---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000789460-26-000023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WKC"
cik: "0000789460"
company_name: "WORLD KINECT CORP"
filed_at: "2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:43:52.510921+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# World Kinect Q1 adj EPS $0.75 beats; raises FY guidance; rebrands to World Fuel

## Summary
- GAAP net income $26M ($0.50 diluted EPS) vs loss of $21M ($0.37 loss) in Q1 2025; adjusted net income $39M ($0.75 adj EPS).
- Revenue $9,685M (+2% YoY); gross profit $271M (+18%); adjusted EBITDA $94M (+18%).
- Segment gross profit: Aviation $138M (+20%), Land $67M (-16%), Marine $66M (+86%).
- Raised FY 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $2.65-$2.85 from prior $2.20-$2.40.
- Repurchased $75M of common stock; announced rebrand to World Fuel (legal name unchanged, ticker WKC).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000789460-26-000023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WKC
- cik: 0000789460
- company_name: WORLD KINECT CORP
- filed_at: 2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789460/000078946026000023/0000789460-26-000023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789460/000078946026000023/wkc-20260423.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  WORLD KINECT CORP reported first quarter of 2026 results: revenue $9,685 million, net income GAAP net income of $26 million, EPS $0.50 per diluted share. Guidance raised.
  - Period: first quarter of 2026
  - Revenue: $9,685 million
  - Net income: GAAP net income of $26 million
  - EPS: $0.50 per diluted share
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: World Kinect Corporation Reports First Quarter 2026 Results Strong First Quarter 2026 Results and Raises Fiscal Year 2026 Adjusted EPS Guidance MIAMI—April 23, 2026—World Kinect Corporation (NYSE: WKC) today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2026. First Quarter 2026 Highlights • Gross profit of $271 million • Adjusted gross profit of $254 million • GAAP net income of $26 million, or $0.50 per diluted share • Adjusted net income of $39 million, or $0.75 per diluted share • Adjusted EBITDA of $94 million • Repurchased $75 million of common stock
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789460/000078946026000023/0000789460-26-000023-index.htm

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