Stolt-Nielsen (CHIX:SNIO) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 71.02 (As of May. 2026) — 1521% Above Median

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CHIX:SNIO Stolt-Nielsen Ltd CHIX:SNIO
81 GF Score
Price kr309.50
GF Value kr321.14
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Stolt-Nielsen Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Stolt-Nielsen CHIX:SNIO 81 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 71.02 as of May. 2026, which is 1521% above its 10-year median of 4.38. GuruFocus rates CHIX:SNIO with a GF Score™ of 81/100 and a GF Value™ of kr321.14 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 549 Transportation companies, Stolt-Nielsen ranks better than 84.88% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Stolt-Nielsen's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was kr71.02. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 4.36.


The historical rank and industry rank for Stolt-Nielsen's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:SNIo' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.56   Med: 4.38   Max: 26.27
Current: 4.36


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Stolt-Nielsen was 26.27. The lowest was 1.56. And the median was 4.38.


CHIX:SNIo's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
84.88% of 549 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 13.16 vs CHIX:SNIo: 4.36

Stolt-Nielsen's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in May. 2026 was kr8.97. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was kr41.10. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 7.53.

Stolt-Nielsen's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in May. 2026 was kr8.30. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was kr39.86. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 7.77.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Stolt-Nielsen Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Stolt-Nielsen Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Stolt-Nielsen's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Stolt-Nielsen Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Stolt-Nielsen Annual Data
Trend Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23 Nov24 Nov25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.24 86.88 137.00 187.76 103.11

Stolt-Nielsen Quarterly Data
Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26 May26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 109.67 82.94 103.11 75.01 76.58

Stolt-Nielsen Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Competitor Comparison

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Stolt-Nielsen's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Stolt-Nielsen Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Stolt-Nielsen's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Stolt-Nielsen's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Stolt-Nielsen Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Stolt-Nielsen's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 2,189
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 3,533
Change In Deferred Tax 341
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 1,985
Change In Working Capital -201
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 53

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Stolt-Nielsen's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was kr2,189 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Stolt-Nielsen's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was kr3,533 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Stolt-Nielsen's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was kr341 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = kr1,985 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Stolt-Nielsen's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = kr1,985 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Stolt-Nielsen's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was kr-201 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Stolt-Nielsen's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in May. 2026 was 53.121 Mil.

Stolt-Nielsen's Onwer Earnings Per Share for May. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 2188.826 +3533.284+340.88
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-1985.4385492378+-201.195)/53.121
=71.02

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=309.50/71.02
=4.36

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 71.02 mean?
Stolt-Nielsen (CHIX:SNIO) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 71.02 as of May. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Stolt-Nielsen. This is 1521% above median its historical median of 4.38. Over the past decade, Stolt-Nielsen's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 1.56 to 26.27. According to the industry distribution chart, Stolt-Nielsen ranks #83 out of 549 companies in the Transportation industry, placing it in the top 15.1%.
Is Stolt-Nielsen's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Stolt-Nielsen's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 71.02 is 1521% above median its 10-year median of 4.38. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.56 to a high of 26.27. The Transportation industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 13.16. Stolt-Nielsen's value of 71.02 is 439.7% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Stolt-Nielsen ranks #83 out of 549 companies in the Transportation industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Stolt-Nielsen has a GF Score™ of 81/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Stolt-Nielsen's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to competitors?
According to the Transportation industry distribution chart, Stolt-Nielsen ranks #83 out of 549 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Stolt-Nielsen in the top 15% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 13.16. Stolt-Nielsen's value of 71.02 is 439.7% above this benchmark. Historically, Stolt-Nielsen's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 1.56 to 26.27 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 4.38 vs. the industry median of 13.16, Stolt-Nielsen has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Transportation company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Transportation companies is 13.16, based on 549 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Stolt-Nielsen's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 71.02 is 439.7% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Stolt-Nielsen. For the Transportation industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 13.16 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Stolt-Nielsen's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 71.02, which is 1521% above median its own 10-year median of 4.38. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Stolt-Nielsen stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Stolt-Nielsen (CHIX:SNIO) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is kr321.14, compared to a current price of kr309.50 — trading 3.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 71.02, which is 1521% above median its 10-year median of 4.38 and 439.7% above the Transportation industry median of 13.16. Stolt-Nielsen's overall GF Score™ is 81/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Stolt-Nielsen (CHIX:SNIO), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 71.02 as of May. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Stolt-Nielsen (CHIX:SNIO) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Stolt-Nielsen stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of kr309.50 is trading 3.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of kr321.14. GuruFocus considers Stolt-Nielsen to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:SNIO:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 71.02 (1521% above median its 10-year median of 4.38)
  • GF Value™: kr321.14 vs. price of kr309.50 (3.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 81/100 with 4 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 439.7% above the Transportation median (#83 of 549)

No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:SNIO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Stolt-Nielsen Business Description

Address 2 Church Street, Clarendon House, Hamilton, BMU, HM 11
Stolt-Nielsen Ltd is a transportation and logistics company domiciled in Bermuda. The company organizes itself into five business segments: Tankers, Terminals, Tank Containers, Stolt Sea Farm, and Stolt-Nielsen Gas. The Group generates the majority of its operating revenue through its tanker segment from the transportation of liquids by sea and inland waterways under contracts of affreightment or through contracts on the spot market. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from the United States and the rest from Belgium, China, and other regions.
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