World Kinect (WKC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

World Kinect Corporation (NYSE:WKC) is an energy management company that supplies, distributes and manages fuel and other energy products for commercial, industrial and government customers. Its offerings include aviation fuel, marine fuel, land-based transportation fuels, natural gas, electricity, lubricants and renewable energy products.

The company provides services across the aviation, marine and land transportation markets, helping customers procure, deliver and manage energy through its global supply, logistics and technology capabilities. World Kinect also offers payment and transaction solutions, fuel cards, energy management services, sustainability consulting and carbon-related solutions designed to support customers’ operational and environmental objectives.

World Kinect was formerly known as World Fuel Services Corporation and adopted its current name in 2024. The company serves customers across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. Michael J. Kasbar serves as the company’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $35.46 to $36.01
• 50-Day Range: $34.98 to $40.24
• 52-Week Range: $22.21 to $41.20
• Volume: 1.30 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.16 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.83 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.57%
• Price Target: $30.00
• Consensus Rating: Sell

World Kinect Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

World Kinect scored higher than 22% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 225th out of 248 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

World Kinect has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

World Kinect has a consensus price target of $30.00, representing about 16.2% downside from its current price of $35.81.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

World Kinect has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -28.89%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for World Kinect are expected to decrease by -28.89% in the coming year, from $3.60 to $2.56 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of World Kinect is -11.16, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of World Kinect is -11.16, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

World Kinect has a PEG Ratio of 0.55. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

World Kinect has a P/B Ratio of 1.52. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

20.01% of the float of World Kinect has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

World Kinect has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.5, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in World Kinect has recently increased by 19.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

World Kinect pays a meaningful dividend of 2.57%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

World Kinect has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, World Kinect will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.94% next year. This indicates that World Kinect will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.95

News Sentiment

World Kinect has a news sentiment score of -0.95. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for World Kinect this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added World Kinect to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, World Kinect insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,581,319.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.80% of the stock of World Kinect is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.06% of the stock of World Kinect is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/16 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/16 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/16/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/23/2026
• Record date for 10/16 Dividend: 9/28/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/16 Dividend: 9/28/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WKC
• CIK: 789460
• Web: www.world-kinect.com
• Phone: 305-428-8000
• Fax: 305-392-5600
• Employees: 4,003
• Year Founded: 1984

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for World Kinect: $30.00
• High Price Target: $30.00
• Low Price Target: $30.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -16.2%
• Consensus Rating: Sell
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($3.21)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.95
• P/E Growth: 0.55
• Net Income: -$614.40 million
• Net Margins: -0.43%
• Pretax Margin: -0.39%
• Return on Equity: 11.24%
• Return on Assets: 2.40%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.58
• Current Ratio: 1.06
• Quick Ratio: 0.91

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $36.92 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.05
• Cash Flow: $16.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.23
• Book Value: $23.54 per share
• Price / Book: 1.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 51,150,000
• Free Float: 49,208,000
• Market Cap: $1.83 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.21