Kirby stock
KEXNYSEKirby Corporation, IndustrialsISIN US4972661064
55Score 55 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
42 / 100
Price history
+16% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Below the 200-day line: the price is 6.1% below it.
Since November 2026 the 50-day line has been below the 200-day line; the trend has turned down.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 45).
The price is 16% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 72% (September 2014 to March 2020).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$135.30
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$136.82
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)45
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDbelow the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$105.84
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$152.59
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Kirby Corporation belongs to the Marine Shipping industry (United States) and, with a market value of $6.79B, is number 23 of 71 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $3.36B (up 3% year on year) and earnings of $354.57M (up 23.7%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $3.69B (up 9.8%) and adjusted earnings per share of $7.23 (up 14.3%).
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- MEQIRI Score 55 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 696 of 1023 in Industrials, median 61.
- The P/E is 18.2 (Marine Shipping median 7.9, own median of recent years 23.3).
- Our model puts fair value at $142.27, with the price 10% below it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Share buybacksShare count down 7% since 2020.Capital allocation 57
Weaknesses
- Negative free cash flowFree cash flow −$155.45M over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 58
Its standout strengths are stability and valuation, while growth and technical analysis hold the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Score since yesterday from 54 to 55.
The fundamentals are in the middle range.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk medium
How well MEQIRI warnsIn the middle among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 20 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
Valuation
Valuation signal
Fairly valuedClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
In our model the price counts as cheap below $101.62 and expensive above $237.11 (uncertainty high, one part of the fair value is more than twice the other).
The two parts of the fair value come to $228.66 (cash-flow model) and $55.87 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.8%. At 9.8% the fair value would be $122.48, at 7.8% it would be $172.01.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (7.9).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue rose 8.5% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown solidly since 2006, at about 7% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 26%, operating 15%, net 11%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterThe balance sheet is solid, with moderate debt and comfortable interest coverage.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 4 Feb 2027in 84 days
- Last reported
- 28 Oct 2026EPS reported $2.09 (expected $2.00)above expectations
Analyst estimates
Analysts have raised their 2027 earnings estimate by 3.3% since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $7.23+1.6%
- Revenue
- $3.69B+1.7%
- Earnings per share
- $8.56+3.3%
- Revenue
- $3.95B+2.1%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook raised
Share price after the results: +6.5%Kirby narrowed its 2026 EPS growth guidance to 10% to 15% and now expects the upper end of that range, and also raised inland revenue growth guidance to the low double digits from mid to high single digits previously.
“As a result, we have narrowed our 2026 full year earnings growth guidance to 10% to 15% and currently expect results toward the upper end of that range.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 28 Oct 2026 (fiscal Q3 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
No open-market purchases in the last 6 months. 4 insiders sold, $4.92M in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
- Grzebinski David WSale
2 Nov 2026, CEO
- Shares
- 18,310
- Price
- $141.32
- Value
- $2.59M
- Woodruff William MatthewSale
15 May 2026, VP of Public and Govt Affairs
- Shares
- 678
- Price
- $147.37
- Value
- $99,917
- O'Neil Christian G.Sale
15 May 2026, President and COO
- Shares
- 11,287
- Price
- $145.93
- Value
- $1.65M
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- Husted Amy D.Sale
15 May 2026, Exec VP General Counsel & Secretary
- Shares
- 4,000
- Price
- $145.43
- Value
- $581,720
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at Kirby
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
1023 rated companies in Industrials
- This company
- 55
- Sector median
- 61
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Marine Shipping
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
- China Merchants Port Holdings0144.HK $9.16B64
- China Merchants Port Group001872.SZ $8.66B67
- JSW InfrastructureJSWINFRA.NS $8.59B66
- Wallenius WilhelmsenWAWI.OL $7.63B70
- MatsonMATX $6.28B69
- Yang Ming Marine Transport2609.TW $6.28B56
- International SeawaysINSW $5.18B74
- Cmb.TechCMBT.BR $5.01B61
ETFs that hold Kirby
Held by 13 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Street SPDR S&P 400 U.S. Mid Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)SPY4 | 0.19% | 0.30% | €5.27B |
| Avantis Global Small Cap Value UCITS ETFAVWS | 0.16% | 0.39% | €1.47B |
| Invesco Global Buyback Achievers UCITS ETFBBCK | 0.11% | 0.39% | €188.08M |
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| State Street SPDR Morningstar Multi-Asset Global Infrastructure UCITS ETF (Dist)ZPRI | 0.06% | 0.40% | €622.34M |
| iShares World Equity High Income Active UCITS ETF USDWINC | 0.05% | 0.35% | €942.02M |
| State Street SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETFZPRV | 0.02% | 0.30% | €944.34M |
| iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETFIUSN | 0.02% | 0.35% | €8.19B |
| iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFSXRG | 0.01% | 0.43% | €2.48B |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 30 Jun 2023)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.