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Kirby Corporation KEX Return on invested capital

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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
Debt / equity0.3×0.0×
Current ratio1.6×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Kirby Corporation’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 return on invested capital?
Kirby Corporation (KEX) reported return on invested capital of 8.3% in Q1 2026.
How has Kirby Corporation's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Kirby Corporation's return on invested capital increased by 16.4% year-over-year, from 7.1% to 8.3%.
What is the long-term trend for Kirby Corporation's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Kirby Corporation's return on invested capital has grown at a -0.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -8.8% to 8.5%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.