Kirby Corporation (KEX)
NYSE · Common stock · Water Transportation
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KEX at a glance
Key statistics
$7.19B
Market capitalization
- Previous close
- $136.21
- Open
- $136.21
- Day range
- $136.21 – $140.47
- Volume
- 353.2K
- Average volume (30 sessions)
- 480.8K
- Shares outstanding
- 52.80M
- Price / earnings
- 20.3
- Earnings per share
- $6.73
- Price / book
- 2.1
- Price / sales
- 2.1
- Beta (1 year, vs SPY)
- 0.54
Where the price sits in its year
52-week range
72% of the range
- Below the 52-week high
- -12.8%
- Above the 52-week low
- +61.6%
Completed sessions through Oct 20, 2026
Technical snapshot
Below its 50-day average, above its 200-day
- 20-day average
- $135.10+0.8%
- 50-day average
- $137.24-0.8%
- 200-day average
- $136.18+0.0%
Between the conventional 30 and 70 bands.
-0.4%
1 week
+0.4%
1 month
-8.7%
3 months
+23.6%
Year to date
+59.2%
1 year
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From the public news wire
KEX headlines
- Kirby Corporation Announces Date for 2026 Third Quarter Earnings Release and Earnings Webcast
GlobeNewswire Inc. · Sep 28, 2026
- Kirby Corporation Announces Board Approval for Authorization to Repurchase Up to Eight Million Shares
GlobeNewswire Inc. · Sep 8, 2025
- Kirby Corporation Announces Date for 2025 Second Quarter Earnings Release and Earnings Webcast
GlobeNewswire Inc. · Jun 30, 2025
- Kirby Corporation Announces Date for 2024 Third Quarter Earnings Release and Earnings Webcast
GlobeNewswire Inc. · Sep 27, 2024
- (KEX) - Analyzing Kirby's Short Interest - Benzinga
Benzinga · Jul 10, 2024
- Kirby Corporation Announces Date for 2024 Second Quarter Earnings Release and Earnings Webcast
GlobeNewswire Inc. · Jun 28, 2024
SEC Form 4, most recent first
Insider filings
Husted Amy D.
+186
Exec VP General Counsel & Sec · Option exercise
· Aug 5, 2026
Husted Amy D.
−186
Exec VP General Counsel & Sec · Option exercise
· Aug 5, 2026
Husted Amy D.
−74
Exec VP General Counsel & Sec · Shares withheld for tax
$9.70K · Aug 5, 2026
O'Neil Christian G.
−11.3K
President and COO · Open-market sale
$1.65M · May 15, 2026
Woodruff William Matthew
−678
VP of Public and Govt Affairs · Open-market sale
$99.92K · May 15, 2026
Husted Amy D.
−4.0K
Exec VP General Counsel & Sec · Open-market sale
$581.72K · May 15, 2026
ALARIO RICHARD J
+1.4K
Director · Grant or award
· May 4, 2026
Dio Susan Leslie
+1.4K
Director · Grant or award
· May 4, 2026
About Kirby Corporation
Kirby Corp is a domestic tank barge operator, transporting bulk liquid products throughout three United States coasts. The Company transports petrochemicals, liquid cargoes, inland waterway systems, and dry bulk cargoes. The Company conducts operations in two reportable business segments: The Marine transportation segment which provides marine transportation services, operating tank barges and towing vessels transporting bulk liquid products, and the Distribution and services segment, which provides after-market service, and genuine replacement parts for engines, transmissions, reduction gears, and power generation equipment used in oil and gas and commercial and industrial applications. The company's majority revenue is generated from the Marine Transportation segment.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Security
- Common stock
- Industry
- Water Transportation
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX
- Employees
- 5,233
- Listed since
- Sep 14, 1976
- Website
- kirbycorp.com
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