CAPL vs GLP vs SGU Stock Comparison

CrossAmerica Partners, Global Partners and Star Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 wins
SGU Star Group, L.P.
$13.15 +3.1% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$427.02M
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.91B
Div. yield
–
Fuel Distribution Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Star leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Star 7, Global Partners 4, CrossAmerica Partners 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAPLGLPSGULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $846.26M $1.64B $427.02M GLP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x 9.4x 4.9x SGU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 8.0x — GLP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +20.4% +7.6% GLP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.4% 0.8% 4.5% SGU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% 14.9% 15.3% SGU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.6x 0.8x SGU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.09% 0.08% 0.00% CAPL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.3% +5.3% +9.4% SGU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.2%/yr +15.5%/yr +3.8%/yr GLP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.1% 30.1% 17.2% SGU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 43/100 65/100 SGU

Percentile Scorecard

CAPLGLPSGU

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

AxisCAPLGLPSGU
Valuation 36 #15 of 23 59 #10 of 23 91 #3 of 23
Growth 22 #15 of 19 56 #9 of 19 50 #10 of 19
Profitability 33 #13 of 19 17 #16 of 19 50 #10 of 19
Financial Health 0 #25 of 25 29 #18 of 25 46 #14 of 25
Shareholder Returns 29 #13 of 18 53 #9 of 18 88 #3 of 18
Overall 24 43 65
  • CAPL ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • GLP ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • SGU 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

PeriodCAPLGLPSGUSPY
1 month +0.9%-0.7%+3.1% -1.0%
3 months +1.6%+0.2%+0.9% +2.9%
6 months +5.9%+4.3%+2.2% +6.4%
Year to date +7.3%+15.7%+11.1% +11.4%
1 year +6.3%+5.3%+9.4% +13.1%
3 years -0.1%+57.6%+15.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year 0.0%+16.4%+4.9% +21.5%
5 years -0.9%+105.2%+20.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.2%+15.5%+3.8% +10.9%
10 years -18.6%+196.9%+39.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year -2.0%+11.5%+3.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCAPLGLPSGUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.1%30.1%17.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.3%30.0%17.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.190.130.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.290.180.55 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -22.2%-33.9%-34.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.6%-10.4%-2.2% -2.5%
52-week high $24.18$54.00$13.45 $779.14
52-week low $19.78$39.58$11.47 $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.

MultipleCAPLGLPSGU
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 10.4x 9.4xmedian 10.4x 5.0xmedian 10.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.3x 0.1xmedian 0.3x 0.2xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 7.1x 6.0xmedian 7.1x 3.4xmedian 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 9.4x 8.3xmedian 9.4x 7.6xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median -7.9xmedian 1.9x 2.2xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -7.26median 0.30 -1.03median 0.30 0.02median 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 monthsCAPLGLPSGU
Revenue $3.86B $21.46B $1.91B
Gross profit $422.31M $1.20B $292.10M
Operating income $113.17M $331.81M $136.40M
Net income $55.25M $195.20M $87.41M
Free cash flow $90.26M $199.43M $56.83M
EPS (diluted) $1.37 $5.11 $2.64
Cash & equivalents $4.92M $23.91M $27.00M
Total debt $2.86B $5.58B $172.57M
Shares (diluted) 38.32M 34.12M 32.84M
Enterprise value $825.09M $1.47B $328.22M

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
MetricCAPLGLPSGU
P/E 16.1x 9.4x 5.0x
P/FCF 9.3x 8.3x 7.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 5.1x 6.0x
P/S 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
P/B -7.9x 2.2x 1.1x
P/Tangible book -5.2x 2.2x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 6.0x 3.4x
EV/EBIT 13.8x 8.8x 4.2x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.1x 0.3x
EV/FCF 17.3x 14.6x 10.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 9.0x 8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.26 -1.03 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAPLGLPSGU
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 20.4% 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 8.2% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% 10.4% 552.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 3.6% -14.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.4% 28.9% 27.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% -0.3% 97.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.1% 71.7% 30.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.7% -6.6% 273.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.8% 80.9% 36.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.2% -9.1% 284.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.6% -8.4% -24.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% -1.6% -24.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.5% -20.4% -30.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% -5.9% -28.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAPLGLPSGU
Gross margin 10.9% 5.6% 15.3%
EBITDA margin 4.9% 2.2% 9.0%
Operating margin 2.9% 1.5% 7.1%
Pretax margin 1.8% 0.9% 6.5%
Net margin 1.4% 0.8% 4.5%
FCF margin 2.3% 0.9% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin 3.0% 1.5% 3.7%
Return on equity – 26.7% 21.5%
Return on assets 5.6% 4.7% 8.0%
Return on invested capital 14.6% 14.9% 15.3%
Return on capital employed 13.6% 11.2% 18.2%
Asset turnover 3.9x 5.1x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.7x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAPLGLPSGU
Debt / assets 73.9% 32.5% 17.1%
Debt / equity -6.8x 1.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 2.6x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 8.0x 6.6x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 110.9% 81.4% 61.5%
Equity / assets -10.9% 18.6% 38.5%
Interest coverage 2.5x – –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAPLGLPSGU
Dividend yield 9.5% 6.3% 5.9%
Net buyback yield – – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 9.5% 6.3% 8.4%
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.

ConsensusCAPLGLPSGU
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 8.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.30FY2026 $6.04FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +27.5%FY2026 +186.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -10.0% -40.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.25BFY2026 $26.25BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +41.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +37.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAPLGLPSGU
Held by institutions 23.6% 49.8% 41.8%
Institutions holding 60 115 73
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +1.7% -0.1%
Institutions buying 28 60 28
Institutions selling 11 17 16
Buyers to sellers 2.55 3.53 1.75

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.

CAPLGLPSGU
CAPL 1.00 0.19 0.03
GLP 0.19 1.00 0.10
SGU 0.03 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAPL, GLP and SGU?

Global Partners (GLP) is the largest by market capitalisation: CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) $846.26M, Global Partners (GLP) $1.64B, Star (SGU) $427.02M.

Which stock is cheaper, CAPL, GLP and SGU?

Star (SGU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 16.1x, Global Partners (GLP) 9.4x, Star (SGU) 4.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global Partners (GLP) is cheapest (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 17.0x, 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: CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) +0.3%, Global Partners (GLP) +20.4%, Star (SGU) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Star (SGU) has the highest net margin (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 1.4%, Global Partners (GLP) 0.8%, Star (SGU) 4.5%). On return on invested capital, Star (SGU) leads (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 14.6%, Global Partners (GLP) 14.9%, Star (SGU) 15.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Star (SGU) returned the most: CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) +6.3%, Global Partners (GLP) +5.3%, Star (SGU) +9.4%. Over five years, Global Partners (GLP) compounded fastest (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) -0.2%/yr, Global Partners (GLP) +15.5%/yr, Star (SGU) +3.8%/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%, Star (SGU) 0.00%. Star (SGU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Star (SGU) has been the steadiest (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 22.1%, Global Partners (GLP) 30.1%, Star (SGU) 17.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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