CAPL vs SPH vs GLP Stock Comparison

CrossAmerica Partners, Suburban Propane Partners and Global Partners 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
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCAPLSPHGLPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $846.26M $1.20B $1.64B GLP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x 9.2x 9.4x SPH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 9.1x 8.0x GLP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% -2.5% +20.4% GLP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.4% 9.4% 0.8% SPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% 10.6% 14.9% GLP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 4.4x 2.6x GLP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.09% 0.07% 0.08% CAPL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.3% -6.7% +5.3% CAPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.2%/yr +2.0%/yr +15.5%/yr GLP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.1% 21.6% 30.1% SPH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 34/100 43/100 GLP

Percentile Scorecard

CAPLSPHGLP

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

AxisCAPLSPHGLP
Valuation 36 #15 of 23 32 #16 of 23 59 #10 of 23
Growth 22 #15 of 19 28 #14 of 19 56 #9 of 19
Profitability 33 #13 of 19 56 #9 of 19 17 #16 of 19
Financial Health 0 #25 of 25 21 #20 of 25 29 #18 of 25
Shareholder Returns 29 #13 of 18 35 #12 of 18 53 #9 of 18
Overall 24 34 43
  • CAPL ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • SPH ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • 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

PeriodCAPLSPHGLPSPY
1 month +0.9%+7.2%-0.7% -1.0%
3 months +1.6%-4.3%+0.2% +2.9%
6 months +5.9%-8.0%+4.3% +6.4%
Year to date +7.3%-4.3%+15.7% +11.4%
1 year +6.3%-6.7%+5.3% +13.1%
3 years -0.1%+5.0%+57.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year 0.0%+1.6%+16.4% +21.5%
5 years -0.9%+10.7%+105.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.2%+2.0%+15.5% +10.9%
10 years -18.6%-47.3%+196.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year -2.0%-6.2%+11.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCAPLSPHGLPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.1%21.6%30.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.3%23.0%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.19-0.070.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.29-0.310.18 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -22.2%-26.1%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.6%-14.2%-10.4% -2.5%
52-week high $24.18$20.68$54.00 $779.14
52-week low $19.78$16.40$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.

MultipleCAPLSPHGLP
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 10.4x 9.1xmedian 10.4x 9.4xmedian 10.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.3x 0.8xmedian 0.3x 0.1xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 7.1x 8.6xmedian 7.1x 6.0xmedian 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 9.4x 11.7xmedian 9.4x 8.3xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median -7.9xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.9x 2.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -7.26median 0.30 0.79median 0.30 -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 monthsCAPLSPHGLP
Revenue $3.86B $1.39B $21.46B
Gross profit $422.31M $880.33M $1.20B
Operating income $113.17M $211.03M $331.81M
Net income $55.25M $130.66M $195.20M
Free cash flow $90.26M $101.29M $199.43M
EPS (diluted) $1.37 $1.96 $5.11
Cash & equivalents $4.92M $5.03M $23.91M
Total debt $2.86B $1.22B $5.58B
Shares (diluted) 38.32M 66.68M 34.12M
Enterprise value $825.09M $1.19B $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
MetricCAPLSPHGLP
P/E 16.1x 9.1x 9.4x
P/FCF 9.3x 11.7x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 6.5x 5.1x
P/S 0.2x 0.8x 0.1x
P/B -7.9x 1.7x 2.2x
P/Tangible book -5.2x 1.9x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 8.6x 6.0x
EV/EBIT 13.8x 11.4x 8.8x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.7x 0.1x
EV/FCF 17.3x 23.7x 14.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 13.2x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.26 0.79 -1.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAPLSPHGLP
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% -2.5% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.4% -1.1% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% 2.8% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 4.1% 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.4% 5.2% 28.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 8.5% -0.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.1% 34.5% 71.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 13.0% -6.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.8% 31.9% 80.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 11.5% -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.6% 0.1% -8.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% -5.8% -1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.5% -2.9% -20.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% -16.2% -5.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAPLSPHGLP
Gross margin 10.9% 63.1% 5.6%
EBITDA margin 4.9% 20.0% 2.2%
Operating margin 2.9% 15.1% 1.5%
Pretax margin 1.8% 9.4% 0.9%
Net margin 1.4% 9.4% 0.8%
FCF margin 2.3% 7.3% 0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 3.0% 13.0% 1.5%
Return on equity – 17.9% 26.7%
Return on assets 5.6% 5.5% 4.7%
Return on invested capital 14.6% 10.6% 14.9%
Return on capital employed 13.6% 9.8% 11.2%
Asset turnover 3.9x 0.6x 5.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.4x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.5% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAPLSPHGLP
Debt / assets 73.9% 51.9% 32.5%
Debt / equity -6.8x 1.7x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 4.4x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 8.0x 12.1x 6.6x
Liabilities / assets 110.9% 69.7% 81.4%
Equity / assets -10.9% 30.3% 18.6%
Interest coverage 2.5x 2.8x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAPLSPHGLP
Dividend yield 9.5% 7.4% 6.3%
Net buyback yield – -1.4% –
Shareholder yield 9.5% 6.0% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 144.9% 65.7% 66.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 88.7% 84.7% 64.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.2% 2.5% 5.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 1.4% -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.

ConsensusCAPLSPHGLP
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 9.1xFY2026 8.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.30FY2026 $1.94FY2026 $6.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.5%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026 +186.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -10.0% +2.1% -40.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.25BFY2026 $1.34BFY2026 $26.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 -6.6%FY2026 +41.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +3.9% +37.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAPLSPHGLP
Held by institutions 23.6% 43.1% 49.8%
Institutions holding 60 145 115
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +3.8% +1.7%
Institutions buying 28 60 60
Institutions selling 11 33 17
Buyers to sellers 2.55 1.82 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.

CAPLSPHGLP
CAPL 1.00 0.14 0.19
SPH 0.14 1.00 0.57
GLP 0.19 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAPL, SPH and GLP?

Global Partners (GLP) is the largest by market capitalisation: CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) $846.26M, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) $1.20B, Global Partners (GLP) $1.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAPL, SPH and GLP?

Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 16.1x, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) 9.2x, Global Partners (GLP) 9.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global Partners (GLP) is cheapest (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 17.0x, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) 9.1x, 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%, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) -2.5%, Global Partners (GLP) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) has the highest net margin (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 1.4%, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) 9.4%, Global Partners (GLP) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Global Partners (GLP) leads (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 14.6%, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) 10.6%, Global Partners (GLP) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) returned the most: CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) +6.3%, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) -6.7%, Global Partners (GLP) +5.3%. Over five years, Global Partners (GLP) compounded fastest (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) -0.2%/yr, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) +2.0%/yr, Global Partners (GLP) +15.5%/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%, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) 0.07%, Global Partners (GLP) 0.08%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) has been the steadiest (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 22.1%, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) 21.6%, Global Partners (GLP) 30.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAPL, SPH 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, Global Partners (GLP) 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.