Kirby (KEX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025)

Kirby's (KEX) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $265.2 million in Q4 2025, down 46.99% year-on-year from $500.2 million in Q4 2024, and up 65.48% quarter-over-quarter from $160.3 million in Q3 2025.

Kirby (KEX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Kirby's Free Cash Flow history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $265.2 million for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 46.99% year-over-year to $265.2 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was $405.7 million, a 46.85% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $405.7 million, down 46.85% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow improved to $265.2 million in Q4 2025 per KEX's latest filing, from $160.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $500.2 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$173.6 million in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $90.0 million (2023), against an average of $98.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow slumped 300.26% in 2023 and soared 460.59% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $94.5 million in 2021, then jumped by 46.44% to $138.5 million in 2022, then plunged by 35.55% to $89.2 million in 2023, then surged by 460.59% to $500.2 million in 2024, then plunged by 46.99% to $265.2 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest KEX Free Cash Flow figures stand at $265.2 million (Q4 2025), $160.3 million (Q3 2025), and $22.4 million (Q2 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 2,963,739.68 Bn 2,963,738.76 Bn 57.20 Mn 294.00 Mn
2 Danaos 2,526.27 Bn 2,525.40 Bn 203.71 Mn 163.14 Mn
3 Sfl 1,571.40 Bn 1,571.25 Bn 66.27 Mn 34.09 Mn
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1,410.00 Bn 1,409.46 Bn 95.52 Mn 49.15 Mn
5 Globus Maritime 60.08 Bn 60.05 Bn 8,083.00 -17.72 Mn
6 Kirby 8.01 Bn 7.93 Bn 291.34 Mn 265.18 Mn
7 Matson 6.20 Bn 6.10 Bn - 63.70 Mn
8 Intercont (Cayman) 3.98 Bn 3.98 Bn - -
9 Hafnia 3.72 Bn 3.61 Bn 152.41 Mn 190.61 Mn
10 Star Bulk Carriers 3.11 Bn 2.62 Bn 493.84 Mn 17.15 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 265.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 265.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 160.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 160.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 22.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 22.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -42.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -42.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 500.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 500.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 130.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 130.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 90.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 90.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 42.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 42.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 89.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 89.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -173.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -173.62 Mn