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Kirby Corporation (KEX) Operating margin

annual operating margin:

13.88%+3.20%(+29.96%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today (September 19, 2025), KEX annual operating profit margin is 13.88%, with the most recent change of +3.20% (+29.96%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, KEX annual operating margin has risen by +10.46% (+305.85%).
  • KEX annual operating margin is now -30.74% below its all-time high of 20.04%, reached on December 31, 2009.

Performance

1-year change

+29.96%

3-year change

+305.85%

5-year change

+67.03%

15-year change

+48.13%

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Highlights

Sector rank

81.96%
KEX annual operating profit margin is higher than 81.96% of companies in Industrials sector

Range

All-time high

20.04%
KEX annual operating profit margin is currently -30.74% below its historical high of 20.04%

3-year low

3.42%
KEX annual operating profit margin is currently +305.85% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last annual earnings report date

Dec 31, 2024
KEX previous annual earnings announcement was published on Dec 31, 2024

Next annual earnings report date

N/A
KEX next annual earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherKEXprofitability metrics

annual operating profit

$453.19M
KEX annual operating income is $453.19 million

Annual revenue

$3.27B
KEX annual revenue is $3.27 billion

annual gross margin

25.27%
KEX annual gross profit margin is 25.27%

annual net margin

8.78%
KEX annual net profit margin is 8.78%

quarterly operating margin:

15.22%+1.79%(+13.33%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (September 19, 2025), KEX quarterly operating profit margin is 15.22%, with the most recent change of +1.79% (+13.33%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, KEX quarterly operating margin has increased by +0.67% (+4.60%).
  • KEX quarterly operating margin is now -51.06% below its all-time high of 31.10%, reached on March 31, 1992.

Performance

3-month change

+13.33%

1-year change

+4.6%

3-year change

+142.74%

5-year change

+137.07%

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Highlights

Sector rank

75.46%
KEX quarterly operating profit margin is higher than 75.46% of companies in Industrials sector

Range

All-time high

31.10%
KEX quarterly operating profit margin is currently -51.06% below its historical high of 31.10%

3-year low

6.27%
KEX quarterly operating profit margin is currently +142.74% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last quarterly earnings report date

Jun 30, 2025
KEX previous earnings announcement was published on Jun 30, 2025

Next quarterly earnings report date

Oct 29, 2025
KEX next earnings announcement is scheduled for Oct 29, 2025

OtherKEXprofitability metrics

quarterly operating profit

$130.16M
KEX quarterly operating income is $130.16 million

Quarterly revenue

$855.46M
KEX quarterly revenue is $855.46 million

quarterly gross margin

26.48%
KEX quarterly gross profit margin is 26.48%

Quarterly net margin

11.03%
KEX quarterly net profit margin is 11.03%

Operating margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin =  Operating Profit
Revenue ✕ 100%

annual operating margin

13.88%
KEX annual operating profit margin is 13.88%

annual operating profit

$453.19M
KEX annual operating income is $453.19 million

Annual revenue

$3.27B
KEX annual revenue is $3.27 billion

KEX Operating margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1 y1 year+30.0%+4.6%
3 y3 years+305.9%+142.7%
5 y5 years+67.0%+137.1%

KEX Operating margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs low
3 y3-yearat high+305.9%at high+142.7%
5 y5-yearat high+305.9%at high+7147.6%
alltimeall time-30.7%+130.5%-51.1%+103.4%

