Seasonality
KEX seasonality — Kirby Corporation
Over the last 11 years, KEX's strongest month on average has been November (+6.8%) and its weakest September (-4.3%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +2.99% | +4.98% | 70% | +12.1% | -18.1% | 10 |
| Feb | +3.66% | +1.30% | 60% | +23.2% | -13.0% | 10 |
| Mar | -1.48% | +1.58% | 60% | +10.8% | -31.8% | 10 |
| Apr | +6.49% | +7.24% | 80% | +22.9% | -9.7% | 10 |
| May | +1.86% | +1.08% | 50% | +14.8% | -6.6% | 10 |
| Jun | -1.43% | -1.19% | 50% | +7.5% | -9.9% | 10 |
| Jul | -3.48% | -2.18% | 30% | +5.9% | -16.0% | 10 |
| Aug | +0.08% | +1.82% | 60% | +8.2% | -8.2% | 10 |
| Sep | -4.30% | -6.63% | 30% | +11.7% | -14.8% | 10 |
| Oct | +3.93% | +6.92% | 60% | +24.0% | -12.5% | 10 |
| Nov | +6.84% | +6.12% | 78% | +31.5% | -5.0% | 9 |
| Dec | -1.02% | +0.76% | 50% | +13.8% | -16.4% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — KEX
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.8 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 13.3 | -6.6 | -3.3 | -3.5 | 8.2 | -7.5 | 9.7 | -15.9 | +9.8% | |
| 2025 | 3.2 | -4.5 | -3.1 | -4.6 | 14.8 | 2.5 | -16.0 | 2.0 | -14.2 | 24.0 | 9.7 | -2.9 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2 | 11.5 | 8.7 | 14.5 | 13.8 | -3.6 | 2.6 | -2.4 | 2.1 | -6.3 | 10.2 | -16.4 | +34.8% |
| 2023 | 10.0 | 2.5 | -3.9 | 3.1 | -0.4 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 1.7 | -0.0 | -9.8 | 2.7 | 2.2 | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 9.7 | -0.1 | 10.8 | -9.7 | 3.6 | -9.9 | 4.3 | 5.7 | -9.4 | 14.8 | 0.1 | -7.8 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | -2.1 | 23.2 | -3.6 | 5.7 | 2.6 | -7.2 | -4.5 | -7.5 | -10.5 | 9.3 | -0.4 | 13.8 | +14.6% |
| 2020 | -18.1 | -13.0 | -31.8 | 22.9 | -4.0 | 4.5 | -13.7 | -8.2 | -14.8 | 6.4 | 31.5 | 2.4 | -42.1% |
| 2019 | 11.2 | -0.9 | 1.2 | 8.8 | -5.3 | 2.1 | -0.8 | -6.1 | 11.7 | -3.6 | 6.6 | 6.1 | +32.9% |
| 2018 | 12.1 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 10.8 | 6.3 | -7.8 | -0.2 | 4.6 | -5.8 | -12.5 | 6.1 | -11.8 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | -3.1 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | -6.2 | 0.9 | -8.9 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 7.4 | -5.0 | -0.7 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.8 |