World Kinect (WKC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
World Kinect's (WKC) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 23.53% in Q1 2026, down 2777.0% year-on-year from 0.88% in Q1 2025, and down 10.49% quarter-over-quarter from 21.3% in Q4 2025.
World Kinect (WKC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
World Kinect has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 23.53% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 23.53%, down 2777.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 23.53% (down 2777.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 18.9%, down 2473.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 23.53% for Q1 2026 at World Kinect, down from 21.3% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 9.4% in Q3 2023 to a low of 23.53% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 5.75% (2022), against an average of 1.24%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 362 bps in 2023 and tumbled 2777 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- World Kinect's Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.9% in 2022, then decreased by 26 bps to 5.86% in 2023, then grew by 5 bps to 6.16% in 2024, then plunged by 446 bps to 21.3% in 2025, then retreated by 10 bps to 23.53% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 23.53% (Q1 2026), 21.3% (Q4 2025), and 8.92% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathon Petroleum | 76.18 Bn | 80.70 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 14.61% |
| 2 | Valero Energy | 75.63 Bn | 72.96 Bn | 30.79 Bn | 13.70% |
| 3 | Phillips 66 | 71.92 Bn | 67.92 Bn | 31.12 Bn | -306.60% |
| 4 | HF Sinclair | 12.56 Bn | 11.48 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 12.31% |
| 5 | Sunoco | 8.81 Bn | 8.10 Bn | 1.69 Bn | 6.17% |
| 6 | Cosan | 5.12 Bn | 250.68 Mn | 552.94 Mn | 12.76% |
| 7 | Icahn Enterprises | 4.72 Bn | 3.42 Bn | -134.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | PBF Energy | 4.49 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 278.50 Mn | 8.02% |
| 9 | Cvr Energy | 3.16 Bn | 2.85 Bn | -103.00 Mn | 6.10% |
| 10 | World Kinect | 1.61 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 271.20 Mn | -23.53% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -23.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -21.30% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -8.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -7.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.72% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.95% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.77% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.86% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.40% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.74% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.90% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.95% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.39% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.69% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.59% |