World Kinect (WKC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
World Kinect's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -3.01% in Q2 2026, up 4.69 percentage points from -7.70% a year earlier and up 17.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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World Kinect (WKC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at World Kinect came in at -19.29%, down 24.57 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -23.06 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 5.28% in FY2024 (-0.34 pp), 5.62% in FY2023 (-2.68 pp), 8.29% in FY2022 (+3.94 pp) and 4.35% in FY2021 (+0.58 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -9.77 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 4.69 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2025 (a drop of 26.30 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, WKC's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -20.78% (Q1 2026), -21.10% (Q4 2025) and -8.59% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathon Petroleum | 108.78 Bn | 81.58 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 28.29% |
| 2 | Valero Energy | 101.48 Bn | 73.34 Bn | 9.41 Bn | 33.38% |
| 3 | HF Sinclair | 17.55 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 3.15 Bn | 25.94% |
| 4 | Sunoco | 8.51 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 9.32% |
| 5 | PBF Energy | 8.25 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 31.02% |
| 6 | Ultrapar Holdings | 5.89 Bn | -1.35 Bn | 912.61 Mn | 463.04% |
| 7 | Delek US Holdings | 3.99 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 365.10 Mn | 14.97% |
| 8 | Cvr Energy | 3.92 Bn | 882.00 Mn | 783.00 Mn | 15.08% |
| 9 | Icahn Enterprises | 3.47 Bn | -2.79 Bn | - | -7.39% |
| 10 | World Kinect | 1.84 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 288.10 Mn | -2.17% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -2.17% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -3.01% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -20.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -21.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -8.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -7.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.19% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.31% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.98% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.57% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.94% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.45% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.35% |
API Access
World Kinect Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=WKC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=WKC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();