WKC Stock Analysis: World Kinect | NYSE

Aviation Fuel, Natural Gas, Marine Lubricants, Ground Handling

Total Rating 57

Safety 74

Buy Signal 1.17

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
Industry Rotation: +3.5

Market Cap: 1.87B
Avg Turnover: 41.6M

Risk 3d forecast

Volatility28.5%

VaR 5^th Pctl4.58%

VaR vs Median-2.21%

Reward TTM

Sharpe Ratio1.41

Rel. Str. IBD87.9

Rel. Str. Peer Group64.8

Character TTM

Beta0.405

Beta Downside0.300

Hurst Exponent0.544

Drawdowns 3y

Max DD25.40%

CAGR/Max DD0.94

CAGR/Mean DD2.59

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 7.66%
EPS Trend: 61.9%

Last SUE: 2.93
Qual. Beats: 2

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: -9.62%
Rev. Trend: -88.1%

Last SUE: 4.00
Qual. Beats: 2

Warnings

High Debt/EBITDA With Thin Interest Coverage

High Debt While Negative Cash Flow

Interest Coverage Ratio Critical

Altman Z'' In Financial Distress Zone

Below Avwap Earnings

Tailwinds

Idiosyncratic Leader

Confidence

Seasonality 11.7 years of data

Jan +2.1% 11

Feb +0.2% 7

Mar +1.1% 2

Apr -3.9% 21

May +0.2% 21

Jun +0.6% 5

Jul +2.8% 29

Aug -2.3% 21

Sep -0.2% 11

Oct -5.9% 2

Nov +2.1% 14

Dec +1.1% 14

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: WKC World Kinect

World Kinect Corporation (NYSE: WKC) is a Miami-headquartered energy management company that distributes fuel and related products across three segments: Aviation, Land, and Marine. The Aviation segment supplies jet fuel, sustainable aviation fuel, and aviation gasoline to commercial airlines, cargo carriers, governments, and military customers, while also offering fuel management, ground handling, and trip support services. The Land segment sells liquid fuels and natural gas to commercial, industrial, residential, and government customers, serving industries such as transportation, manufacturing, mining, and construction. The Marine segment markets fuel and lubricants to international container, dry bulk, and tanker fleets, cruise lines, and government customers, and provides bunker fuel services including vessel fueling in ports and at sea.

The company was incorporated in 1984 and previously operated as World Fuel Services Corporation before adopting its current name in June 2023. As a fuel distributor and reseller rather than a primary producer, World Kinect operates across more than 100 countries, with its business model centered on physical supply, logistics, and value-added services such as fuel management, procurement, and quality control for its customers.

Headlines to Watch Out For

Aviation segment revenue grows on commercial airline fuel demand
Sustainable aviation fuel volumes scale across airline contracts
Marine segment margins compress on volatile bunker fuel spreads

Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 2.5

Net Income: -177.6m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: -0.00 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -2.86 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 0.55% < 20% (prev 1.09%; Δ -0.54% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.01 > 3% & CFO 46.9m > Net Income -177.6m
Net Debt (610.0m) to EBITDA (31.5m): 19.37 < 3
Current Ratio: 1.06 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (51.8m) vs 12m ago -8.32% < -2%
Gross Margin: 1.95% > 18% (prev 1.51%; Δ 0.44% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 661.1% > 50% (prev 640.1%; Δ 20.97% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: -0.10 > 6 (EBIT TTM -17.2m / Interest Expense TTM 166.8m)

Altman Z'' 1.10

A: 0.03 (Total Current Assets 4.22b - Total Current Liabilities 3.99b) / Total Assets 6.60b
B: 0.20 (Retained Earnings 1.29b / Total Assets 6.60b)
C: -0.00 (EBIT TTM -17.2m / Avg Total Assets 6.33b)
D: 0.24 (Book Value of Equity 1.26b / Total Liabilities 5.33b)
Altman-Z'' = 1.10 = BB

Beneish M -3.00

DSRI: 1.27 (Receivables 2.94b/2.14b, Revenue 41.8b/38.8b)
GMI: 0.77 (GM 1.51% / 1.95%)
AQI: 0.92 (AQ_t 0.31 / AQ_t-1 0.34)
SGI: 1.08 (Revenue 41.8b / 38.8b)
TATA: -0.03 (NI -177.6m - CFO 46.9m) / TA 6.60b)
Beneish M = -3.00 (Cap -4..+1) = AA

What is the price of WKC shares?

