• $7.6B
    Market Cap
  • 23.89%
    1-Year Change
  • Marine Shipping
    Industry

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  • Earnings Score: 50
  • Momentum Score: 95
  • True Yield: N/A
  • Financial Health Score: 49
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Kirby Corp's CIO Sells Nearly 4k Shares As Company Elects New Board Director

Kirby Corporation's Vice President and Chief Investment Officer Scott P. Miller sold 3,960 shares worth approximately $478,000 on February 10, 2026, representing 52.62% of his direct holdings. The sale coincided with the company's announcement of Tracy A. Embree as a new Board Director. Despite the insider sale, Kirby reported strong Q4 2025 earnings and has demonstrated five consecutive years of annual growth.

02/22/2026, 7:27 AM • The Motley Fool

Middle East Prefabricated Construction Industry Report 2025: Megaproject Demand, Vision 2030 and Digital Infrastructure Accelerate Off-Site Adoption - Forecast to 2029

The Middle East's prefabricated construction sector is expanding rapidly driven by megaprojects (NEOM, Red Sea, Qiddiya), Vision 2030 initiatives, and digital infrastructure needs. Steel and light-gauge structures dominate the market, with Turkey, UAE, and Israel leading regional manufacturing. Key growth factors include labor shortages, cost efficiency, climate resilience, and sustainability mandates. The sector is advancing from pilot initiatives to national development strategies, with increasing adoption of BIM, robotics, and modular factory setups across residential, commercial, and industrial applications.

02/16/2026, 9:51 AM • GlobeNewswire

Kirby Corp's VP Sells 5,429 Insider Shares for $662K

Ronald Dragg, Vice President and Controller at Kirby Corporation, sold 5,429 shares worth approximately $662,338 on February 4, 2026, following the exercise of stock options. The sale represented 34.30% of his direct holdings. Despite the insider sale, Kirby reported strong Q4 FY2025 earnings and has demonstrated five consecutive years of annual growth.

02/15/2026, 8:07 PM • The Motley Fool

This 100-Year-Old Stock Market Theory Is Flashing A Buy Signal Again

Dow Theory, a century-old market framework, has triggered a rare buy signal as both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Dow Jones Transportation Average reached new highs simultaneously. Historically, such signals have preceded 11.1% average 12-month returns in the S&P 500, with stocks finishing higher 83% of the time. Transportation stocks have recently outperformed, with several names posting significant gains over the past three months.

01/12/2026, 3:07 PM • Benzinga

Kirby (KEX) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Kirby Corporation reported a strong Q3 2025, highlighting record earnings potential driven by marine transportation and power generation segments. The company expects robust free cash flow, maintains a strong balance sheet, and plans to continue share repurchases.

10/30/2025, 9:36 AM • The Motley Fool

Kirby Corporation Announces Board Approval for Authorization to Repurchase Up to Eight Million Shares

Kirby Corporation's Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase authorization for up to eight million additional shares, reflecting confidence in the company's commercial execution and ability to generate consistent free cash flow.

09/08/2025, 1:00 PM • GlobeNewswire

Kirby (KEX) Q2 EPS Jumps 17%

Kirby Corporation reported Q2 2025 earnings of $1.67 per share, slightly above analyst expectations, with revenue of $855.5 million. The company showed modest growth in marine transportation and distribution services, but management expressed caution about the remainder of 2025 due to market uncertainties.

08/02/2025, 3:21 AM • The Motley Fool

Kirby Corporation Announces Date for 2025 Second Quarter Earnings Release and Earnings Webcast

Kirby Corporation reported first quarter 2025 earnings per share of $1.33, with improved inland marine market conditions and sequential increases in spot market prices and operating margins.

06/30/2025, 4:00 PM • GlobeNewswire

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Statistics

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Day Range
$139.98
$143.00
$141.32
1-Year Range
$79.95
$152.59
$141.32
Latest Close$141.32
Change
+$0.68 (+0.48%)
Volume622,143
Market Cap$7.6B
Shares Outstanding53.5M
P/E (TTM)21.69
Diluted EPS (TTM)$6.51
Enterprise Value$8.5B

Information as of 06/22/2026

Company Profile

$7.6B
Market Cap
$359.8M
Net Income
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Marine Shipping
55 Waugh Drive, Houston, TX, United States, 77007
713 435 1000

Kirby Corporation operates domestic tank barges in the United States. Its Marine Transportation segment provides marine transportation service and towing vessels transporting bulk liquid product, as well as operates tank barges throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and coastwise along three United States coasts, Alaska, and Hawaii. It transports petrochemicals, black oils, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals by tank barges; and operates offshore dry-bulk barges and tugboat units that are involved in the offshore transportation of dry-bulk cargos in the United States coastal trade. It owns and operates 1,105 inland tank barges, approximately 266 inland towboats, 28 coastal tank barges, 24 coastal tugboats, 2 offshore dry-bulk cargo barges, 3 offshore tugboats, and a docking tugboat. Its Distribution and Services segment sells after-market service and genuine replacement parts for engines, transmissions, reduction gears, electric motors, drives, and controls, electrical distribution and control systems, energy storage battery systems, and related oilfield service equipment; rebuilds component parts or diesel engines, transmissions and reduction gears, and related equipment for use in oilfield services, marine, power generation, on-highway, and other industrial applications; rents generators, industrial compressors, high capacity lift trucks, and refrigeration trailers; and manufactures and remanufactures oilfield service equipment, including pressure pumping units, as well as manufacturers electric power generation equipment, specialized electrical distribution and control equipment, and high capacity energy storage/battery systems. It serves various companies in the United States government, and pleasure crafts. The company was formerly known as Kirby Exploration Company, Inc. and changed its name to Kirby Corporation in 1990. Kirby Corporation was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Key Executives

  • David W. Grzebinski
  • Christian G. O'Neil
  • Raj Kumar
  • Amy D. Husted
  • Scott Miller

Current Ownership Distribution

  • Institutions1.0B (73.14%)
  • Mutual Funds377.3M (26.75%)
  • Insiders1.5M (0.10%)
  • Other0 (0.00%)