KIRBY CORP
For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 8, 2026.
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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 8, 2026
Contents
Item 1. Financial Statements
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
| March 31,2026 | December 31,2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | ||
| ASSETS | ||
| Current assets: | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $58,014 | $78,775 |
| Accounts receivable: | ||
| Trade – less allowance for doubtful accounts | 536,350 | 473,497 |
| Other | 66,963 | 69,622 |
| Inventories – net | 418,076 | 398,026 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 62,732 | 57,935 |
| Total current assets | 1,142,135 | 1,077,855 |
| Property and equipment | 6,521,037 | 6,392,985 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (2,358,118) | (2,294,927) |
| Property and equipment – net | 4,162,919 | 4,098,058 |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 179,662 | 193,276 |
| Goodwill | 438,748 | 438,748 |
| Other intangibles, net | 27,976 | 30,165 |
| Other assets | 167,763 | 169,943 |
| Total assets | $6,119,203 | $6,008,045 |
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||
| Current liabilities: | ||
| Bank notes payable | $6,092 | $7,357 |
| Accounts payable | 263,110 | 218,614 |
| Accrued liabilities | 200,854 | 232,623 |
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 42,221 | 45,766 |
| Deferred revenues | 205,187 | 202,164 |
| Total current liabilities | 717,464 | 706,524 |
| Long-term debt, net – less current portion | 977,292 | 911,924 |
| Deferred income taxes | 835,396 | 826,373 |
| Operating lease liabilities – less current portion | 159,422 | 169,854 |
| Other long-term liabilities | 12,954 | 10,577 |
| Total long-term liabilities | 1,985,064 | 1,918,728 |
| Contingencies and commitments | — | — |
| Equity: | ||
| Kirby stockholders’ equity: | ||
| Common stock, $0.10 par value per share. Authorized 120 million shares, issued 65.5 million shares | 6,547 | 6,547 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 870,284 | 873,249 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income – net | 84,121 | 86,342 |
| Retained earnings | 3,414,138 | 3,332,941 |
| Treasury stock – at cost, 12 million shares at March 31, 2026 and 11.7 million at December 31, 2025 | (960,825) | (918,567) |
| Total Kirby stockholders’ equity | 3,414,265 | 3,380,512 |
| Noncontrolling interests | 2,410 | 2,281 |
| Total equity | 3,416,675 | 3,382,793 |
| Total liabilities and equity | $6,119,203 | $6,008,045 |
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| ($ in thousands, except per share amounts) | ||
| Revenues: | ||
| Marine transportation | $497,183 | $476,149 |
| Distribution and services | 346,916 | 309,510 |
| Total revenues | 844,099 | 785,659 |
| Costs and expenses: | ||
| Costs of sales and operating expenses | 558,529 | 512,336 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 101,260 | 95,287 |
| Taxes, other than on income | 9,852 | 8,830 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 68,238 | 63,730 |
| Gain on disposition of assets | (1,453) | (70) |
| Total costs and expenses | 736,426 | 680,113 |
| Operating income | 107,673 | 105,546 |
| Other income | 7,281 | 5,334 |
| Interest expense | (10,250) | (10,537) |
| Earnings before taxes on income | 104,704 | 100,343 |
| Provision for taxes on income | (23,378) | (24,073) |
| Net earnings | 81,326 | 76,270 |
| Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | (129) | (284) |
| Net earnings attributable to Kirby | $81,197 | $75,986 |
| Net earnings per share attributable to Kirby common stockholders: | ||
| Basic | $1.51 | $1.33 |
| Diluted | $1.50 | $1.33 |
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| ($ in thousands) | ||
| Net earnings | $81,326 | $76,270 |
| Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes: | ||
| Pension and postretirement benefits | (2,359) | (1,867) |
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | 138 | 308 |
| Total other comprehensive loss, net of taxes | (2,221) | (1,559) |
| Total comprehensive income, net of taxes | 79,105 | 74,711 |
| Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | (129) | (284) |
| Comprehensive income attributable to Kirby | $78,976 | $74,427 |
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| ($ in thousands) | ||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||
| Net earnings | $81,326 | $76,270 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operations: | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | 68,238 | 63,730 |
