The short version

From the latest prices and each company's SEC filings. Who's ahead on each measure, not which to buy.

  • Matson is the larger company, worth $6.8B, about 1.2 times Hafnia Limited.
  • Matson grew revenue faster over the last year (+16.7% vs +7.4%).
  • Hafnia Limited keeps more of each dollar of revenue as operating profit (28.1% vs 15.2%).
  • On earnings, Hafnia Limited is the cheaper stock (7.1x vs 16.6x).
  • Matson's price assumes faster free cash flow growth: about 15% a year, against -12% for Hafnia Limited (reverse DCF).

Side by side

The stronger figure is shaded where higher (or, for valuation multiples, lower) reads as better. How the implied growth works.

MeasureHAFNMATX
Market cap$5.4B$6.8B
Share price$10.72$225.67
Revenue (last fiscal year)$2.9B$3.3B
Free cash flow (last fiscal year)$981M$154M
Revenue growth, last year+7.4%+16.7%
Revenue growth per year, last 5 fiscal years+22.0%-3.9%
Operating margin28.1%15.2%
Net margin27.0%13.4%
Return on equity33.6%16.7%
P/E (trailing)7.15x16.6x
Price / free cash flow13.2x44.0x
EV / EBITDA9.29x10.2x
FCF growth the price implies-12.4%15.3%
Dividend yield5.0%0.62%
Debt / equity0.60x0.70x
Fundamental gradeBC
Superinvestors holding it23
Insider purchases, last 12 months00

Results from SEC filings

Revenue and free cash flow by fiscal year, from each company's 10-K filings.

Hafnia Limited

YearRevenueFree cash flowOp. margin
2022$1.9B$324M42.7%
2023$2.7B$876M32.1%
2024$2.9B$981M28.1%

Matson

YearRevenueFree cash flowOp. margin
2021$3.9B$978M30.3%
2022$4.3B$1.3B31.2%
2023$3.1B$500M11.1%
2024$3.4B$458M16.1%
2025$3.3B$154M14.9%

Where the revenue comes from

Hafnia Limited · by products, 2025

Revenue from Voyage Charter$1.3B55%
External Vessels in Disponent-Owner Pools$860M38%
Lease Component$114M5%
Non Lease Component$55M2%

Matson · by segments, 2025

Ocean Transportation$2.7B82%
Logistics$609M18%
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Questions

Which is bigger, Hafnia Limited or Matson?

Matson (MATX), at $6.8B against $5.4B.

Is HAFN or MATX cheaper?

By trailing P/E, Hafnia Limited (7.15x) is cheaper than Matson (16.6x). A lower multiple can also mean the market expects less growth.

Which grows faster, HAFN or MATX?

Matson: revenue grew +16.7% over the last year, against +7.4%.

Prices and ratios as of the last daily update; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice.