Golar LNG Limited vs Scorpio Tankers Inc., two Marine Shipping stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Golar produces LNG on floating platforms; Scorpio moves refined products in tankers. Both are energy-linked marine plays with very different economics. Scorpio runs the higher net margin here, 36.7% against Golar's 16.69%, and trades near the value of its equity at 1.06 times book against Golar's 2.64 times. The balance sheets diverge sharply: Scorpio carries no debt, Golar a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48. Golar's return on equity is a thin 3.18% while it builds FLNG capacity. Scorpio is the cheap, debt-free tanker in a decent rate window; Golar is the levered infrastructure bet whose returns are still developing. One trades on freight rates, the other on long gas contracts.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | GLNG | STNG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $51.23 | $79.34 |
| Market cap | $5.6B | $3.7B |
| Sector | Marine Shipping | Marine Shipping |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | — | 10.7 |
| P/B | 2.71 | 1.15 |
| P/S | 14.25 | 3.94 |
| EV/EBITDA | 50.5 | 8.3 |
| Revenue growth | +13.2% | +35.8% |
| Operating margin | 25.3% | 37.9% |
| Net margin | 16.7% | 36.7% |
| Return on equity | 3.2% | 10.8% |
| Return on assets | 1.2% | 8.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 1.9% | 8.8% |
| FCF yield | — | -2.2% |
| Debt / equity | 1.48 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.55 | 9.33 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.32 | 4.44 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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