Kirby (KEX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2025)

Kirby's (KEX) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.15 in Q4 2025, up 2.48% year-on-year from 0.15 in Q4 2024, and down 11.64% quarter-over-quarter from 0.17 in Q3 2025.

Kirby (KEX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Kirby's Debt Ratio history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.15 for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio rose 2.48% year-over-year to 0.15 in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 0.15, a 2.48% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.15, up 2.48% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio declined to 0.15 in Q4 2025 per KEX's latest filing, from 0.17 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.23 in Q1 2021 and bottomed at 0.15 in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.18 (2023), against an average of 0.19.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio dropped 18.99% in 2021 and climbed 3.92% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Debt Ratio stood at 0.22 in 2021, then fell by 9.93% to 0.19 in 2022, then fell by 9.04% to 0.18 in 2023, then slipped by 15.97% to 0.15 in 2024, then rose by 2.48% to 0.15 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest KEX Debt Ratio figures stand at 0.15 (Q4 2025), 0.17 (Q3 2025), and 0.18 (Q2 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3,084,216.90 Bn 3,084,215.99 Bn 57.20 Mn -
2 Danaos 37,407.52 Bn 37,406.64 Bn 203.71 Mn 0.20
3 Sfl 1,574.06 Bn 1,573.91 Bn 66.27 Mn 0.70
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 37.96 Bn 37.42 Bn 95.52 Mn 0.61
5 Kirby 9.76 Bn 9.69 Bn 291.34 Mn 0.15
6 Matson 6.49 Bn 6.39 Bn - 0.07
7 C3is 5.03 Bn 5.03 Bn 10.51 Mn -
8 Hafnia 3.79 Bn 3.79 Bn 152.41 Mn 0.29
9 Intercont (Cayman) 3.29 Bn 3.29 Bn - 0.35
10 Star Bulk Carriers 3.08 Bn 2.59 Bn 493.84 Mn 0.28

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 0.15
Sep 30, 2025 0.17
Jun 30, 2025 0.18
Mar 31, 2025 0.18
Dec 31, 2024 0.15
Sep 30, 2024 0.17
Jun 30, 2024 0.18
Mar 31, 2024 0.18
Dec 31, 2023 0.18
Sep 30, 2023 0.19
Jun 30, 2023 0.18
Mar 31, 2023 0.19
Dec 31, 2022 0.19
Sep 30, 2022 0.20
Jun 30, 2022 0.21
Mar 31, 2022 0.21
Dec 31, 2021 0.22
Sep 30, 2021 0.22
Jun 30, 2021 0.22
Mar 31, 2021 0.23