GNE vs WKC vs CAPL Stock Comparison

Genie Energy, World Kinect and CrossAmerica Partners Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GNE Genie Energy Ltd.
$16.93 +6.3% 1M +9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$438.48M
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$502.35M
Div. yield
–
Fuel Distribution Energy
5 wins
WKC World Kinect Corp
$36.35 +1.9% 1M +36.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.86B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$41.70B
Div. yield
0.02%
Fuel Distribution Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Genie Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Genie Energy 5, CrossAmerica Partners 4, World Kinect 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNEWKCCAPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $438.48M $1.86B $851.22M WKC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.7x -10.4x 16.2x CAPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 9.7x 16.5x WKC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +7.6% +0.3% GNE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% -0.4% 1.4% GNE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% -3.0% 14.6% CAPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -8.9x 21.6x 3.8x GNE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.09% CAPL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.0% +36.3% +5.5% WKC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.1%/yr +3.2%/yr -0.2%/yr GNE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.9% 28.1% 22.1% CAPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 30/100 28/100 GNE

Percentile Scorecard

GNEWKCCAPL

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

AxisGNEWKCCAPL
Valuation 14 #20 of 23 23 #18 of 23 41 #14 of 23
Growth 11 #17 of 19 6 #18 of 19 22 #15 of 19
Profitability 12 #16 of 18 6 #17 of 18 35 #12 of 18
Financial Health 100 #1 of 24 39 #15 of 24 0 #24 of 24
Shareholder Returns 21 #14 of 18 77 #5 of 18 41 #11 of 18
Overall 31 30 28
  • GNE ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • WKC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • CAPL 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

PeriodGNEWKCCAPLSPY
1 month +6.3%+1.9%+3.7% -0.8%
3 months +18.2%-8.6%+1.5% +3.5%
6 months +22.8%+38.5%+5.4% +7.0%
Year to date +22.9%+55.1%+8.1% +12.2%
1 year +9.0%+36.3%+5.5% +13.0%
3 years -11.7%+100.4%-0.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -4.1%+26.1%-0.1% +23.1%
5 years +205.6%+17.2%-1.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +25.1%+3.2%-0.2% +11.0%
10 years +209.5%-22.0%-16.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.0%-2.5%-1.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGNEWKCCAPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.9%28.1%22.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%27.6%22.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.270.18-0.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.341.290.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.4%-41.5%-22.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-9.7%-7.9% -1.8%
52-week high $16.94$40.24$24.18 $779.14
52-week low $13.05$22.59$19.78 $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.

MultipleGNEWKCCAPL
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 9.5x -10.4xmedian 9.5x 16.2xmedian 9.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.3x 0.0xmedian 0.3x 0.2xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 7.3x 87.3xmedian 7.3x 8.3xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.8xmedian 9.5x 95.4xmedian 9.5x 9.4xmedian 9.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 1.9x -7.9xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.66median 0.35 0.18median 0.35 -7.31median 0.35

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 monthsGNEWKCCAPL
Revenue $502.35M $41.70B $3.86B
Gross profit $127.34M $1.12B $422.31M
Operating income $19.91M -$60.60M $113.17M
Net income $25.51M -$176.20M $55.25M
Free cash flow $11.89M $19.50M $90.26M
EPS (diluted) $0.94 $-3.48 $1.37
Cash & equivalents $184.84M $135.30M $4.92M
Total debt $6.85M $745.30M $725.25M
Shares (diluted) 26.15M 51.60M 38.32M
Enterprise value -$358.31M $910.74M $830.05M

