Compare · KEX vs RCL
KEX vs RCL
Side-by-side comparison of Kirby Corporation (KEX) and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both KEX and RCL operate in Marine Transportation (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
- RCL is the larger of the two at $74.89B, about 10.3x KEX ($7.24B).
- RCL has been more active in the news (11 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for KEX).
- RCL has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 8 for KEX).
- Company
- Kirby Corporation
- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
- Price
- -
- -
- Market cap
- $7.24B
- $74.89B
- 1M return
- -
- -
- 1Y return
- -
- -
- Industry
- Marine Transportation
- Marine Transportation
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 1993
- News (4w)
- 3
- 11
- Recent ratings
- 8
- 25
Kirby Corporation
Kirby Corporation operates domestic tank barges in the United States. Its Marine Transportation segment provides marine transportation services and towing vessels transporting bulk liquid products, as well as operates tank barges throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, coastwise along three United States coasts, and in Alaska and Hawaii. It also transports petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals by tank barges; and operates offshore dry-bulk barge and tugboat units that are engaged in the offshore transportation of dry-bulk cargoes in the United States coastal trade. As of December 31, 2020, this segment owned and operated 1,066 inland tank barges with 24.1 million barrels of capacity, 248 inland towboats, 44 coastal tank barges with 4.2 million barrels of capacity, 44 coastal tugboats, 4 offshore dry-bulk cargo barges, 4 offshore tugboats, and 1 docking tugboat. The company's Distribution and Services segment sells replacement parts; provides service mechanics to overhaul and repair engines, transmissions, reduction gears, and related oilfield services equipment; rebuilds component parts or diesel engines, transmissions and reduction gears, and related equipment used in oilfield services, marine, power generation, on-highway, and other industrial applications; rents generators, industrial compressors, railcar movers, and high capacity lift trucks; and manufactures and remanufactures oilfield service equipment, including pressure pumping units. It serves oilfield service, on-highway transportation, marine transportation, commercial fishing, construction, and power generation companies, as well as oil and gas operators and producers, and the United States government. The company was formerly known as Kirby Exploration Company, Inc. and changed its name to Kirby Corporation in 1990. Kirby Corporation was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Royal Caribbean Group operates as a cruise company worldwide. The company operates cruises under the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara, and Silversea Cruises brands, which comprise a range of itineraries that call on approximately 1,000 destinations. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 61 ships with an aggregate capacity of approximately 137,930 berths. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
Latest KEX
- Analyst initiated coverage on Kirby with a new price target
- SEC Form 8-K filed by Kirby Corporation
- Kirby Corporation Announces Date for 2026 Third Quarter Earnings Release and Earnings Webcast
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Chia Donny
- Exec VP General Counsel & Sec Husted Amy D. converted options into 186 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 74 shares, increasing direct ownership by 1% to 10,926 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Kirby Corporation
- Kirby Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Kirby Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results
- Kirby Corporation Announces Date for 2026 Second Quarter Earnings Release and Earnings Webcast
- SEC Form 11-K filed by Kirby Corporation
Latest RCL
- ROYAL CARIBBEAN UNVEILS MORE WAYS TO EXPLORE EUROPE IN 2028-29 WITH NEW YEAR-ROUND SEASON
- ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP TO HOLD CONFERENCE CALL ON THIRD QUARTER 2026 EARNINGS
- Royal Caribbean upgraded by Jefferies with a new price target
- SILVERSEA UNVEILS 103 NEW SAILINGS FOR 2028-2029, INCLUDING NEW S.A.L.T. CULINARY VOYAGES AND A SOUTH AMERICA CIRCUMNAVIGATION
- NAHA PORT AUTHORITY, CRUISE PORT NAHA G.K., MSC CRUISES AND ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CRUISE TERMINAL AT NAHA PORT, OKINAWA
- "THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL" HEADS TO SEA FOR THE FIRST TIME ON ROYAL CARIBBEAN'S HERO OF THE SEAS
- ROYAL CARIBBEAN REVEALS 2028 SUMMER LINEUP OF ALASKA VACATIONS
- Royal Caribbean upgraded by Deutsche Bank with a new price target
- Royal Caribbean upgraded by BofA Securities with a new price target
- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits