Kirby Corporation (KEX) Stock

About Kirby Corporation

Kirby Corporation is led by CEO David W. Grzebinski, employs 5,233 people, headquartered in Houston, US, publicly traded since 1980.

Kirby Corporation (KEX) stock trades at $133.15 with a market capitalization of $7.03B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.08, price-to-book of 2.14, price-to-sales of 2.11. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $79.52 and $157.69, and currently trades 15.6% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, Kirby Corporation generates a return on equity (ROE) of 10.45%, return on capital employed of 8.79%, an operating margin of 14.60%, a net profit margin of 10.18%.

Kirby Corporation by the numbers, 2016–2025

Between 2016 and 2025 Kirby Corporation reported revenue of $1.8B rising to $3.4B, a change of +89.9% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown 9.2% a year over five years, 6.5% over three, 3.0% over the last twelve months. Net profit rose to $355.0M.

Operating margin went from 14.0% in 2016 to 14.6% in 2025, essentially unchanged. The most recent net margin is 10.18%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Jun '26, revenue is $3.5B and net profit $355.0M.

Borrowings rose from $723.0M to $1.3B, cash from operations was $670.0M in the latest year, positive in 10 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged 4.3% over five years, and was 10.5% in the most recent year.

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Figures are as reported and in the company's own reporting currency. They describe what has already happened and carry no implication about what follows.

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