| Provision for deferred income taxes | 9,813 | 2,570 |
| Amortization of share-based compensation | 10,143 | 7,847 |
| Amortization of major maintenance costs | 6,703 | 7,185 |
| Other | 782 | 1,246 |
| Decrease in cash flows resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities, net | (79,355) | (122,307) |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 97,650 | 36,541 |
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||
| Capital expenditures | (48,256) | (78,687) |
| Acquisitions of businesses and marine equipment | (81,400) | (97,250) |
| Proceeds from disposition of assets | 2,708 | 81 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (126,948) | (175,856) |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||
| Borrowings on bank credit facilities, net | 133,735 | 224,110 |
| Payments on long-term debt | (70,000) | — |
| Payment of debt issuance costs | (132) | — |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 4,308 | 262 |
| Payments related to tax withholding for share-based compensation | (6,671) | (5,949) |
| Treasury stock purchases | (52,675) | (101,473) |
| Other | (28) | (1,001) |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 8,537 | 115,949 |
| Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (20,761) | (23,366) |
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | 78,775 | 74,444 |
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $58,014 | $51,078 |
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | ||
| Cash paid during the period: | ||
| Interest paid | $18,778 | $17,711 |
| Income taxes paid, net | $713 | $24,994 |
| Operating cash outflow from operating leases | $13,447 | $11,749 |
| Non-cash investing activity: | ||
| Capital expenditures included in accounts payable | $(2,274) | $(12,011) |
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations | $4,946 | $5,516 |
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
| Accumulated | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional · Other | |||||||||
| Common Stock · Paid-in- · Comprehensive · Retained · Treasury Stock · Noncontrolling | |||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Capital | Income, Net | Earnings | Shares | Amount | Interests | Total | |
| (in thousands) | |||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | 65,472 | $6,547 | $873,249 | $86,342 | $3,332,941 | (11,701) | $(918,567) | $2,281 | $3,382,793 |
| Stock option exercises | — | — | (329) | — | — | 59 | 4,637 | — | 4,308 |
| Issuance of stock for equity awards, net of forfeitures | — | — | (12,779) | — | — | 162 | 12,779 | — | — |
| Tax withholdings on equity award vesting | — | — | — | — | — | (54) | (6,671) | — | (6,671) |
| Amortization of share-based compensation | — | — | 10,143 | — | — | — | — | — | 10,143 |
| Treasury stock purchases | — | — | — | — | — | (428) | (52,675) | — | (52,675) |
| Excise taxes on treasury stock purchases | — | — | — | — | — | — | (328) | — | (328) |
| Total comprehensive income, net of taxes | — | — | — | (2,221) | 81,197 | — | — | 129 | 79,105 |
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | 65,472 | $6,547 | $870,284 | $84,121 | $3,414,138 | (11,962) | $(960,825) | $2,410 | $3,416,675 |
| Accumulated | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional · Other | |||||||||
| Common Stock · Paid-in- · Comprehensive · Retained · Treasury Stock · Noncontrolling | |||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Capital | Income, Net | Earnings | Shares | Amount | Interests | Total | |
| (in thousands) | |||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | 65,472 | $6,547 | $868,763 | $71,192 | $2,978,372 | (8,215) | $(573,061) | $1,435 | $3,353,248 |
| Stock option exercises | — | — | 27 | — | — | 4 | 235 | — | 262 |
| Issuance of stock for equity awards, net of forfeitures | — | — | (11,630) | — | — | 165 | 11,630 | — | — |
| Tax withholdings on equity award vesting | — | — | — | — | — | (55) | (5,949) | — | (5,949) |
| Amortization of share-based compensation | — | — | 7,847 | — | — | — | — | — | 7,847 |
| Treasury stock purchases | — | — | — | — | — | (1,003) | (101,473) | — | (101,473) |
| Excise taxes on treasury stock purchases | — | — | — | — | — | — | (892) | — | (892) |
| Total comprehensive income, net of taxes | — | — | — | (1,559) | 75,986 | — | — | 284 | 74,711 |
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | 65,472 | $6,547 | $865,007 | $69,633 | $3,054,358 | (9,104) | $(669,510) | $1,719 | $3,327,754 |
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, 2025. Certain reclassifications have been made to reflect the current presentation of financial information.
