KEX
Kirby Corporation (KEX)
Last Price$96.41.3%
Market Cap$5,570.3M
LTM Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
6.3%
5Y avg
0.7%
Marine Shipping industry median
9.3%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
5/10
(0.5%) overvalued

Kirby Corporation Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
9.7%
11.1%
12.3%
13.4%
9.7%
8.2%
9.6%
8.0%
8.6%
8.9%
6.7%
4.1%
7.8%
2.4%
(0.5%)
2.1%
(1.6%)
(0.9%)
5.3%
6.4%
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KEX key stats

USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
Dec'05Dec'06Dec'07Dec'08Dec'09Dec'10Dec'11Dec'12Dec'13Dec'14Dec'15Dec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24
% growth
795.7
17.8%
984.2
23.7%
1,172.6
19.1%
1,360.2
16.0%
1,082.2
(20.4%)
1,109.6
2.5%
1,850.4
66.8%
2,112.7
14.2%
2,242.2
6.1%
2,566.3
14.5%
2,147.5
(16.3%)
1,770.7
(17.5%)
2,214.4
25.1%
2,970.7
34.2%
2,838.4
(4.5%)
2,171.4
(23.5%)
2,246.7
3.5%
2,784.8
24.0%
3,091.6
11.0%
3,265.9
5.6%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)515.3631.3735.4843.3637.8683.21,228.41,554.81,613.21,864.21,554.61,327.91,760.42,385.92,249.71,730.71,866.72,262.42,391.62,440.7
% margin
280.5
35.2%
352.9
35.9%
437.2
37.3%
516.8
38.0%
444.3
41.1%
426.3
38.4%
622.0
33.6%
557.8
26.4%
629.0
28.1%
702.1
27.4%
592.9
27.6%
442.8
25.0%
454.0
20.5%
584.8
19.7%
588.7
20.7%
440.7
20.3%
380.0
16.9%
522.4
18.8%
700.1
22.6%
825.2
25.3%
Operating Expenses156.0183.5216.4246.3227.5226.2309.6193.0193.7227.1213.9197.5249.5343.6354.8300.3303.2337.8370.0426.1
Research & Development Expenses (R&D)0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A)88.6107.7122.0142.2121.4117.7170.4178.5177.8210.4193.2174.8220.4304.4312.9258.3266.9302.7335.2337.1
124.5
15.6%
169.4
17.2%
220.8
18.8%
270.5
19.9%
216.0
20.0%
200.0
18.0%
312.3
16.9%
364.8
17.3%
436.2
19.5%
475.8
18.5%
380.7
17.7%
245.2
13.8%
94.2
4.3%
155.3
5.2%
18.0
0.6%
(71.4)
(3.3%)
(126.9)
(5.6%)
(0.2)
(0.0%)
335.1
10.8%
399.1
12.2%
Interest Income0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.056.048.742.544.60.00.0
Interest Expense0.00.020.314.111.111.017.924.427.921.518.717.721.546.956.048.742.544.652.049.1
Pre-tax Income111.1154.2199.8254.6205.6189.6294.7340.5408.7454.4361.7227.773.0114.2189.8(461.4)(290.6)165.0294.1362.8
% effective tax rate
42.3
38.1%
58.8
38.1%
76.5
38.3%
97.4
38.3%
78.0
38.0%
72.3
38.1%
109.3
37.1%
127.9
37.6%
152.4
37.3%
169.8
37.4%
133.7
37.0%
84.9
37.3%
(240.9)
(329.9%)
35.1
30.7%
46.8
24.7%
(189.8)
41.1%
(43.8)
15.1%
42.2
25.6%
71.2
24.2%
75.9
20.9%
% margin
68.8
8.6%
95.5
9.7%
123.3
10.5%
157.2
11.6%
125.9
11.6%
116.2
10.5%
183.0
9.9%
209.4
9.9%
253.1
11.3%
282.0
11.0%
226.7
10.6%
141.4
8.0%
313.2
14.1%
78.5
2.6%
142.3
5.0%
(271.6)
(12.5%)
(246.8)
(11.0%)
122.3
4.4%
222.9
7.2%
286.7
8.8%
EPS1.371.822.332.942.342.163.353.754.464.954.122.635.621.322.38(4.53)(4.11)2.043.744.91
Diluted EPS1.331.792.292.912.342.153.333.734.444.934.112.625.621.312.37(4.53)(4.11)2.033.724.91
% margin
181.9
22.9%
233.8
23.8%
301.7
25.7%
361.2
26.6%
310.6
28.7%
287.4
25.9%
430.1
23.2%
501.7
23.7%
581.8
25.9%
646.6
25.2%
573.0
26.7%
466.2
26.3%
318.6
14.4%
406.7
13.7%
489.4
17.2%
(162.5)
(7.5%)
(31.9)
(1.4%)
400.0
14.4%
546.0
17.7%
690.2
21.1%

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FAQ

1) What is Kirby Corporation's Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)?

As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is 6.3%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) for Kirby Corporation have been 1.2% over the past three years, and 0.7% over the past five years.

2) Is Kirby Corporation's Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) Good?

As of today, Kirby Corporation's Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is 6.3%, which is lower than industry median of 9.3%. It indicates that Kirby Corporation's Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is Bad.

3) How does Kirby Corporation's Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) compare to its peers?

As of today, Kirby Corporation's Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is 6.3%, which is lower than peer median of 10.4%. The list of peers includes ZIM, GSL, DAC, GOGL, MATX, CMRE, SFL, SBLK, NMM, CPLP.