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KIRBY CORP

For the period ended Sep 30, 2025. Filed Nov 10, 2025.

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A company's report for each of its first three quarters. The financial statements are not audited. It shows how the business has moved since the last annual report, and what management says changed.

Sep 30, 2025 · Filed Nov 10, 2025

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Item 1. Financial Statements

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

September 30,2025December 31,2024
($ in thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$47,025$74,444
Accounts receivable:
Trade – less allowance for doubtful accounts524,072489,857
Other95,89546,888
Inventories – net423,976393,898
Prepaid expenses and other current assets68,86363,472
Total current assets1,159,8311,068,559
Property and equipment6,360,3836,123,208
Accumulated depreciation(2,238,318)(2,100,242)
Property and equipment – net4,122,0654,022,966
Operating lease right-of-use assets181,407158,990
Goodwill438,748438,748
Other intangibles, net30,95634,406
Other assets130,552128,283
Total assets$6,063,559$5,851,952
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Bank notes payable$7,283$8,226
Income taxes payable58725,417
Accounts payable222,688251,354
Accrued liabilities219,581236,813
Current portion of operating lease liabilities44,32235,727
Deferred revenues189,309177,216
Total current liabilities683,770734,753
Long-term debt, net – less current portion1,041,632866,722
Deferred income taxes805,006739,472
Operating lease liabilities – less current portion159,261148,170
Other long-term liabilities10,6499,587
Total long-term liabilities2,016,5481,763,951
Contingencies and commitments——
Equity:
Kirby stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.10 par value per share. Authorized 120 million shares, issued 65.5 million shares6,5476,547
Additional paid-in capital870,520868,763
Accumulated other comprehensive income – net63,98871,192
Retained earnings3,241,1312,978,372
Treasury stock – at cost, 10.7 million shares at September 30, 2025 and 8.2 million at December 31, 2024(821,007)(573,061)
Total Kirby stockholders’ equity3,361,1793,351,813
Noncontrolling interests2,0621,435
Total equity3,363,2413,353,248
Total liabilities and equity$6,063,559$5,851,952

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025202420252024
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)
Revenues:
Marine transportation$484,941$486,054$1,453,652$1,446,274
Distribution and services386,220345,0951,058,6231,017,287
Total revenues871,161831,1492,512,2752,463,561
Costs and expenses:
Costs of sales and operating expenses580,491552,0911,656,0651,657,004
Selling, general and administrative87,81284,119268,945254,708
Taxes, other than on income9,7688,97329,14027,327
Depreciation and amortization66,87360,653196,273177,777
Gain on disposition of assets(3,002)(1,617)(4,759)(2,206)
Total costs and expenses741,942704,2192,145,6642,114,610
Operating income129,219126,930366,611348,951
Other income5,5572,94915,7039,306
Interest expense(11,838)(12,498)(35,105)(38,468)
Earnings before taxes on income122,938117,381347,209319,789
Provision for taxes on income(30,200)(27,350)(83,823)(75,861)
Net earnings92,73890,031263,386243,928
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests(242)(63)(627)(38)
Net earnings attributable to Kirby$92,496$89,968$262,759$243,890
Net earnings per share attributable to Kirby common stockholders:
Basic$1.66$1.56$4.67$4.20
Diluted$1.65$1.55$4.64$4.17

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025202420252024
($ in thousands)
Net earnings$92,738$90,031$263,386$243,928
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes:
Pension and postretirement benefits(1,732)(484)(7,798)107
Foreign currency translation adjustments108(22)594(495)
Total other comprehensive loss, net of taxes(1,624)(506)(7,204)(388)
Total comprehensive income, net of taxes91,11489,525256,182243,540
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests(242)(63)(627)(38)
Comprehensive income attributable to Kirby$90,872$89,462$255,555$243,502

