KEX vs ZIM
Kirby Corporation and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., side by side — 8 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | KEX | ZIM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.4B | $6.9B |
| Net income | $354.6M | $479.2M |
| Gross margin | — | 19.1% |
| Net margin | 10.5% | 6.9% |
| Return on equity | 10.5% | 11.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $6.33 | $3.98 |
| Dividend / share | — | — |
| Payout ratio | — | — |
| Free cash flow | $405.7M | — |
| Equity | $3.4B | $4.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.25× | −0.24× |
| Current ratio | 1.53× | 1.23× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.2% | 11.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | — | −1.5% |
ZIM bills 2.1× the revenue of KEX, and KEX keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (10.5% against 6.9%).
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
8 years side by side
| Fiscal year | KEX | ZIM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.4B | $6.9B |
| FY2024 | $3.3B | $8.4B |
| FY2023 | $3.1B | $5.2B |
| FY2022 | $2.8B | $12.6B |
| FY2021 | $2.2B | $10.7B |
| FY2020 | $2.2B | $4.0B |
| FY2019 | $2.8B | $3.3B |
| FY2018 | $3.0B | $3.2B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | KEX | ZIM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $354.6M | $479.2M |
| FY2024 | $286.7M | $2.1B |
| FY2023 | $222.9M | $-2.7B |
| FY2022 | $122.3M | $4.6B |
| FY2021 | $-247.0M | $4.6B |
| FY2020 | $-272.5M | $518.0M |
| FY2019 | $142.3M | $-18.1M |
| FY2018 | $78.5M | $-125.7M |
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