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KEX Financials Kirby Corp

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 9.2% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Operating margin has expanded, at 14.8% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has grown 6.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($919M) exceeds cash ($79M); net debt is $841M.
  • Total debt has grown slower than revenue (-8.9% vs 9.2% per year).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 11× in the latest year, up from -8.6× 5 years ago.
  • Total debt is 1.2× EBITDA.
Revenue & net income
-$273M $2B $3B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-19% -2% 15% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
-9% 2% 13% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $207M $414M 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $734M $1B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$1B -$166M $756M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MROEROAFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $3.4B $355M 0.0% 14.8% 10.5% 5.9% $406M $919M $79M
2024 $3.3B $287M 0.0% 12.2% 8.6% 4.9% $414M $875M $74M
2023 $3.1B $223M 0.0% 10.8% 7.0% 3.9% $138M $1.0B $33M
2022 $2.8B $122M 0.0% 6.9% 4.0% 2.2% $122M $1.1B $81M
2021 $2.2B -$247M 0.0% -11.5% -8.6% -4.6% $224M $1.2B $35M
2020 $2.2B -$273M 0.0% -19.4% -8.8% -4.6% $297M $1.5B $80M
2019 $2.8B $142M 0.0% 8.5% 4.2% 2.3% $264M $1.4B $25M
2018 $3.0B $78M 0.0% 5.2% 2.4% 1.3% $45M $1.4B $8M
2017 $2.2B $313M 0.0% 4.2% 10.1% 6.1% $176M $992M $20M
2016 $1.8B $141M 0.0% 14.0% 5.9% 3.3% $185M $723M $6M
2015 — $227M — — 10.0% 5.5% $179M $779M $6M
2014 — $282M — — 12.5% 6.8% — $717M $24M
2013 — $253M — — 12.6% 6.9% $348M $749M $4M
2012 — $209M — — 12.4% 5.7% $14M $1.1B $11M
2011 — $183M — — 12.7% 6.2% $86M $802M $16M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced KEX against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 17.9 35.7 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 1.2 2.4 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/S

Frequently asked questions

Is KEX growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Kirby Corp's revenue has grown 9.2% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does KEX have?

As of FY2025, Kirby Corp reported $919M of total debt against $79M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 11×.

What is KEX's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was —, operating margin 14.8%, and net margin 10.5%.

What is KEX's P/E ratio?

Kirby Corp's P/E (TTM) is 20.91 as of the 2026-11-02 close — market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year, the same figure as on the KEX stock page. The valuation chart above sets each month-end's price against the latest annual net income instead, so its latest point (about 20.9× as of Nov '26) can differ. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.