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Nine Months Ended September 30,
20252024
($ in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings$263,386$243,928
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operations:
Depreciation and amortization196,273177,777
Provision for deferred income taxes68,14238,698
Amortization of share-based compensation14,56712,837
Amortization of major maintenance costs22,35424,965
Other(3,454)(126)
Increase (decrease) in cash flows resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities, net(203,274)11,031
Net cash provided by operating activities357,994509,110
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures(217,440)(245,990)
Acquisitions of businesses and marine equipment(106,450)(65,232)
Proceeds from disposition of assets28,33413,832
Other(3,000)—
Net cash used in investing activities(298,556)(297,390)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings (payments) on bank credit facilities, net174,057(38,893)
Payment of debt issuance costs—(3)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options2628,375
Payments related to tax withholding for share-based compensation(5,977)(5,356)
Treasury stock purchases(252,638)(141,272)
Other(2,561)(75)
Net cash used in financing activities(86,857)(177,224)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents(27,419)34,496
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year74,44432,577
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$47,025$67,073
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period:
Interest paid$42,787$46,600
Income taxes paid, net$80,966$15,476
Operating cash outflow from operating leases$38,175$34,898
Non-cash investing activity:
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable$10,564$1,729
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations$50,811$38,730

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Accumulated
Additional · Other
Common Stock · Paid-in- · Comprehensive · Retained · Treasury Stock · Noncontrolling
SharesAmountCapitalIncome, NetEarningsSharesAmountInterestsTotal
(in thousands)
Balance at June 30, 202565,472$6,547$867,143$65,612$3,148,635(9,420)$(699,867)$1,820$3,389,890
Issuance of stock for equity awards, net of forfeitures——(43)———43——
Tax withholdings on equity award vesting——————(20)—(20)
Amortization of share-based compensation——3,420—————3,420
Treasury stock purchases—————(1,314)(119,965)—(119,965)
Excise taxes on treasury stock purchases——————(1,198)—(1,198)
Total comprehensive income, net of taxes———(1,624)92,496——24291,114
Balance at September 30, 202565,472$6,547$870,520$63,988$3,241,131(10,734)$(821,007)$2,062$3,363,241
Accumulated
Additional · Other
Common Stock · Paid-in- · Comprehensive · Retained · Treasury Stock · Noncontrolling
SharesAmountCapitalIncome, NetEarningsSharesAmountInterestsTotal
(in thousands)
Balance at June 30, 202465,472$6,547$862,258$35,124$2,845,587(7,520)$(488,059)$1,221$3,262,678
Stock option exercises——316——593,964—4,280
Issuance of stock for equity awards, net of forfeitures——(39)——139——
Tax withholdings on equity award vesting—————(1)(17)—(17)
Amortization of share-based compensation——3,438—————3,438
Treasury stock purchases—————(483)(55,806)—(55,806)
Excise taxes on treasury stock purchases——————(488)—(488)
Total comprehensive income, net of taxes———(506)89,968——6389,525
Balance at September 30, 202465,472$6,547$865,973$34,618$2,935,555(7,944)$(540,367)$1,284$3,303,610

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Additional · Accumulated Other
Common Stock · Paid-in- · Comprehensive · Retained · Treasury Stock · Noncontrolling
SharesAmountCapitalIncome, NetEarningsSharesAmountInterestsTotal
(in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 202465,472$6,547$868,763$71,192$2,978,372(8,215)$(573,061)$1,435$3,353,248
Stock option exercises——27——4235—262
Issuance of stock for equity awards, net of forfeitures——(12,837)——18112,837——
Tax withholdings on equity award vesting—————(55)(5,977)—(5,977)
Amortization of share-based compensation——14,567—————14,567
Treasury stock purchases—————(2,649)(252,638)—(252,638)
Excise taxes on treasury stock purchases——————(2,403)—(2,403)
Total comprehensive income, net of taxes———(7,204)262,759——627256,182
Balance at September 30, 202565,472$6,547$870,520$63,988$3,241,131(10,734)$(821,007)$2,062$3,363,241
Additional · Accumulated Other
Common Stock · Paid-in- · Comprehensive · Retained · Treasury Stock · Noncontrolling
SharesAmountCapitalIncome, NetEarningsSharesAmountInterestsTotal
(in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 202365,472$6,547$863,963$35,006$2,691,665(6,843)$(411,750)$1,246$3,186,677
Stock option exercises——1,750——1136,625—8,375
Issuance of stock for equity awards, net of forfeitures——(12,577)——20812,577——
Tax withholdings on equity award vesting—————(68)(5,356)—(5,356)
Amortization of share-based compensation——12,837—————12,837
Treasury stock purchases—————(1,354)(141,272)—(141,272)
Excise taxes on treasury stock purchases——————(1,191)—(1,191)
Total comprehensive income, net of taxes———(388)243,890——38243,540
Balance at September 30, 202465,472$6,547$865,973$34,618$2,935,555(7,944)$(540,367)$1,284$3,303,610

