World Kinect (WKC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
World Kinect (WKC) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -2.23% for Q2 2026, up 5.63 percentage points from -7.86% a year earlier and up 21.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
World Kinect (WKC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, World Kinect posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -18.90%, down 24.73 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -22.77 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 5.82% in FY2024 (+0.50 pp), 5.32% in FY2023 (-5.85 pp), 11.17% in FY2022 (+4.46 pp) and 6.71% in FY2021 (+2.84 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -10.24 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 5.63 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2026 (a drop of 27.77 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -23.53% (Q1 2026), -21.30% (Q4 2025) and -8.92% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathon Petroleum | 118.57 Bn | 108.97 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 22.14% |
| 2 | Valero Energy | 116.99 Bn | 97.20 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 22.42% |
| 3 | HF Sinclair | 20.15 Bn | 14.38 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 17.43% |
| 4 | Sunoco | 10.25 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 7.59% |
| 5 | PBF Energy | 9.64 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 19.21% |
| 6 | Ultrapar Holdings | 7.95 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 912.61 Mn | 16.20% |
| 7 | Cvr Energy | 5.51 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 117.00 Mn | 12.69% |
| 8 | Icahn Enterprises | 4.74 Bn | -1.02 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Delek US Holdings | 4.54 Bn | 2.27 Bn | 365.10 Mn | 14.06% |
| 10 | World Kinect | 1.84 Bn | 891.01 Mn | 365.10 Mn | -2.23% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.23% |
| 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% |
World Kinect Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WKC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "WKC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WKC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();