Kirby (KEX) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Kirby's (KEX) Times Interest Earned stood at 11.15 in Q2 2026, up 7.6% from 10.36 a year earlier and up 6.1% from the prior quarter.
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Kirby (KEX) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Kirby's Times Interest Earned came in at 11.04 as of Jun 30, 2026, up 23.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 10.71, up 31.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Times Interest Earned has increased for three straight years.
- Across earlier years, Times Interest Earned came in at 8.12 in FY2024 (+26.1%), 6.44 in FY2023 (+48.9%), 4.33 in FY2022 and -6.08 in FY2021.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned has ranged from -30.18 in Q3 2021 to 11.56 in Q4 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Times Interest Earned has increased for six consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 27.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Times Interest Earned in the last five years was growth of 908.7% in Q1 2022, against a decline of 33.5% in Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 10.50 (Q1 2026), 11.56 (Q4 2025) and 10.92 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 8.83 |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 7.14 |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 3.42 |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 5.71 |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 6,122.38 |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 38.62 |
| 10 | Kirby | 6.93 Bn | 6.71 Bn | 290.80 Mn | 11.15 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.15 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.50 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.56 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.92 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.36 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.02 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.70 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.16 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.40 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.72 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.08 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.99 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.11 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.65 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.82 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.01 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.37 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.91 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.07 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -30.18 |
API Access
Kirby Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=KEX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=KEX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();