ARKO vs BJ vs GLP Stock Comparison

Arko, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings and Global Partners Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARKO ARKO Corp.
$3.81 -9.9% 1M -15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$431.36M
P/E
47.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.93B
Div. yield
0.03%
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
GLP Global Partners Lp
$48.40 -0.7% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.64B
P/E
9.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.46B
Div. yield
0.08%
Fuel Distribution Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 6, Global Partners 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARKOBJGLPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $431.36M $13.51B $1.64B BJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.7x 22.7x 9.4x GLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.6x 23.2x 8.0x GLP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.1% +9.1% +20.4% GLP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.1% 2.6% 0.8% BJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.3% 21.9% 14.9% BJ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.5x 2.6x BJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.08% GLP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.5% +13.2% +5.3% BJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.2%/yr +11.5%/yr +15.5%/yr GLP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.2% 30.8% 30.1% GLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 59/100 43/100 BJ

Percentile Scorecard

ARKOBJGLP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisARKOBJGLP
Valuation 97 #2 of 40 39 #25 of 40 59 #10 of 23
Growth 11 #34 of 38 57 #17 of 38 56 #9 of 19
Profitability 28 #27 of 37 69 #12 of 37 17 #16 of 19
Financial Health 33 #27 of 40 54 #19 of 40 29 #18 of 25
Shareholder Returns 19 #23 of 28 74 #8 of 28 53 #9 of 18
Overall 38 59 43
  • ARKO ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • BJ ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • GLP ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARKOBJGLPSPY
1 month -9.9%+17.7%-0.7% -1.0%
3 months -52.0%+13.9%+0.2% +2.9%
6 months -43.3%+12.2%+4.3% +6.4%
Year to date -16.1%+17.6%+15.7% +11.4%
1 year -15.5%+13.2%+5.3% +13.1%
3 years -49.2%+50.2%+57.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -20.2%+14.5%+16.4% +21.5%
5 years -61.2%+72.6%+105.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -17.2%+11.5%+15.5% +10.9%
10 years ——+196.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+11.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureARKOBJGLPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.2%30.8%30.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.9%29.5%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.61-0.440.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.280.430.18 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-30.1%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.9%-0.7%-10.4% -2.5%
52-week high $8.64$106.62$54.00 $779.14
52-week low $3.81$83.82$39.58 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleARKOBJGLP
P/E now vs peer median 47.3xmedian 21.6x 22.6xmedian 21.6x 9.4xmedian 10.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 9.7x 12.1xmedian 9.7x 6.0xmedian 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 17.8x 37.4xmedian 17.8x 8.3xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.0x 6.1xmedian 3.0x 2.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.18median 1.06 3.05median 1.06 -1.03median 0.30

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsARKOBJGLP
Revenue $7.93B $22.81B $21.46B
Gross profit – $4.16B $1.20B
Operating income $97.79M $856.70M $331.81M
Net income $19.16M $594.50M $195.20M
Free cash flow $36.75M $358.22M $199.43M
EPS (diluted) $0.08 $4.65 $5.11
Cash & equivalents $245.56M $29.98M $23.91M
Total debt $3.20B $629.25M $5.58B
Shares (diluted) 115.88M 127.74M 34.12M
Enterprise value -$726.39M $13.36B $1.47B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricARKOBJGLP
P/E 47.3x 22.6x 9.4x
P/FCF 11.6x 37.4x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 2.8x 12.0x 5.1x
P/S 0.1x 0.6x 0.1x
P/B 0.9x 6.1x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 6.4x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 3.7x 12.1x 6.0x
EV/EBIT 8.7x 16.3x 8.8x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 0.6x 0.1x
EV/FCF 23.1x 39.0x 14.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.5x 12.6x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.18 3.05 -1.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARKOBJGLP
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.1% 9.1% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.8% 5.5% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.7% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.1% 3.5% 28.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 3.5% -0.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.4% 2.7% 71.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.3% 5.4% -6.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.6% 6.5% 80.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.0% 7.4% -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.8% 18.9% -8.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 21.9% -1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -60.2% 26.9% -20.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.7% 22.7% -5.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARKOBJGLP
Gross margin – 18.2% 5.6%
EBITDA margin 2.9% 5.1% 2.2%
Operating margin 1.2% 3.8% 1.5%
Pretax margin 0.3% 3.6% 0.9%
Net margin 0.1% 2.6% 0.8%
FCF margin 0.5% 1.6% 0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 2.0% 4.9% 1.5%
Return on equity 4.1% 27.5% 26.7%
Return on assets 0.5% 7.5% 4.7%
Return on invested capital 6.3% 21.9% 14.9%
Return on capital employed 3.2% 17.2% 11.2%
Asset turnover 2.2x 2.9x 5.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.1x 1.9x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARKOBJGLP
Debt / assets 19.0% 7.9% 32.5%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.3x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.5x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 18.4x 1.8x 6.6x
Liabilities / assets 86.8% 72.5% 81.4%
Equity / assets 13.2% 27.5% 18.6%
Interest coverage 1.1x 18.5x –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.53 4.74 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARKOBJGLP
Dividend yield 3.1% – 6.3%
Net buyback yield -45.5% 4.1% –
Shareholder yield -42.4% 4.1% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 70.2% – 66.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 36.6% – 64.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.0% – 5.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – -2.1%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusARKOBJGLP
Forward P/E 34.6xFY2026 23.2xFY2026 8.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.11FY2026 $4.57FY2026 $6.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -26.7%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026 +186.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +13.3% -40.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.25BFY2026 $22.89BFY2026 $26.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.0%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +41.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.0% +14.2% +37.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARKOBJGLP
Held by institutions 64.6% 100.0% 49.8%
Institutions holding 152 638 115
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% +1.8% +1.7%
Institutions buying 87 325 60
Institutions selling 48 232 17
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.40 3.53

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ARKOBJGLP
ARKO 1.00 0.23 0.07
BJ 0.23 1.00 0.09
GLP 0.07 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARKO, BJ and GLP?

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arko (ARKO) $431.36M, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) $13.51B, Global Partners (GLP) $1.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARKO, BJ and GLP?

Global Partners (GLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arko (ARKO) 47.7x, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 22.7x, Global Partners (GLP) 9.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global Partners (GLP) is cheapest (Arko (ARKO) 34.6x, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 23.2x, Global Partners (GLP) 8.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Global Partners (GLP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arko (ARKO) -2.1%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +9.1%, Global Partners (GLP) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) has the highest net margin (Arko (ARKO) 0.1%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 2.6%, Global Partners (GLP) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) leads (Arko (ARKO) 6.3%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 21.9%, Global Partners (GLP) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) returned the most: Arko (ARKO) -15.5%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +13.2%, Global Partners (GLP) +5.3%. Over five years, Global Partners (GLP) compounded fastest (Arko (ARKO) -17.2%/yr, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +11.5%/yr, Global Partners (GLP) +15.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Global Partners (GLP) has the highest dividend yield: Arko (ARKO) 0.03%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 0.00%, Global Partners (GLP) 0.08%. BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Global Partners (GLP) has been the steadiest (Arko (ARKO) 56.2%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 30.8%, Global Partners (GLP) 30.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARKO, BJ and GLP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.