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How Kirby Corporation stacks up
KEX · against 388 other Industrials companies of similar size
Valuation
61/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #148 of 389 · scores higher than 62% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score55 peers with a valuation score of 60–69, including KEX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 61?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly thanks to its free cash flow yield and EBITDA yield, which are stronger than most Industrials peers.
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 4.8% vs peer median 3.8%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 62% of peers. EBITDA yield: 9.0% vs peer median 6.9%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 71% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 6.4% vs peer median 3.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KEX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KEX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 378 reported | 4.6% | 4.2% | 58% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 391 reported | 9.0% | 7.6% | 64% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 182 reported | 6.4% | 4.0% | 76% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 374 reported | 46.0% | 37.1% | 62% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KEX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18.14T KRW (≈$13.1B) | 100 | 76 | |
| 2 | 9.3B SGD (≈$7.1B) | 99 | 56 | |
| 3 | 6.28T KRW (≈$4.5B) | 98 | 53 | |
| 3 | 37.8B HKD (≈$4.8B) | 98 | 86 | |
| 3 | 31.4B HKD (≈$4.0B) | 98 | 65 | |
| 140 | 8.7B USD | 62 | 57 | |
| 140 | 3.6B EUR (≈$3.9B) | 62 | 53 | |
| 140 | 5.2B USD | 62 | 44 | |
| 148 | 69.3B CNY (≈$9.7B) | 61 | 71 | |
| 148 | 7.4B USD | 61 | 60 | |
| 150 | 6.9B USD | 60 | 55 | |
| 150 | 6.1B EUR (≈$6.7B) | 60 | 44 | |
| 150 | 5.7B USD | 60 | 49 | |
| 150 | 8.6B EUR (≈$9.5B) | 60 | 45 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score