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KIRBY CORP KEX

NYSE · stock · Water Transportation · website · IPO 1981-05-22 · LEI

KIRBY CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$7.3B
P / E20.6×
P / S2.2×
P / B2.2×
Net margin10.5%
Return on equity10.5%
Net debt$840.5M
Net debt / EBITDA1.1×
Enterprise value USD$8.2B
EV / EBITDA10.7×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV6.1%
Return on capital9.4%
Graham number -31.8%$92.72

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($92.72); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
8.00% 14.10% 2.60% 5.00% -12.60% -11.00% 4.40% 7.20% 8.80% 10.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
14.00% 4.20% 5.20% 8.50% -19.40% -11.50% 6.90% 10.80% 12.20% 14.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
5.90% 10.10% 2.40% 4.20% -8.80% -8.50% 4.00% 7.00% 8.60% 10.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
53.5M 55.4M 59.7M 59909 59.9M 60.1M 60.3M 59.9M 58.4M 56.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$717.2M $972.3M $1.40B $1.35B $1.39B $1.13B $999.0M $984.0M $800.5M $840.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
3.30% 6.10% 1.30% 2.30% -4.60% -4.60% 2.20% 3.90% 4.90% 5.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.30× 0.32× 0.44× 0.41× 0.48× 0.40× 0.35× 0.32× 0.26× 0.27× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.62 $5.62 $1.31 $2.37 -$4.55 -$4.11 $2.03 $3.72 $4.91 $6.33 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

KIRBY CORP trades at about 21.5× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 12.3×–57.2×, median 22.2×).

12.3× 57.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (12.3×–57.2×); dot = today's 21.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin14.8%12.2%10.8%6.9%-11.5%-19.4%8.5%5.2%4.2%14.0%
Net margin10.5%8.8%7.2%4.4%-11.0%-12.6%5.0%2.6%14.1%8.0%
Return on assets5.9%4.9%3.9%2.2%-4.6%-4.6%2.3%1.3%6.1%3.3%
Return on equity10.5%8.6%7.0%4.0%-8.5%-8.8%4.2%2.4%10.1%5.9%
Debt / equity0.27×0.26×0.32×0.35×0.40×0.48×0.41×0.44×0.32×0.30×
Current ratio1.531.451.681.891.852.251.781.801.991.77

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.