secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KIRBY CORP (KEX)
CIK:        0000056047
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-29T19:54:44+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-323594
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kirby Q2 EPS $1.67 flat YoY; revenue up 8%; guidance reaffirmed toward upper end
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- Q2 GAAP EPS $1.67 ($89.7M net) vs $1.67 ($94.3M) prior year; revenue $922.4M vs $855.5M (+7.8%).
- Marine transportation revenue $537M (+9% YoY) but operating margin fell to 16.4% from 20.1% on fuel cost headwinds and shipyard activity.
- Distribution & services revenue $385.4M (+6% YoY) driven by power generation (+8% rev, +27% op income) and commercial/industrial (+12% rev).
- Returned $59.7M to shareholders via buybacks in Q2 at avg $142.38; additional $29M in Q3 to date at avg $139.92.
- Full-year EPS growth guidance reaffirmed at 5%-15%; expects results toward upper end; inland marine margins expected high-teens to low-20%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56047/000119312526323594/0001193125-26-323594-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56047/000119312526323594/kex-20260729.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-323594

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