Kirby Corporation
General ticker "KEX" information:
- Sector: Industrials
- Industry: Marine Shipping
- Capitalization: $5.8B (TTM average)
Kirby Corporation follows the US Stock Market performance with the rate: 27.9%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 1.0%: low 141.86$, high 144.82$
Factors to consider:
- Earnings expected soon, date: 2026-04-30 bmo
- Total employees count: 5414 as of 2024
- Top business risk factors: Aging inland waterway infrastructure, Federal infrastructure funding, Marine accidents/spills, Construction delays, Supply chain disruptions
- Current price 13.8% above estimated high
Stock Forecast*
* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions
Long term estimates were made for the period from 2025-12-31 to 2027-12-31
- 2025-12-31 to 2026-12-31 estimated range: [92.39$, 124.86$]
- 2026-12-31 to 2027-12-31 estimated range: [95.50$, 128.85$]
Financial Metrics affecting the KEX estimates:
- Negative: with PPE of 17.5 at the end of fiscal year the price was high
- Positive: 7.68 < Operating profit margin, % of 14.61
- Positive: 6.68 < Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 10.85
- Positive: Industry operating profit margin (median), % of 16.95 > 9.67
- Negative: 0.73 < Interest expense per share per price, % of 0.75
- Positive: 1.88 < Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of 5.56
- Positive: -14.24 < Investing cash flow per share per price, % of -5.70
- Positive: 42.60 < Shareholder equity ratio, % of 56.01 <= 64.25
Short-term KEX quotes
Long-term KEX plot with estimates
Financial data
| YTD | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $3,096.65MM | $3,268.08MM | $3,364.05MM |
| Operating Expenses | $2,761.56MM | $2,868.99MM | $2,872.55MM |
| Operating Income | $335.09MM | $399.10MM | $491.50MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $-40.97MM | $-36.33MM | $-20.08MM |
| Interest Expense | $52.01MM | $49.13MM | $46.33MM |
| Income(Loss) | $294.12MM | $362.76MM | $471.41MM |
| Taxes | $71.22MM | $75.87MM | $116.00MM |
| Profit(Loss)* | $222.94MM | $286.71MM | $354.57MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $3,185.43MM | $3,351.81MM | $3,380.51MM |
| Inventory | $454.39MM | $393.90MM | $398.03MM |
| Assets | $5,722.20MM | $5,851.95MM | $6,036.08MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $540.23MM | $756.49MM | $670.20MM |
| Capital expenditure | $401.73MM | $342.66MM | $264.47MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $-413.15MM | $-400.13MM | $-352.18MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $-175.08MM | $-314.50MM | $-313.69MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $3.74 | $4.95 | $6.37 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.