International Seaways, Inc. vs ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD, two Marine Shipping stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
A crude-and-product tanker owner and a cruise line make an odd pair. International Seaways posts the higher net margin, 55.39% against Royal Caribbean's 24.36%, but Royal earns the far higher return on equity, 44.66% versus 24.88%. Where they truly part is price and cash. Seaways trades at just 7.23 times earnings and 1.80 times book, yields 11.43% in free cash and pays 3.69%; Royal trades at 19.42 times earnings and 8.60 times book with a 1.59% free-cash yield and a 1.1% payout. Seaways is the cheap, cash-returning tanker with light leverage at 0.29; Royal is the premium operator priced for growth. Opposite ends of the value spectrum.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | INSW | RCL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $88.36 | $285.25 |
| Market cap | $4.4B | $77.3B |
| Sector | Marine Shipping | Marine Shipping |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -2.3% | — |
| P/E | 8.1 | 17.4 |
| P/B | 2.00 | 7.71 |
| P/S | 4.46 | 4.20 |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.6 | 11.3 |
| Revenue growth | +19.6% | +10.1% |
| Operating margin | 88.7% | 26.1% |
| Net margin | 55.4% | 24.4% |
| Return on equity | 24.9% | 44.7% |
| Return on assets | 19.0% | 10.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 16.1% | 43.5% |
| FCF yield | 10.3% | 1.8% |
| Dividend yield | 3.3% | 1.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.29 | 0.14 |
| Current ratio | 7.34 | 0.20 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 5.15 | 1.94 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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