Kirby (KEX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Kirby (KEX) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.00% in Q2 2026, up 1.28 percentage points from 7.72% a year earlier but down 0.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kirby (KEX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Kirby reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.50%, up 1.60 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for five straight years, with a five-year change of +17.10 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 7.90% in FY2024 (+1.15 pp), 6.75% in FY2023 (+2.76 pp), 3.99% in FY2022 (+9.03 pp) and -5.04% in FY2021 (+2.56 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from -5.32% in Q4 2021 to 9.32% in Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.92 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 9.71 percentage points in Q2 2023, against a drop of 6.45 percentage points in Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 9.32% (Q1 2026), 9.31% (Q4 2025) and 7.73% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 165.28 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 15.69% |
| 2 | Csx | 87.86 Bn | 84.08 Bn | - | 12.29% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 75.56 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 6.84% |
| 4 | Norfolk Southern | 71.27 Bn | 65.91 Bn | - | 9.67% |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | 69.70 Bn | 46.62 Bn | - | 11.61% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.71 Bn | 34.65 Bn | - | 7.01% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.32 Bn | 37.50 Bn | - | 10.65% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.44 Bn | 36.71 Bn | - | 28.03% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.52 Bn | -19.85 Bn | - | 8.86% |
| 10 | Kirby | 7.28 Bn | 7.06 Bn | 290.80 Mn | 9.00% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.31% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.73% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.72% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.78% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.54% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.95% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.67% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -4.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -5.32% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -5.23% |
API Access
Kirby Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KEX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KEX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();