KEX - Kirby Corporation
Kirby Corporation operates domestic tank barges in the United States. Its Marine Transportation segment provides marine transportation service and towing vessel transporting bulk liquid product, as well as operates tank barge throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, coastwise along three United States coasts, and in Alaska and Hawaii. It also transport petrochemical, black oil, refined petroleum product, and agricultural chemicals by tank barge; and operates offshore dry-bulk barge and tugboat unit that are engaged in the offshore transportation of dry-bulk cargo in the United States coastal trade.
As of May 13, 2026: spot at $146.47, ATM IV 31.0%, max pain $110.00, net GEX $310.9K.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Marine Shipping
- Market Cap
- $7.85B
- P/E Ratio
- 21.88
- Beta
- 0.85
- 52-Week Range
- 79.52-157.69
- CEO
- David W. Grzebinski
- Employees
- 5,414
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Exchange
- NYSE
What KEX Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 35.0% sits near the 1-year median, where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and the event calendar rather than vol regime alone; positive net gamma exposure ($310.9K) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.066) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The KEX overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked KEX overview questions
- What is KEX?
- KEX is the ticker symbol for Kirby Corporation, a listed security. Kirby Corporation operates domestic tank barges in the United States. Its Marine Transportation segment provides marine transportation service and towing vessel transporting bulk liquid product, as well as operates tank barge throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, coastwise along three United States coasts, and in Alaska and Hawaii. Listed on NYSE. KEX is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the KEX options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 13, 2026, the KEX options snapshot shows spot at $146.47, ATM IV 31.0%, IV rank 35.0%, max pain $110.00, net GEX $310.9K, expected move 8.89%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are KEX's key statistics?
- Kirby Corporation (KEX) carries a market capitalization of $7.85B, trailing P/E ratio of 21.88, beta of 0.85 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 79.52-157.69. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does KEX belong to?
- Kirby Corporation operates in the Industrials sector, in the Marine Shipping industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare KEX's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the KEX data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 13, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).