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

120.78 1.31 +1.10%
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 invested capital

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Kirby Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 0.00%, down 7.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (7.36%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.88% (fiscal 2020) to 7.81% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is below the Marine Shipping industry median of 5.17% and below the Industrials sector median of 1.86%.

Return on invested capital, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2025 7.36% 1.34
FY2024 6.02% 0.99
FY2023 5.03% 2.05
FY2022 2.98% 7.00
FY2021 −4.02% 1.86
FY2020 −5.88% (9.09)
FY2019 3.21% 1.11
FY2018 2.10% 0.67
FY2017 1.43% (3.51)
FY2016 4.94% (2.87)

Against its own ten years

Low −5.88% High 7.81%
Ten-year median 3.21%
Current reading's percentile 91

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
ECO Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. compare 20.3%
HAFN Hafnia Limited compare 13.3%
MATX Matson, Inc. compare 12.8%
DAC Danaos Corporation compare 7.91%
SBLK Star Bulk Carriers Corp. compare 6.99%
NMM Navios Maritime Partners LP compare 6.14%
ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. compare 5.07%
SFL SFL Corporation Ltd. compare 3.83%
KEX Kirby Corporation 0.00%
Marine Shipping industry median 5.17%
Industrials sector median 1.86%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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