Kirby (KEX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Kirby (KEX) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 5.77% for Q2 2026, up 0.75 percentage points from 5.02% a year earlier but down 0.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Kirby (KEX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Kirby posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 5.99%, up 1.04 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +10.52 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 4.96% in FY2024 (+1.00 pp), 3.95% in FY2023 (+1.71 pp), 2.24% in FY2022 (+6.60 pp) and -4.36% in FY2021 (+0.17 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] spans a low of -4.57% in Q4 2021 and a high of 5.94% in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.75 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 6.98 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2022 (a drop of 5.43 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 5.94% (Q1 2026), 5.89% (Q4 2025) and 5.05% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 10.41% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 7.32% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | 4.35% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 6.39% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 5.84% |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | 4.58% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | 4.63% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 19.12% |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 9.98% |
| 10 | Kirby | 6.93 Bn | 6.71 Bn | 290.80 Mn | 5.77% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.77% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.89% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.79% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.39% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.91% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.62% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.23% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.78% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.85% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.19% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -4.57% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -4.22% |
Kirby Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=KEX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=KEX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();