KEX vs RCL
Kirby Corporation and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | KEX | RCL |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.4B | $17.9B |
| Net income | $354.6M | $4.3B |
| Gross margin | — | 49.4% |
| Net margin | 10.5% | 23.8% |
| Return on equity | 10.5% | 48.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $6.33 | $15.61 |
| Dividend / share | — | $3.50 |
| Payout ratio | — | 19.3% |
| Free cash flow | $405.7M | $1.2B |
| Equity | $3.4B | $10.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.25× | 2.04× |
| Current ratio | 1.53× | 0.18× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.2% | 52.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | — | — |
RCL bills 5.3× the revenue of KEX, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (23.8% against 10.5%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | KEX | RCL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.4B | $17.9B |
| FY2024 | $3.3B | $16.5B |
| FY2023 | $3.1B | $13.9B |
| FY2022 | $2.8B | $8.8B |
| FY2021 | $2.2B | $1.5B |
| FY2020 | $2.2B | $2.2B |
| FY2019 | $2.8B | $11.0B |
| FY2018 | $3.0B | $9.5B |
| FY2017 | $2.2B | $8.8B |
| FY2016 | $1.8B | $8.5B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | KEX | RCL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $354.6M | $4.3B |
| FY2024 | $286.7M | $2.9B |
| FY2023 | $222.9M | $1.7B |
| FY2022 | $122.3M | $-2.2B |
| FY2021 | $-247.0M | $-5.3B |
| FY2020 | $-272.5M | $-5.8B |
| FY2019 | $142.3M | $1.9B |
| FY2018 | $78.5M | $1.8B |
| FY2017 | $313.2M | $1.6B |
| FY2016 | $141.4M | $1.3B |
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