CVR Energy vs World Kinect
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I put CVR Energy 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 $7.2B for CVR Energy, about 5.2 times as much.
- CVR Energy grew revenue faster (−5.9%, against −12.5%).
- CVR Energy kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (2.5% operating margin, against −1.5%).
- World Kinect turned more of its sales into free cash flow (0.6% FCF margin, against −0.6%).
- CVR Energy earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (9.1%, against −20.9%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
CVR Energy
CVI
8/10
Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-score
World Kinect
WKC
2/10
FCF marginShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CVI FY25 | WKC FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $6.2B | $1.9B |
| Revenue | $7.2B | $36.9B |
| Free cash flow | −$41.0M | $227M |
| Net income | $27.0M | −$614M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −5.9% | −12.5% |
| 5-year growth | 12.8% | 12.6% |
| Share count change | 0.0% | −6.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 4.8% | 2.6% |
| Operating margin | 2.5% | −1.5% |
| Net margin | 0.4% | −1.7% |
| FCF margin | −0.6% | 0.6% |
| Return on capital | 9.1% | −20.9% |
| Return on equity | 3.8% | −37.8% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.3B | $504M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.2x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $126M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 91.2x | — |
| 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.