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Kirby Corporation KEX Debt-to-equity

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$844.1M+7.4%
Operating income$107.7M+2.0%
Net income$81.2M+6.9%
EPS (diluted)$1.50+12.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$58.0M+13.6%
Total debt$1.2B-7.4%
Total equity$3.4B+2.7%
Total assets$6.1B+1.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$97.7M+167%
CapEx$48.3M-38.7%
Free cash flow$49.4M+217%

Valuation

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Market cap$7.52B+24.0%
Enterprise value$8.64B+18.3%
P/E20.9×+0.2×
P/S2.2×+0.3×

Profitability

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Operating margin14.6%+2.1pp
Net margin10.5%+1.5pp
FCF margin14.5%+4.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.7%+1.7pp
Current ratio1.6×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Kirby Corporation’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Kirby Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Kirby Corporation's debt-to-equity?
Kirby Corporation (KEX) reported debt-to-equity of 0.3× in Q1 2026.
How has Kirby Corporation's debt-to-equity changed year-over-year?
Kirby Corporation's debt-to-equity decreased by 9.7% year-over-year, from 0.4× to 0.3×.
What is the long-term trend for Kirby Corporation's debt-to-equity?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Kirby Corporation's debt-to-equity has grown at a -9.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.5× to 0.3×.
What does debt-to-equity mean?
How much debt the company carries for every dollar of shareholder equity.
How do you interpret debt-to-equity?
Lower is generally safer, but moderate leverage can boost returns. Read in the context of cash-flow stability — a utility tolerates more debt than a cyclical. Negative equity makes the ratio meaningless and it is suppressed there.
How does debt-to-equity compare across companies?
Comparable within an industry; capital structures differ sharply across sectors. Not meaningful for banks.