Industrials / Marine ShippingUpdated 2026-05-10 22:07 UTC

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Kirby Corporation has a live ticker hub with the latest available market, valuation, profitability, growth, ownership, and risk indicators.

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Fair value midpoint

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Fair value pending

Upside to midpoint

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Based on latest report

Confidence

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Data quality and model convergence

Market cap

7.6B

NYSE

Market data

Live price

Current market quote for this ticker.

Current price

KEX

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Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector context

Where the current metrics sit

Percentiles come from the backend screener cohort cache for the ticker's country and sector.

Forward P/E19.8

P25 14.6P50 20.6P75 30.4

Trailing P/E21.9

P25 17.1P50 27.2P75 47.6

ROEn/a

P25 -16.4P50 5.9P75 16.4

ROIC8.7

P25 -10.3P50 5.1P75 12.2

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Indicator catalog

All KEX market and fundamental indicators

A searchable catalog of the available market, valuation, profitability, growth, balance-sheet, ownership, and analyst metrics for this ticker.

Available fields

221

Groups with data

Currency

USD

Showing 221 of 221 available metrics for this ticker.

Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Cik	0000056047
Company name	Kirby Corporation
Country	United States
Country code	US
Cusip	497266106
Employees	5,233
Employees Change	-181%
Employees Change Percent	-3.34
Enterprise value	$8.7B
Exchange	NYSE
Financial currency	USD
First seen	2026-05-09
Industry	Marine Shipping
Isin	US4972661064
Last refreshed	2026-05-10
Market cap	$7.6B
Market cap category	Mid-Cap
Price	$142
Price currency	USD
Rev Per Employee	654,020.64x
Sector	Industrials
Sic	4400
Symbol	KEX
Website	https://kirbycorp.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Earnings Yield	4.72%
EV Earnings	24.14x
EV Sales Forward	2.43x
EV/EBIT	17.01x
EV/EBITDA	11.18x
EV/Sales	2.54x
Forward P/E	19.77x
P/B ratio	2.26x
P/E ratio	21.86x
P/S ratio	2.23x
PE Ratio10 Y	28.54x
PE Ratio3 Y	21.35x
PE Ratio5 Y	26.18x
PEG ratio	1.42x
PS Forward	2.14x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT Margin	14.91%
EBITDA Margin	22.7%
Gross margin	33.89%
Gross Profit	$1.2B
Gross Profit Growth	13.13%
Gross Profit Growth Q	4.48%
Gross Profit Growth3 Y	14.53%
Gross Profit Growth5 Y	13.94%
Net Income	$359.7M
Net Income Growth	22.95%
Net Income Growth Q	6.86%
Net Income Growth Quarters	4%
Net Income Growth Years	5%
Net Income Growth3 Y	35.21%
Net Income Growth5 Y	38.21%
Pretax Margin	13.9%
Profit Margin	10.51%
Profit Per Employee	$68,742
Profitable Years	4
Roa5y	3.34
Roe5y	4.47
ROIC	8.71
Roic5y	5.5

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
Cagr10y	8.32%
Cagr15y	6.59%
Cagr1y	39.21%
Cagr20y	6.61%
Cagr3y	25.41%
Cagr5y	16.11%
EPS Growth	28.8
EPS Growth Q	12.78
EPS Growth Quarters	4
EPS Growth Years	5
EPS Growth3 Y	39.04
EPS Growth5 Y	40.55
Revenue Growth	5.52x
Revenue Growth Q	7.44x
Revenue Growth Quarters	3x
Revenue Growth Years	5x
Revenue Growth3 Y	5.38x
Revenue Growth5 Y	11.07x

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Cash	$78.8M
Debt	$1.1B
Debt EBITDA	$1.46
Debt Equity	$0.34
Equity	$3.4B
Interest Coverage	11.09
Net Cash	$-1.1B
Net Cash By Market Cap	$-13.85
Net Debt EBITDA	$1.36
Net Debt Equity	$0.31
Tangible Book Value	$2.9B
Tangible Book Value Per Share	$54.15
WACC	8.19

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback Yield	4.76%
Dividend per share	$0
Dividend Yield	0%
Last Dividend	$0.05

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y total return	122.29%
1Y total return	39.18%
200-day SMA	113.5
3Y total return	97.28%
50-day SMA	137.7
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
5Y total return	110.98%
All Time High	157.7
All Time High Change	-9.8%
All Time High Date	2026-04-30
All Time Low	0.44
All Time Low Change	31,950.47%
All Time Low Date	1976-09-30
ATR	3.86
Beta	0.85
Beta1y	1.01
Beta2y	1.18
Ch YTD	29.1
High	143.6
High52	157.7
High52 Date	2026-04-30
High52ch	-9.8%
Low	141.8
Low52	79.52
Low52 Date	2025-10-10
Low52ch	78.88%
Ma50ch	3.32%
Price vs 200-day SMA	25.35%
RSI	47.71
RSI Monthly	64
RSI Weekly	64.79
Sharpe ratio	1.02x
Sortino ratio	1.53
Total Return	4.76%
Tr YTD	29.1
Tr15y	160.56%
Tr1m	1.23%
Tr1w	-3.38%
Tr3m	16.23%

Analyst estimates

Ratings, targets, revisions, and forward estimate fields.

