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World Kinect Corporation

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing · United States

USD 35.950.3% daily changeQuote 2026-09-18 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$1.84B
Trailing P/E
Forward P/E
14.04x
Quarterly revenue growth
50.3%
Trailing net margin
-0.4%
Indicated dividend yield
2.6%

Snapshot 2026-09-20 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Next earnings: 2026-10-22 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).

Company background

World Kinect Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy management company in the United States, rest of the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in three segments: Aviation, Land, and Marine. The Aviation segment supplies jet fuel, sustainable aviation fuel, aviation gasoline, and aviation fuel to commercial and international airlines, regional airlines, cargo carriers, airports, fixed-based operators, corporate fleets, charter and fractional operators, the U.S. and foreign governments, and military customers. This segment also provides fuel management; ground handling; dispatch services; and trip support services, such as flight planning and scheduling. The Land segment engages in the sale of liquid fuels, natural gas, and related products and services to commercial, industrial, residential, and government customers; and the transportation, manufacturing, mining, and construction industries, as well as retail fuel outlets under long-term contracts. The Marine segment markets fuel, lubricants, and related products and services to international container, dry bulk and tanker fleets, commercial cruise lines, yachts and time charter operators, the U.S. and foreign governments, and other fuel suppliers. This segment also provides marine fuel-related services, such as management services for the procurement of fuel, cost control, quality control, and claims management, as well as engages in the fueling of vessels in ports and at sea, and transportation and delivery of fuel and fuel-related products. The company was formerly known as World Fuel Services Corporation and changed its name to World Kinect Corporation in June 2023. World Kinect Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

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Q2 2026

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MetricWKCWorld Kinect CorporationSnapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30PSXPhillips 66Snapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30VLOValero Energy CorporationSnapshot 2026-09-20Financial period: 2026-06-30
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$1.84BUS$109.51BUS$118.99B
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate14.04x11.11x11.07x
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA7.04x12.76x9.40x
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter50.3%53.1%51.7%
Operating marginLatest reported quarter0.8%8.5%12.3%
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap6.3%4.2%7.1%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA1.75x1.66x0.26x
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity0.59x0.63x0.40x
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings15.60x17.24x
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share1.62x3.46x4.76x
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue0.06x0.83x0.95x
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter344.9%453.5%
Gross marginTrailing twelve months2.7%13.1%16.1%
Net marginTrailing twelve months-0.4%4.7%5.4%
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only-12.3%23.5%27.6%
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue0.3%3.0%6.4%
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price2.6%1.9%1.2%
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout219.3%28.2%19.4%
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities1.06x1.32x1.64x
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity1.180.700.57

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