Carnival Corporation Ltd. vs Scorpio Tankers Inc., two Marine Shipping stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Carnival carries passengers; Scorpio Tankers carries refined petroleum products across oceans. Nothing about the two businesses rhymes except the salt water. On margin, Scorpio runs richer at 36.7% net against Carnival's 11.23%, which is normal for a tanker in a strong rate cycle versus a cruise line. Valuations tell opposite stories: Scorpio trades near book value at 1.06 times and 9.8 times earnings, while Carnival trades at 3.10 times book and 12.96 times earnings. Carnival returns cash, a 7.94% free-cash-flow yield and a 6.72% payout; Scorpio's free-cash yield is slightly negative at -0.6% as it renews its fleet. Both are cyclical, in unrelated cycles.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | CCL | STNG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $26.82 | $79.34 |
| Market cap | $37.2B | $3.7B |
| Sector | Marine Shipping | Marine Shipping |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +15.6% | — |
| P/E | 12.0 | 10.7 |
| P/B | 2.87 | 1.15 |
| P/S | 1.36 | 3.94 |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.5 | 8.3 |
| Revenue growth | +5.3% | +35.8% |
| Operating margin | 12.8% | 37.9% |
| Net margin | 11.2% | 36.7% |
| Return on equity | 23.6% | 10.8% |
| Return on assets | 5.9% | 8.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.8% | 8.8% |
| FCF yield | 8.6% | -2.2% |
| Dividend yield | 7.3% | — |
| Debt / equity | 2.08 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.33 | 9.33 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.51 | 4.44 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
Each week boothcheck ranks the stocks whose prices are betting on the most. Read the most stretched bets archive →
boothcheck is also on Android. Get the app on Google Play →
The stronger value is highlighted per metric where one is strictly better on that single number; it is not an overall verdict on either company. For informational and research purposes only. Not investment advice. Not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security. boothcheck is not a registered investment adviser. Past performance does not guarantee future results.