Why WKC beats the market
Up 44% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%.
“Land Adjusted income from operations was $20 million, an increase of $19 million year-over-year, principally reflecting the benefits of our land portfolio transformation.”
WKC's Quality Score fell 2 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 6. Its week-by-week trend stopped pointing up (2 chart checks stopped).
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Up 44% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%.
“Land Adjusted income from operations was $20 million, an increase of $19 million year-over-year, principally reflecting the benefits of our land portfolio transformation.”
| The chart | Above a rising 200-day average |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Oct 30 |
After its last 4 reports it closed +2.6% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 2 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well below its recent run. WKC scores 6 today, against a median of 11 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
WKC is #202 of 457 by Quality Score.
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Expected to report Thu Feb 18, after the close (in 100 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $13.3B, 41% more than a year ago; a profit of $0.70 a share, from $0.46.
“Third quarter 2026 gross profit was $148 million, an increase of 4%, primarily attributable to the contribution from the Universal Trip Support Services acquisition that closed in the fourth quarter of 2025 and growth in our core commercial fuel business, principally in Europe and Latin America.”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aviation | $7.6B | $8B | $4.9B |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 30)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Adjusted EPS | $3.52 to $3.62 |
“Third quarter 2026 gross profit was $59 million, an increase of 131%, primarily driven by higher profit contribution from our core resale business and certain physical locations, which continue to benefit from increased bunker fuel prices and global supply dynamics.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 29)
Sales fell 15% a year over 3 years, fiscal 2022 to 2025.
Pays $0.92 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | -4.2% | +0.3% | -1.5% |
| Jul 23, 2026 | +10.3% | +5.2% | +9.5% |
| Apr 23, 2026 | +22.1% | +10.9% | +14.6% |
Sales grew in one of the last four years, to $37B in 2025. It lost money in 2025 after a profit in 2024.
RSI 40.0, MACD below signal, below its 50-day, above its 200-day. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 57% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $0.92 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $47.1M a year |
| Free cash flow | $81.9M |
| Record | Raised every year since 2018 |
4 insiders sold $2.6M across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: WKC is under 0.1% of VYM and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.
World Kinect Corp is an energy management company involved in providing supply fulfillment, energy procurement advisory services, and transaction and payment management solutions to commercial and industrial customers. It sells and delivers liquid fuels, natural gas, electricity, renewable energy, and other sustainability solutions. The company operates in three reportable segments consisting of aviation, land, and marine. It earns the majority of its revenue from the Aviation segment.
“We operate globally across industries that are highly fragmented with numerous competitors.”
WKC scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #202 of 457 in Industrials by Quality Score, with 2 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 44% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
WKC scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #202 of 457 in Industrials by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind WKC's 6.
4 insiders sold $2.6M across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Jorge L. Benitez, Director, who sold $475K on Nov 5. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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