Forensic Analysis · Energy / Oil & Gas · as of Jun 27, 2026
WORLD KINECT CORP (WKC)
A forensic read on WORLD KINECT CORP built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.
D · Weak — demands caution
Forensic grade
Distress
Financial health
0.6
Altman Z-score
Clean
Earnings quality
2
Forensic signals
-39.7%
ROE
$1.7B
Market cap
2.92%
Dividend yield
WORLD KINECT CORP earns a D (Weak — demands caution) forensic quality grade, and its Altman Z-score is 0.6, placing it in the Distress zone. 2 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by return on invested capital.
What the filings flag
-19%Return on invested capital.Return on invested capital is -19% and slipping from 6% — well below its ~8% cost of capital, so reinvested dollars may be destroying value, not building it.
$528MGoodwill impairments.Took $528M of goodwill writedowns across 1 year(s) (FY2025 ($528M)). Writedowns mean past acquisitions underperformed what was paid for them — worth weighing on capital-allocation skill.
Key fundamentals
Net Margin-1.7%
Debt / Equity0.54x
Free Cash Flow$227.3M
Latest Revenue$36.92B
Return on Equity-47.3%
Revenue Growth YoY-12.5%
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