World Kinect stock analysis
World Kinect (WFK) Stock Price & Analysis
WFK Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- EUR 31.60 - EUR 31.60
- 52-Week Range
- EUR 19.40 - EUR 35.40
- Previous Close
- EUR 32.40
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 23
- Market Cap
- EUR 1.63B
- Enterprise Value
- EUR 2.40B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- EUR 217.90M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- EUR 693.80M
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- ―
- Beta
- 0.24
- Next Earnings
- Feb 25, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 0.53
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- 2.36%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Improving Earnings Outlook
Raised guidance and record quarterly adjusted EPS indicate stronger earnings execution across the refocused portfolio. Combined with 12% consolidated gross profit growth, this provides a more supportive earnings base and could improve internally funded investment capacity over the next several quarters.
Higher-Value Aviation Services
The Universal acquisition and planned expansion of trip support broaden World Kinect beyond fuel resale into higher-value aviation services. Greater service depth can strengthen customer relationships, diversify gross profit sources, and support more durable growth than relying solely on fuel volumes.
Manageable Leverage
Moderate leverage, stable debt, and a meaningful equity base provide a financial cushion for a fuel-marketing business with substantial working-capital needs. This balance-sheet position preserves flexibility to fund operations, pursue opportunities, and absorb earnings volatility.
Bears Say
Loss-Making, Thin-Margin Profile
The company’s very thin gross margin leaves limited room for operational or market missteps, while the TTM loss shows that revenue scale is not yet translating consistently into profit. Continued earnings volatility weakens confidence in sustainable returns on the capital base.
Weakening Cash Conversion
Positive cash flow is a support, but the decline from the prior annual period signals weaker cash conversion or greater cash usage. If sustained, lower free cash flow could constrain debt reduction, investment, shareholder returns, and the company’s ability to fund growth internally.
Leadership Transition Risk
The planned shift from founder-led executive chairmanship to an independent chair strengthens governance, but it also creates a leadership transition during a portfolio refocus. Maintaining strategic continuity, customer relationships, and execution discipline will be important as responsibilities change.
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Company Description
World Kinect
World Kinect Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy management company in the United States, rest of the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in three segments: Aviation, Land, and Marine. The Aviation segment supplies jet fuel, sustainable aviation fuel, aviation gasoline, and aviation fuel to commercial and international airlines, regional airlines, cargo carriers, airports, fixed-based operators, corporate fleets, charter and fractional operators, the U.S. and foreign governments, and military customers. This segment also provides fuel management; ground handling; dispatch services; and trip support services, such as flight planning and scheduling. The Land segment engages in the sale of liquid fuels, natural gas, and related products and services to commercial, industrial, residential, and government customers; and the transportation, manufacturing, mining, and construction industries, as well as retail fuel outlets under long-term contracts. The Marine segment markets fuel, lubricants, and related products and services to international container, dry bulk and tanker fleets, commercial cruise lines, yachts and time charter operators, the U.S. and foreign governments, and other fuel suppliers. This segment also provides marine fuel-related services, such as management services for the procurement of fuel, cost control, quality control, and claims management, as well as engages in the fueling of vessels in ports and at sea, and transportation and delivery of fuel and fuel-related products. The company was formerly known as World Fuel Services Corporation and changed its name to World Kinect Corporation in June 2023. World Kinect Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
- Sector
- Energy
- Industry
- Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
- CEO
- Ira Birns
- Employees
- 4,003
- Website
- www.worldfuel.com
- Address
- 9800 N.W. 41st Street, Miami, FL, 33178, US
World Kinect (WFK) Earnings & Revenues
WFK Company Deck
WFK Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call was strongly positive overall. The company reported record adjusted EPS, double-digit consolidated gross profit growth, a significant marine gross profit increase, more than doubled land operating income, strong cash flow, and higher full-year EPS guidance. The main challenges were lower marine and land volumes, aviation physical inventory margin pressure, higher interest expense and taxes, and expectations for moderating market benefits and sequential declines in marine and land results during the fourth quarter.
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Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 10 | 3 | 8 |
| Technical Analysis | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Moving Averages | 5 | 0 | 7 |
