KEX vs VIK
Kirby Corp. and Viking Holdings Ltd., side by side — 4 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | KEX | VIK |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.4B | $6.5B |
| Net income | $354.6M | $1.1B |
| Gross margin | · | 43.3% |
| Net margin | 10.6% | 17.7% |
| Return on equity | 10.5% | · |
| Diluted EPS | $6.33 | $2.57 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | 0.0% |
| Free cash flow | $405.7M | · |
| Equity | $3.4B | $1.1B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.25× | 1.70× |
| Current ratio | 1.53× | 0.79× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.2% | · |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
VIK bills 1.9× the revenue of KEX, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (17.7% against 10.6%).
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.
4 years side by side
| Fiscal year | KEX | VIK |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.4B | $6.5B |
| FY2024 | $3.3B | $5.3B |
| FY2023 | $3.1B | $4.7B |
| FY2022 | $2.8B | $3.2B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | KEX | VIK |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $354.6M | $1.1B |
| FY2024 | $286.7M | $152.3M |
| FY2023 | $222.9M | $-1.9B |
| FY2022 | $122.3M | $414.7M |
Standard deviation, each side
VIK's net margin has been more volatile than KEX's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 22.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.3.
4 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between KEX and VIK over these 4 fiscal years — KEX led in 2 and VIK in 2.
4 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.