profit from every NOK 100 of sales.
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MPC Container Ships
NOK 25.38+4.06% today
+46.4% in 1 year
1-year low NOK 16.991-year high NOK 29.70
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay NOK 5.46 for every NOK 1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What MPC Container Ships sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $669 million in 2022 to $518 million in 2025, with $237 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
MPC Container Ships handed back 75% of the cash it generated last year.
$120M
Free cash flow 2025$161M
Bought back its own shares–
Paid as dividends$120M
Cash vs. debt$345M vs. $504M
MPC Container Ships vs. similar companies
MPC Container Ships grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from NOK 100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per NOK 1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| MPC Container Ships | 5.5× · Cheap | ||
 Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone | 34.3× · Expensive | ||
 A.P. Møller - Mærsk | 15.3× · Fair price | ||
 Cosco Shipping | 7.2× · Cheap | ||
 Hapag-Lloyd | 25.2× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads MPC Container Ships's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 669 | 734 | 541 | 518 | |
| 489 | 541 | 342 | 313 | |
| 398 | 417 | 257 | 222 | |
| 522 | 443 | 354 | 356 | |
| 435 | 325 | 267 | 237 | |
| 0.98 | 0.73 | 0.60 | 0.53 | |
| 73.1% | 73.7% | 63.1% | 60.5% | |
| 59.5% | 56.8% | 47.5% | 42.8% | |
| 65.0% | 44.3% | 49.3% | 45.8% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 956 | 955 | 1,231 | 1,527 |
| Cash | 95 | 118 | 126 | 345 |
| Total debt | 154 | 127 | 343 | 504 |
| Total liabilities | 235 | 201 | 414 | 592 |
| 719 | 750 | 813 | 930 | |
| 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 | |
| 40.0% | 30.3% | 19.1% | 14.9% | |
| 60.5% | 43.3% | 32.8% | 25.5% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 436 | 485 | 324 | 302 | |
| 99 | 253 | 408 | 142 | |
| 337 | 232 | -84 | 161 | |
| Dividends paid | 441 | 293 | 204 | 120 |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | 0 | 0 | -0 |
Valuation
- 5.4×
- –
- –
- 1.6×
- 2.5×
- 8.0×
- 4.0×
- 12.5%
- 18.5%
- 9.3%
Profitability
- 60.5%
- 42.8%
- 45.8%
- –
- 14.9%
- 26.1%
- –
- –
- –
- –
Growth
- −8.2%
- −18.5%
- –
- –
- +0.0%
Financial health
- 0.4×
- 0.54
- –
- 7.6×
- 3.27
- –
- –
How it ranks in Industrials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 15%of 978
Top 2%of 984
Top 1%of 862
Bottom 4%of 985
Top 9%of 986
9.3%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$93a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised–not every year
How safe it looks
50.6% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 74.7%
News
Maersk to try wind sails on container ship to cut fuel consumptionSeeking Alpha · Sep 2, 2026The newest story we have is from Sep 2, 2026.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
6/7Passes 6 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
83Pass
Benjamin Graham
95Pass
Philip Fisher
71Pass
Peter Lynch
36No pass
Joel Greenblatt
76Pass
Charlie Munger
84Pass
Terry Smith
72Pass
Questions about MPC Container Ships
Is MPC Container Ships a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business, and the price looks low. 6 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the MPC Container Ships AI analysis
What does MPC Container Ships do?
MPC Container Ships ASA, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates a portfolio of container vessels in Intra-Asia, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It is in Marine Shipping, based in Oslo, Norway, with 40 employees.
Does MPC Container Ships pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 9.3% a year, about 51% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out NOK 120 million in dividends.
Is MPC Container Ships stock halal?
No. MPC Container Ships does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 39% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has MPC Container Ships stock done over the past year?
Up 46.4% over the past twelve months, to NOK 25.38. It traded between NOK 16.99 and NOK 29.70 and is 14.5% below its high.
Who are MPC Container Ships's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, A.P. Møller - Mærsk, Cosco Shipping and Hapag-Lloyd. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with MPC Container Ships's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.