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1) Basis for Preparation of the Condensed Financial Statements

The condensed financial statements included herein have been prepared by Kirby Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Kirby” or the “Company”), without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, certain information and footnote disclosures, including significant accounting policies normally included in annual financial statements, have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. It is suggested that these condensed financial statements be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. Certain reclassifications have been made to reflect the current presentation of financial information.

(2) Acquisitions

On August 7, 2025, the Company purchasedtwo inland tank barges andone towboat from an undisclosed seller for $9.2 million in cash.

On March 27, 2025, the Company purchased 14 inland tank barges with a total capacity of 364,000 barrels, including four specialty barges, andfour high horsepower towboats from an undisclosed seller for $97.3 million in cash. The 14 tank barges, including four specialty barges, transport petrochemicals and refined products on the Mississippi River System and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. The average age of the 14 barges was 16 years.

On December 31, 2024, the Company purchased an inland tank barge from a leasing company for $2.7 million in cash. The Company had been leasing the barge prior to purchase.

On December 30, 2024, the Company purchased three inland tank barges from an undisclosed seller for $9.9 million in cash.

On May 15, 2024, the Company completed the purchase of 13 inland tank barges, with a total capacity of 347,000 barrels, andtwo high horsepower towboats from an undisclosed seller for $65.2 million in cash. The 13 tank barges, including three specialty barges, transport petrochemicals and refined products on the Mississippi River System and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. The average age of the 13 barges was 15 years.

(3) Revenues

The following table sets forth the Company’s revenues by major source (in thousands):

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025202420252024
Marine transportation segment:
Inland transportation$379,329$392,617$1,168,969$1,170,459
Coastal transportation105,61293,437284,683275,815
$484,941$486,054$1,453,652$1,446,274
Distribution and services segment:
Commercial and industrial$168,079$162,285$501,913$470,567
Power generation173,916111,573419,157355,025
Oil and gas44,22571,237137,553191,695
$386,220$345,095$1,058,623$1,017,287

Contract liabilities represent advance consideration received from customers, and are recognized as revenue over time or at a point in time as the related performance obligation is satisfied. Revenues recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 that were included in the opening contract liability balances were$112.8 million and$101.8 million, respectively. The Company presents all contract liabilities within the deferred revenues financial statement caption on the balance sheets. The Company didnot have any contract assets as of September 30, 2025 or December 31, 2024.

(4) Segment Data

The Company’s operations are aggregated intotwo reportable business segments as follows:

Marine Transportation Segment (“KMT”) — Provides marine transportation by United States flagged vessels principally of liquid cargoes throughout the United States inland waterway system, along all three United States coasts, and to a lesser extent, in United States coastal transportation of dry-bulk cargoes. The principal products transported include petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products and agricultural chemicals.

Distribution and Services Segment (“KDS”) — Provides after-market services and genuine replacement parts for engines, transmissions, reduction gears, electric motors, drives, and controls, specialized electrical distribution and control systems, and related equipment used in oilfield services, marine, power generation, on-highway, and other industrial applications. The Company also rents equipment including generators, industrial compressors, high-capacity lift trucks, construction equipment and refrigeration trailers for use in a variety of industrial markets. The Company also manufactures and remanufactures specialized equipment, including pressure pumping units, electric power generation equipment, and specialized electrical distribution and control equipment for oilfield service, railroad and other industrial customers.

