Kirby
KEX Β· Marine Transportation
$133.15
1.3%ZIM Integrated Shipping
ZIM Β· Marine Transportation
$29.35
οΏ½οΏ½The short version
- ZIM Integrated Shipping is the larger business, with $6.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.4B for Kirby, about 2.1 times as much.
- Kirby grew revenue faster (3.0%, against β18.1%).
- ZIM Integrated Shipping turned more of its sales into free cash flow (30.2% FCF margin, against 12.1% FCF margin).
- ZIM Integrated Shipping earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (24.9%, against 8.9%).
| Latest fiscal year | KEX Β· FY25 | ZIM Β· FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $7.2B | $3.5B |
| Revenue | $3.4B | $6.9B |
| Free cash flow | $406M | $2.1B |
| Net income | $355M | $479M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 3.0% | β18.1% |
| 5-year growth | 9.2% | 11.6% |
| Share count change | β4.0% | 0.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | 19.1% |
| Operating margin | 14.8% | 14.7% |
| Net margin | 10.5% | 6.9% |
| FCF margin | 12.1% | 30.2% |
| Return on capital | 8.9% | 24.9% |
| Return on equity | 10.5% | 11.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $841M | β$930M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.1x | β0.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $354M | $516M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 20.5x | β |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 4 |
FY16
KEX $1.8B
ZIM β
FY17
KEX $2.2B
ZIM β
FY18
KEX $3.0B
ZIM $3.2B
FY19
KEX $2.8B
ZIM $3.3B
FY20
KEX $2.2B
ZIM $4.0B
FY21
KEX $2.2B
ZIM $10.7B
FY22
KEX $2.8B
ZIM $12.6B
FY23
KEX $3.1B
ZIM $5.2B
FY24
KEX $3.3B
ZIM $8.4B
FY25
KEX $3.4B
ZIM $6.9B
KEX
ZIM
FY16
KEX 14.0%
ZIM β
FY17
KEX 4.2%
ZIM β
FY18
KEX 5.2%
ZIM β0.7%
FY19
KEX 8.5%
ZIM 4.6%
FY20
KEX β19.4%
ZIM 18.1%
FY21
KEX β11.5%
ZIM 54.2%
FY22
KEX 6.9%
ZIM 48.9%
FY23
KEX 10.8%
ZIM β48.6%
FY24
KEX 12.2%
ZIM 30.0%
FY25
KEX 14.8%
ZIM 14.7%
KEX
ZIM
FY16
KEX $185M
ZIM β
FY17
KEX $176M
ZIM β
FY18
KEX $45.1M
ZIM $202M
FY19
KEX $264M
ZIM $354M
FY20
KEX $297M
ZIM $838M
FY21
KEX $224M
ZIM $5.0B
FY22
KEX $122M
ZIM $5.8B
FY23
KEX $139M
ZIM $904M
FY24
KEX $414M
ZIM $3.5B
FY25
KEX $406M
ZIM $2.1B
KEX
ZIM
FY16
KEX 5.0%
ZIM β
FY17
KEX 2.6%
ZIM β
FY18
KEX 2.5%
ZIM β
FY19
KEX 3.9%
ZIM β
FY20
KEX β7.2%
ZIM 229.8%
FY21
KEX β4.8%
ZIM 260.4%
FY22
KEX 3.6%
ZIM 111.9%
FY23
KEX 6.2%
ZIM β58.3%
FY24
KEX 7.6%
ZIM 108.3%
FY25
KEX 8.9%
ZIM 24.9%
KEX
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