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

Kirby's (KEX) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $59.8 million in Q4 2025, up 24.01% year-on-year from $48.2 million in Q4 2024, and up 1847.57% quarter-over-quarter from -$3.4 million in Q3 2025.

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 $59.8 million for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 24.01% year-over-year to $59.8 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was $65.6 million, a 40.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $74.3 million, up 38.81% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation grew to $59.8 million in Q4 2025 per KEX's latest filing, from -$3.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $59.8 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$9.9 million in Q4 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $3.2 million (2023), against an average of $6.2 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation plunged 204.25% in 2022 and surged 1731.81% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at -$9.9 million in 2021, then soared by 124.32% to $2.4 million in 2022, then climbed by 8.85% to $2.6 million in 2023, then jumped by 1731.81% to $48.2 million in 2024, then gained by 24.01% to $59.8 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest KEX Share-based Compensation figures stand at $59.8 million (Q4 2025), -$3.4 million (Q3 2025), and $3.3 million (Q2 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3,084,216.90 Bn 3,084,215.99 Bn 57.20 Mn -
2 Danaos 37,407.52 Bn 37,406.64 Bn 203.71 Mn 2.39 Mn
3 Sfl 1,574.06 Bn 1,573.91 Bn 66.27 Mn -
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 37.96 Bn 37.42 Bn 95.52 Mn 1.58 Mn
5 Kirby 9.76 Bn 9.69 Bn 291.34 Mn 59.77 Mn
6 Matson 6.49 Bn 6.39 Bn - 36.50 Mn
7 C3is 5.03 Bn 5.03 Bn 10.51 Mn -
8 Hafnia 3.79 Bn 3.79 Bn 152.41 Mn 849,000.00
9 Intercont (Cayman) 3.29 Bn 3.29 Bn - -
10 Star Bulk Carriers 3.08 Bn 2.59 Bn 493.84 Mn 4.12 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 59.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 59.77 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 5.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 5.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 48.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 48.20 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 5.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.09 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