CLMT vs PBF vs SUN Stock Comparison

Calumet, PBF Energy and Sunoco Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CLMT Calumet, Inc. /DE
$49.89 -7.0% 1M +148.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.37B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.59B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
PBF PBF Energy Inc.
$73.59 -0.1% 1M +120.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.70B
P/E
6.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.37B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
5 wins
SUN Sunoco LP
$72.66 -3.0% 1M +34.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.88B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.58B
Div. yield
0.07%
Fuel Distribution Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sunoco leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sunoco 5, PBF Energy 5, Calumet 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLMTPBFSUNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.37B $8.70B $9.88B SUN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -32.0x 6.4x 8.5x PBF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 3.2x 7.7x PBF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.8% +13.5% +83.3% SUN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.0% 3.9% 2.9% PBF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.0% 17.9% 7.5% PBF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -12.3x 0.3x 4.4x CLMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.07% SUN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +148.1% +120.1% +34.4% CLMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.8%/yr +37.0%/yr +12.2%/yr PBF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.9% 65.8% 26.6% SUN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 58/100 63/100 SUN

Percentile Scorecard

CLMTPBFSUN

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

AxisCLMTPBFSUN
Valuation 33 #63 of 94 86 #4 of 23 64 #9 of 23
Growth 98 #3 of 91 39 #12 of 19 100 #1 of 19
Profitability 38 #54 of 86 41 #11 of 18 24 #14 of 18
Financial Health 7 #88 of 95 61 #10 of 24 35 #16 of 24
Shareholder Returns – 65 #7 of 18 94 #2 of 18
Overall 44 58 63
  • CLMT ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • PBF ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • SUN 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

PeriodCLMTPBFSUNSPY
1 month -7.0%-0.1%-3.0% -0.2%
3 months +20.3%+20.6%-5.1% +3.9%
6 months +63.5%+77.9%+8.6% +8.2%
Year to date +151.1%+171.3%+38.6% +12.9%
1 year +148.1%+120.1%+34.4% +12.3%
3 years +283.5%+59.6%+47.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +56.6%+16.9%+13.9% +23.3%
5 years +361.5%+381.9%+78.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +35.8%+37.0%+12.2% +10.9%
10 years +1,266.8%+251.4%+154.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +29.9%+13.4%+9.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLMTPBFSUNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.9%65.8%26.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.2%65.5%28.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.08-0.67-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.371.821.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.9%-76.8%-24.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.5%-19.3%-8.2% -1.2%
52-week high $59.05$91.18$79.13 $779.14
52-week low $18.22$26.02$50.16 $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.

MultipleCLMTPBFSUN
P/E now vs peer median -31.9xmedian 22.0x 6.4xmedian 9.2x 8.6xmedian 9.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -37.3xmedian 12.4x 3.7xmedian 7.0x 7.8xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 59.6xmedian 15.1x 13.1xmedian 8.9x 6.0xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median -3.9xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.8x 1.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.66 -0.29median 0.34 0.34median 0.34

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 monthsCLMTPBFSUN
Revenue $4.59B $34.37B $39.58B
Gross profit $301.50M $1.33B $4.72B
Operating income $47.10M $1.99B $1.89B
Net income -$136.80M $1.37B $1.16B
Free cash flow $73.50M $670.60M $1.66B
EPS (diluted) $-1.56 $11.18 $8.40
Cash & equivalents $109.80M $894.10M $773.00M
Total debt $2.26B $1.75B $13.31B
Shares (diluted) 87.59M 121.07M 137.74M
Enterprise value $3.91B $6.25B $4.26B

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
MetricCLMTPBFSUN
P/E -31.9x 6.4x 8.6x
P/FCF 59.6x 13.1x 6.0x
P/Operating cash flow 30.0x 5.3x 4.2x
P/S 1.0x 0.3x 0.3x
P/B -3.9x 1.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book -3.9x 1.3x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA -37.3x 3.7x 7.8x
EV/EBIT 138.7x 4.9x 11.9x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.3x 0.6x
EV/FCF 88.9x 14.4x 13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 44.7x 5.8x 9.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.29 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLMTPBFSUN
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.8% 13.5% 83.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -6.5% 18.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 926.0% 224.0% 108.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -28.4% 54.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 125.6% 260.4% 123.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -22.6% 47.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 69.7% 237.6% 166.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -24.4% 46.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 70.0% 230.5% 164.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -22.2% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 392.2% 290.9% 220.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -18.0% 54.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 159.8% 148.3% 597.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -31.6% 57.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLMTPBFSUN
Gross margin 6.6% 3.9% 11.9%
EBITDA margin -3.8% 7.7% 7.2%
Operating margin 1.0% 5.8% 4.8%
Pretax margin -5.9% 5.3% 3.4%
Net margin -3.0% 3.9% 2.9%
FCF margin 1.6% 2.0% 4.2%
Operating cash flow margin 3.2% 4.8% 5.9%
Return on equity – 22.4% 13.9%
Return on assets -4.9% 9.3% 3.9%
Return on invested capital 2.0% 17.9% 7.5%
Return on capital employed 3.0% 19.2% 7.6%
Asset turnover 1.7x 2.3x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.1x 1.2x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLMTPBFSUN
Debt / assets 80.6% 11.9% 44.5%
Debt / equity -2.0x 0.3x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -12.3x 0.3x 4.4x
Debt / FCF 30.7x 2.6x 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 140.6% 55.5% 72.1%
Equity / assets -40.6% 44.5% 27.9%
Interest coverage 0.2x 11.3x 2.7x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.29 3.94 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLMTPBFSUN
Dividend yield – 1.5% 5.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.5% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 9.3% 63.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.9% 44.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.3% 14.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 18.8% 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.

ConsensusCLMTPBFSUN
Forward P/E – 3.2xFY2026 7.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.93FY2026 $23.07FY2026 $9.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +282.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -8.8% -6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.81BFY2026 $38.94BFY2026 $53.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +32.8%FY2026 +114.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.3% -5.6% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLMTPBFSUN
Held by institutions 52.3% 88.3% 48.4%
Institutions holding 188 433 302
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +6.6% -0.2%
Institutions buying 110 259 115
Institutions selling 54 122 83
Buyers to sellers 2.04 2.12 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.

CLMTPBFSUN
CLMT 1.00 0.45 0.22
PBF 0.45 1.00 0.32
SUN 0.22 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLMT, PBF and SUN?

Sunoco (SUN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calumet (CLMT) $4.37B, PBF Energy (PBF) $8.70B, Sunoco (SUN) $9.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLMT, PBF and SUN?

PBF Energy (PBF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calumet (CLMT) -32.0x, PBF Energy (PBF) 6.4x, Sunoco (SUN) 8.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, PBF Energy (PBF) is cheapest (PBF Energy (PBF) 3.2x, Sunoco (SUN) 7.7x). 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: Calumet (CLMT) +12.8%, PBF Energy (PBF) +13.5%, Sunoco (SUN) +83.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

PBF Energy (PBF) has the highest net margin (Calumet (CLMT) -3.0%, PBF Energy (PBF) 3.9%, Sunoco (SUN) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, PBF Energy (PBF) leads (Calumet (CLMT) 2.0%, PBF Energy (PBF) 17.9%, Sunoco (SUN) 7.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Calumet (CLMT) returned the most: Calumet (CLMT) +148.1%, PBF Energy (PBF) +120.1%, