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kirby corp. - KEX

KEX

Close Chg Chg %
127.79 0.57 0.45%

Closed Market

128.36

+0.57 (0.45%)

Volume: 346.01K

Last Updated:

Feb 19, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

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Company Overview: kirby corp. - KEX

KEX Key Data

Open

$129.28

 Day Range

127.56 - 129.28

52 Week Range

79.52 - 132.10

 Market Cap

$6.70B

Shares Outstanding

53.65M

 Public Float

53.16M

Beta

0.88

 Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

20.20

 EPS

$6.37

Yield

0.00%

 Dividend

$0.10

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Aug 8, 1989

 SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

797.68K

  

KEX Performance

1 Week
 
 2.72%
 
1 Month
 
 1.95%
 
3 Months
 
 19.20%
 
1 Year
 
 24.79%
 
5 Years
 
 110.45%
 

KEX Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 8
Full Ratings ➔

About kirby corp. - KEX

Kirby Corp. is a tank barge operator, which engages in transporting bulk liquid products. The firm transports petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals. It operates through Marine Transportation and Distribution and Services segments. The Marine Transportation segment provides marine transportation by United States flagged vessels principally of liquid cargoes throughout the United States inland waterway system. The Distribution and Services segment is involved in after-market service and genuine replacement parts for engines, transmissions, reduction gears and related equipment used in oilfield services, marine, power generation, on-highway, and other industrial applications. The company was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

KEX At a Glance

Kirby Corp.
55 Waugh Drive
Houston, Texas 77007-5834
Phone 1-713-435-1000 Revenue 3.36B
Industry Marine Shipping Net Income 354.52M
Sector Transportation 2025 Sales Growth 3.006%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 5,233
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KEX Valuation

P/E Current 20.204
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 17.406
Price to Sales Ratio 1.836
Price to Book Ratio N/A
Price to Cash Flow Ratio N/A
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 9.284
Enterprise Value to Sales 2.085
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.162

KEX Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 642,853.048
Income Per Employee 67,746.608
Receivables Turnover 6.194
Total Asset Turnover N/A

KEX Liquidity

Current Ratio N/A
Quick Ratio N/A
Cash Ratio 0.111

KEX Profitability

Gross Margin 26.261
Operating Margin 14.61
Pretax Margin 14.013
Net Margin 10.538
Return on Assets N/A
Return on Equity 10.53
Return on Total Capital 8.242
Return on Invested Capital 8.18

KEX Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 27.175
Total Debt to Total Capital 26.38
Total Debt to Total Assets 18.802
Long-Term Debt to Equity 27.175
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 25.145
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Annual Financials for Kirby Corp. - KEX

