BWLP vs SPH vs CAPL Stock Comparison

Bw Lpg, Suburban Propane Partners and CrossAmerica Partners Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BWLP BW LPG Ltd
$25.62 +3.8% 1M +98.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.85B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
–
Fuel Distribution Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bw Lpg leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Bw Lpg 7, CrossAmerica Partners 3, Suburban Propane Partners 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWLPSPHCAPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.85B $1.19B $867.06M BWLP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.6x 9.1x 16.5x SPH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.6x 9.1x 16.9x BWLP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.5% -2.5% +0.3% CAPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.9% 9.4% 1.4% BWLP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.0% 10.6% 14.6% CAPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 4.4x 3.8x BWLP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% 0.09% CAPL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +98.6% -6.3% +8.8% BWLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.9%/yr +2.0%/yr +0.3%/yr BWLP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.4% 21.7% 22.1% SPH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 34/100 29/100 BWLP

Percentile Scorecard

BWLPSPHCAPL

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

AxisBWLPSPHCAPL
Valuation 36 #15 of 23 23 #18 of 23 41 #14 of 23
Growth 0 #19 of 19 28 #14 of 19 22 #15 of 19
Profitability 82 #4 of 18 59 #8 of 18 35 #12 of 18
Financial Health 87 #4 of 24 26 #18 of 24 0 #24 of 24
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 18 35 #12 of 18 47 #10 of 18
Overall 61 34 29
  • BWLP ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • SPH ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • CAPL 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

PeriodBWLPSPHCAPLSPY
1 month +3.8%+7.5%+5.0% +0.9%
3 months +17.3%-2.7%+4.3% +5.9%
6 months +30.8%-9.7%+7.9% +8.5%
Year to date +95.6%-4.6%+10.4% +13.3%
1 year +98.6%-6.3%+8.8% +12.4%
3 years +94.1%+4.1%+1.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +24.8%+1.3%+0.6% +23.5%
5 years +379.8%+10.6%+1.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +36.9%+2.0%+0.3% +11.0%
10 years +713.3%-45.9%-13.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +23.3%-6.0%-1.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBWLPSPHCAPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.4%21.7%22.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.0%23.3%22.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.37-0.06-0.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.50-0.290.40 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.2%-26.1%-22.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.6%-14.5%-5.9% -0.9%
52-week high $26.31$20.68$24.18 $779.14
52-week low $11.99$16.40$19.78 $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.

MultipleBWLPSPHCAPL
P/E now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 8.9x 9.0xmedian 8.9x 16.5xmedian 8.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 0.3x 0.8xmedian 0.3x 0.2xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 7.0x 8.6xmedian 7.0x 8.4xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 8.5x 11.7xmedian 8.5x 9.6xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x -8.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 0.79median 0.32 -7.48median 0.32

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 monthsBWLPSPHCAPL
Revenue $2.61B $1.39B $3.86B
Gross profit – $880.33M $422.31M
Operating income $360.05M $211.03M $113.17M
Net income $504.96M $130.66M $55.25M
Free cash flow $721.10M $101.29M $90.26M
EPS (diluted) $1.87 $1.96 $1.37
Cash & equivalents $303.86M $5.03M $4.92M
Total debt $3.13B $1.22B $725.25M
Shares (diluted) 151.90M 66.68M 38.32M
Enterprise value $2.84B $1.18B $845.88M

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
MetricBWLPSPHCAPL
P/E 13.6x 9.0x 16.5x
P/FCF 5.4x 11.7x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 6.5x 7.6x
P/S 1.5x 0.8x 0.2x
P/B 1.9x 1.7x -8.1x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.9x -5.4x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 8.6x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 12.2x 11.4x 14.0x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.7x 0.4x
EV/FCF 6.1x 23.7x 17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 13.2x 13.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.79 -7.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWLPSPHCAPL
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.5% -2.5% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.1% -5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.8% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% 2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.0% 5.2% 14.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 8.5% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 86.9% 34.5% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 13.0% -1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -68.3% 31.9% 25.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 11.5% -2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.7% 0.1% 26.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.8% -9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -37.3% -2.9% 67.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -16.2% -11.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWLPSPHCAPL
Gross margin – 63.1% 10.9%
EBITDA margin 24.0% 20.0% 4.9%
Operating margin 13.8% 15.1% 2.9%
Pretax margin 13.1% 9.4% 1.8%
Net margin 10.9% 9.4% 1.4%
FCF margin 27.6% 7.3% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 14.2% 13.0% 3.0%
Return on equity 24.8% 17.9% –
Return on assets 15.0% 5.5% 5.6%
Return on invested capital 13.0% 10.6% 14.6%
Return on capital employed 13.4% 9.8% 13.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 3.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.4x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.5% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWLPSPHCAPL
Debt / assets 24.0% 51.9% 73.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.7x -6.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 4.4x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 12.1x 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 39.4% 69.7% 110.9%
Equity / assets 60.6% 30.3% -10.9%
Interest coverage 3.8x 2.8x 2.5x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.8x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.25 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWLPSPHCAPL
Dividend yield 81.7% 7.4% 9.3%
Net buyback yield – -1.4% –
Shareholder yield 81.7% 6.0% 9.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 65.7% 144.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 84.7% 88.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.5% 0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.4% 0.2%

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.

ConsensusBWLPSPHCAPL
Forward P/E 5.6xFY2026 9.1xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.57FY2026 $1.94FY2026 $1.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +290.6%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -59.3% +2.1% -13.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.20BFY2026 $1.34BFY2026 $4.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +69.7%FY2026 -6.6%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -31.6% +3.9% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWLPSPHCAPL
Held by institutions – 43.1% 23.6%
Institutions holding – 145 60
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.8% +2.5%
Institutions buying – 60 28
Institutions selling – 33 11
Buyers to sellers – 1.82 2.55

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.

BWLPSPHCAPL
BWLP 1.00 0.16 0.10
SPH 0.16 1.00 0.13
CAPL 0.10 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWLP, SPH and CAPL?

Bw Lpg (BWLP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bw Lpg (BWLP) $3.85B, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) $1.19B, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) $867.06M.

Which stock is cheaper, BWLP, SPH and CAPL?

Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bw Lpg (BWLP) 13.6x, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) 9.1x, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 16.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bw Lpg (BWLP) is cheapest (Bw Lpg (BWLP) 5.6x, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) 9.1x, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bw Lpg (BWLP) -2.5%, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) -2.5%, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bw Lpg (BWLP) has the highest net margin (Bw Lpg (BWLP) 10.9%, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) 9.4%, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 1.4%). On return on invested capital, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) leads (Bw Lpg (BWLP) 13.0%, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) 10.6%, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bw Lpg (BWLP) returned the most: Bw Lpg (BWLP) +98.6%, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) -6.3%, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) +8.8%. Over five years, Bw Lpg (BWLP) compounded fastest (Bw Lpg (BWLP) +36.9%/yr, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) +2.0%/yr, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) has the highest dividend yield: Bw Lpg (BWLP) 0.00%, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) 0.07%, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 0.09%. Bw Lpg (BWLP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) has been the steadiest (Bw Lpg (BWLP) 39.4%, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) 21.7%, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 22.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BWLP, SPH and CAPL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bw Lpg (BWLP) leads on 7. 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.