CAPL vs GLP vs MUSA Stock Comparison

CrossAmerica Partners, Global Partners and Murphy USA Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLP Global Partners Lp
$47.74 +0.5% 1M +4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.60B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.46B
Div. yield
0.08%
Fuel Distribution Energy
3 wins
MUSA Murphy USA Inc.
$531.00 +3.8% 1M +34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.52B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.48B
Div. yield
–
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCAPLGLPMUSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $864.96M $1.60B $9.52B MUSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.5x 9.2x 15.4x GLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x 7.7x 14.9x GLP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +20.4% +10.3% GLP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.4% 0.8% 2.9% MUSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% 14.9% 24.3% MUSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.6x 1.7x MUSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.09% 0.08% 0.00% CAPL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.8% +4.7% +34.8% MUSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr +15.3%/yr +26.7%/yr MUSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.1% 30.1% 39.5% CAPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 46/100 54/100 MUSA

Percentile Scorecard

CAPLGLPMUSA

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

AxisCAPLGLPMUSA
Valuation 36 #15 of 23 55 #11 of 23 54 #19 of 40
Growth 22 #15 of 19 56 #9 of 19 65 #14 of 38
Profitability 35 #12 of 18 18 #15 of 18 77 #9 of 36
Financial Health 0 #24 of 24 30 #17 of 24 21 #32 of 40
Shareholder Returns 41 #11 of 18 71 #6 of 18 56 #13 of 28
Overall 27 46 54
  • CAPL ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • GLP ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • MUSA ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAPLGLPMUSASPY
1 month +4.1%+0.5%+3.8% -0.2%
3 months +1.7%-2.4%-11.7% +3.9%
6 months +5.8%+1.1%+2.1% +8.2%
Year to date +8.5%+14.1%+31.6% +12.9%
1 year +5.8%+4.7%+34.8% +12.3%
3 years 0.0%+60.3%+45.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year 0.0%+17.0%+13.4% +23.3%
5 years -0.6%+103.8%+225.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.1%+15.3%+26.7% +10.9%
10 years -15.6%+199.3%+672.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -1.7%+11.6%+22.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCAPLGLPMUSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.1%30.1%39.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.3%30.0%40.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.200.13-0.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.260.150.88 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -22.2%-33.9%-35.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.6%-11.6%-14.8% -1.2%
52-week high $24.18$54.00$623.43 $779.14
52-week low $19.78$39.58$356.57 $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.

MultipleCAPLGLPMUSA
P/E now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 9.2x 9.3xmedian 9.2x 15.9xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.3x 0.1xmedian 0.3x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 7.0x 6.0xmedian 7.0x 9.7xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 8.9x 8.1xmedian 8.9x 18.0xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median -8.0xmedian 1.8x 2.2xmedian 1.8x 12.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -7.34median 0.34 -1.02median 0.34 1.89median 1.19

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 monthsCAPLGLPMUSA
Revenue $3.86B $21.46B $21.48B
Gross profit $422.31M $1.20B $2.62B
Operating income $113.17M $331.81M $921.40M
Net income $55.25M $195.20M $617.20M
Free cash flow $90.26M $199.43M $541.50M
EPS (diluted) $1.37 $5.11 $33.27
Cash & equivalents $4.92M $23.91M $175.40M
Total debt $725.25M $1.31B $2.19B
Shares (diluted) 38.32M 34.12M 18.55M
Enterprise value $843.78M $1.43B $9.15B

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
MetricCAPLGLPMUSA
P/E 16.3x 9.3x 15.9x
P/FCF 9.5x 8.1x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x 5.0x 9.9x
P/S 0.2x 0.1x 0.5x
P/B -8.0x 2.2x 12.5x
P/Tangible book -5.3x 2.2x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 6.0x 9.7x
EV/EBIT 13.9x 8.7x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.1x 0.5x
EV/FCF 17.4x 14.5x 21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 8.9x 11.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.34 -1.02 1.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAPLGLPMUSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 20.4% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 8.2% -1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% 10.4% 13.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 3.6% 4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.4% 28.9% 26.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% -0.3% 2.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.1% 71.7% 25.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.7% -6.6% 2.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.8% 80.9% 34.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.2% -9.1% 8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.6% -8.4% 18.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% -1.6% 7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.5% -20.4% 48.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% -5.9% 3.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAPLGLPMUSA
Gross margin 10.9% 5.6% 12.2%
EBITDA margin 4.9% 2.2% 5.6%
Operating margin 2.9% 1.5% 4.3%
Pretax margin 1.8% 0.9% 3.8%
Net margin 1.4% 0.8% 2.9%
FCF margin 2.3% 0.9% 2.5%
Operating cash flow margin 3.0% 1.5% 4.6%
Return on equity – 26.7% 85.6%
Return on assets 5.6% 4.7% 12.4%
Return on invested capital 14.6% 14.9% 24.3%
Return on capital employed 13.6% 11.2% 23.7%
Asset turnover 3.9x 5.1x 4.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.7x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAPLGLPMUSA
Debt / assets 73.9% 32.5% 43.0%
Debt / equity -6.8x 1.7x 2.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.6x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 8.0x 6.6x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 110.9% 81.4% 84.6%
Equity / assets -10.9% 18.6% 15.4%
Interest coverage 2.5x – 7.9x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 7.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAPLGLPMUSA
Dividend yield 9.4% 6.4% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – – 4.5%
Shareholder yield 9.4% 6.4% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 144.9% 66.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 88.7% 64.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.2% 5.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% -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.

ConsensusCAPLGLPMUSA
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 7.7xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.35FY2026 $6.20FY2026 $35.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.4%FY2026 +193.8%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -13.3% -41.6% -7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.25BFY2026 $26.25BFY2026 $22.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +41.4%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +37.7% -5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAPLGLPMUSA
Held by institutions 23.6% 49.8% 83.0%
Institutions holding 60 115 606
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +1.7% -2.2%
Institutions buying 28 60 310
Institutions selling 11 17 190
Buyers to sellers 2.55 3.53 1.63

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.

CAPLGLPMUSA
CAPL 1.00 0.19 0.17
GLP 0.19 1.00 0.19
MUSA 0.17 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAPL, GLP and MUSA?

Murphy USA (MUSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) $864.96M, Global Partners (GLP) $1.60B, Murphy USA (MUSA) $9.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAPL, GLP and MUSA?

Global Partners (GLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 16.5x, Global Partners (GLP) 9.2x, Murphy USA (MUSA) 15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global Partners (GLP) is cheapest (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 16.6x, Global Partners (GLP) 7.7x, Murphy USA (MUSA) 14.9x). 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: CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) +0.3%, Global Partners (GLP) +20.4%, Murphy USA (MUSA) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Murphy USA (MUSA) has the highest net margin (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 1.4%, Global Partners (GLP) 0.8%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Murphy USA (MUSA) leads (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 14.6%, Global Partners (GLP) 14.9%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 24.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Murphy USA (MUSA) returned the most: CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) +5.8%, Global Partners (GLP) +4.7%, Murphy USA (MUSA) +34.8%. Over five years, Murphy USA (MUSA) compounded fastest (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) -0.1%/yr, Global Partners (GLP) +15.3%/yr, Murphy USA (MUSA) +26.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) has the highest dividend yield: CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 0.09%, Global Partners (GLP) 0.08%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 0.00%. Murphy USA (MUSA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) has been the steadiest (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 22.1%, Global Partners (GLP) 30.1%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 39.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAPL, GLP and MUSA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Murphy USA (MUSA) 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.