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Kirby

NYQ:KEX · US4972661064
MarineSmall

360

94
EV / EBIT21
Price / Owner Earnings31
Owner Earnings Yield53
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales76
EV / Gross Profit44
Price/Book53
Return on Capital77
Cash Return on Capital76
Return on Equity61
EBIT Margin56
Gross Profitability84
Cash Conversion60
Accruals53
Owner Earnings Margin63
Sales growth17
Profit Growth100
Long-Term EPS Growth98
Owner Earnings Growth95
Reinvestment39
Price momentum41
Debt load46
Refinancing84
Debt Payback46
Liquidity88
Analyst ratings100
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside67
Market mood14
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Kirby clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryMarine
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1969
Employees751
ISINUS4972661064
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Power GridMarine TransportationTransportation

Description

Kirby Corporation operates domestic tank barges in the United States. The company is transporting bulk liquid products throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and coastwise along all three United States coasts. Th…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Kirby Corporation is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is fair. You pay 19.0× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically fair zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 6% yearly growth; analysts expect 14%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
83
2023202420252026

All-time high

96

Jan 2024

All-time low

32

Jan 2023

Average rank

77

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
76
23
28
37
Price/Earnings
15
48
43
10
Price/Book
53
61
60
75
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
32
23
24
23

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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