Kirby (KEX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Kirby's Free Cash Flow was $758,000 in Q2 2026, down 96.6% from $22.45 million a year earlier and down 98.5% from the prior quarter.
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Kirby (KEX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Kirby's Free Cash Flow was $475.58 million through Jun 30, 2026, up 82.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $405.73 million, down 2.0% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Free Cash Flow was $413.83 million in FY2024 (+198.8%), $138.5 million in FY2023 (+14.0%), $121.52 million in FY2022 (-45.6%) and $223.56 million in FY2021 (-24.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Free Cash Flow since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Free Cash Flow was higher in three of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 0.8%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow over five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 483.5%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 96.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, KEX's Free Cash Flow in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $49.39 million (Q1 2026), $265.18 million (Q4 2025) and $160.25 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 2.20 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 751.00 Mn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | 699.79 Mn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 166.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 615.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | 1.79 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | 2.38 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 195.66 Mn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 551.77 Mn |
| 10 | Kirby | 6.93 Bn | 6.71 Bn | 290.80 Mn | 758,000.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 758,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 49.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 265.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 160.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -42.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 150.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 130.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 90.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 42.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 89.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -7.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 113.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -56.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 80.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 48.95 Mn |
API Access
Kirby Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=KEX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "KEX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=KEX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();