---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-196337"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KEX"
cik: "0000056047"
company_name: "KIRBY CORP"
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:18:10.514216+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kirby Q1 EPS $1.50 (+13% YoY); raises FY2026 EPS growth guidance to 5-15%

## Summary
- Q1 2026 EPS of $1.50 vs $1.33 YoY (+13%); revenue $844.1M vs $785.7M.
- Full-year 2026 EPS growth guidance raised to 5-15% from prior 0-12%.
- Acquired 23 barges and three boats for $95.8M from undisclosed seller.
- Returned $52.7M to shareholders via share repurchases at avg $123.18.
- Coastal marine revenue up 23% YoY; power generation revenue up 45% YoY.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-196337
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KEX
- cik: 0000056047
- company_name: KIRBY CORP
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56047/000119312526196337/0001193125-26-196337-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56047/000119312526196337/kex-20260427.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-196337.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  KIRBY CORP reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $844.1 million, net income $81.2 million, or $1.50 per share, EPS $1.50. Guidance raised.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $844.1 million
  - Net income: $81.2 million, or $1.50 per share
  - EPS: $1.50
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Kirby Corporation (“Kirby” or “the Company”) (NYSE: KEX) today announced net earnings attributable to Kirby for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, of $81.2 million, or $1.50 per share, compared with earnings of $76.0 million, or $1.33 per share, for the 2025 first quarter. Total revenues for the 2026 first quarter were $844.1 million compared with $785.7 million reported for the 2025 first quarter.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56047/000119312526196337/0001193125-26-196337-index.htm

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