(2) Acquisitions
On March 17, 2026, the Company purchased 23 inland tank barges with a total capacity of 653,000 barrels, including five specialty barges, andthree high horsepower towboats from an undisclosed seller for $95.8 million. The Company paid $81.4 million in cash in March 2026 with the remaining $14.4 million to be paid in the 2026 second quarter when delivery of all vessels has been completed. The 23 tank barges, including five specialty barges, transport petrochemicals and refined products on the Mississippi River System and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. The average age of the 23 barges was 19 years.
On October 14, 2025, the Company purchased certain assets from an undisclosed seller in support of the KDS segment for $9.3 million in cash. The assets consisted of inventory and an authorized distributorship for EMD Power Products (“EMD”) for certain geographic regions including Mexico, Central America, the northern part of South America and the Caribbean islands.
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.
(3) Revenues
The following table sets forth the Company’s revenues by major source (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| Marine transportation segment: | ||
| Inland transportation | $394,125 | $392,499 |
| Coastal transportation | 103,058 | 83,650 |
| $497,183 | $476,149 | |
| Distribution and services segment: | ||
| Commercial and industrial | $161,646 | $160,228 |
| Power generation | 151,754 | 104,502 |
| Oil and gas | 33,516 | 44,780 |
| $346,916 | $309,510 | |
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 three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 that were included in the opening contract liability balances were$64.7 million and$60.2 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 March 31, 2026 or December 31, 2025.
(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 equipment, after-market parts and services for power generation systems in applications that include behind the meter power systems and emergency backup systems, after-market and genuine replacement parts and services for engines, transmissions, reduction gears, electric motors, drives, and controls, specialized electrical distribution and controls systems, and related equipment used in power generation, marine, on-highway, oilfield services, 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 and electric fracturing systems, electric power generation equipment, and specialized electrical distribution and control equipment for data centers, 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 2025 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$7.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and$11.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as well as the related intersegment profit of$0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and$1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, 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 March 31, | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2025 | |||||||
| KMT · KDS · Total · KMT · KDS · Total | |||||||
| Revenue from external customers | $497,183 | $346,916 | $844,099 | $476,149 | $309,510 | $785,659 | |
| Less: | |||||||
| Costs of sales and operating expenses | 300,824 | 257,284 | 558,108 | 290,987 | 222,228 | 513,215 | |
| Administrative payroll expense | 22,388 | 25,486 | 47,874 | 21,230 | 24,936 | 46,166 | |
| Taxes, other than on income | 7,567 | 2,261 | 9,828 | 6,452 | 2,353 | 8,805 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 55,336 | 10,954 | 66,290 | 51,672 | 10,319 | 61,991 | |
| Other segment items (a) | 21,413 | 27,585 | 48,998 | 19,224 | 27,083 | 46,307 | |
| Segment operating income | $89,655 | $23,346 | $113,001 | $86,584 | $22,591 | $109,175 | |
| Reconciliation of segment operating income | |||||||
| Unallocated amounts: | |||||||
| General corporate expenses | (6,781) | (3,699) | |||||
| Gain on disposition of assets | 1,453 | 70 | |||||
| Operating income | $107,673 | $105,546 | |||||
| Other income | 7,281 | 5,334 | |||||
| Interest expense | (10,250) | (10,537) | |||||
| Earnings before taxes on income | $104,704 | $100,343 | |||||
(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.
