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Kirby Executive Compensation (FY25)

KEX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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David Grzebinski
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 27, 2026
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — David Grzebinski: $7,109,569 → $6,735,134 (5.3% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 96.3% → 97.7% (1.4 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Kirby's chief executive and what were they paid?
David Grzebinski was paid $6,735,134 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Grzebinski's total moved 5.3% lower from the $7,109,569 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Kirby's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 97.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 27, 2026.
Which companies are in Kirby's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Chart Industries, Inc., DNOW Inc., Forward Air Corporation, GATX Corporation and Hub Group, Inc., among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Grzebinski
Chief Executive Officer
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Christian O’Neil
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Amy Husted
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Raj Kumar
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Miller
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Grzebinski
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christian O’Neil
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Raj Kumar
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Amy Husted
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Miller
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Grzebinski
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christian O’Neil
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Raj Kumar
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Amy Husted
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Miller
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Amy D. HustedRSU◇——◇——◇
Christian G. O NeilRSU◇——◇——◇
David W. GrzebinskiRSU◇——◇——◇
Raj KumarRSU◇——◇——◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Amy HustedRSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
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Scott MillerRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Christian O’NeilRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Raj KumarRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
David GrzebinskiRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Richard J. Alario
Board chair
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Barry E. Davis
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Anne-Marie N. Ainsworth
◇◇————◇
Richard R. Stewart
◇◇————◇
Tanya S. Beder
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William M. Waterman
◇◇————◇
Shawn D. Williams
◇◇————◇
Susan W. Dio
◇◇————◇
Tracy A. Embree and David W. Grzebinski served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Chart Industries, Inc. GTLS
  • DNOW Inc. DNOW
  • Forward Air Corporation FWRD
  • GATX Corporation symbol not shown
  • Hub Group, Inc. HUBG
  • Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. KNX
  • Matson, Inc. MATX
  • MRC Global Inc. MRC
  • NOV Inc. NOV
  • Oceaneering International, Inc. OII
  • Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ODFL
  • Ryder System, Inc. R
  • Schneider National, Inc. SNDR
  • Tidewater Inc. TDW
  • Werner Enterprises, Inc. WERN
  • XPO, Inc. XPO

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 27, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 29, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 26, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 25, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 26, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 27, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 28, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 30, 2019=◇◇◇
2017April 24, 2018=◇◇◇
2016April 25, 2017=◇◇◇
2015April 26, 2016=◇◇◇
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Citations

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214 figures on this page: 203 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
203 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-196337
  2. 0001193125-26-096979
    Director Compensation · Grants of Plan Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards · Summary Compensation Table
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  5. 0000950170-23-015055
  6. 0000950170-22-006445
  7. 0001140361-21-014873
  8. 0001140361-20-010383
  9. 0001140361-19-008250
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  12. 0001140361-16-062245
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Peers Kirby discloses

The companies named in KEX's own disclosed peer group.

Chart Industries, Inc.DNOW Inc.Forward Air CorporationHub Group, Inc.Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.Matson, Inc.MRC Global Inc.NOV Inc.Oceaneering International, Inc.Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.Ryder System, Inc.Schneider National, Inc.Tidewater Inc.Werner Enterprises, Inc.XPO, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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