profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Kirby
$129.72+0.94% today
+20.6% in 1 year
1-year low $105.841-year high $152.59
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $19.02 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Kirby sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $2.78 billion in 2022 to $3.36 billion in 2025, with $355 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Kirby handed back 87% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $354M
Free cash flow 2025$406M
Bought back its own shares$354M
Paid as dividends–
Cash vs. debt$79M vs. $1.1B
Kirby vs. similar companies
Kirby grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby | 19.0× · Fair price | ||
 Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone | 34.2× · Expensive | ||
 A.P. Møller - Mærsk | 16.0× · Fair price | ||
 Cosco Shipping | 7.1× · Cheap | ||
 Hapag-Lloyd | 24.8× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Kirby's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,171 | 2,247 | 2,785 | 3,092 | 3,266 | 3,364 | |
| – | – | 522 | 700 | 825 | 883 | |
| -421 | -258 | 185 | 330 | 453 | 491 | |
| -193 | -34 | 411 | 557 | 652 | 782 | |
| -273 | -247 | 122 | 223 | 287 | 355 | |
| -4.55 | -4.11 | 2.03 | 3.72 | 4.91 | 6.33 | |
| – | – | 18.8% | 22.6% | 25.3% | 26.3% | |
| -19.4% | -11.5% | 6.6% | 10.7% | 13.9% | 14.6% | |
| -12.6% | -11.0% | 4.4% | 7.2% | 8.8% | 10.5% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 5,924 | 5,399 | 5,555 | 5,722 | 5,852 | 6,008 |
| Cash | 80 | 35 | 81 | 33 | 74 | 79 |
| Total debt | 1,665 | 1,357 | 1,258 | 1,189 | 1,059 | 1,135 |
| Total liabilities | – | – | 2,510 | 2,536 | 2,499 | 2,625 |
| 3,084 | 2,886 | 3,043 | 3,185 | 3,352 | 3,381 | |
| 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 56 | |
| -6.9% | -4.6% | 3.8% | 6.3% | 7.4% | 9.1% | |
| -8.8% | -8.6% | 4.0% | 7.0% | 8.6% | 10.5% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445 | 322 | 294 | 540 | 756 | 670 | |
| 148 | 98 | 173 | 402 | 343 | 264 | |
| 297 | 224 | 122 | 138 | 414 | 406 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 0 | 0 | 23 | 113 | 175 | 354 | |
| 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Valuation
- 19.0×
- 18.6×
- –
- 2.3×
- 2.0×
- 16.6×
- 10.0×
- 6.0%
- 5.3%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 26.3%
- 14.6%
- 10.5%
- 22.8%
- 6.8%
- 3.2%
- 10.6%
- 5.9%
- 9.1%
- –
Growth
- +9.2%
- –
- −2.0%
- –
- −1.9%
Financial health
- 1.4×
- 0.35
- 19.4%
- 10.7×
- 1.59
- 1.01
- 0.56
How it ranks in Industrials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 40%of 982
Top 22%of 991
Top 42%of 876
Top 38%of 989
Top 33%of 988
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $151.33
- Range
- $136.00 – $160.00
- 3 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 1.50 | 1.41 | +6.4% |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 1.68 | 1.62 | +3.7% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 1.65 | 1.63 | +1.2% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 1.67 | 1.59 | +5.0% |
| May 1, 2025 | 1.33 | 1.27 | +4.7% |
| Jan 30, 2025 | 1.29 | 1.30 | −0.8% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 1.55 | 1.47 | +5.4% |
| Aug 1, 2024 | 1.43 | 1.32 | +8.3% |
News
United CEO Kirby defends higher airfares, seat fees as costs riseSeeking Alpha · Oct 18, 2026United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby eyes JFK expansion, global growth, and AI capabilities: reportSeeking Alpha · Aug 24, 2026After 10 years at United, CEO Scott Kirby is thinking big about the future of his airline from JFK to AICNBC · Aug 23, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
54No pass
Benjamin Graham
45No pass
Philip Fisher
49No pass
Peter Lynch
59No pass
Joel Greenblatt
33No pass
Charlie Munger
44No pass
Terry Smith
44No pass
Questions about Kirby
Is Kirby a good stock to buy?
A solid business at a fair price. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Kirby AI analysis
What does Kirby do?
Kirby Corporation operates domestic tank barges in the United States. It is in Marine Shipping, based in Houston, TX, United States, with 5,233 employees.
Does Kirby pay a dividend?
No. Kirby does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2025 it returned $354 million to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is Kirby stock halal?
Yes. Kirby passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 17% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Kirby stock done over the past year?
Up 20.6% over the past twelve months, to $129.72. It traded between $105.84 and $152.59 and is 15.0% below its high.
Who are Kirby's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, A.P. Møller - Mærsk, Cosco Shipping and Hapag-Lloyd. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Kirby's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.