KEX PEER ANALYSIS

Kirby Corporation — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

KEXKirby Corporation

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Industrials · Marine Shipping

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Marine Shipping

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

KEXIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	KEX	WTE	HAFNI	HAUTO	EGGUB	Ind. Median
P/E	20.57	24.13	7.88	6.18●	14.69	14.38
P/B	2.10	3.20	1.41	2.23	1.07●	1.06
EV/EBITDA	—	18.97	—	—	5.24●	6.67
P/S	2.10	7.16	1.50●	1.94	2.71	2.08

Financial Health
Metric	KEX	WTE	HAFNI	HAUTO	EGGUB	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.08	0.98	1.60	2.30	2.52●	1.80
Debt/Equity	—	59.4%	—	—	13.8%●	59.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	—	2.37	—	—	-0.03●	1.54

Profitability
Metric	KEX	WTE	HAFNI	HAUTO	EGGUB	Ind. Median
Net Margin	10.2%	29.7%	19.0%	31.7%●	18.4%	18.2%
ROE	10.4%	13.6%	18.9%	36.9%●	8.5%	8.8%
ROA	11.5%	4.4%	11.8%	20.6%●	7.0%	4.6%
EBITDA Margin	22.3%	43.1%	12.3%	23.9%	51.5%●	37.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	KEX	WTE	HAFNI	HAUTO	EGGUB	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	5.3%	-17.6%	-8.6%	5.7%	14.3%●	-1.4%
NI Growth	19.3%	-11.6%	-26.1%	-30.4%	29.9%●	-16.3%
Div. Yield	—	4.0%●	1.1%	1.3%	2.0%	3.1%
Payout	—	94.0%	87.1%	132.9%	29.8%	34.3%

Valuation
Metric	KEX	MATX	CMRE	SFL	GNK	Ind. Median
P/E	20.57	14.59	5.07●	—	65.78	14.38
P/B	2.10	2.29	0.81	1.50	0.00●	1.06
EV/EBITDA	—	8.76	4.56	8.54	-432.18●	6.67
P/S	2.10	1.88●	2.06	2.05	2.88	2.08

Financial Health
Metric	KEX	MATX	CMRE	SFL	GNK	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.08	0.82	1.96	0.32	2.98●	1.80
Debt/Equity	—	25.5%	69.4%	259.3%	0.6%●	59.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	—	0.76	1.54	5.30	-442.16●	1.54

Profitability
Metric	KEX	MATX	CMRE	SFL	GNK	Ind. Median
Net Margin	10.2%	12.9%	40.6%●	4.4%	4.4%	18.2%
ROE	10.4%	16.0%●	14.5%	3.1%	0.0%	8.8%
ROA	11.5%●	9.4%	7.6%	0.8%	0.0%	4.6%
EBITDA Margin	22.3%	23.6%	68.1%●	63.1%	28.9%	37.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	KEX	MATX	CMRE	SFL	GNK	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	5.3%●	-4.6%	-51.7%	-16.6%	2.2%	-1.4%
NI Growth	19.3%●	-16.3%	8.4%	-41.1%	-63.1%	-16.3%
Div. Yield	—	0.7%	3.3%	8.3%●	4.7%	3.1%
Payout	—	10.4%	11.9%	366.5%	248.9%	34.3%

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