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

121.25 1.78 +1.49%
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 equity

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Kirby Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 0.00%, down 10.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (10.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.44% (fiscal 2020) to 11.3% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is below the Marine Shipping industry median of 8.04% and below the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 10.5% 1.76
FY2024 8.77% 1.62
FY2023 7.15% 3.03
FY2022 4.12% 12.38
FY2021 −8.26% 0.18
FY2020 −8.44% (12.75)
FY2019 4.31% 1.84
FY2018 2.47% (8.78)
FY2017 11.3% 5.27
FY2016 5.98% (4.00)

Against its own ten years

Low −8.44% High 11.3%
Ten-year median 5.98%
Current reading's percentile 91

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
ECO Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. compare 61.6%
HAFN Hafnia Limited compare 26.6%
MATX Matson, Inc. compare 19.2%
DAC Danaos Corporation compare 14.1%
NMM Navios Maritime Partners LP compare 12.9%
SBLK Star Bulk Carriers Corp. compare 11.7%
SFL SFL Corporation Ltd. compare 6.25%
ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. compare 3.56%
KEX Kirby Corporation 0.00%
Marine Shipping industry median 8.04%
Industrials sector median 3.71%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

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

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