The Company’stwo reportable business segments are managed separately by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), its Chief Executive Officer, based on fundamental differences in their operations. The Company’s accounting policies for the business segments are the same as those described in Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The CODM evaluates the performance of the Company’s segments based on the contributions to operating income of the respective segments, and before income taxes, interest, gains or losses on disposition of assets, other nonoperating income, noncontrolling interests, accounting changes, and nonrecurring items. The CODM uses segment operating income to allocate resources for each segment during the annual budget and forecasting process. The CODM considers budget-to-actual variances on a monthly basis for segment operating income when making decisions about allocating capital and personnel to the segments. The CODM also uses segment operating income to assess the performance for each segment by comparing the results and return on invested capital of each segment. Intersegment revenues, based on market-based pricing, of KDS from KMT of$5.6 million and$28.1 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and$5.0 million and$19.1 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, as well as the related intersegment profit of$0.6 million and$2.8 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and$0.5 million and$1.9 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, have been eliminated from the tables below.

The following tables set forth the Company’s revenues, depreciation and amortization, and income or loss by reportable segment and total assets (in thousands):

Three Months Ended September 30,
2025 · 2024
KMT · KDS · Total · KMT · KDS · Total
Revenue from external customers$484,941$386,220$871,161$486,054$345,095$831,149
Less:
Costs of sales and operating expenses300,021280,049580,070296,114255,835551,949
Administrative payroll expense19,14123,61742,75818,50221,73440,236
Taxes, other than on income7,2662,4729,7386,5242,4148,938
Depreciation and amortization54,10010,94965,04949,8768,92158,797
Other segment items (a)15,84426,46442,30815,56225,81341,375
Segment operating income$88,569$42,669$131,238$99,476$30,378$129,854
Reconciliation of segment operating income
Unallocated amounts:
General corporate expenses(5,021)(4,541)
Gain on disposition of assets3,0021,617
Operating income$129,219$126,930
Other income5,5572,949
Interest expense(11,838)(12,498)
Earnings before taxes on income$122,938$117,381
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025 · 2024
KMT · KDS · Total · KMT · KDS · Total
Revenue from external customers$1,453,652$1,058,623$2,512,275$1,446,274$1,017,287$2,463,561
Less:
Costs of sales and operating expenses889,797766,6081,656,405897,351758,9801,656,331
Administrative payroll expense58,74971,759130,50857,77866,841124,619
Taxes, other than on income21,8427,21629,05821,1046,14227,246
Depreciation and amortization158,95431,950190,904146,77225,350172,122
Other segment items (a)50,10580,395130,50045,93478,146124,080
Segment operating income$274,205$100,695$374,900$277,335$81,828$359,163
Reconciliation of segment operating income
Unallocated amounts:
General corporate expenses(13,048)(12,418)
Gain on disposition of assets4,7592,206
Operating income$366,611$348,951
Other income15,7039,306
Interest expense(35,105)(38,468)
Earnings before taxes on income$347,209$319,789

(a)

Other segment items for each reportable segment includes:

KMT– selling expense, professional service expense, occupancy expense, and certain overhead expenses.

KDS– inventory-related expense, warranty expense, selling expense, professional service expense, occupancy expense, and certain overhead expenses.

September 30,2025December 31,2024
Total assets:
Marine transportation$4,707,146$4,578,616
Distribution and services1,182,5241,115,781
Other173,889157,555
$6,063,559$5,851,952

The following table presents the details of “Other” total assets (in thousands):

September 30,2025December 31,2024
General corporate assets$171,050$154,655
Investment in affiliates2,8392,900
$173,889$157,555

(5) Long-Term Debt

The following table presents the carrying value and fair value (determined using inputs characteristic of a Level 2 fair value measurement) of debt outstanding (in thousands):

September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
Carrying ValueFair ValueCarrying ValueFair Value
Revolving Credit Facility due July 29, 2027 (a)$175,000$175,000$—$—
Term Loan due July 29, 2027 (a)70,00070,00070,00070,000
4.2% senior notes due March 1, 2028500,000500,140500,000491,923
3.46% senior notes due January 19, 203360,00054,37460,00052,956
3.51% senior notes due January 19, 2033240,000218,241240,000212,650
Credit line due June 30, 2026————
Bank notes payable7,2837,2838,2268,226
1,052,2831,025,038878,226835,755
Unamortized debt discounts and issuance costs(3,368)—(3,278)—
$1,048,915$1,025,038$874,948$835,755

(a)

Variable interest rate of 5.3% at September 30, 2025 and 5.6% at December 31, 2024.

