World Kinect (WKC) reported $9.03 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 7.5%. EPS of $0.30 for the same period compares to $0.62 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $9.22 billion, representing a surprise of -2.12%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -36.17%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.47.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how World Kinect performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Volume - Land: 1,392.70 Mgal compared to the 1,412.81 Mgal average estimate based on two analysts.
- Volume - Aviation: 1,763.10 Mgal versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1,771.94 Mgal.
- Income (loss) from operations- Aviation: $54.2 million compared to the $69.35 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Income (loss) from operations- Marine: $7 million compared to the $9.47 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Income (loss) from operations- Land: $-292.2 million compared to the $12.35 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of World Kinect have returned -0.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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