KEX Operating margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2025
-
15.22%(+13.3%)
Mar 2025
-
13.43%(+1.2%)
Dec 2024
13.88%(+30.0%)
13.27%(-12.0%)
Sep 2024
-
15.08%(+3.6%)
Jun 2024
-
14.55%(+15.8%)
Mar 2024
-
12.56%(+9.0%)
Dec 2023
10.68%(+61.1%)
11.52%(-4.2%)
Sep 2023
-
12.03%(+7.7%)
Jun 2023
-
11.17%(+41.6%)
Mar 2023
-
7.89%(+0.3%)
Dec 2022
6.63%(+93.9%)
7.87%(+0.3%)
Sep 2022
-
7.85%(+25.2%)
Jun 2022
-
6.27%(+54.1%)
Mar 2022
-
4.07%(-22.2%)
Dec 2021
3.42%(-47.2%)
5.23%(+36.6%)
Sep 2021
-
3.83%(-2.3%)
Jun 2021
-
3.92%(+1766.7%)
Mar 2021
-
0.21%(-95.8%)
Dec 2020
6.48%(-22.0%)
5.03%(-17.7%)
Sep 2020
-
6.11%(-4.8%)
Jun 2020
-
6.42%(-4.0%)
Mar 2020
-
6.69%(+205.5%)
Dec 2019
8.31%(-6.0%)
2.19%(-81.4%)
Sep 2019
-
11.75%(+24.3%)
Jun 2019
-
9.45%(0.0%)
Mar 2019
-
9.45%(-0.9%)
Dec 2018
8.84%(-5.7%)
9.54%(-21.9%)
Sep 2018
-
12.22%(+33.6%)
Jun 2018
-
9.15%(+39.1%)
Mar 2018
-
6.58%(-18.9%)
Dec 2017
9.37%(-32.3%)
8.11%(-17.3%)
Sep 2017
-
9.81%(-2.0%)
Jun 2017
-
10.01%(+8.2%)
Mar 2017
-
9.25%(-29.3%)
Dec 2016
13.85%(-21.9%)
13.08%(+1.0%)
Sep 2016
-
12.95%(-14.3%)
Jun 2016
-
15.11%(-1.8%)
Mar 2016
-
15.38%(-11.3%)
Dec 2015
17.73%(-4.6%)
17.34%(-3.2%)
Sep 2015
-
17.92%(-0.7%)
Jun 2015
-
18.05%(+3.3%)
Mar 2015
-
17.47%(+2.7%)
Dec 2014
18.59%(-0.1%)
17.01%(-9.6%)
Sep 2014
-
18.82%(-6.6%)
Jun 2014
-
20.14%(+9.0%)
Mar 2014
-
18.48%(-3.2%)
Dec 2013
18.61%(+8.8%)
19.10%(-4.5%)
Sep 2013
-
20.00%(+3.7%)
Jun 2013
-
19.28%(+3.4%)
Mar 2013
-
18.64%(+2.5%)
Dec 2012
17.11%(-0.6%)
18.18%(+2.7%)
Sep 2012
-
17.70%(+7.5%)
Jun 2012
-
16.46%(-2.5%)
Mar 2012
-
16.88%(-0.2%)
Dec 2011
17.21%(-4.8%)
16.91%(+3.4%)
Sep 2011
-
16.36%(+0.1%)
Jun 2011
-
16.35%(-12.1%)
Mar 2011
-
18.61%(-1.4%)
Dec 2010
18.07%(-9.8%)
18.87%(+0.7%)
Sep 2010
-
18.74%(+1.2%)
Jun 2010
-
18.51%(+15.3%)
Mar 2010
-
16.05%(-19.5%)
Dec 2009
20.04%(+0.8%)
19.94%(-8.2%)
Sep 2009
-
21.72%(+2.9%)
Jun 2009
-
21.11%(+21.1%)
Mar 2009
-
17.43%(-14.2%)
Dec 2008
19.88%(+5.4%)
20.32%(+0.4%)
Sep 2008
-
20.24%(+2.6%)
Jun 2008
-
19.73%(+2.7%)
Mar 2008
-
19.21%(-1.6%)
Dec 2007
18.86%
19.53%(-3.6%)
Sep 2007
-
20.25%(+7.5%)
Jun 2007
-
18.84%(+13.8%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Mar 2007
-
16.55%(-3.8%)
Dec 2006
17.06%(+11.1%)
17.21%(-0.8%)
Sep 2006
-
17.35%(+4.8%)
Jun 2006
-
16.55%(-3.3%)
Mar 2006
-
17.11%(+4.6%)
Dec 2005
15.35%(+11.1%)
16.36%(+8.6%)
Sep 2005
-
15.07%(-5.9%)
Jun 2005
-
16.01%(+16.3%)
Mar 2005
-
13.77%(-3.4%)
Dec 2004
13.82%(+7.5%)
14.25%(-4.8%)
Sep 2004
-
14.97%(+1.2%)
Jun 2004
-
14.79%(+34.0%)
Mar 2004
-
11.04%(-19.9%)
Dec 2003
12.85%(-11.5%)
13.79%(+2.0%)
Sep 2003
-
13.52%(-4.5%)
Jun 2003
-
14.15%(+44.7%)
Mar 2003
-
9.78%(-33.5%)
Dec 2002
14.52%(-2.2%)
14.71%(-13.0%)
Sep 2002
-
16.90%(+24.7%)
Jun 2002
-
13.55%(+5.4%)
Mar 2002
-
12.85%(-17.9%)
Dec 2001
14.84%(-2.5%)
15.66%(-5.1%)
Sep 2001
-
16.51%(+12.1%)
