Valero Energy vs World Kinect
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I put Valero Energy and World Kinect side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Valero Energy is the larger business, with $122.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $36.9B for World Kinect, about 3.3 times as much.
- Valero Energy grew revenue faster (−5.5%, against −12.5%).
- Valero Energy kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (2.6% operating margin, against −1.5%).
- Valero Energy earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (7.2%, against −20.9%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 9 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Valero Energy
VLO
8/9
Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-score
World Kinect
WKC
1/9
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Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | VLO FY25 | WKC FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $125.5B | $1.9B |
| Revenue | $122.7B | $36.9B |
| Free cash flow | — | $227M |
| Net income | $2.3B | −$614M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −5.5% | −12.5% |
| 5-year growth | 13.6% | 12.6% |
| Share count change | −4.0% | −6.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 4.4% | 2.6% |
| Operating margin | 2.6% | −1.5% |
| Net margin | 1.9% | −1.7% |
| FCF margin | — | 0.6% |
| Return on capital | 7.2% | −20.9% |
| Return on equity | 9.7% | −37.8% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $5.9B | $504M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.9x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $4.0B | $126M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 17.7x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 5 |
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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.