Last 48 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Marine Shipping
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 17.17 | 15.70 | 20.35 | 22.15 | 16.40 | 12.64 | 16.98 | 18.99 | 35.74 | 19.75 | 20.93 | 20.03 | 18.87 | 19.71 | 20.25 | 25.63 | 25.95 | 23.37 | 32.36 | 62.23 | 82.53 |
| — | +24.2% | +19.9% | +16.6% | -54.1% | -36.0% | -18.9% | -5.2% | +89.5% | +0.2% | +3.4% | -21.9% | -27.3% | -15.7% | -37.4% | -58.8% | -68.6% | — | -63.7% | — | +135.7% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.80 | 1.78 | 1.98 | 2.13 | 1.76 | 1.34 | 1.87 | 1.84 | 1.91 | 2.14 | 2.13 | 1.73 | 1.46 | 1.62 | 1.49 | 1.40 | 1.33 | 1.23 | 1.32 | 1.79 | 1.52 |
| — | +32.8% | +5.8% | +15.4% | -7.5% | -37.4% | -12.1% | +6.2% | +30.9% | +32.5% | +43.1% | +24.0% | +9.8% | +31.9% | +12.9% | -21.7% | -12.4% | +2.0% | -19.3% | -1.9% | -4.5% | |
| P/B Ratio | 2.00 | 2.02 | 2.12 | 2.10 | 1.78 | 1.39 | 1.89 | 1.74 | 1.83 | 2.16 | 2.15 | 1.74 | 1.46 | 1.57 | 1.49 | 1.36 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.50 | 1.24 |
| — | +45.5% | +12.2% | +20.7% | -2.7% | -35.6% | -12.2% | -0.2% | +24.9% | +37.7% | +44.8% | +28.0% | +14.8% | +27.4% | +18.3% | -9.2% | +2.6% | +21.5% | +6.7% | +28.0% | +23.2% | |
| P/FCF | — | — | 2050.86 | 36.42 | 5.67 | 7.29 | 71.28 | — | 10.15 | 13.69 | 19.32 | 33.18 | 13.05 | — | 10.19 | — | 12.02 | 37.57 | 47.31 | — | 59.07 |
| — | — | +2777.2% | — | -44.2% | -46.8% | +268.9% | — | -22.2% | — | +89.6% | — | +8.6% | — | -78.5% | — | -79.7% | +155.3% | +267.3% | — | +404.4% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.80 | 7.96 | 11.45 | 10.20 | 8.92 | 7.61 | 9.66 | 10.37 | 15.76 | 10.95 | 11.37 | 10.62 | 9.84 | 10.46 | 10.36 | 12.07 | 11.62 | 11.24 | 12.87 | 17.82 | 14.99 |
| — | +4.6% | +18.6% | -1.6% | -43.4% | -30.5% | -15.1% | -2.4% | +60.2% | +4.7% | +9.8% | -12.0% | -15.3% | -7.0% | -19.5% | -32.3% | -22.5% | — | -19.5% | -19.0% | +1.7% | |
| EV / EBIT | 15.67 | 11.71 | 16.40 | 16.76 | 13.36 | 10.90 | 13.96 | 15.82 | 33.12 | 15.82 | 16.56 | 16.13 | 15.37 | 16.16 | 16.26 | 20.01 | 20.19 | 19.60 | 24.74 | 41.75 | 36.66 |
| — | +7.4% | +17.5% | +5.9% | -59.7% | -31.1% | -15.7% | -1.9% | +115.5% | -2.1% | +1.8% | -19.4% | -23.9% | -17.6% | -34.3% | -52.1% | -44.9% | — | -48.1% | -77.3% | -16.5% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 26.3% | 26.0% | 23.9% | 25.7% | 26.2% | 25.7% | 26.5% | 26.7% | 24.5% | 26.3% | 25.6% | 24.7% | 22.8% | 23.6% | 23.1% | 21.0% | 19.9% | 19.2% | 17.8% | 18.0% | 18.1% |
| — | +1.3% | -9.8% | -3.5% | +7.2% | -2.2% | +3.6% | +7.9% | +7.2% | +11.2% | +10.7% | +17.9% | +14.9% | +23.3% | +30.0% | +16.1% | +9.7% | +16.1% | +4.6% | +13.6% | -3.5% | |
| Operating Margin | 14.6% | 15.5% | 13.2% | 12.6% | 15.0% | 14.5% | 15.4% | 13.4% | 6.3% | 15.3% | 14.6% | 12.6% | 11.6% | 12.2% | 11.2% | 8.2% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 6.7% | 4.9% | 5.3% |
| — | +7.2% | -14.4% | -6.3% | +140.2% | -5.1% | +5.4% | +6.9% | -46.2% | +24.9% | +30.1% | +53.4% | +46.8% | +54.8% | +68.5% | +68.4% | +48.0% | +114.9% | +55.3% | +663.4% | +5.7% | |