As of October 11, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 36.41 with a total of 688,035 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.56%, over one month by +3.00%, over three months by +6.53% and over the past year by +49.04%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 34.20 (which is 6.1% or 2.5 ATR below the current price).

Is WKC a buy, sell or hold?

World Kinect has received a consensus analysts rating of 2.33. Therefore, it is recommended to sell WKC.

StrongBuy: 0
Buy: 1
Hold: 0
Sell: 1
StrongSell: 1

What are the forecasts/targets for the WKC price?

Analysts Target Price	37.7	3.5%

World Kinect (WKC) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 08 October 2026

Market Cap USD = 1.87b (1.87b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Forward = 14.0252
P/S = 0.0448
P/B = 1.4659
P/EG = 1.3189
Revenue TTM = 41.8b USD
EBIT TTM = -17.2m USD
EBITDA TTM = 31.5m USD
Long Term Debt = 736.6m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 8.70m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 745.3m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 610.0m USD (calculated: Debt 745.3m - CCE 135.3m)
Enterprise Value = 2.48b USD (1.87b + Debt 745.3m - CCE 135.3m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -0.10 (Ebit TTM -17.2m / Interest Expense TTM 166.8m)
EV/FCF = -153.0x (Enterprise Value 2.48b / FCF TTM -16.2m)
FCF Yield = -0.65% (FCF TTM -16.2m / Enterprise Value 2.48b)
FCF Margin = -0.04% (FCF TTM -16.2m / Revenue TTM 41.8b)
Net Margin = -0.42% (Net Income TTM -177.6m / Revenue TTM 41.8b)
Gross Margin = 1.95% ((Revenue TTM 41.8b - Cost of Revenue TTM 41.0b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 2.93% (prev 1.45%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.38 (Enterprise Value 2.48b / Total Assets 6.60b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 22.38% (Interest Expense 166.8m / Debt 745.3m)
Taxrate = 25.04% (16.6m / 66.3m)
NOPAT = -12.9m (EBIT -17.2m * (1 - 25.04%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 1.06 (Total Current Assets 4.22b / Total Current Liabilities 3.99b)
Debt / Equity = 0.59 (Debt 745.3m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.26b)
Debt / EBITDA = 19.37 (Net Debt 610.0m / EBITDA 31.5m)
Debt / FCF = -37.65 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 610.0m / FCF TTM -16.2m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.34b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -2.81% (Net Income -177.6m / Total Assets 6.60b)
RoE = -13.21% (Net Income TTM -177.6m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.34b)
RoCE = -0.83% (EBIT -17.2m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.34b + L.T.Debt 736.6m))
RoIC = -0.52% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -12.9m / Invested Capital 2.49b)
WACC = 10.08% (E(1.87b)/V(2.61b) * Re(7.41%) + D(745.3m)/V(2.61b) * Rd(22.38%) * (1-Tc(0.25)))
Discount Rate = 7.41% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -96.99 | Cagr: -6.53%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -16.2m)
EPS Correlation: 61.88 | EPS CAGR: 7.66% | SUE: 2.93 | # QB: 2
Revenue Correlation: -88.07 | Revenue CAGR: -9.62% | SUE: 4.0 | # QB: 2
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.96 | Chg30d=+29.86% | Revisions=+50% | Analysts=3
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.60 | Chg30d=+28.88% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+88.5% | GrowthRev=+27.8%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.56 | Chg30d=+5.21% | Revisions=+40% | GrowthEPS=-28.9% | GrowthRev=-8.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +73% (up=8, down=0)