Kirby (KEX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Kirby's Tax Rate came in at 24.16% for Q2 2026, up 0.32 percentage points from 23.84% a year earlier and up 1.83 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Kirby (KEX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Kirby reported Tax Rate of 24.32%, up 3.27 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 24.61%, up 3.69 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate carries a five-year change of -16.52 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Tax Rate was 20.91% in FY2024 (-3.30 pp), 24.21% in FY2023 (-1.37 pp), 25.59% in FY2022 (+10.51 pp) and 15.08% in FY2021 (-26.05 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Tax Rate is 0.01% (Q4 2024) to 51.86% (Q4 2021).
- Year-over-year, Tax Rate increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.28 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Rate over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 98.24 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a drop of 25.65 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows KEX's Tax Rate at 22.33% (Q1 2026), 25.90% (Q4 2025) and 24.57% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 171.20 Bn | 165.72 Bn | - | 22.00% |
| 2 | Csx | 89.44 Bn | 85.65 Bn | - | 24.09% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.05 Bn | 60.95 Bn | - | 20.63% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 77.69 Bn | 76.71 Bn | - | 24.65% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.37 Bn | 68.02 Bn | - | 23.46% |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.63 Bn | 36.57 Bn | - | 24.21% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 51.04 Bn | 33.22 Bn | - | 29.61% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.10 Bn | 38.36 Bn | - | 25.00% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 32.79 Bn | -23.58 Bn | - | 21.54% |
| 10 | Kirby | 7.40 Bn | 7.17 Bn | 290.80 Mn | 24.16% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.90% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.84% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.99% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.18% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.93% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.70% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.21% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.99% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 27.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 26.11% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 51.86% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 34.67% |
Kirby Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=KEX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=KEX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();