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World Kinect

Connects fuel, trip support, natural gas, and marine logistics to transportation customers.

$35.45
After-hours close−0.01 (−0.03%)
At close$35.46(−1.06%)
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World Kinect CorporationWKCEnergy

Supplies fuel, trip support, natural gas, and marine logistics through Aviation, Land, and Marine segments. Aviation is the main profit engine, Land is being reset around core North American activities, and Marine remains a global fuel and services counterparty for shipping and government customers.

Operates an asset-light energy fulfillment platform across Aviation, Land, and Marine. Aviation supplies fuel management, ground handling, dispatch, flight planning, scheduling, and trip support to airlines, cargo carriers, business aviation, airports, fixed-base operators, and government customers.

Land sells liquid fuels, natural gas, and related services mainly in North America, using contract sales, spot sales, and a cardlock network. Marine markets fuel, lubricants, market intelligence, credit, and logistics support to container, dry bulk, tanker, cruise, yacht, government, and fuel-supplier customers.

The operating model combines fuel supply, service coordination, market intelligence, customer credit, and logistics in an intermediary role. Current portfolio shape reflects a Land reset, the Universal trip-support acquisition, and exits from non-core operations.

Company facts

CEOIra M. Birns
ListedAug 28, 1986
ExchangeNYSE
HeadquartersMiami, FL
CountryUnited States
Employees4,003
CIK0000789460
ISINUS9814751064

Key statistics

Market cap$1.81B
EPS (ttm)−$3.21
P/E (ttm)−11.04
ROE-13.2%
P/B1.45
P/S0.0434
Dividend yield2.34%
Beta0.27vs XLE 0.29

Year to date +47.0% · Average volume (30d) 1.2M

Analysts

Price target, next 12 months$30.00−15.4%Median of 9 analysts · vs the Aug 28 close
ConsensusHold2 of 9 analysts rate it buy or better

Ratings

Target range

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionPrior ratingRatingPrior targetTarget
Jul 29, 2026Morgan StanleyTarget$28$30
Oct 25, 2024StifelDowngradeBuyHold
Sep 16, 2024Morgan StanleyDowngradeEqual WeightUnderweight

Earnings

EPS

Estimate$0.96
ReportedDue Oct 22, 2026

Revenue

Estimate$12.34B
ReportedDue Oct 22, 2026

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Jul 23, 2026Q2 FY26$0.75$1.29+72.0%$10.50B$13.59B+29.4%+5.16%
Apr 23, 2026Q1 FY26$0.31$0.75+141.9%$8.71B$9.69B+11.2%+10.92%
Feb 19, 2026Q4 FY25$0.47$0.30−36.2%$9.41B$9.03B−4.0%−6.09%
Oct 23, 2025Q3 FY25$0.61$0.54−11.5%$9.41B$9.40B0.0%+3.49%
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Financial highlights

12 quartersQ1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$9.44B$9.06B$9.40B$9.03B$9.69B$13.71B
Gross profit$118.2M$140.9M$154.6M$120.9M$140.4M$401.6M
Operating income$45.8M$73.6M$85.1M$49.5M$63.0M$132.5M
Net income−$21.1M−$339.3M$25.7M−$279.3M$26.3M$49.7M
Diluted EPS−$0.37−$6.01$0.46−$5.11$0.50$0.94
Gross margin1.3%1.6%1.6%1.3%1.4%2.9%
Operating margin0.5%0.8%0.9%0.5%0.7%1.0%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $31.30B · FY22 $59.04B · FY23 $47.91B · FY24 $42.14B · FY25 $36.93B

Revenue by product · Q2 FY26

Aviation Segment$7.96B · 59%
Land Segment$2.87B · 21%
Marine Segment$2.76B · 20%

Revenue by geography · Q2 FY26

North America$7.34B · 54%
EMEA$2.88B · 21%
Latin America$1.77B · 13%
Asia Pacific$1.65B · 12%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $135.3M · Total debt $745.3M · Total assets $6.60B · Shareholders' equity $1.26B

Dividends

Next ex-date
Sep 30, 2026
estimated · in 32 days
Annual dividend
$0.83
per share
Dividend yield
2.34%
Schedule
Quarterly
4 payments a year

Raised for 12 straight years — most recently to $0.23 from $0.20 in Jun 2026. To collect a payout, hold shares through the close before the ex-date.

History

Ex-dateRecordPaidAmountNote
Jun 30, 2026Jun 30Jul 16$0.23raised from $0.20
Mar 30, 2026Mar 30Apr 16$0.20
Dec 15, 2025Dec 15Jan 16$0.20
Sep 30, 2025Sep 30Oct 16$0.20
Jun 17, 2025Jun 17Jul 16$0.20raised from $0.17
Mar 31, 2025Mar 31Apr 16$0.17
Dec 23, 2024Dec 23Jan 16$0.17
Sep 30, 2024Sep 30Oct 16$0.17
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Ownership

Institutions 121.69%Insiders 3.96%

A 13F quarter can total more than the shares outstanding — sub-advisers file the same block twice, and a filer's own share count can be a quarter stale. No split is drawn from it.

Shares outstanding 51.15M · Float 49.21M · 96.2% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
BlackRock, Inc.9.73M19.03%13FAug 7, 2026
Brandes Investment Partners, LP4.40M8.60%13FAug 14, 2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC3.83M7.48%13FAug 13, 2026
State Street Corp3.36M6.57%13FAug 7, 2026
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP2.93M5.73%13FAug 11, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

DateInsiderRoleSharesAvg price
Aug 13, 2026Jose-Miguel Tejadaofficer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer−6,000$37.16
Aug 3, 2026Michael J. Kasbardirector, officer: Executive Chairman−10,000$39.41
Jul 29, 2026Paul H. Stebbinsdirector−33,445$39.93
Jul 29, 2026John L. Manleydirector−10,000$39.88
Jul 10, 2026Michael J. Kasbardirector, officer: Executive Chairman−25,000$35.04
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Peers

  • Shell (ADR)

    Broad aviation, marine, and commercial-fuel overlap from an oil major

  • BP (ADR)

    Air bp creates direct pressure in aviation fuel and SAF

  • TotalEnergies

    Integrated aviation, marine, and SAF supplier with NYSE trading

  • Sunoco

    Large land-fuel distributor pressuring commercial and retail supply

  • Global Partners

    Regional land-fuel and terminal operator with commercial overlap

  • CBL International

    Listed marine-bunkering specialist with a narrow direct overlap

CompareAfter-hours close

CompanyPriceChange
World Kinect$35.45−0.03%$1.81B12.80.0+50.0%
Shell (ADR)$91.47+0.63%$253.47B10.09.20.8+44.7%
BP (ADR)$42.30+0.38%$110.54B21.18.30.5+46.5%
TotalEnergies$86.31−0.05%$192.30B10.98.41.0+26.2%
Sunoco$74.65−0.04%$10.21B14.69.00.3+164.6%
Global Partners$50.70+0.60%$1.72B10.313.20.1+46.8%
CBL International$15.30−4.97%$34.1M0.2
Median10.99.00.4+46.5%