# World Kinect Corporation (WKC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels. Price $35.40, market value $1.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). World Kinect Corporation reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 0.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.0×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.6×**. The shares trade at 1.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 81.8×**. Enterprise value is 81.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 1.1%** (5-yr avg 11.3%). Free cash flow equals 1.1% of the market value, below its five-year average of 11.3%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 2.7%**. World Kinect Corporation keeps 2.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: -0.1%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -1.7%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -47.3%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -2.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -2.7%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -3.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces -3.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -12.5%** (3-yr -14.5%/yr, 5-yr 12.6%/yr). Revenue fell 12.5% over the last year, against 12.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -1072.6%**. Earnings per share fell 1072.6%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 56.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 56.0% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.54**. Debt is 0.54 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 17.8×**. It would take 17.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Current ratio: 1.06** (quick 1.06). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.06 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 6.57**. A Z-score of 6.57 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.60%** ($0.83 per share, trailing). World Kinect Corporation yields 2.60%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 12**. 12 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 14.0%/yr** (1-yr 13.2%). The dividend has compounded at 14.0% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 5 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 36.4%** (YTD 53.4%, 3-mo 19.5%). The shares are up 36.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -14.1%** (59.4% above the low). Trading 14% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 44**. An RSI of 44 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.32** (volatility 29%). Beta of 0.32 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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