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.
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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 Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 165.28 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 10.41% |
| 2 | Csx | 87.86 Bn | 84.08 Bn | - | 7.32% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 75.56 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 4.35% |
| 4 | Norfolk Southern | 71.27 Bn | 65.91 Bn | - | 5.84% |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | 69.70 Bn | 46.62 Bn | - | 6.39% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.71 Bn | 34.65 Bn | - | 4.58% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.32 Bn | 37.50 Bn | - | 4.63% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.44 Bn | 36.71 Bn | - | 19.12% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.52 Bn | -19.85 Bn | - | 4.22% |
| 10 | Kirby | 7.28 Bn | 7.06 Bn | 290.80 Mn | 5.77% |
Historic Data
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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% |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();