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
MetricGNEWKCCAPL
P/E 17.9x -10.4x 16.2x
P/FCF 41.8x 95.4x 9.4x
P/Operating cash flow 24.9x 22.5x 7.4x
P/S 1.0x 0.0x 0.2x
P/B 1.9x 1.5x -7.9x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.9x -5.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x 87.3x 8.3x
EV/EBIT 15.6x -40.8x 13.9x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.1x 0.4x
EV/FCF 26.1x 126.7x 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 29.9x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.66 0.18 -7.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNEWKCCAPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 7.6% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.6% -7.7% -5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.7% 13.3% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -0.8% 2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 200.5% 75.7% 14.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -32.7% -29.9% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -15.5% 58.7% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.8% -51.7% -1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 227.8% 54.6% 25.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.9% -57.0% -2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -63.0% -63.2% 26.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -38.4% -9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -72.9% -87.7% 67.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -45.1% -58.2% -11.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNEWKCCAPL
Gross margin 25.3% 2.7% 10.9%
EBITDA margin 4.2% 0.1% 4.9%
Operating margin 4.0% -0.1% 2.9%
Pretax margin 6.6% -0.4% 1.8%
Net margin 4.9% -0.4% 1.4%
FCF margin 2.4% 0.0% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 4.0% 0.2% 3.0%
Return on equity 10.1% -14.2% –
Return on assets 6.8% -2.6% 5.6%
Return on invested capital 6.6% -3.0% 14.6%
Return on capital employed 7.4% -2.2% 13.6%
Asset turnover 1.3x 6.2x 3.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -0.5x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.1% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNEWKCCAPL
Debt / assets 1.9% 11.3% 73.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.6x -6.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -8.9x 21.6x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 38.2x 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 29.2% 80.8% 110.9%
Equity / assets 70.8% 19.2% -10.9%
Interest coverage 34.9x – 2.5x
Current ratio 2.9x 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 2.4x 0.8x 0.2x
Cash ratio 1.8x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.50 6.81 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNEWKCCAPL
Dividend yield 1.7% 2.4% 9.5%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 6.9% –
Shareholder yield 3.1% 9.3% 9.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -24.4% 144.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 220.5% 88.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.7% 0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% 0.2%

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.

ConsensusGNEWKCCAPL
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 16.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.07FY2026 $3.75FY2026 $1.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.9%FY2026 +96.3%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.9% -34.1% -13.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $495.44MFY2026 $44.00BFY2026 $4.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.7% +3.7% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNEWKCCAPL
Held by institutions 35.7% 100.0% 23.6%
Institutions holding 109 293 60
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +4.8% +2.5%
Institutions buying 62 155 28
Institutions selling 30 91 11
Buyers to sellers 2.07 1.70 2.55

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.

GNEWKCCAPL
GNE 1.00 0.07 0.02
WKC 0.07 1.00 0.12
CAPL 0.02 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNE, WKC and CAPL?

World Kinect (WKC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Genie Energy (GNE) $438.48M, World Kinect (WKC) $1.86B, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) $851.22M.

Which stock is cheaper, GNE, WKC and CAPL?

CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Genie Energy (GNE) 17.7x, World Kinect (WKC) -10.4x, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 16.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, World Kinect (WKC) is cheapest (Genie Energy (GNE) 15.8x, World Kinect (WKC) 9.7x, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 16.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Genie Energy (GNE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Genie Energy (GNE) +10.0%, World Kinect (WKC) +7.6%, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Genie Energy (GNE) has the highest net margin (Genie Energy (GNE) 4.9%, World Kinect (WKC) -0.4%, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 1.4%). On return on invested capital, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) leads (Genie Energy (GNE) 6.6%, World Kinect (WKC) -3.0%, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year World Kinect (WKC) returned the most: Genie Energy (GNE) +9.0%, World Kinect (WKC) +36.3%, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) +5.5%. Over five years, Genie Energy (GNE) compounded fastest (Genie Energy (GNE) +25.1%/yr, World Kinect (WKC) +3.2%/yr, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) -0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) has the highest dividend yield: Genie Energy (GNE) 0.00%, World Kinect (WKC) 0.02%, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 0.09%. Genie Energy (GNE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) has been the steadiest (Genie Energy (GNE) 26.9%, World Kinect (WKC) 28.1%, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 22.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Genie Energy (GNE) leads on 5. 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.