Growth Metrics

Kirby (KEX) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Kirby has reported Operating Expenses over the past 17 years, most recently at $722.1 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Operating Expenses at $722.1 million for Q4 2025, down 4.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $2.9 billion (changed 0.03% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $2.9 billion, changed 0.03%.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 was $722.1 million at Kirby, down from $741.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for KEX hit a ceiling of $915.8 million in Q3 2021 and a floor of $493.7 million in Q1 2021.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $689.5 million (2023), compared with a mean of $679.4 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses hit 96.26% in 2021, while the deepest fall reached 57.21% in 2021.
  • Kirby's Operating Expenses stood at $559.7 million in 2021, then rose by 20.15% to $672.4 million in 2022, then grew by 5.05% to $706.4 million in 2023, then grew by 6.49% to $752.2 million in 2024, then fell by 4.0% to $722.1 million in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $722.1 million (Q4 2025), $741.9 million (Q3 2025), and $723.6 million (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.