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
2.78B 3.09B 3.27B 3.36B
Sales Growth
+23.95% +11.02% +5.64% +3.01%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
2.26B 2.39B 2.44B 2.48B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
230.47M 240.12M 272.89M 293.62M
Depreciation
193.90M 203.10M 231.72M 255.43M
Amortization of Intangibles
7.54M 8.06M 8.60M 8.70M
COGS Growth
+21.20% +5.71% +2.05% +1.64%
Gross Income
522.37M 700.06M 825.20M 883.42M
Gross Income Growth
+37.47% +34.02% +17.88% +7.06%
Gross Profit Margin
+18.76% +22.64% +25.27% +26.26%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
302.69M 335.21M 337.10M 356.31M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
302.69M 335.21M 337.10M 356.31M
SGA Growth
+13.41% +10.74% +0.56% +5.70%
Other Operating Expense
35.07M 34.77M 34.91M 35.62M
Unusual Expense
- - - 56.30M
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
184.61M 330.08M 396.89M 491.50M
Non Operating Income/Expense
24.96M 16.05M 15.00M 26.24M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
44.59M 52.01M 49.13M 46.33M
Interest Expense Growth
+4.99% +16.64% -5.54% -5.70%
Gross Interest Expense
44.59M 52.01M 49.13M 46.33M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
164.97M 294.13M 362.76M 471.41M
Pretax Income Growth
+156.77% +78.28% +23.34% +29.95%
Pretax Margin
+5.92% +9.51% +11.11% +14.01%
Income Tax
42.21M 71.22M 75.87M 116.00M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
4.31M 5.46M 44.41M 33.42M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
126.00K 465.00K 73.00K 119.00K
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
37.78M 65.30M 31.39M 82.45M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
(33.00K) (62.00K) (37.00K) (51.00K)
Consolidated Net Income
122.73M 222.84M 286.86M 355.36M
Minority Interest Expense
470.00K (30.00K) 189.00K 846.00K
Net Income
122.26M 222.87M 286.67M 354.57M
Net Income Growth
+149.51% +82.30% +28.62% +23.69%
Net Margin Growth
+4.39% +7.21% +8.78% +10.54%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
122.26M 222.87M 286.67M 354.57M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
122.26M 222.87M 286.67M 354.57M
EPS (Basic)
2.0363 3.7438 4.9471 6.3655
EPS (Basic) Growth
+149.52% +83.85% +32.14% +28.67%
Basic Shares Outstanding
60.04M 59.53M 57.95M 55.69M
EPS (Diluted)
2.0265 3.7234 4.9125 6.33
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+149.28% +83.74% +31.94% +28.85%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
60.33M 59.86M 58.35M 56.05M
EBITDA
415.08M 570.21M 726.09M 755.62M
EBITDA Growth
+28.21% +37.37% +27.34% +4.07%
EBITDA Margin
+14.91% +18.44% +22.23% +22.46%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation BUY Average Target Price 135.857
Number of Ratings 8 Current Quarters Estimate 1.41
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 6.75
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.68 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 6.33 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 8.031
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 7 7 7 7
Mean Estimate 1.41 1.70 6.75 8.03
High Estimates 1.47 1.77 6.90 9.00
Low Estimate 1.35 1.64 6.65 7.38
Coefficient of Variance 2.94 2.64 1.43 6.25

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 7 7 7
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 1 1 0
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Buy Buy Buy

Insider Actions for Kirby Corp. - KEX

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Jan 28, 2026 David W. Grzebinski CEO; Director 87,859 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jan 28, 2026 Kurt A. Niemietz VP IR & Treasurer 1,231 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $128.7 per share 158,429.70
Jan 28, 2026 Kurt A. Niemietz VP IR & Treasurer 1,451 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jan 28, 2026 William M. Woodruff VP of Public and Govt Affairs N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jan 28, 2026 William M. Woodruff VP of Public and Govt Affairs 2,053 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $128.7 per share 264,221.10
Jan 28, 2026 William M. Woodruff VP of Public and Govt Affairs 2,220 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jan 28, 2026 Scott P. Miller VP - CIO N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jan 28, 2026 Scott P. Miller VP - CIO 3,461 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $128.7 per share 445,430.70
Jan 28, 2026 Scott P. Miller VP - CIO 4,010 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jan 28, 2026 David W. Grzebinski CEO; Director N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jan 28, 2026 David W. Grzebinski CEO; Director 84,615 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $128.7 per share 10,889,950.50
Jan 28, 2026 Ronald A. Dragg Vice President and Controller 11,212 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jan 28, 2026 Christian G. O'Neil President and COO N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jan 28, 2026 Christian G. O'Neil President and COO 16,397 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $128.7 per share 2,110,293.90
Jan 28, 2026 Christian G. O'Neil President and COO 17,495 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jan 28, 2026 Amy D. Husted Exec VP General Counsel & Sec N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jan 28, 2026 Kurt A. Niemietz VP IR & Treasurer N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jan 28, 2026 Amy D. Husted Exec VP General Counsel & Sec 13,377 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $128.7 per share 1,721,619.90
Jan 28, 2026 Amy D. Husted Exec VP General Counsel & Sec 14,518 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jan 28, 2026 Ronald A. Dragg Vice President and Controller N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00

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