Kirby Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Kirby has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 44.3%, while the Shipping industry saw earnings growing at 39.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.8% per year. Kirby's return on equity is 9.3%, and it has net margins of 9.4%.

Key information

44.3%

Earnings growth rate

44.6%

EPS growth rate

Shipping Industry Growth61.1%
Revenue growth rate5.8%
Return on equity9.3%
Net Margin9.4%
Next Earnings Update30 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Kirby makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:KIY Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 243,2633063300
30 Jun 243,1962793270
31 Mar 243,1492523310
31 Dec 233,0922233300
30 Sep 233,0231983260
30 Jun 233,0041743190
31 Mar 232,9241463040
31 Dec 222,7851222890
30 Sep 222,646962760
30 Jun 222,499-2082700
31 Mar 222,361-2262630
31 Dec 212,247-2472590
30 Sep 212,145-2362500
30 Jun 212,043572460
31 Mar 212,024712480
31 Dec 202,171-2732520
30 Sep 202,338-2922580
30 Jun 202,508-2722610
31 Mar 202,738-2492670
31 Dec 192,8381422730
30 Sep 192,9041152670
30 Jun 192,9421092730
31 Mar 192,974902960
31 Dec 182,971782940
30 Sep 182,9573323020
30 Jun 182,7943192850
31 Mar 182,4643162400
31 Dec 172,2143112200
30 Sep 171,9421131850
30 Jun 171,8351171740
31 Mar 171,8041301700
31 Dec 161,7711401760
30 Sep 161,8191591730
30 Jun 161,9171831800
31 Mar 162,0192021870
31 Dec 152,1482251910
30 Sep 152,3322432030
30 Jun 152,4802622040
31 Mar 152,5652792070
31 Dec 142,5662802080
30 Sep 142,4662772020
30 Jun 142,3372692040
31 Mar 142,2732571990

Quality Earnings: KIY has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: KIY's current net profit margins (9.4%) are higher than last year (6.6%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: KIY's earnings have grown significantly by 44.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: KIY's earnings growth over the past year (54.2%) exceeds its 5-year average (44.3% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: KIY earnings growth over the past year (54.2%) exceeded the Shipping industry -38.7%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: KIY's Return on Equity (9.3%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 10:42
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Kirby Corporation is covered by 25 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kevin SterlingBenchmark Company
Kenneth HoexterBofA Global Research
Gregory LewisBTIG