Kirby (KEX) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Kirby (KEX) posted Net Margin of 9.74% for Q2 2026, up 1.04% on a QoQ basis from 9.63% in Q1 2026, and down 130.0% year-over-year from 32.45% in Q2 2025.
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Kirby (KEX) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kirby has reported Net Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 9.74% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Net Margin fell 130.0% year-over-year to 9.74% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 10.2%, a 94.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 10.57%, up 179.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin was 9.74% for Q2 2026 at Kirby, up from 9.63% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Net Margin was 11.03% in Q2 2025, with the low at 2.88% in Q1 2022.
- Average Net Margin over 5 years is 7.93%, with a median of 8.45% recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Net Margin surged 4953 bps in 2022, then sank 244 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 5.11% in 2022, then jumped by 52 bps to 7.75% in 2023, then tumbled by 31 bps to 5.32% in 2024, then soared by 103 bps to 10.8% in 2025, then slipped by 10 bps to 9.74% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 9.74% (Q2 2026), 9.63% (Q1 2026), and 10.8% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frontline | 10.35 Bn | 10.03 Bn | - | 70.00% |
| 2 | Kirby | 7.39 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 290.80 Mn | 9.74% |
| 3 | Matson | 6.76 Bn | 6.64 Bn | - | 13.35% |
| 4 | International Seaways | 5.13 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 467.16 Mn | 63.09% |
| 5 | Hafnia | 4.45 Bn | 4.17 Bn | 372.91 Mn | 34.40% |
| 6 | Cmb.Tech | 4.42 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 970.62 Mn | 59.92% |
| 7 | Scorpio Tankers | 3.80 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 343.91 Mn | 109.93% |
| 8 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | 3.60 Bn | 2.57 Bn | 255.00 Mn | 3.57% |
| 9 | Star Bulk Carriers | 3.56 Bn | 3.00 Bn | 299.80 Mn | 37.70% |
| 10 | Torm | 3.44 Bn | 94.67 Mn | 652.00 Mn | 51.04% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.74% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.63% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.65% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.32% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.19% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.37% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.41% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.11% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.26% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.81% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -44.27% |