WORLD KINECT CORP (WKC)
Energy · Energy trading and fuel procurement · NYSE
Global energy and fuel procurement provider serving aviation, maritime, and commercial transportation customers with supply chain and procurement solutions.
What WORLD KINECT CORP does
World Kinect Corporation is a global energy procurement and supply chain solutions provider that delivers fuel and related energy products to commercial airlines, shipping companies, petroleum distributors, and other industrial customers. The company operates as an intermediary in fuel markets, competing with both specialized resellers and major oil companies while providing procurement technology and services to optimize customer fuel purchasing. World Kinect faces headwinds from fuel price transparency, digital procurement platforms, and regulatory pressures, while generating revenue from transactions across aviation, maritime, and land transportation sectors.
Themes: ["Energy trading / fuel procurement","Aviation fuel supply","Maritime fuel distribution","Supply chain optimization","Commodity procurement platforms","Transition away from fossil fuels risk"]
Fundamentals
- Price$34.40 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$1.7B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+18.3% as of 2026-07-09 close
- Net margin-1.5% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+2.7% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE-39.7% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.66 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)-8.7% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-14.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.23 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +2.9%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Climate change regulations and renewable energy mandates could reduce demand for hydrocarbon-based fuels and adversely impact the company's core business focused on fossil fuel distribution.","Disintermediation risk from major oil companies that compete directly with the company while also serving as suppliers, potentially reducing the company's market share and pricing power.","Industry disruption from fuel price transparency and digital procurement technology reducing demand for intermediary services and exacerbating competitive pressure from larger multinational corporations."]
Competitors & peers
- Major integrated oil companies (Shell, ExxonMobil, BP)
- Specialized fuel distributors and resellers
- Digital fuel procurement platforms and technology providers
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.