Kirby (KEX) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2025)

Kirby (KEX) recorded quarterly Share-based Compensation of $3.0 million in Q4 2025, down 12.4% quarter-over-quarter from $3.4 million in Q3 2025, and up 10.47% on a YoY basis from $2.7 million in Q4 2024.

Kirby (KEX) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Kirby's Share-based Compensation history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Share-based Compensation rose 10.47% year-over-year to $3.0 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $17.6 million (up 12.95% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $17.6 million, up 12.95% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $3.0 million for Q4 2025 at Kirby, down from $3.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $7.8 million in Q1 2025 to a low of $2.4 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $3.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $3.3 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Share-based Compensation dropped 24.4% in 2022, then increased 22.46% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $2.9 million in 2021, then dropped by 17.23% to $2.4 million in 2022, then climbed by 8.85% to $2.6 million in 2023, then increased by 3.08% to $2.7 million in 2024, then climbed by 10.47% to $3.0 million in 2025.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $3.0 million (Q4 2025), $3.4 million (Q3 2025), and $3.3 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 C3is 744.65 Bn 744.65 Bn 9.11 Mn -
2 Kirby 7.86 Bn 7.78 Bn 291.34 Mn 3.00 Mn
3 Matson 5.69 Bn 5.59 Bn - 5.50 Mn
4 Hafnia 3.63 Bn 3.52 Bn 152.41 Mn 849,000.00
5 Star Bulk Carriers 3.14 Bn 3.13 Bn 371.22 Mn -
6 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3.12 Bn 1.01 Bn 57.20 Mn -
7 Costamare 1.93 Bn 1.42 Bn - 2.53 Mn
8 Navios Maritime Partners 1.87 Bn 1.47 Bn 262.01 Mn -
9 Global Ship Lease 1.37 Bn 1.37 Bn - 5.92 Mn
10 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1.33 Bn 792.93 Mn 78.44 Mn -

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 3.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 3.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 3.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 3.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 7.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 7.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 3.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 3.40 Mn