Metric	Value
Analyst Count	4
Analyst Count Top	3
Analyst Price Target Top	$163
Analyst Ratings	Strong Buy
Analyst Ratings Top	Strong Buy
Earnings EPS Estimate	$1.39
Earnings EPS Estimate Growth	4.51
Earnings Revenue Estimate	834,034,136x
Earnings Revenue Estimate Growth	6.16x
Operating Income	$510.4M
Operating Income Growth	23.44
Operating Income Growth Q	-3.62
Operating Income Growth3 Y	30.31
Operating Income Growth5 Y	39.08
Operating margin	14.91
Price target	$149
Price Target Change	$4.58
Price Target Change Top	$14.36

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	53,218,954%
Float Percent	99.25%
Shares Insiders	0.66%
Shares Institutions	103.93%
Shares Out	53,621,000
Shares Qo Q	-0.98%
Shares Yo Y	-4.76%
Short Float	2.61%
Short Ratio	1.88
Short Shares	2.59

Other indicators

Additional ticker metrics that do not fit the primary research groupings yet.

Metric	Value
Average Volume	699,601.05x
Bv Per Share	62.87
Ch10y	122.3
Ch15y	160.6
Ch1m	1.23
Ch1w	-3.38
Ch1y	39.18
Ch20y	259.6
Ch3m	16.23
Ch3y	97.28
Ch5y	111
Ch6m	32.13
Change	0.01%
Change From Open	-0.4
Close	142.2
Days Gap	0.41
Depreciation Amortization	266,427,500
Dollar Volume	65,414,753.6
Earnings Date	2026-04-30
Earnings Time	bmo
EBIT	$510.4M
EBITDA	$776.9M
EPS	$6.51
F Score	2
Fiscal Year End	December
Founded	1,921
Graham Number	95.93934
Graham Upside	-32.55
Income Tax	$115.3M
Is Primary Listing	1
Is Spac	No
Last Earnings Date	2026-04-30
Last Report Date	2026-03-31
Last Split Date	2006-06-01
Last Split Type	Forward
Last10k Filing Date	2026-02-17
Lynch Fair Value	$163
Lynch Upside	14.37
Ma150	119.7
Ma150ch	18.83%
Ma20	145.9
Ma20ch	-2.49%
Next Earnings Date	2026-07-30
Open	142.8
Optionable	Yes
Position In Range	24.43
Price Date	2026-05-08
Price EBITDA	$9.82
Ptbv Ratio	2.62
Relative Volume	0.66x
Revenue	3,422,490,000x
Tax By Revenue	3.37x
Tax Rate	24.23%
Tr20y	259.6%
Tr6m	32.13%
Us State	Texas
Volume	459,890

Fast facts

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Risk gate

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Named kill scenarios are reviewed before any bullish rating can stand.

Moat score

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Business quality stays separate from stock attractiveness.

Forward P/E

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Valuation uses the full report model stack, not a single multiple.

Next action

Research pending

Final action steps are kept in the recommendation tab.

Income

Does KEX pay a dividend?

Capital-return profile for this ticker.

Performance

KEX stock returns vs the market

Total return (incl. dividends) compared to S&P 500.

Ownership

Who owns KEX?

Insider, institutional, and short-interest positioning.

Institutional ownership

+103.9%

Float: +99.3% of shares outstanding

Insider ownership

+0.7%

Stake held by company insiders. Higher generally signals alignment.

Negative means the company is buying back shares.

Technical

KEX momentum and risk profile

RSI, moving-average stack, beta, and risk-adjusted return.

RSI (14)

47.7

Neutral momentum band

Price vs 200-day MA

+25.4%

50/200-day relationship not available

Beta (5Y)

0.85

Moves roughly with the market

Sharpe ratio

1.01

Risk-adjusted return — higher is better; >1.0 is solid.

Peers

KEX vs. sector cohort

Currency-neutral comparison: P/E, P/S, ROIC, 5Y revenue CAGR, and 1Y total return. Market-cap column appears only when every peer reports in the same currency.

Ticker	Name	Market cap	P/E	P/S	ROIC	5Y rev CAGR	1Y total return	Rating
BA	The Boeing Company	187.1B	95.1x	2.0x	-13.6%	+10.3%	+27.9%	बेचें
CAT	Caterpillar Inc.	413.4B	44.7x	5.8x	16.5%	+10.5%	+183.2%	बेचें
DE	Deere & Company	155.3B	32.4x	3.3x	6.0%	+4.8%	+23.3%	बेचें

Questions

About KEX

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What is the current KEX stock rating?

Kirby Corporation is currently shown with the latest rating in the latest report. The hub links directly to the full analysis surface where the rating, fair-value bridge, risks, and scorecard are documented together.

Where can I read the full KEX analysis?

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What fair-value range is used for KEX?

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