| March 31,2026 | December 31,2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets: | ||
| Marine transportation | $4,784,066 | $4,705,692 |
| Distribution and services | 1,175,868 | 1,111,549 |
| Other | 159,269 | 190,804 |
| $6,119,203 | $6,008,045 | |
The following table presents the details of “Other” total assets (in thousands):
| March 31,2026 | December 31,2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| General corporate assets | $155,639 | $187,616 |
| Investment in affiliates | 3,630 | 3,188 |
| $159,269 | $190,804 |
(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):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrying Value | Fair Value | Carrying Value | Fair Value | |
| Revolving Credit Facility due March 26, 2031 (a) | $180,000 | $180,000 | $45,000 | $45,000 |
| Term Loan due July 29, 2027 (b) | — | — | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| 4.2% senior notes due March 1, 2028 | 500,000 | 497,998 | 500,000 | 506,089 |
| 3.46% senior notes due January 19, 2033 | 60,000 | 54,258 | 60,000 | 55,093 |
| 3.51% senior notes due January 19, 2033 | 240,000 | 217,735 | 240,000 | 221,128 |
| Credit line due June 30, 2026 | — | — | — | — |
| Bank notes payable | 6,092 | 6,092 | 7,357 | 7,357 |
| 986,092 | 956,083 | 922,357 | 904,667 | |
| Unamortized debt discounts and issuance costs | (2,708) | — | (3,076) | — |
| $983,384 | $956,083 | $919,281 | $904,667 | |
(a)
Variable interest rate of 4.7% at March 31, 2026 and 5.0% at December 31, 2025.
(b)
Variable interest rate of 5.0% at December 31, 2025.
On March 26, 2026, the Company entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (the “2031 Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), as administrative agent, and certain lenders and issuing banks party thereto. The 2031 Credit Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the Company’s existing credit agreement, dated as of July 29, 2022 (the “2027 Credit Agreement”), extending the term of the facility to March 26, 2031 (the “Maturity Date”), increasing the revolving credit facility commitments to $750 million, and removing the term loan credit facility. Under the 2031 Credit Agreement, the Company has the option, subject to customary conditions and consent of the participating lenders, to increase the size of the revolving credit facility commitments and to add term loan commitments up to an aggregate additional $500 million.
Borrowings under the 2031 Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, either a Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or a base rate, plus an interest rate margin which ranges from 87.5 to 150 basis points for SOFR loans and 0 to 50 basis points for base rate loans based on the Company’s credit rating. The commitment fee on the unused available credit ranges from 7 to 20 basis points based on the Company’s credit rating. The Maturity Date may be extended for up to two additional one-year periods with the consent of the Company and lenders holding at least 50 percent of the commitments under the 2031 Credit Agreement. The 2031 Credit Agreement contains customary provisions regarding permitted uses, events of default, and covenants substantively similar to those in the 2027 Credit Agreement, including the maintenance of an interest coverage ratio of no less than 2.5 to 1.0 and a debt to capitalization of no more than or equal to 60 percent (with all calculations based on definitions contained in the 2031 Credit Agreement). Outstanding letters of credit under the 2031 Revolving Credit Facility were$6,000 and available borrowing capacity was$570.0 million as of March 31, 2026.
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$7.6 million and available borrowing capacity was$7.4 million as of March 31, 2026.