On July 29, 2022, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “2027 Credit Agreement”) with a group of commercial banks, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as the administrative agent bank that allows for a $500 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the “2027 Revolving Credit Facility”) and a $250 million unsecured term loan (the “2027 Term Loan”) with a maturity date of July 29, 2027. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company repaid $80 million under the 2027 Term Loan prior to scheduled maturities. In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company repaid $100 million under the 2027 Term Loan prior to scheduled maturities. As a result, no repayments are required until March 31, 2027. Future repayments under the 2027 Term Loan are excluded from short term liabilities because the Company intends to use availability under the 2027 Revolving Credit Facility to repay these amounts upon maturity. Outstanding letters of credit under the 2027 Revolving Credit Facility were$6,000 and available borrowing capacity was$325.0 million as of September 30, 2025.

On February 3, 2022, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement for the issuance of $300 million of unsecured senior notes with a group of institutional investors, consisting of $60 million of 3.46% series A notes (“Series A Notes”) and $240 million of 3.51% series B notes (“Series B Notes”), each due January 19, 2033 (collectively, the “2033 Notes”). The Series A Notes were issued on October 20, 2022, and the Series B Notes were issued on January 19, 2023. No principal payments will be required until maturity.

The Company has a $15 million line of credit (“Credit Line”) with Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”) for short-term liquidity needs and letters of credit, with a maturity date of June 30, 2026. Outstanding letters of credit under the Credit Line were$6.8 million and available borrowing capacity was$8.2 million as of September 30, 2025.

(6) Leases

The Company currently leases various facilities and equipment under cancelable and noncancelable operating leases. The accounting for the Company’s leases may require judgments, which include determining whether a contract contains a lease, allocating the consideration between lease and non-lease components, and determining the incremental borrowing rates. Leases with an initial noncancelable term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet and related lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has also elected to combine lease and non-lease components on all classes of leased assets, except for leased towing vessels, for which the Company estimates approximately 70% of the costs relate to service costs and other non-lease components. Variable lease costs relate primarily to real estate executory costs (i.e. taxes, insurance and maintenance).

Future minimum lease payments under operating leases that have initial noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year were as follows (in thousands):

September 30,2025 · December 31,2024
2025$13,201$42,202
202650,93538,115
202740,98430,263
202830,06222,860
202915,70912,483
Thereafter94,92576,621
Total lease payments245,816222,544
Less: imputed interest(42,233)(38,647)
Operating lease liabilities$203,583$183,897

The following table summarizes lease costs (in thousands):

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025202420252024
Operating lease cost$13,093$11,728$37,036$34,608
Variable lease cost68371(256)1,442
Short-term lease cost10,0989,51531,78628,503
Sublease income(949)(836)(2,820)(2,520)
$22,310$20,778$65,746$62,033

The following table summarizes other supplemental information about the Company’s operating leases:

September 30,2025December 31,2024
Weighted average discount rate4.7%4.6%
Weighted average remaining lease term8 years8 years

(7) Stock Award Plans

The compensation cost that has been charged against earnings for the Company’s stock award plans and the income tax benefit recognized in the statement of earnings for stock awards were as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025202420252024
Compensation cost$3,420$3,438$14,567$12,837
Income tax benefit$847$786$3,511$3,042

During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company granted 131,190 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to selected officers and other key employees under the employee stock award plan that vest ratably over five years. During May 2025, the Company granted 15,384 shares of restricted stock to nonemployee directors of the Company under the director stock plan which vestsix months after the date of grant.

