KIRBY CORPORATION vs ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD, two Marine Shipping stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where KEX and RCL diverge most: on current ratio, KEX reads 1.59 and RCL reads 0.20; on return on invested capital, KEX reads 8.8% and RCL reads 43.5%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What KEX's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (segment-resolved basis). What RCL's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | KEX | RCL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $143.68 | $285.25 |
| Market cap | $7.8B | $77.3B |
| Sector | Marine Shipping | Marine Shipping |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +14.8% | — |
| P/E | 22.1 | 17.4 |
| P/B | 2.27 | 7.71 |
| P/S | 2.27 | 4.20 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.3 | 11.3 |
| Revenue growth | +5.5% | +10.1% |
| Operating margin | 12.8% | 26.1% |
| Net margin | 10.5% | 24.4% |
| Return on equity | 10.5% | 44.7% |
| Return on assets | 5.9% | 10.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.8% | 43.5% |
| FCF yield | 6.4% | 1.8% |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.29 | 0.14 |
| Current ratio | 1.59 | 0.20 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.48 | 1.94 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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