Kirby (KEX) Net Margin (2009 - 2025)
Kirby's (KEX) quarterly Net Margin came in at 10.8% in Q4 2025, up 1406.0% year-on-year from 0.72% in Q4 2024, and up 1.49% quarter-over-quarter from 10.65% in Q3 2025.
Kirby (KEX) Net Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Kirby's Net Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.8% for Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Net Margin rose 1406.0% year-over-year to 10.8% in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 12.07%, a 398.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 10.57%, up 179.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin grew to 10.8% in Q4 2025 per KEX's latest filing, from 10.65% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 14.15% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 44.27% in Q3 2021.
- The 5-year median for Net Margin is 10.0% (2023), against an average of 5.35%.
- Biggest YoY gain for Net Margin was 5325 bps in 2021; the steepest drop was 4985 bps in 2021.
- Year by year, Net Margin stood at 12.43% in 2021, then dropped by 13 bps to 10.88% in 2022, then tumbled by 77 bps to 2.46% in 2023, then plunged by 232 bps to 3.25% in 2024, then jumped by 432 bps to 10.8% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest KEX Net Margin figures stand at 10.8% (Q4 2025), 10.65% (Q3 2025), and 14.15% (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | 2,961,932.37 Bn | 2,961,931.45 Bn | 57.20 Mn | -6.18% |
| 2 | Danaos | 2,534.83 Bn | 2,533.96 Bn | 203.71 Mn | 55.35% |
| 3 | Sfl | 1,566.09 Bn | 1,565.94 Bn | 66.27 Mn | 20.42% |
| 4 | Capital Clean Energy Carriers | 1,428.00 Bn | 1,427.46 Bn | 95.52 Mn | 22.48% |
| 5 | Globus Maritime | 60.08 Bn | 60.05 Bn | 8,083.00 | 13,075.78% |
| 6 | Kirby | 8.05 Bn | 7.97 Bn | 291.34 Mn | 10.80% |
| 7 | Matson | 6.27 Bn | 6.17 Bn | - | 7.47% |
| 8 | Intercont (Cayman) | 3.96 Bn | 3.96 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Hafnia | 3.72 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 152.41 Mn | 49.85% |
| 10 | Star Bulk Carriers | 3.11 Bn | 2.62 Bn | 493.84 Mn | 21.96% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.65% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.15% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.82% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.19% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.46% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.69% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.83% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.90% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.43% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -44.27% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.85% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -0.68% |