(8) Taxes on Income

Earnings (loss) before taxes on income and details of the provision (benefit) for taxes on income were as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025202420252024
Earnings (loss) before taxes on income:
United States$122,673$117,520$347,634$320,265
Foreign265(139)(425)(476)
$122,938$117,381$347,209$319,789
Provision (benefit) for taxes on income:
Federal:
Current$(28,579)$10,031$9,229$29,987
Deferred54,48613,54762,97035,825
State and local:
Current2302,5466,4287,103
Deferred4,0391,2255,1722,873
Foreign - current2412473
$30,200$27,350$83,823$75,861

On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was signed into law. The legislation included several significant U.S. income tax provisions that will help reduce the Company’s U.S. federal cash tax payments for the remainder of 2025 and future years. These provisions include 100% bonus tax depreciation and domestic research and development cost expensing. The Company incorporated these provisions effective during the quarter, and they had no material impact on the operational results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. At September 30, 2025, the Company had a federal income tax receivable of $39.7 million included in Accounts receivable – other on the balance sheet.

(9) Earnings Per Share

The following table presents the components of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025202420252024
Net earnings attributable to Kirby$92,496$89,968$262,759$243,890
Undistributed earnings allocated to restricted shares(26)(24)(40)(36)
Earnings available to Kirby common stockholders – basic92,47089,944262,719243,854
Undistributed earnings allocated to restricted shares26244036
Undistributed earnings reallocated to restricted shares(26)(23)(40)(35)
Earnings available to Kirby common stockholders – diluted$92,470$89,945$262,719$243,855
Shares outstanding:
Weighted average common stock issued and outstanding55,64157,76756,22158,138
Weighted average unvested restricted stock(15)(14)(9)(9)
Weighted average common stock outstanding – basic55,62657,75356,21258,129
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units344433348397
Weighted average common stock outstanding – diluted55,97058,18656,56058,526
Net earnings per share attributable to Kirby common stockholders:
Basic$1.66$1.56$4.67$4.20
Diluted$1.65$1.55$4.64$4.17

There wereno antidilutive stock options as of September 30, 2025 and 2024. There wereno antidilutive RSUs as of September 30, 2025 and 2024.

(10) Inventories

The following table presents the details of inventories – net (in thousands):

September 30,2025December 31,2024
Finished goods$340,415$328,540
Work in process83,56165,358
$423,976$393,898

(11) Retirement Plans

The Company sponsors a defined benefit plan for certain of its inland vessel personnel and shore based tankermen. The plan benefits are based on an employee’s years of service and compensation. The plan assets consist primarily of equity and fixed income securities.

On April 12, 2017, the Company amended its pension plan to cease all benefit accruals for periods after May 31, 2017 for certain participants. Participants grandfathered and not impacted were those, as of the close of business on May 31, 2017, who either (a) had completed 15 years of pension service or (b) had attained age 50 and completed 10 years of pension service. Participants non-grandfathered are eligible to receive discretionary 401(k) plan contributions.

The Company’s pension plan funding strategy is to make annual contributions in amounts equal to or greater than amounts necessary to meet minimum government funding requirements. The plan’s benefit obligations are based on a variety of demographic and economic assumptions, and the pension plan assets’ returns are subject to various risks, including market and interest rate risk, making an accurate prediction of the pension plan contribution difficult. Based on current pension plan assets and market conditions, the Company does not expect to make a contribution to the Kirby pension plan during 2025.

On February 14, 2018, with the acquisition of Higman Marine, Inc. and its affiliated companies (“Higman”), the Company assumed Higman’s pension plan for its inland vessel personnel and office staff. On March 27, 2018, the Company amended the Higman pension plan to close it to all new entrants and cease all benefit accruals for periods after May 15, 2018 for all participants. The Company made contributions of$1.0 million to the Higman pension plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The Company expects to make additional contributions of $0.2 million during the remainder of 2025.

The Company sponsors an unfunded defined benefit health care plan that provides limited postretirement medical benefits to employees who meet minimum age and service requirements, and to eligible dependents. The plan is contributory, with retiree contributions adjusted annually. The plan eliminated coverage for future retirees as of December 31, 2011. The Company also has an unfunded defined benefit supplemental executive retirement plan (“SERP”) that was assumed in an acquisition in 1999. That plan ceased to accrue additional benefits effective January 1, 2000.

