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.

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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

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DateValue
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%