HF Sinclair vs World Kinect
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I put HF Sinclair and World Kinect side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- World Kinect is the larger business, with $36.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $26.9B for HF Sinclair.
- HF Sinclair grew revenue faster (−6.0%, against −12.5%).
- HF Sinclair kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (3.5% operating margin, against −1.5%).
- HF Sinclair turned more of its sales into free cash flow (3.2% FCF margin, against 0.6%).
- HF Sinclair earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (6.6%, against −20.9%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
HF Sinclair
DINO
9/10
Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-score
World Kinect
WKC
1/10
Share count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | DINO FY25 | WKC FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $22.5B | $1.9B |
| Revenue | $26.9B | $36.9B |
| Free cash flow | $866M | $227M |
| Net income | $579M | −$614M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −6.0% | −12.5% |
| 5-year growth | 19.2% | 12.6% |
| Share count change | −2.9% | −6.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.0% | 2.6% |
| Operating margin | 3.5% | −1.5% |
| Net margin | 2.2% | −1.7% |
| FCF margin | 3.2% | 0.6% |
| Return on capital | 6.6% | −20.9% |
| Return on equity | 6.3% | −37.8% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.9B | $504M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.0x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $730M | $126M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 11.9x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 5 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.