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s defined benefit plans were as follows (in thousands):

Pension Benefits
Pension Plans · SERP
Three Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended September 30,
2025202420252024
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost$742$850$—$—
Interest cost4,5474,2941010
Expected return on plan assets(6,811)(6,221)——
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss(2,250)(584)78
Net periodic benefit cost$(3,772)$(1,661)$17$18
Pension Benefits
Pension Plans · SERP
Nine Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025202420252024
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost$2,225$2,547$—$—
Interest cost13,64212,8843029
Expected return on plan assets(20,432)(18,663)——
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss(6,751)(1,748)2124
Net periodic benefit cost$(11,316)$(4,980)$51$53

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s postretirement benefit plan were as follows (in thousands):

Other Postretirement Benefits
Postretirement Welfare Plan
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025202420252024
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Interest cost$5$5$16$15
Amortization of actuarial gain(67)(70)(198)(210)
Net periodic benefit cost$(62)$(65)$(182)$(195)

(12) Other Comprehensive Income

The Company’s changes in other comprehensive loss were as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended September 30,
2025 · 2024
GrossAmountIncome Tax BenefitNet AmountGrossAmountIncome Tax BenefitNetAmount
Pension and postretirement benefits (a):
Amortization of net actuarial gain$(2,310)$578$(1,732)$(646)$162$(484)
Foreign currency translation108—108(22)—(22)
Total$(2,202)$578$(1,624)$(668)$162$(506)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025 · 2024
GrossAmountIncome Tax BenefitNet AmountGrossAmountIncome Tax (Provision) BenefitNetAmount
Pension and postretirement benefits (a):
Amortization of net actuarial gain$(6,928)$1,736$(5,192)$(1,934)$491$(1,443)
Actuarial gains (losses)(3,477)871(2,606)2,069(519)1,550
Foreign currency translation594—594(495)—(495)
Total$(9,811)$2,607$(7,204)$(360)$(28)$(388)

(a) Actuarial gains (losses) are amortized into other income (expense). (See Note 11, Retirement Plans)

(13) Contingencies and Commitments

On October 13, 2016, the tug Nathan E. Stewart and barge DBL 55, an articulated tank barge and tugboat unit (“ATB”) owned and operated by Kirby Offshore Marine, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, ran aground at the entrance to Seaforth Channel on Atholone Island, British Columbia. The grounding resulted in a breach of a portion of the Nathan E. Stewart’s fuel tanks causing a discharge of diesel fuel into the water. The United States Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board designated the Company as a party of interest in their investigation as to the cause of the incident. The Canadian authorities including Transport Canada and the Canadian Transportation Safety Board investigated the cause of the incident. On October 10, 2018, the Heiltsuk First Nation filed a civil action in the British Columbia Supreme Court against a subsidiary of the Company, the master and pilot of the tug, the vessels and the Canadian government seeking unquantified damages as a result of the incident. On May 1, 2019, the Company filed a limitation action in the Federal Court of Canada seeking limitation of liability relating to the incident as provided under admiralty law. The Heiltsuk First Nation’s civil claim has been consolidated into the Federal Court limitation action as of July 26, 2019 and it is expected that the Federal Court of Canada will decide all claims against the Company. The Company is unable to estimate the potential exposure in the civil proceeding. The Company has various insurance policies covering liabilities including pollution, property, marine and general liability and believes that it has satisfactory insurance coverage for the cost of cleanup and salvage operations as well as other potential liabilities arising from the incident. The Company believes its accrual of such estimated liability is adequate for the incident and does not expect the incident to have a material adverse effect on its business or financial condition.

In addition, the Company is involved in various legal and other proceedings which are incidental to the conduct of its business, none of which in the opinion of management will have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. Management believes its accrual of such estimated liability is adequate and believes that it has adequate insurance coverage or has meritorious defenses for these other claims and contingencies.

The Company has issued guaranties or obtained standby letters of credit and performance bonds supporting performance by the Company and its subsidiaries of contractual or contingent legal obligations of the Company and its subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business. The aggregate notional value of these instruments is$30.5 million at September 30, 2025, including$11.6 million in letters of credit and$18.9 million in performance bonds. All of these instruments have an expiration date within approximatelytwo years. The Company does not believe demand for payment under these instruments is likely and expects no material cash outlays to occur regarding these instruments.

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