CAPL vs SUN vs FGPR Stock Comparison

CrossAmerica Partners, Sunoco and Ferrellgas Partners L P Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sunoco leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sunoco 6, Ferrellgas Partners L P 3, CrossAmerica Partners 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAPLSUNFGPRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $846.26M $10.20B $120.75M SUN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x 8.8x 1.6x FGPR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 7.9x — SUN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +83.3% -3.6% SUN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.4% 2.9% 4.1% FGPR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% 7.5% 38.5% FGPR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 4.4x 4.9x CAPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.09% 0.07% 0.00% CAPL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.3% +36.1% +6.0% SUN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.2%/yr +12.1%/yr -3.9%/yr SUN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.1% 26.5% 37.1% CAPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 63/100 49/100 SUN

Percentile Scorecard

CAPLSUNFGPR

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

AxisCAPLSUNFGPR
Valuation 36 #15 of 23 64 #9 of 23 77 #6 of 23
Growth 22 #15 of 19 100 #1 of 19 39 #12 of 19
Profitability 33 #13 of 19 22 #15 of 19 72 #6 of 19
Financial Health 0 #25 of 25 33 #17 of 25 8 #23 of 25
Shareholder Returns 29 #13 of 18 94 #2 of 18 –
Overall 24 63 49
  • CAPL ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • SUN ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • FGPR 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

PeriodCAPLSUNFGPRSPY
1 month +0.9%-1.8%-7.9% -1.0%
3 months +1.6%-1.9%-10.8% +2.9%
6 months +5.9%+12.0%-25.4% +6.4%
Year to date +7.3%+40.8%+10.3% +11.4%
1 year +6.3%+36.1%+6.0% +13.1%
3 years -0.1%+44.8%+157.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year 0.0%+13.1%+37.1% +21.5%
5 years -0.9%+76.8%-17.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.2%+12.1%-3.9% +10.9%
10 years -18.6%+151.7%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -2.0%+9.7%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCAPLSUNFGPRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.1%26.5%37.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.3%27.7%34.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.19-0.38-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.291.360.16 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -22.2%-24.6%-74.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.6%-6.7%-25.4% -2.5%
52-week high $24.18$79.13$27.20 $779.14
52-week low $19.78$50.16$17.07 $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.

MultipleCAPLSUNFGPR
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 10.4x 8.7xmedian 10.4x 1.6xmedian 10.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.1xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 7.1x 7.9xmedian 7.1x 5.3xmedian 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 9.4x 6.1xmedian 9.4x 1.4xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median -7.9xmedian 1.9x 1.2xmedian 1.9x -0.1xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -7.26median 0.30 0.35median 0.30 -0.05median 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 monthsCAPLSUNFGPR
Revenue $3.86B $39.58B $1.86B
Gross profit $422.31M $4.72B $1.03B
Operating income $113.17M $1.89B $196.22M
Net income $55.25M $1.16B $76.61M
Free cash flow $90.26M $1.66B $86.92M
EPS (diluted) $1.37 $8.40 $9.30
Cash & equivalents $4.92M $773.00M $73.41M
Total debt $2.86B $44.53B $5.98B
Shares (diluted) 38.32M 137.74M 8.22M
Enterprise value $825.09M $4.58B -$197.77M

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
MetricCAPLSUNFGPR
P/E 16.1x 8.7x 1.6x
P/FCF 9.3x 6.1x 1.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 4.3x 0.7x
P/S 0.2x 0.3x 0.1x
P/B -7.9x 1.2x -0.1x
P/Tangible book -5.2x 1.7x -0.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 7.9x 5.3x
EV/EBIT 13.8x 12.0x 8.1x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.6x 0.9x
EV/FCF 17.3x 13.6x 18.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 9.6x 9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.26 0.35 -0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAPLSUNFGPR
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 83.3% -3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 18.8% -3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% 108.0% 0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 54.0% 1.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.4% 123.6% 106.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 47.6% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.1% 166.3% 847.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 46.9% -19.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.8% 164.2% 575.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 25.0% -32.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.6% 220.8% -8.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.3% 54.2% -1.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.5% 597.5% -25.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% 57.7% 3.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAPLSUNFGPR
Gross margin 10.9% 11.9% 55.1%
EBITDA margin 4.9% 7.2% 16.1%
Operating margin 2.9% 4.8% 10.5%
Pretax margin 1.8% 3.4% 4.2%
Net margin 1.4% 2.9% 4.1%
FCF margin 2.3% 4.2% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 3.0% 5.9% 9.1%
Return on equity – 13.9% –
Return on assets 5.6% 3.9% 5.1%
Return on invested capital 14.6% 7.5% 38.5%
Return on capital employed 13.6% 7.6% 17.0%
Asset turnover 3.9x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.0x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.1% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAPLSUNFGPR
Debt / assets 73.9% 44.5% 105.2%
Debt / equity -6.8x 1.6x -1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 4.4x 4.9x
Debt / FCF 8.0x 8.0x 17.8x
Liabilities / assets 110.9% 72.1% 172.8%
Equity / assets -10.9% 27.9% -72.8%
Interest coverage 2.5x 2.7x 1.7x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 1.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAPLSUNFGPR
Dividend yield 9.5% 5.2% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 9.5% 5.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 144.9% 63.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 88.7% 44.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.2% 14.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 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.

ConsensusCAPLSUNFGPR
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.30FY2026 $9.37FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +27.5%FY2026 +279.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -10.0% -6.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.25BFY2026 $50.05BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +98.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +2.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAPLSUNFGPR
Held by institutions 23.6% 48.4% 0.0%
Institutions holding 60 302 1
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% -0.2% –
Institutions buying 28 115 0
Institutions selling 11 83 0
Buyers to sellers 2.55 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.

CAPLSUNFGPR
CAPL 1.00 0.19 0.06
SUN 0.19 1.00 0.05
FGPR 0.06 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAPL, SUN and FGPR?

Sunoco (SUN) is the largest by market capitalisation: CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) $846.26M, Sunoco (SUN) $10.20B, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) $120.75M.

Which stock is cheaper, CAPL, SUN and FGPR?

Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 16.1x, Sunoco (SUN) 8.8x, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 1.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sunoco (SUN) is cheapest (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 17.0x, 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: CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) +0.3%, Sunoco (SUN) +83.3%, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) -3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) has the highest net margin (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 1.4%, Sunoco (SUN) 2.9%, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) leads (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) 14.6%, Sunoco (SUN) 7.5%, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 38.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sunoco (SUN) returned the most: CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) +6.3%, Sunoco (SUN) +36.1%, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) +6.0%. Over five years, Sunoco (SUN) compounded fastest (CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL) -0.2%/yr, Sunoco (SUN) +12.1%/yr, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) -3.9%/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%, Sunoco (SUN) 0.07%, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 0.00%. Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 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%, Sunoco (SUN) 26.5%, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAPL, SUN and FGPR?

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 6. 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.