| Net Margin | 10.5% | 11.3% | 9.7% | 9.6% | 10.8% | 10.6% | 11.0% | 9.7% | 5.3% | 10.8% | 10.2% | 8.7% | 7.7% | 8.2% | 7.4% | 5.4% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 4.1% | 2.9% | 1.9% |
| — | +6.8% | -11.7% | -0.5% | +102.0% | -1.9% | +8.3% | +11.5% | -31.1% | +31.5% | +37.8% | +59.9% | +51.6% | +57.1% | +81.0% | +90.0% | +175.6% | +111.9% | +123.9% | +520.2% | -59.1% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 10.5% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| — | +17.5% | -6.8% | +5.0% | +111.6% | -0.0% | +8.4% | +3.9% | -34.1% | +36.5% | +39.8% | +64.8% | +57.4% | +51.7% | +90.0% | +120.9% | +224.3% | +114.9% | +196.1% | +650.0% | -46.9% | |
| ROA | 6.0% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| — | +132.5% | +83.3% | +108.1% | +107.7% | -0.6% | +8.2% | +5.1% | -32.7% | +37.1% | +40.0% | +66.7% | +60.2% | +55.4% | +95.1% | +126.1% | +233.5% | +115.2% | +199.1% | +661.5% | -45.5% | |
| ROIC | 8.2% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| — | +34.3% | +5.9% | +12.3% | +142.7% | -4.4% | +5.0% | +1.8% | -46.2% | +32.3% | +34.3% | +61.9% | +56.2% | +56.0% | +85.0% | +104.4% | +81.4% | +119.1% | +108.4% | +929.2% | +42.9% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.39 | 0.05 | 0.36 | — | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.47 |
| — | -85.6% | -7.0% | — | +22.1% | +5.9% | +1.9% | +0.6% | -15.4% | -10.6% | -0.4% | -6.3% | -9.7% | -9.7% | -16.4% | -11.7% | -12.0% | -11.0% | -4.2% | -7.5% | -12.9% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.73 | 0.83 | 6.62 | — | 6.43 | 6.49 | 6.57 | 7.56 | 9.40 | 6.19 | 6.81 | 7.73 | 8.05 | 8.45 | 8.45 | 11.18 | 11.58 | 11.86 | 13.67 | 16.89 | 16.58 |
| — | -87.2% | +0.8% | — | -31.6% | +4.8% | -3.5% | -2.2% | +16.8% | -26.8% | -19.4% | -30.9% | -30.5% | -28.7% | -38.2% | -33.8% | -30.2% | — | -25.9% | -36.5% | -20.7% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.53 | 0.05 | 1.68 | — | 1.53 | 1.70 | 1.74 | 1.58 | 1.45 | 1.67 | 1.70 | 1.81 | 1.68 | 1.88 | 1.78 | 1.95 | 1.89 | 1.97 | 1.94 | 1.98 | 1.85 |
| — | -97.1% | -3.4% | — | +4.9% | +1.7% | +2.4% | -12.7% | -13.4% | -11.3% | -4.3% | -7.4% | -11.0% | -4.8% | -8.4% | -1.2% | +2.2% | +3.3% | +0.5% | -6.5% | -17.9% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.96 | -0.50 | 1.12 | — | 0.96 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.12 | 1.01 | 1.09 | 1.01 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.29 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.24 |
| — | -146.4% | +0.2% | — | +4.8% | +2.9% | +6.0% | -14.7% | -8.8% | -3.6% | +4.1% | -5.0% | -13.7% | -15.6% | -19.7% | -7.5% | -5.6% | -1.6% | -1.6% | -8.6% | -21.9% | |
| Interest Coverage | 11.18 | 13.46 | 11.79 | 10.36 | 12.07 | 11.39 | 10.74 | 10.52 | 5.03 | 10.39 | 9.64 | 7.97 | 7.21 | 7.11 | 7.21 | 5.14 | 5.22 | 5.33 | 4.73 | 3.33 | 3.25 |
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Kirby Corporation's current P/E is 17.2x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 18.6x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Kirby Corporation's current operating margin is 14.6%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Kirby Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.