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Kirby vs Tidewater: revenue, profit, margins and growth compared

Kirby brought in $3.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025, Tidewater $1.4B in fiscal 2025. Revenue changed by +3.0% at Kirby and +0.5% at Tidewater on the year before, so Kirby grew faster. Kirby kept 10.5% of its revenue as net profit, Tidewater 24.7%. Free cash flow was $405.7M at Kirby and $353.3M at Tidewater.

Side by side, latest fiscal year

KEXTDW
Fiscal year endedFY2025 (December 31, 2025)FY2025 (December 31, 2025)
Revenue$3.4B$1.4B
Revenue growth+3.0%+0.5%
Net income$354.6M$334.7M
Net margin10.5%24.7%
Free cash flow$405.7M$353.3M
Free cash flow margin12.1%26.1%
Earnings per share (diluted)$6.33$6.64
Cash$78.8M$578.8M
Debt$919.3M$670.1M
Price to earnings19.611.2
Market value$6.6B$3.7B
Dividend yieldn/an/a
Rank by revenue in sector#286 of 1077 · Consumer discretionary#435 of 1077 · Consumer discretionary

Over the years

Revenue
KEX FY2018: $3BKEX FY2019: $2.8BKEX FY2020: $2.2BKEX FY2021: $2.2BKEX FY2022: $2.8BKEX FY2023: $3.1BKEX FY2024: $3.3BKEX FY2025: $3.4BTDW FY2018: $406.5MTDW FY2019: $486.5MTDW FY2020: $397MTDW FY2021: $371MTDW FY2022: $647.7MTDW FY2023: $1BTDW FY2024: $1.3BTDW FY2025: $1.4BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
KEX $3.4BTDW $1.4B
Net income
KEX FY2018: $78.5MKEX FY2019: $142.3MKEX FY2020: -$272.5MKEX FY2021: -$247MKEX FY2022: $122.3MKEX FY2023: $222.9MKEX FY2024: $286.7MKEX FY2025: $354.6MTDW FY2018: -$171.5MTDW FY2019: -$141.7MTDW FY2020: -$196.2MTDW FY2021: -$129MTDW FY2022: -$21.7MTDW FY2023: $97.2MTDW FY2024: $180.7MTDW FY2025: $334.7MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
KEX $354.6MTDW $334.7M
Net margin
KEX FY2018: 2.6%KEX FY2019: 5.0%KEX FY2020: -12.6%KEX FY2021: -11.0%KEX FY2022: 4.4%KEX FY2023: 7.2%KEX FY2024: 8.8%KEX FY2025: 10.5%TDW FY2018: -42.2%TDW FY2019: -29.1%TDW FY2020: -49.4%TDW FY2021: -34.8%TDW FY2022: -3.4%TDW FY2023: 9.6%TDW FY2024: 13.4%TDW FY2025: 24.7%FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
KEX 10.5%TDW 24.7%
Revenue growth
KEX FY2019: -4.5%KEX FY2020: -23.5%KEX FY2021: +3.5%KEX FY2022: +24.0%KEX FY2023: +11.0%KEX FY2024: +5.6%KEX FY2025: +3.0%TDW FY2019: +19.7%TDW FY2020: -18.4%TDW FY2021: -6.5%TDW FY2022: +74.6%TDW FY2023: +55.9%TDW FY2024: +33.3%TDW FY2025: +0.5%FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
KEX +3.0%TDW +0.5%
Free cash flow
KEX FY2018: $45.1MKEX FY2019: $263.6MKEX FY2020: $296.8MKEX FY2021: $223.6MKEX FY2022: $121.5MKEX FY2023: $138.5MKEX FY2024: $413.8MKEX FY2025: $405.7MTDW FY2018: -$17.5MTDW FY2019: -$49.4MTDW FY2020: -$10.9MTDW FY2021: $6.1MTDW FY2022: $23.6MTDW FY2023: $72.6MTDW FY2024: $254.9MTDW FY2025: $353.3MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
KEX $405.7MTDW $353.3M

Fiscal years as each company reports them; the two may end in different months.

Questions about Kirby and Tidewater

Which is bigger by revenue, Kirby or Tidewater?

Kirby is bigger by revenue: $3.4B in fiscal 2025, against $1.4B for Tidewater in fiscal 2025.

Which keeps more of its revenue as profit, Kirby or Tidewater?

Kirby had a net margin of 10.5% in fiscal 2025; Tidewater had 24.7% in fiscal 2025.

Which grew revenue faster, Kirby or Tidewater?

In their latest fiscal years revenue changed by +3.0% at Kirby and +0.5% at Tidewater.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the annual reports each company files with the SEC (10-K, or 20-F and 40-F for foreign companies), read from their XBRL data. Margins and growth are simple arithmetic on those figures. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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