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Kirby Corporation
KEX Industrials Marine Shipping
Kirby Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $3.4 billion, up 3.01% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 7.83%, EPS was flat, free cash flow fell 78.1% and total debt fell 7.19%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue growth for five consecutive years.
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| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 44.63 | 59.25 | 60.63 | 65.24 | 32.76 | 47.58 | 55.03 | 60.14 | 74.88 | 79.52 |
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| High | 73.25 | 74.50 | 94.05 | 90.08 | 92.30 | 70.60 | 75.08 | 87.52 | 132.21 | 122.50 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 3,100 | 5,775 | 2,500 | 5,700 | 5,400 | 5,125 | 5,200 | 5,450 | 5,414 | 5,233 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.57 | 0.38 | 1.19 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.54 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.64 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 1,771 | 2,214 | 2,971 | 2,838 | 2,171 | 2,247 | 2,785 | 3,092 | 3,266 | 3,364 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 36.48 | 29.64 | 27.26 | 28.48 | 30.42 | 26.43 | 25.99 | 29.47 | 32.63 | 34.11 | |||||
| EBT | 228 | 73 | 114 | 190 | (461) | (291) | 165 | 294 | 363 | 471 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 12.86 | 3.30 | 3.84 | 6.69 | (21.25) | (12.93) | 5.92 | 9.51 | 11.11 | 14.01 | |||||
| Net income | 143 | 314 | 79 | 143 | (272) | (247) | 123 | 223 | 287 | 355 | |||||
| Depreciation | 233 | 237 | 265 | 257 | 265 | 603 | 244 | 255 | 288 | 311 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 33.13 | 40.04 | 49.88 | 47.50 | 36.24 | 37.41 | 46.38 | 51.93 | 56.36 | 60.40 | ||||
| Earnings | 2.63 | 5.62 | 1.31 | 2.38 | (4.55) | (4.11) | 2.04 | 3.74 | 4.95 | 6.37 | |||||
| Cash flow | 7.78 | 6.39 | 5.83 | 8.57 | 7.43 | 5.35 | 4.90 | 9.07 | 13.05 | 12.03 | |||||
| Capex | (3.97) | (3.20) | (4.18) | (3.19) | (2.18) | (0.78) | (2.26) | (6.31) | (5.56) | (4.19) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 3.80 | 3.19 | 1.65 | 5.38 | 5.24 | 4.58 | 2.64 | 2.76 | 7.49 | 7.84 | |||||
| Book value | 45.14 | 56.31 | 54.00 | 56.43 | 51.53 | 48.10 | 50.72 | 53.53 | 57.87 | 60.74 | |||||
| Shares, m | 53 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 56 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 25.29 | 12.58 | 51.42 | 37.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 31.21 | 21.06 | 21.37 | 17.32 | ||||
| P/S | 2.00 | 1.69 | 1.35 | 1.88 | 1.43 | 1.59 | 1.37 | 1.52 | 1.88 | 1.82 | |||||
| P/B | 1.47 | 1.20 | 1.25 | 1.59 | 1.01 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.48 | 1.83 | 1.81 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 2.47 | 2.13 | 1.82 | 2.36 | 2.07 | 2.09 | 1.72 | 1.84 | 2.12 | 2.07 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 21.52 | 26.82 | 55.10 | 20.84 | 14.31 | 17.08 | 30.31 | 34.51 | 15.95 | 15.96 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 416 | 353 | 347 | 512 | 445 | 322 | 294 | 540 | 756 | 670 | ||||
| Capex | (212) | (177) | (249) | (191) | (131) | (47) | (136) | (376) | (322) | (233) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 203 | 176 | 98 | 321 | 314 | 275 | 158 | 165 | 434 | 437 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 275 | 477 | 489 | 403 | 582 | 460 | 570 | 459 | 334 | 371 | ||||
| Total debt | 723 | 992 | 1,410 | 1,370 | 1,469 | 1,161 | 1,076 | 1,009 | 867 | 912 | |||||
| Net debt | 717 | 972 | 1,402 | 1,345 | 1,388 | 1,127 | 996 | 976 | 792 | 833 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 2,413 | 3,114 | 3,216 | 3,372 | 3,088 | 2,889 | 3,045 | 3,187 | 3,353 | 3,383 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 3.33 | 6.60 | 1.42 | 2.38 | (4.54) | (4.36) | 2.23 | 3.95 | 4.95 | 5.98 | ||||
| ROIC | 4.94 | 1.43 | 2.10 | 3.21 | (5.88) | (4.02) | 2.98 | 5.03 | 6.02 | 7.36 | |||||
| ROE | 5.98 | 11.25 | 2.47 | 4.31 | (8.44) | (8.26) | 4.12 | 7.15 | 8.77 | 10.53 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Kirby Corporation vs peers in Marine Shipping (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEX Kirby Corporation | $7.2B | 20.9× | 20.0× | +7.83% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | −78.14% (below 0%: shrinking) | 31.53% | 13.27% | |
| MATX Matson, Inc. | $7.1B | 15.5× | 13.4× | +16.72% (above 0%: growing) | +45.76% (above 0%: growing) | −455.10% (below 0%: shrinking) | 23.94% | 16.39% | Compare |
| HAFN Hafnia Limited | $5.4B | 7.6× | — | +47.21% (above 0%: growing) | +273.33% (above 0%: growing) | +193.17% (above 0%: growing) | 37.79% | 34.33% | Compare |
| ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. | $3.6B | 25.2× | — (loss-making) | +8.86% (above 0%: growing) | +178.95% (above 0%: growing) | −9.51% (below 0%: shrinking) | 14.32% | 8.10% | Compare |
| ECO Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. | $3.4B | 8.4× | 4.2× | +239.40% (above 0%: growing) | +602.38% (above 0%: growing) | +196.66% (above 0%: growing) | 80.71% | 74.97% | Compare |
| SBLK Star Bulk Carriers Corp. | $3.1B | 10.9× | 7.5× | +44.46% (above 0%: growing) | +433,233.33% (above 0%: growing) | +25.84% (above 0%: growing) | 56.88% | 43.38% | Compare |
| DAC Danaos Corporation | $2.9B | 5.3× | 4.7× | +4.66% (above 0%: growing) | +16.81% (above 0%: growing) | −81.11% (below 0%: shrinking) | 72.84% | 48.38% | Compare |
| NMM Navios Maritime Partners LP | $2.5B | 5.7× | 4.1× | +25.22% (above 0%: growing) | +147.01% (above 0%: growing) | +252.84% (above 0%: growing) | 65.58% | 39.64% | Compare |
| SFL SFL Corporation Ltd. | $1.9B | 25.8× | 29.6× | +4.25% (above 0%: growing) | +2,400.00% (above 0%: growing) | −18.32% (below 0%: shrinking) | 63.23% | 32.49% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $3.3B | 9.6× | 6.1× | +20.97% | +226.14% | +8.17% | 60.05% | 36.99% |
Kirby Corporation (KEX) key facts
- Strength: Kirby Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $3.4 billion, up 3.01% from fiscal 2024.
- Kirby Corporation (KEX) is a Marine Shipping company in the Industrials sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, KEX traded at $136.43, a market capitalization of $7.2 billion.
- Return on equity was 10.5% and debt-to-equity 0.30.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 8 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 3.09 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.