Kirby (KEX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2025)

Kirby (KEX) recorded quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.15 in Q4 2025, down 11.64% quarter-over-quarter from 0.17 in Q3 2025, and up 2.48% on a YoY basis from 0.15 in Q4 2024.

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.

  • In Q4 2025, Debt Ratio rose 2.48% year-over-year to 0.15; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.15 (up 2.48% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.15, up 2.48% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.15 for Q4 2025 at Kirby, down from 0.17 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.23 in Q1 2021 to a low of 0.15 in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.19 across 5 years, with a median of 0.18 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Debt Ratio dropped 19.08% in 2021, then gained 3.92% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it 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.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.15 (Q4 2025), 0.17 (Q3 2025), and 0.18 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 C3is 744.65 Bn 744.65 Bn 9.11 Mn 0.01
2 Kirby 7.86 Bn 7.78 Bn 291.34 Mn 0.15
3 Matson 5.69 Bn 5.59 Bn - 0.07
4 Hafnia 3.63 Bn 3.52 Bn 152.41 Mn 0.29
5 Star Bulk Carriers 3.14 Bn 3.13 Bn 371.22 Mn 0.28
6 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3.12 Bn 1.01 Bn 57.20 Mn -
7 Costamare 1.93 Bn 1.42 Bn - 0.38
8 Navios Maritime Partners 1.87 Bn 1.47 Bn 262.01 Mn 0.19
9 Global Ship Lease 1.37 Bn 1.37 Bn - 0.23
10 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1.33 Bn 792.93 Mn 78.44 Mn 0.54

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