% -93.1% 223.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.0% -52.6% 5.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -57.9% 67.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -20.1% -2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -54.0% 34.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -17.4% -14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSFLZIMINSW
Gross margin – 13.7% –
EBITDA margin – 27.7% 77.6%
Operating margin – 8.2% 64.2%
Pretax margin – 3.0% 61.4%
Net margin – 2.2% 62.0%
FCF margin – 29.7% 21.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 25.8% 50.4%
Return on equity – 3.6% 34.6%
Return on assets – 1.3% 26.2%
Return on invested capital – – 28.3%
Return on capital employed – 6.3% 28.7%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -2.0x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSFLZIMINSW
Debt / assets 67.8% – 21.4%
Debt / equity 2.3x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.1x – 0.2x
Debt / FCF – – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 70.6% 63.6% 25.0%
Equity / assets 29.4% 36.4% 75.0%
Interest coverage – 1.2x 19.7x
Current ratio 0.4x 1.2x 5.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.5x 7.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 3.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.38 6.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSFLZIMINSW
Dividend yield 6.4% 4.1% 7.1%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 6.4% 4.1% 7.1%
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.

ConsensusSFLZIMINSW
Forward P/E 24.0xFY2026 5.2xFY2026 6.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.55FY2026 $5.60FY2026 $17.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +450.0%FY2026 +40.7%FY2026 +223.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +76.4% -103.6% -35.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $691.35MFY2026 $8.36BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.7%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 +64.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.5% -12.2% -10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSFLZIMINSW
Held by institutions 43.5% 38.7% 81.7%
Institutions holding 223 245 365
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.8% -6.7% +5.2%
Institutions buying 133 122 228
Institutions selling 55 78 86
Buyers to sellers 2.42 1.56 2.65

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.

SFLZIMINSW
SFL 1.00 0.24 0.63
ZIM 0.24 1.00 0.19
INSW 0.63 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SFL, ZIM and INSW?

International Seaways (INSW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sfl (SFL) $1.72B, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) $3.41B, International Seaways (INSW) $5.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, SFL, ZIM and INSW?

International Seaways (INSW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sfl (SFL) 26.5x, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) 24.5x, International Seaways (INSW) 7.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) is cheapest (Sfl (SFL) 24.0x, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) 5.2x, International Seaways (INSW) 6.5x). 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: ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) -24.9%, International Seaways (INSW) +57.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

International Seaways (INSW) has the highest net margin (ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) 2.2%, International Seaways (INSW) 62.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year International Seaways (INSW) returned the most: Sfl (SFL) +83.3%, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) +93.3%, International Seaways (INSW) +124.1%. Over five years, International Seaways (INSW) compounded fastest (Sfl (SFL) +10.8%/yr, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) -10.6%/yr, International Seaways (INSW) +45.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sfl (SFL) has been the steadiest (Sfl (SFL) 31.0%, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) 48.5%, International Seaways (INSW) 40.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SFL, ZIM and INSW?

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.