International Seaways, Inc. vs Scorpio Tankers Inc., two Marine Shipping stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Both move liquids by sea, Seaways in crude and products, Scorpio in refined products, so their fortunes rise and fall with tanker rates. Seaways shows the higher net margin, 55.39% against 36.7%, and trades a touch dearer on book, 1.80 times against Scorpio's 1.06 times, though both sit near or below twice book. Seaways is the clearer cash story: an 11.43% free-cash-flow yield and a 3.69% payout against Scorpio's slightly negative -0.6% yield amid fleet renewal. Both keep debt low, Seaways at 0.29 and Scorpio at zero. On earnings they're close, 7.23 times for Seaways and 9.8 for Scorpio. Two product-heavy tanker names, Seaways the cash-returner.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | INSW | STNG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $88.36 | $79.34 |
| Market cap | $4.4B | $3.7B |
| Sector | Marine Shipping | Marine Shipping |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -2.3% | — |
| P/E | 8.1 | 10.7 |
| P/B | 2.00 | 1.15 |
| P/S | 4.46 | 3.94 |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.6 | 8.3 |
| Revenue growth | +19.6% | +35.8% |
| Operating margin | 88.7% | 37.9% |
| Net margin | 55.4% | 36.7% |
| Return on equity | 24.9% | 10.8% |
| Return on assets | 19.0% | 8.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 16.1% | 8.8% |
| FCF yield | 10.3% | -2.2% |
| Dividend yield | 3.3% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.29 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 7.34 | 9.33 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 5.15 | 4.44 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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