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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-24-010799"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WKC"
cik: "0000789460"
company_name: "WORLD KINECT CORP"
filed_at: "2024-03-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T22:39:00.360181+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# World Kinect targets 30% adj. operating margin by 2026; EBITDA $480-520M

## Summary
- Medium-term target: 30% adjusted operating margin by 2026.
- Adjusted EBITDA growth to $480-520 million annually by 2026.
- Total free cash flow of $900M-$1.2B over 5 years; ~40% for buybacks and dividends.
- 2024 Investor Day held March 13, 2024; strategy discussed across 3 business segments.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-010799
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WKC
- cik: 0000789460
- company_name: WORLD KINECT CORP
- filed_at: 2024-03-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789460/000162828024010799/0001628280-24-010799-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789460/000162828024010799/int-20240313.htm

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