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.

Revenue
+12.2%
EPS
+26.8%
Free cash flow
−78.1%
Total debt
−7.19%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

119.08 9.04 −7.06%
Market cap
$6.3B
P/E
17.0×
Fwd P/E
19.9×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
3.09
Beneish M
−2.72
Dividend safety
n/a

Kirby Corporation (KEX) Return on assets

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Kirby Corporation's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 0.00%, down 6.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (5.98%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.54% (fiscal 2020) to 6.60% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is below the Marine Shipping industry median of 5.13% and below the Industrials sector median of 1.20%.

Return on assets, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2025 5.98% 1.03
FY2024 4.95% 1.00
FY2023 3.95% 1.72
FY2022 2.23% 6.59
FY2021 −4.36% 0.18
FY2020 −4.54% (6.92)
FY2019 2.38% 0.96
FY2018 1.42% (5.18)
FY2017 6.60% 3.27
FY2016 3.33% (2.14)

Against its own ten years

Low −4.54% High 6.60%
Ten-year median 3.33%
Current reading's percentile 91

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
ECO Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. compare 29.4%
HAFN Hafnia Limited compare 17.3%
MATX Matson, Inc. compare 11.4%
DAC Danaos Corporation compare 10.9%
SBLK Star Bulk Carriers Corp. compare 7.41%
NMM Navios Maritime Partners LP compare 7.22%
SFL SFL Corporation Ltd. compare 1.71%
ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. compare 1.27%
KEX Kirby Corporation 0.00%
Marine Shipping industry median 5.13%
Industrials sector median 1.20%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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