BWLP vs GLP vs SUN Stock Comparison

Bw Lpg, Global Partners and Sunoco Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BWLP BW LPG Ltd
$25.56 +5.1% 1M +100.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.94B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
–
Fuel Distribution Energy
5 wins
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
2 wins
SUN Sunoco LP
$73.80 -1.8% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.20B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.58B
Div. yield
0.07%
Fuel Distribution Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sunoco leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sunoco 5, Bw Lpg 5, Global Partners 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWLPGLPSUNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.94B $1.64B $10.20B SUN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.8x 9.4x 8.8x SUN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.6x 8.0x 7.9x BWLP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.5% +20.4% +83.3% SUN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.9% 0.8% 2.9% BWLP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.0% 14.9% 7.5% GLP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.6x 4.4x BWLP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.08% 0.07% GLP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +100.3% +5.3% +36.1% BWLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.3%/yr +15.5%/yr +12.1%/yr BWLP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 30.1% 26.5% SUN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 43/100 63/100 SUN

Percentile Scorecard

BWLPGLPSUN

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

AxisBWLPGLPSUN
Valuation 41 #14 of 23 59 #10 of 23 64 #9 of 23
Growth 0 #19 of 19 56 #9 of 19 100 #1 of 19
Profitability 83 #4 of 19 17 #16 of 19 22 #15 of 19
Financial Health 83 #5 of 25 29 #18 of 25 33 #17 of 25
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 18 53 #9 of 18 94 #2 of 18
Overall 62 43 63
  • BWLP ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • GLP ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • SUN 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

PeriodBWLPGLPSUNSPY
1 month +5.1%-0.7%-1.8% -1.0%
3 months +17.1%+0.2%-1.9% +2.9%
6 months +37.8%+4.3%+12.0% +6.4%
Year to date +95.1%+15.7%+40.8% +11.4%
1 year +100.3%+5.3%+36.1% +13.1%
3 years +102.5%+57.6%+44.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.5%+16.4%+13.1% +21.5%
5 years +369.9%+105.2%+76.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +36.3%+15.5%+12.1% +10.9%
10 years +714.0%+196.9%+151.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +23.3%+11.5%+9.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBWLPGLPSUNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%30.1%26.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.1%30.0%27.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.370.13-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.540.181.36 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.2%-33.9%-24.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.9%-10.4%-6.7% -2.5%
52-week high $26.31$54.00$79.13 $779.14
52-week low $11.99$39.58$50.16 $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.

MultipleBWLPGLPSUN
P/E now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 10.4x 9.4xmedian 10.4x 8.7xmedian 10.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 0.3x 0.1xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 7.1x 6.0xmedian 7.1x 7.9xmedian 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 9.4x 8.3xmedian 9.4x 6.1xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 2.2xmedian 1.9x 1.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 -1.03median 0.30 0.35median 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 monthsBWLPGLPSUN
Revenue $2.61B $21.46B $39.58B
Gross profit – $1.20B $4.72B
Operating income $360.05M $331.81M $1.89B
Net income $504.96M $195.20M $1.16B
Free cash flow $721.10M $199.43M $1.66B
EPS (diluted) $1.87 $5.11 $8.40
Cash & equivalents $303.86M $23.91M $773.00M
Total debt $3.13B $5.58B $44.53B
Shares (diluted) 151.90M 34.12M 137.74M
Enterprise value $2.92B $1.47B $4.58B