(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 sheets 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):
| March 31,2026 · December 31,2025 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $38,563 | $54,278 |
| 2027 | 41,830 | 44,246 |
| 2028 | 31,825 | 33,245 |
| 2029 | 19,600 | 18,855 |
| 2030 | 15,288 | 14,522 |
| Thereafter | 99,910 | 97,566 |
| Total lease payments | 247,016 | 262,712 |
| Less: imputed interest | (45,373) | (47,092) |
| Operating lease liabilities | $201,643 | $215,620 |
The following table summarizes lease costs (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| Operating lease cost | $13,241 | $11,985 |
| Variable lease cost | (651) | (15) |
| Short-term lease cost | 8,553 | 10,675 |
| Sublease income | (905) | (860) |
| $20,238 | $21,785 | |
The following table summarizes other supplemental information about the Company’s operating leases:
| March 31,2026 | December 31,2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted average discount rate | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| Weighted average remaining lease term | 8 years | 8 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 March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| Compensation cost | $10,143 | $7,847 |
| Income tax benefit | $2,262 | $1,883 |
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company granted 131,250 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 2026, the Company granted 11,136 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 for taxes on income were as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| Earnings (loss) before taxes on income: | ||
| United States | $104,746 | $100,574 |
| Foreign | (42) | (231) |
| $104,704 | $100,343 | |
| Provision for taxes on income: | ||
| Federal: | ||
| Current | $12,275 | $18,166 |
| Deferred | 7,940 | 1,545 |
| State and local: | ||
| Current | 1,093 | 3,337 |
| Deferred | 1,873 | 1,025 |
| Foreign - current | 197 | — |
| $23,378 | $24,073 | |
(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 March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| Net earnings attributable to Kirby | $81,197 | $75,986 |
| Undistributed earnings allocated to restricted shares | — | — |
| Earnings available to Kirby common stockholders – basic | 81,197 | 75,986 |
| Undistributed earnings allocated to restricted shares | — | — |
| Undistributed earnings reallocated to restricted shares | — | — |
| Earnings available to Kirby common stockholders – diluted | $81,197 | $75,986 |
| Shares outstanding: | ||
| Weighted average common stock issued and outstanding | 53,663 | 56,949 |
| Weighted average unvested restricted stock | (1) | — |
| Weighted average common stock outstanding – basic | 53,662 | 56,949 |
| Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units | 351 | 367 |
| Weighted average common stock outstanding – diluted | 54,013 | 57,316 |
| Net earnings per share attributable to Kirby common stockholders: | ||
| Basic | $1.51 | $1.33 |
| Diluted | $1.50 | $1.33 |
There wereno antidilutive stock options as of March 31, 2026 and 2025. There wereno antidilutive RSUs as of March 31, 2026 and 2025.
(10) Inventories
The following table presents the details of inventories – net (in thousands):
| March 31,2026 | December 31,2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Finished goods | $352,321 | $340,740 |
| Work in process | 65,755 | 57,286 |
| $418,076 | $398,026 |
(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 2026.
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$0.2 million to the Higman pension plan during the three months ended March 31, 2026. The Company expects to make additional contributions of $1.0 million during the remainder of 2026.
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 March 31, | Three Months Ended March 31, | |||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |
| Components of net periodic benefit cost: | ||||
| Service cost | $609 | $605 | $— | $— |
| Interest cost | 4,544 | 4,487 | 9 | 10 |
| Expected return on plan assets | (7,631) | (6,809) | — | — |
| Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss | (3,099) | (2,434) | 8 | 7 |
| Net periodic benefit cost | $(5,577) | $(4,151) | $17 | $17 |
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 March 31, | ||
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| Components of net periodic benefit cost: | ||
| Interest cost | $5 | $5 |
| Amortization of actuarial gain | (57) | (65) |
| Net periodic benefit cost | $(52) | $(60) |
(12) Other Comprehensive Income
The Company’s changes in other comprehensive loss were as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2025 | ||||||
| GrossAmount | Income Tax Benefit | Net Amount | GrossAmount | Income Tax Benefit | NetAmount | |
| Pension and postretirement benefits (a): | ||||||
| Amortization of net actuarial gain | $(3,148) | $789 | $(2,359) | $(2,492) | $625 | $(1,867) |
| Foreign currency translation | 138 | — | 138 | 308 | — | 308 |
| Total | $(3,010) | $789 | $(2,221) | $(2,184) | $625 | $(1,559) |
(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$31.0 million at March 31, 2026, including$12.2 million in letters of credit and$18.8 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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