Kirby (KEX) Operating Income (2009 - 2025)

Kirby's (KEX) quarterly Operating Income came in at $129.7 million in Q4 2025, up 158.59% year-on-year from $50.1 million in Q4 2024, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $129.2 million in Q3 2025.

Kirby (KEX) Operating Income (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Kirby's Operating Income history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $129.7 million for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Income rose 158.59% year-over-year to $129.7 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was $496.3 million, a 24.35% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $496.3 million, up 24.35% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income steadied at $129.7 million in Q4 2025 per KEX's latest filing, from $129.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Income topped out at $131.8 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at -$316.9 million in Q3 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Income is $74.4 million (2023), against an average of $58.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Income sank 1159.56% in 2021 and soared 838.5% in 2022, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Income stood at $31.6 million in 2021, then soared by 82.74% to $57.7 million in 2022, then soared by 60.73% to $92.8 million in 2023, then slumped by 45.97% to $50.1 million in 2024, then soared by 158.59% to $129.7 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest KEX Operating Income figures stand at $129.7 million (Q4 2025), $129.2 million (Q3 2025), and $131.8 million (Q2 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3,084,216.90 Bn 3,084,215.99 Bn 57.20 Mn -18.30 Mn
2 Danaos 37,407.52 Bn 37,406.64 Bn 203.71 Mn 219.70 Mn
3 Sfl 1,574.06 Bn 1,573.91 Bn 66.27 Mn -63.36 Mn
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 37.96 Bn 37.42 Bn 95.52 Mn 92.06 Mn
5 Kirby 9.76 Bn 9.69 Bn 291.34 Mn 129.67 Mn
6 Matson 6.49 Bn 6.39 Bn - 61.40 Mn
7 C3is 5.03 Bn 5.03 Bn 10.51 Mn 5.26 Mn
8 Hafnia 3.79 Bn 3.79 Bn 152.41 Mn 109.86 Mn
9 Intercont (Cayman) 3.29 Bn 3.29 Bn - -
10 Star Bulk Carriers 3.08 Bn 2.59 Bn 493.84 Mn 906.45 Mn

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 129.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 129.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 131.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 105.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 50.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 126.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 120.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 101.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 92.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 93.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 87.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 61.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 57.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 58.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 46.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 29.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 31.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -316.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 24.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 3.16 Mn