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Frontline plc FRO

NYSE · stock · Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight · website · IPO 1997-07-07 · LEI

Frontline plc statistics & valuation

Market cap$7.9B
P / S10.6×
P / B4.8×
Net margin-1.5%
Return on equity-0.7%
Net debt$2.2B
Net debt / EBITDA13.9×
Enterprise value USD$10.1B
EV / EBITDA63.3×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV0.1%
Return on capital0.3%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-14.30% 51.90% 61.80% 33.70% 15.50% -41.00% -1.20% 14.60% 33.80% -1.50% 2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Gross margin (%)
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Operating margin (%)
3.30% 49.10% 49.90% 62.60% 23.50% -30.40% 11.10% 25.00% 41.60% 1.60% 2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Return on equity (%)
-63.10% 6.50% 10.30% 10.70% 7.80% -22.30% -0.80% 9.30% 25.60% -0.70% 2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Shares outstanding
397.8M 635.2M 635.2M 781.9M 169.8M 169.8M 169.8M 196.9M 197.8M 203.5M 2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Net debt ($)
$351.3M $111.3M $281.8M $541.9M $790.2M $1.49B $1.67B $1.53B $1.98B $2.23B 2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Share buybacks ($)
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Return on assets (%)
-4.90% 5.10% 6.00% 5.40% 3.90% -8.50% -0.30% 3.80% 10.50% -0.30% 2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Free cash flow margin (%)
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Debt / equity (×)
3.69× 0.43× 0.36× 0.56× 0.66× 1.34× 1.50× 1.13× 1.34× 1.42× 2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
EPS ($)
-$1.06 -$1.56 -$0.05 $0.78 $2.09 -$0.06 2012201320142015201620172018201920202021

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016FY2015FY2014FY2013FY2012
Operating margin1.6%41.6%25.0%11.1%-30.4%23.5%62.6%49.9%49.1%3.3%
Net margin-1.5%33.8%14.6%-1.2%-41.0%15.5%33.7%61.8%51.9%-14.3%
Return on assets-0.3%10.5%3.8%-0.3%-8.5%3.9%5.4%6.0%5.1%-4.9%
Return on equity-0.7%25.6%9.3%-0.8%-22.3%7.8%10.7%10.3%6.5%-63.1%
Debt / equity1.42×1.34×1.13×1.50×1.34×0.66×0.56×0.36×0.43×3.69×
Current ratio1.141.340.531.441.452.101.931.841.992.10

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2021-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.