Jun 2001
-
14.73%(+20.0%)
Mar 2001
-
12.28%(-23.5%)
Dec 2000
15.22%(+11.7%)
16.05%(-0.2%)
Sep 2000
-
16.08%(-2.4%)
Jun 2000
-
16.48%(+35.2%)
Mar 2000
-
12.19%(-15.1%)
Dec 1999
13.63%(+10.5%)
14.35%(-3.0%)
Sep 1999
-
14.79%(-0.1%)
Jun 1999
-
14.80%(+47.1%)
Mar 1999
-
10.06%(-11.3%)
Dec 1998
12.33%(+1.1%)
11.34%(-11.1%)
Sep 1998
-
12.75%(-9.1%)
Jun 1998
-
14.02%(+26.0%)
Mar 1998
-
11.13%(-52.1%)
Dec 1997
12.19%(+0.7%)
23.23%(+104.9%)
Sep 1997
-
11.34%(-6.8%)
Jun 1997
-
12.17%(+22.4%)
Mar 1997
-
9.94%(-10.4%)
Dec 1996
12.11%(-744.1%)
11.09%(-15.7%)
Sep 1996
-
13.15%(-1.2%)
Jun 1996
-
13.31%(+23.1%)
Mar 1996
-
10.81%(-39.6%)
Dec 1995
-1.88%(-128.2%)
17.91%(-392.6%)
Sep 1995
-
-6.12%(-127.8%)
Jun 1995
-
21.98%(+1.7%)
Mar 1995
-
21.61%(-129.0%)
Dec 1994
6.66%(-30.9%)
-74.54%(-17.2%)
Sep 1994
-
-90.00%(+0.6%)
Jun 1994
-
-89.48%(-0.2%)
Mar 1994
-
-89.69%(-617.2%)
Dec 1993
9.64%(-7.7%)
17.34%(-0.1%)
Sep 1993
-
17.36%(-7.5%)
Jun 1993
-
18.77%(-2.3%)
Mar 1993
-
19.22%(+59.1%)
Dec 1992
10.44%(-13.5%)
12.08%(-39.4%)
Sep 1992
-
19.95%(-34.5%)
Jun 1992
-
30.45%(-2.1%)
Mar 1992
-
31.10%(-107.2%)
Dec 1991
12.07%(-9.7%)
-
Dec 1990
13.36%(+23.7%)
-
Dec 1989
10.80%(-23.2%)
-
Dec 1988
14.07%(+46.7%)
-
Dec 1987
9.59%(-121.1%)
-
Dec 1986
-45.45%(-777.3%)
-431.25%(+7.6%)
Dec 1985
6.71%(-143.3%)
-400.86%(-11.4%)
Dec 1984
-15.50%(-50.5%)
-452.54%
Dec 1983
-31.30%(-18.0%)
-
Dec 1982
-38.19%(-1901.4%)
-
Dec 1981
2.12%(-69.1%)
-
Dec 1980
6.86%
-

FAQ

  • What is Kirby Corporation annual operating profit margin?
  • What is the all time high annual operating margin for Kirby Corporation?
  • What is Kirby Corporation annual operating margin year-on-year change?
  • What is Kirby Corporation quarterly operating profit margin?
  • What is the all time high quarterly operating margin for Kirby Corporation?
  • What is Kirby Corporation quarterly operating margin year-on-year change?

What is Kirby Corporation annual operating profit margin?

The current annual operating margin of KEX is 13.88%

What is the all time high annual operating margin for Kirby Corporation?

Kirby Corporation all-time high annual operating profit margin is 20.04%

What is Kirby Corporation annual operating margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, KEX annual operating profit margin has changed by +3.20% (+29.96%)

What is Kirby Corporation quarterly operating profit margin?

The current quarterly operating margin of KEX is 15.22%

What is the all time high quarterly operating margin for Kirby Corporation?

Kirby Corporation all-time high quarterly operating profit margin is 31.10%

What is Kirby Corporation quarterly operating margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, KEX quarterly operating profit margin has changed by +0.67% (+4.60%)
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