SUNB vs HD vs KEX Stock Comparison

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Home Depot and Kirby Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HD Home Depot, Inc.
$319.37 +8.9% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$316.90B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
KEX Kirby Corp
$134.74 +4.5% 1M +55.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.33B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.49B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kirby leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kirby 5, Home Depot 3, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSUNBHDKEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.52B $316.90B $7.33B HD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.8x 22.3x 20.6x KEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 22.8x 19.6x SUNB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +2.5% +6.6% KEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.3% 8.4% 10.2% SUNB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.8% 23.3% 8.3% HD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.0x 1.3x KEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.8% -17.4% +55.1% KEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.4%/yr -3.0%/yr +19.4%/yr KEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.8% 26.9% 29.0% HD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 40/100 64/100 SUNB

Percentile Scorecard

SUNBHDKEX

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

AxisSUNBHDKEX
Valuation 62 #18 of 46 20 #83 of 104 42 #80 of 136
Growth – 29 #71 of 99 79 #26 of 122
Profitability 90 #5 of 40 90 #11 of 99 53 #55 of 116
Financial Health 21 #39 of 49 31 #78 of 113 64 #52 of 144
Shareholder Returns 84 #6 of 32 32 #50 of 73 80 #17 of 82
Overall 64 40 64
  • SUNB ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • KEX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSUNBHDKEXSPY
1 month +5.8%+8.9%+4.5% -0.8%
3 months +5.2%-5.0%-7.1% +3.5%
6 months +6.4%-3.9%-11.6% +7.0%
Year to date +16.3%-7.2%+22.3% +12.2%
1 year +9.8%-17.4%+55.1% +13.0%
3 years +38.5%+15.5%+80.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.5%+4.9%+21.7% +23.1%
5 years -1.8%-14.2%+142.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.4%-3.0%+19.4% +11.0%
10 years +412.5%+160.3%+142.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +17.8%+10.0%+9.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSUNBHDKEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.8%26.9%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.5%26.2%27.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.340.690.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.22-0.651.90 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.4%-35.9%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.8%-18.3%-11.7% -1.8%
52-week high $86.06$391.05$152.59 $779.14
52-week low $60.42$281.12$88.64 $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.

MultipleSUNBHDKEX
P/E now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 25.1x 22.3xmedian 16.7x 20.2xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.0x 1.9xmedian 0.5x 2.0xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 13.3x 14.6xmedian 9.0x 10.6xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 21.5x 21.1xmedian 16.5x 15.0xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.4x 19.2xmedian 1.7x 2.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.38 -5.47median 0.72 0.64median 0.81

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 monthsSUNBHDKEX
Revenue $11.52B $169.18B $3.49B
Gross profit $4.56B $56.18B $1.16B
Operating income $2.46B $21.02B $488.92M
Net income $1.54B $14.23B $355.89M
Free cash flow $1.54B $15.10B $475.58M
EPS (diluted) $3.74 $14.28 $6.62
Cash & equivalents $32.00M $2.09B $38.96M
Total debt $8.56B $214.74B $1.04B
Shares (diluted) 411.31M 996.00M 53.70M
Enterprise value $33.40B $310.14B $7.11B

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
MetricSUNBHDKEX
P/E 21.2x 22.3x 20.2x
P/FCF 21.1x 21.1x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x 17.0x 10.0x
P/S 2.8x 1.9x 2.0x
P/B 4.4x 19.2x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 52.0x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.7x 14.6x 10.6x
EV/EBIT 16.7x 17.6x 16.6x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 2.2x 2.3x
EV/FCF 26.6x 24.5x 17.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x 19.7x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -5.47 0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSUNBHDKEX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 2.5% 6.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.0% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.1% 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -2.7% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -3.0% 22.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – -2.7% 17.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -4.3% 26.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – -2.9% 23.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -4.1% 31.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.1% 21.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -1.5% 18.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.1% 82.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.5% 43.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSUNBHDKEX
Gross margin 39.6% 33.2% 33.2%
EBITDA margin 41.1% 15.0% 21.8%
Operating margin 21.4% 12.4% 14.0%
Pretax margin 18.0% 11.1% 13.5%
Net margin 13.3% 8.4% 10.2%
FCF margin 13.4% 8.9% 13.6%
Operating cash flow margin 31.7% 11.1% 20.3%
Return on equity 20.7% 93.3% 10.4%
Return on assets 6.7% 13.1% 5.8%
Return on invested capital 11.8% 23.3% 8.3%
Return on capital employed 12.2% 28.5% 9.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.3x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSUNBHDKEX
Debt / assets 36.2% 48.4% 16.7%
Debt / equity 1.1x 3.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.0x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 5.5x 3.5x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 68.5% 84.8% 44.6%
Equity / assets 31.5% 15.2% 55.4%
Interest coverage – 8.7x 11.0x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.3x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.49 5.53 3.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSUNBHDKEX
Dividend yield 1.3% 2.9% –
Net buyback yield 3.1% -0.1% 4.6%
Shareholder yield 4.4% 2.8% 4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 64.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 61.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% –

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.

ConsensusSUNBHDKEX
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2026 22.8xFY2026 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.05FY2026 $13.98FY2026 $6.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.4% +10.4% +29.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.64BFY2026 $163.25BFY2026 $3.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +14.1% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSUNBHDKEX
Held by institutions 78.3% 75.0% 99.6%
Institutions holding 496 4,107 464
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% +3.1% -0.1%
Institutions buying 315 1,917 252
Institutions selling 136 1,766 145
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.09 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.

SUNBHDKEX
SUNB 1.00 0.28 0.12
HD 0.28 1.00 -0.02
KEX 0.12 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SUNB, HD and KEX?

Home Depot (HD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) $33.52B, Home Depot (HD) $316.90B, Kirby (KEX) $7.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, SUNB, HD and KEX?

Kirby (KEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 21.8x, Home Depot (HD) 22.3x, Kirby (KEX) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) is cheapest (Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 19.6x, Home Depot (HD) 22.8x, Kirby (KEX) 19.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kirby (KEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Home Depot (HD) +2.5%, Kirby (KEX) +6.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) has the highest net margin (Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 13.3%, Home Depot (HD) 8.4%, Kirby (KEX) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Home Depot (HD) leads (Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 11.8%, Home Depot (HD) 23.3%, Kirby (KEX) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kirby (KEX) returned the most: Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) +9.8%, Home Depot (HD) -17.4%, Kirby (KEX) +55.1%. Over five years, Kirby (KEX) compounded fastest (Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) -0.4%/yr, Home Depot (HD) -3.0%/yr, Kirby (KEX) +19.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 0.00%, Home Depot (HD) 0.03%, Kirby (KEX) 0.00%. Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) and Kirby (KEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Home Depot (HD) has been the steadiest (Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 44.8%, Home Depot (HD) 26.9%, Kirby (KEX) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SUNB, HD 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, Kirby (KEX) 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.