Kirby Corporation operates domestic tank barges in the United States. Its Marine Transportation segment provides marine transportation service and towing vessels transporting bulk liquid product, as well as operates tank barges throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and coastwise along three United States coasts, Alaska, and Hawaii. It also transports petrochemicals, black oils, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals by tank barges; and operates offshore dry-bulk barges and tugboat units that are involved in the offshore transportation of dry-bulk cargos in the United States coastal trade. It owns and operates 1,094 inland tank barges, approximately 281 inland towboats, 28 coastal tank barges, 24 coastal tugboats, 4 offshore dry-bulk cargo barges, 3 offshore tugboats, and a docking tugboat. Its Distribution and Services segment sells after-market service and genuine replacement parts for engines, transmissions, reduction gears, electric motors, drives, and controls, electrical distribution and control systems, energy storage battery systems, and related oilfield service equipment; rebuilds component parts or diesel engines, transmissions and reduction gears, and related equipment for use in oilfield services, marine, power generation, on-highway, and other industrial applications; rents generators, industrial compressors, high capacity lift trucks, and refrigeration trailers; and manufactures and remanufactures oilfield service equipment, including pressure pumping units, as well as manufacturers electric power generation equipment, specialized electrical distribution and control equipment, and high capacity energy storage/battery systems. It serves various companies in the United States government, and pleasure crafts. The company was formerly known as Kirby Exploration Company, Inc. and changed its name to Kirby Corporation in 1990. Kirby Corporation was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. more
| Time Frame | KEX | Sector | S&P500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Week Return | -7.12% | 1.92% | 0.41% |
| 1-Month Return | 6.72% | 6.05% | 1.81% |
| 3-Month Return | 14.44% | 8.5% | 1.82% |
| 6-Month Return | 20.71% | 10.86% | 10.26% |
| 1-Year Return | 11.46% | 22.3% | 16.37% |
| 3-Year Return | 63.21% | 62.04% | 67.04% |
| 5-Year Return | 110.43% | 91.53% | 82.38% |
| 10-Year Return | 136.24% | 242.81% | 266.85% |
| Dec '21 | Dec '22 | Dec '23 | Dec '24 | Dec '25 | 5YR TREND | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | 2.25B | 2.78B | 3.09B | 3.27B | 3.36B | [{"date":"2021-12-31","value":66.78,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":82.78,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":91.9,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":97.08,"profit":true},{"date":"2025-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Cost of Revenue | 1.87B | 2.26B | 2.39B | 2.44B | 2.48B | [{"date":"2021-12-31","value":75.25,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":91.2,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":96.41,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":98.39,"profit":true},{"date":"2025-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Gross Profit | 379.98M | 522.37M | 700.06M | 825.20M | 883.42M | [{"date":"2021-12-31","value":43.01,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":59.13,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":79.24,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":93.41,"profit":true},{"date":"2025-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Gross Margin | 16.91% | 18.76% | 22.64% | 25.27% | 26.26% | [{"date":"2021-12-31","value":64.4,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":71.43,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":86.23,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":96.22,"profit":true},{"date":"2025-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Operating Expenses | 638.11M | 329.48M | 364.97M | 426.10M | 391.93M | [{"date":"2021-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":51.63,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":57.2,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":66.78,"profit":true},{"date":"2025-12-31","value":61.42,"profit":true}] |
| Operating Income | (258.13M) | 192.89M | 335.09M | 399.10M | 491.50M | [{"date":"2021-12-31","value":-52.52,"profit":false},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":39.24,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":68.18,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":81.2,"profit":true},{"date":"2025-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Total Non-Operating Income/Expense | (74.94M) | (72.50M) | (92.97M) | (85.46M) | - | [{"date":"2021-12-31","value":-7493700000,"profit":false},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":-7249900000,"profit":false},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":-9297500000,"profit":false},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":-8546300000,"profit":false},{"date":"2025-12-31","value":"-","profit":true}] |
| Pre-Tax Income | (290.60M) | 164.97M | 294.13M | 362.76M | 471.41M | [{"date":"2021-12-31","value":-61.64,"profit":false},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":35,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":62.39,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":76.95,"profit":true},{"date":"2025-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Income Taxes | (43.83M) | 42.21M | 71.22M | 75.87M | 116.00M | [{"date":"2021-12-31","value":-37.79,"profit":false},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":36.39,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":61.4,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":65.4,"profit":true},{"date":"2025-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Income After Taxes | (246.77M) | 122.76M | 222.91M | 286.90M | - | [{"date":"2021-12-31","value":-86.01,"profit":false},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":42.79,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":77.7,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2025-12-31","value":"-","profit":true}] |
| Income From Continuous Operations | (246.77M) | 122.76M | 222.91M | 286.90M | - | [{"date":"2021-12-31","value":-86.01,"profit":false},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":42.79,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":77.7,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2025-12-31","value":"-","profit":true}] |
| Income From Discontinued Operations | - | - | - | - | - | [{"date":"2021-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2025-12-31","value":"-","profit":true}] |
| Net Income | (246.95M) | 122.29M | 222.94M | 286.71M | 354.57M | [{"date":"2021-12-31","value":-69.65,"profit":false},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":34.49,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":62.87,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":80.86,"profit":true},{"date":"2025-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| EPS (Diluted) | 0.55 | 2.10 | 3.72 | 5.46 | 6.33 | [{"date":"2021-12-31","value":8.69,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-12-31","value":33.18,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-12-31","value":58.77,"profit":true},{"date":"2024-12-31","value":86.26,"profit":true},{"date":"2025-12-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
These ratios help you understand the company's efficiency in using its assets to generate returns. Higher is better. For ROE, average long term is around 14%, less than 10% is poor.
| KEX | |
|---|---|
| ROA (LTM) | 4.49% |
| ROE (LTM) | 10.58% |
These ratios help you understand the company's liabilities, gauging the riskiness of the investment.
| KEX | |
|---|---|
| Debt Ratio Lower is generally better. Negative is bad. | -41.94 |
| Common Equity/Total Assets Higher is better. Lower can suggest investment is riskier. | 42.94 |
These ratios help you understand the company's valuation. Lower may indicate cheaper stocks.
| KEX | |
|---|---|
| Trailing PE | 19.32 |
| Forward PE | 16.53 |
| P/S (TTM) | 1.95 |
| P/B | 1.96 |
| Price/FCF | 41 |
| EV/R | 2.33 |
| EV/Ebitda | 15.12 |
| PEG | 2.63 |
Kirby Corporation (KEX) share price today is $120.081
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The 52-week high price of Kirby Corporation (KEX) is $132.18. The 52-week low price of Kirby Corporation (KEX) is $79.52.
The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of Kirby Corporation (KEX) is 19.3202
The price-to-book (P/B) ratio of Kirby Corporation (KEX) is 1.96
The dividend yield of Kirby Corporation (KEX) is 0.00%
The market capitalization of Kirby Corporation (KEX) is $6.47B
The stock symbol (or ticker) of Kirby Corporation is KEX
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