GNE vs SGU vs WKC Stock Comparison

Genie Energy, Star and World Kinect Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GNE Genie Energy Ltd.
$16.31 +1.1% 1M +9.5% 1Y
Market cap
$435.35M
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$502.35M
Div. yield
–
Fuel Distribution Energy
3 wins
SGU Star Group, L.P.
$12.97 +1.8% 1M +13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$424.23M
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.91B
Div. yield
–
Fuel Distribution Energy
4 wins
WKC World Kinect Corp
$37.25 +3.8% 1M +45.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$45.58B
Div. yield
–
Fuel Distribution Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

World Kinect leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (World Kinect 4, Star 4, Genie Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNESGUWKCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $435.35M $424.23M $1.89B WKC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.6x 4.9x -11.3x SGU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x — 9.9x WKC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +7.6% +21.1% WKC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 4.5% — GNE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 15.3% — SGU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -8.9x 0.8x — GNE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.5% +13.1% +45.1% WKC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.0%/yr +2.7%/yr +4.1%/yr GNE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.8% 17.0% 28.0% SGU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 63/100 26/100 SGU

Percentile Scorecard

GNESGUWKC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGNESGUWKC
Valuation 9 #21 of 23 96 #2 of 23 36 #15 of 23
Growth 6 #18 of 19 44 #11 of 19 17 #16 of 19
Profitability 12 #16 of 18 47 #10 of 18 29 #13 of 18
Financial Health 100 #1 of 24 48 #13 of 24 30 #17 of 24
Shareholder Returns 29 #13 of 18 82 #4 of 18 18 #15 of 18
Overall 31 63 26
  • GNE ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • SGU ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • WKC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGNESGUWKCSPY
1 month +1.1%+1.8%+3.8% +0.7%
3 months +15.5%+3.3%-6.2% +3.7%
6 months +16.8%+2.4%+38.1% +7.1%
Year to date +18.4%+9.5%+59.0% +12.8%
1 year +9.5%+13.1%+45.1% +11.9%
3 years -18.8%+11.6%+103.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -6.7%+3.7%+26.7% +22.8%
5 years +229.5%+14.3%+22.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +27.0%+2.7%+4.1% +10.9%
10 years +207.7%+35.1%-6.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.9%+3.1%-0.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGNESGUWKCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.8%17.0%28.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.0%16.6%27.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.270.150.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.360.771.61 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.4%-34.0%-40.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.7%-3.6%-7.4% -1.2%
52-week high $16.94$13.45$40.24 $779.14
52-week low $13.05$11.47$22.59 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGNESGUWKC
P/E now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 8.8x 4.9xmedian 8.8x -11.4xmedian 8.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.2x 0.2xmedian 0.2x 0.0xmedian 0.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 7.0x 3.3xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.3xmedian 7.5x 7.5xmedian 7.5x 94.2xmedian 7.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.64median 0.34 0.02median 0.34 0.20median 0.34

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGNESGUWKC
Revenue $502.35M $1.91B $45.58B
Gross profit $127.34M $292.10M $1.16B
Operating income $19.91M $136.40M -$43.40M
Net income $25.51M $87.41M -$166.40M
Free cash flow $11.89M $56.83M –
EPS (diluted) $0.94 $2.64 $-3.24
Cash & equivalents $184.84M $27.00M $217.90M
Total debt $6.85M $172.57M –
Shares (diluted) 26.15M 32.84M 51.60M
Enterprise value -$361.44M $325.43M $1.89B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGNESGUWKC
P/E 17.2x 4.9x -11.4x
P/FCF 40.3x 7.5x 94.2x
P/Operating cash flow 24.0x 5.9x 13.5x
P/S 1.0x 0.2x 0.0x
P/B 1.8x 1.1x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.5x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 3.3x –
EV/EBIT 14.7x 4.2x –
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.3x 0.0x
EV/FCF 24.5x 10.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x 8.0x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.64 0.02 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNESGUWKC
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 7.6% 21.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.6% -1.2% -2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.7% 552.6% 19.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -14.5% 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 200.5% 27.7% 83.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -32.7% 97.8% -29.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -15.5% 30.3% 61.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.8% 273.3% -52.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 227.8% 36.2% 58.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.9% 284.0% -56.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -63.0% -24.7% -62.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -24.7% -7.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -72.9% -30.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -45.1% -28.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNESGUWKC
Gross margin 25.3% 15.3% –
EBITDA margin 4.2% 9.0% –
Operating margin 4.0% 7.1% –
Pretax margin 6.6% 6.5% –
Net margin 4.9% 4.5% –
FCF margin 2.4% 3.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.0% 3.7% 0.3%
Return on equity 10.1% 21.5% -13.0%
Return on assets 6.8% 8.0% -2.4%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 15.3% –
Return on capital employed 7.4% 18.2% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.8x 6.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.8x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNESGUWKC
Debt / assets 1.9% 17.1% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA -8.9x 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 0.6x 3.0x –
Liabilities / assets 29.2% 61.5% 81.7%
Equity / assets 70.8% 38.5% 18.3%
Interest coverage 34.9x – –
Current ratio 2.9x 0.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 2.4x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 1.8x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 5.40 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNESGUWKC
Dividend yield 1.7% 6.1% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 2.6% –
Shareholder yield 3.2% 8.7% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGNESGUWKC
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 – 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.07FY2026 – $3.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.9%FY2026 – +96.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.9% – -34.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $495.44MFY2026 – $44.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 – +19.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.7% – +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNESGUWKC
Held by institutions 33.9% 41.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 110 73 294
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% -0.1% +4.8%
Institutions buying 63 28 155
Institutions selling 30 16 91
Buyers to sellers 2.10 1.75 1.70

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GNESGUWKC
GNE 1.00 0.02 0.06
SGU 0.02 1.00 0.02
WKC 0.06 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNE, SGU and WKC?

World Kinect (WKC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Genie Energy (GNE) $435.35M, Star (SGU) $424.23M, World Kinect (WKC) $1.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, GNE, SGU and WKC?

Star (SGU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Genie Energy (GNE) 17.6x, Star (SGU) 4.9x, World Kinect (WKC) -11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, World Kinect (WKC) is cheapest (Genie Energy (GNE) 15.2x, World Kinect (WKC) 9.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

World Kinect (WKC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Genie Energy (GNE) +10.0%, Star (SGU) +7.6%, World Kinect (WKC) +21.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Genie Energy (GNE) has the highest net margin (Genie Energy (GNE) 4.9%, Star (SGU) 4.5%). On return on invested capital, Star (SGU) leads (Genie Energy (GNE) 6.6%, Star (SGU) 15.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year World Kinect (WKC) returned the most: Genie Energy (GNE) +9.5%, Star (SGU) +13.1%, World Kinect (WKC) +45.1%. Over five years, Genie Energy (GNE) compounded fastest (Genie Energy (GNE) +27.0%/yr, Star (SGU) +2.7%/yr, World Kinect (WKC) +4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Star (SGU) has been the steadiest (Genie Energy (GNE) 26.8%, Star (SGU) 17.0%, World Kinect (WKC) 28.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GNE, SGU and WKC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, World Kinect (WKC) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.