Kirby Corporation
Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) provides marine transportation and distribution and services through two reportable segments. Its marine transportation segment moves petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products and agricultural chemicals by tank barge across U.S. inland waterways and coastal routes, and… From the company’s description.
In fiscal 2025, Kirby Corporation reported revenue of $3.36B, up 3.0% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $355.42M. Its operating margin was 14.8%, and operations generated $670.20M in cash. Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, revenue was $3.49B.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What Kirby Corporation does
In the company’s own words
Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) provides marine transportation and distribution and services through two reportable segments. Its marine transportation segment moves petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products and agricultural chemicals by tank barge across U.S. inland waterways and coastal routes, and transports dry-bulk cargo in domestic coastal trade; customers include refining, petrochemical, oil, marketing and agricultural chemical companies. At year-end 2025, its fleet included 1,105 inland and 28 coastal tank barges. Its distribution and services segment supplies equipment, replacement parts, repair and maintenance, rentals, and manufacturing and remanufacturing services for power generation, marine, on-highway, oilfield and other industrial applications. Customers include power generation operators, transportation and industrial businesses, oilfield service companies, and oil and gas operators and producers. In 2025, commercial and industrial operations contributed 46% of this segment’s revenue and power generation contributed 43%; the segment’s revenue was $1.43 billion. Kirby had approximately 5,233 employees in 2025 and serves customers through 62 branch locations across 16 states and Colombia. Its history dates to 1921. Its website is http://www.kirbycorp.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry (SIC)
- Transportation & Utilities
- Headquarters
- HOUSTON, TX
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 56047
- SIC
- 4400
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2013–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Kirby Corporation — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Kirby Corporation’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Kirby Corporation’s bonds, as funds hold them
Funds report holding 1 issues of Kirby Corporation’s debt, $63.34M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 4.20%, maturing 2028 to 2028.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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