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
MetricBWLPGLPSUN
P/E 13.6x 9.4x 8.7x
P/FCF 5.4x 8.3x 6.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 5.1x 4.3x
P/S 1.5x 0.1x 0.3x
P/B 1.9x 2.2x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.2x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 6.0x 7.9x
EV/EBIT 12.2x 8.8x 12.0x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 0.1x 0.6x
EV/FCF 6.1x 14.6x 13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 9.0x 9.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.03 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWLPGLPSUN
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.5% 20.4% 83.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.2% 18.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.4% 108.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% 54.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.0% 28.9% 123.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% 47.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 86.9% 71.7% 166.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -6.6% 46.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -68.3% 80.9% 164.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -9.1% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.7% -8.4% 220.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -1.6% 54.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -37.3% -20.4% 597.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.9% 57.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWLPGLPSUN
Gross margin – 5.6% 11.9%
EBITDA margin 24.0% 2.2% 7.2%
Operating margin 13.8% 1.5% 4.8%
Pretax margin 13.1% 0.9% 3.4%
Net margin 10.9% 0.8% 2.9%
FCF margin 27.6% 0.9% 4.2%
Operating cash flow margin 14.2% 1.5% 5.9%
Return on equity 24.8% 26.7% 13.9%
Return on assets 15.0% 4.7% 3.9%
Return on invested capital 13.0% 14.9% 7.5%
Return on capital employed 13.4% 11.2% 7.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 5.1x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.7x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWLPGLPSUN
Debt / assets 24.0% 32.5% 44.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.7x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.6x 4.4x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 6.6x 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 39.4% 81.4% 72.1%
Equity / assets 60.6% 18.6% 27.9%
Interest coverage 3.8x – 2.7x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.25 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWLPGLPSUN
Dividend yield 81.8% 6.3% 5.2%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 81.8% 6.3% 5.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 66.3% 63.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 64.9% 44.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.3% 14.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -2.1% 26.4%

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.

ConsensusBWLPGLPSUN
Forward P/E 5.6xFY2026 8.0xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.57FY2026 $6.04FY2026 $9.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +290.6%FY2026 +186.3%FY2026 +279.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -59.3% -40.2% -6.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.20BFY2026 $26.25BFY2026 $50.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +69.7%FY2026 +41.4%FY2026 +98.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -31.6% +37.7% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWLPGLPSUN
Held by institutions 16.1% 49.8% 48.4%
Institutions holding 105 115 302
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.9% +1.7% -0.2%
Institutions buying 62 60 115
Institutions selling 23 17 83
Buyers to sellers 2.70 3.53 1.39

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.

BWLPGLPSUN
BWLP 1.00 0.22 0.21
GLP 0.22 1.00 0.33
SUN 0.21 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWLP, GLP and SUN?

Sunoco (SUN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bw Lpg (BWLP) $3.94B, Global Partners (GLP) $1.64B, Sunoco (SUN) $10.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWLP, GLP and SUN?

Sunoco (SUN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bw Lpg (BWLP) 13.8x, Global Partners (GLP) 9.4x, Sunoco (SUN) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bw Lpg (BWLP) is cheapest (Bw Lpg (BWLP) 5.6x, Global Partners (GLP) 8.0x, Sunoco (SUN) 7.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sunoco (SUN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bw Lpg (BWLP) -2.5%, Global Partners (GLP) +20.4%, Sunoco (SUN) +83.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bw Lpg (BWLP) has the highest net margin (Bw Lpg (BWLP) 10.9%, Global Partners (GLP) 0.8%, Sunoco (SUN) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Global Partners (GLP) leads (Bw Lpg (BWLP) 13.0%, Global Partners (GLP) 14.9%, Sunoco (SUN) 7.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bw Lpg (BWLP) returned the most: Bw Lpg (BWLP) +100.3%, Global Partners (GLP) +5.3%, Sunoco (SUN) +36.1%. Over five years, Bw Lpg (BWLP) compounded fastest (Bw Lpg (BWLP) +36.3%/yr, Global Partners (GLP) +15.5%/yr, Sunoco (SUN) +12.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Global Partners (GLP) has the highest dividend yield: Bw Lpg (BWLP) 0.00%, Global Partners (GLP) 0.08%, Sunoco (SUN) 0.07%. Bw Lpg (BWLP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sunoco (SUN) has been the steadiest (Bw Lpg (BWLP) 39.5%, Global Partners (GLP) 30.1%, Sunoco (SUN) 26.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BWLP, GLP and SUN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sunoco (SUN) leads on 5. 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.