CCL vs KEX
Carnival Corp. Ltd. and Kirby Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CCL | KEX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $26.6B | $3.4B |
| Net income | $2.8B | $354.6M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 10.4% | 10.6% |
| Return on equity | 25.6% | 10.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.02 | $6.33 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $2.6B | $405.7M |
| Equity | $12.3B | $3.4B |
| Net debt / equity | 2.01× | 0.25× |
| Current ratio | 0.32× | 1.53× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 36.6% | 9.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
CCL bills 7.9× the revenue of KEX, and KEX keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (10.6% against 10.4%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CCL | KEX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $26.6B | $3.4B |
| FY2024 | $25.0B | $3.3B |
| FY2023 | $21.6B | $3.1B |
| FY2022 | $12.2B | $2.8B |
| FY2021 | $1.9B | $2.2B |
| FY2020 | $5.6B | $2.2B |
| FY2019 | $20.8B | $2.8B |
| FY2018 | $18.9B | $3.0B |
| FY2017 | $17.5B | $2.2B |
| FY2016 | $16.4B | $1.8B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CCL | KEX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.8B | $354.6M |
| FY2024 | $1.9B | $286.7M |
| FY2023 | $-74.0M | $222.9M |
| FY2022 | $-6.1B | $122.3M |
| FY2021 | $-9.5B | $-247.0M |
| FY2020 | $-10.2B | $-272.5M |
| FY2019 | $3.0B | $142.3M |
| FY2018 | $3.2B | $78.5M |
| FY2017 | $2.6B | $313.2M |
| FY2016 | $2.8B | $141.4M |
14 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$23,257,950,000 | CCL |
| FY2024 | +$21,755,124,000 | CCL |
| FY2023 | +$18,501,360,000 | CCL |
| FY2022 | +$9,383,246,000 | CCL |
| FY2021 | −$338,660,000 | KEX |
| FY2020 | +$3,423,592,000 | CCL |
| FY2019 | +$17,986,601,000 | CCL |
| FY2018 | +$15,910,303,000 | CCL |
| FY2017 | +$15,295,582,000 | CCL |
| FY2016 | +$14,618,327,000 | CCL |
| FY2015 | +$13,566,468,000 | CCL |
| FY2014 | +$13,317,682,000 | CCL |
| FY2009 | +$12,074,842,000 | CCL |
| FY2008 | +$13,285,846,000 | CCL |
The higher-revenue side has changed between CCL and KEX over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
14 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.2 pp | KEX |
| FY2024 | −1.1 pp | KEX |
| FY2023 | −7.6 pp | KEX |
| FY2022 | −54.5 pp | KEX |
| FY2021 | −487.0 pp | KEX |
| FY2020 | −170.4 pp | KEX |
| FY2019 | +9.3 pp | CCL |
| FY2018 | +14.0 pp | CCL |
| FY2017 | +0.7 pp | CCL |
| FY2016 | +8.9 pp | CCL |
| FY2015 | +0.6 pp | CCL |
| FY2014 | −3.4 pp | KEX |
| FY2009 | +1.8 pp | CCL |
| FY2008 | +4.2 pp | CCL |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CCL and KEX over this period.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CCL's net margin has been more volatile than KEX's over the 14 comparable fiscal years — 136.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.8.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between CCL and KEX over these 14 fiscal years — CCL led in 7 and KEX in 7.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CCL's return on equity has been more volatile than KEX's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 26.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.7.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between CCL and KEX over these 17 fiscal years — CCL led in 5 and KEX in 12.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.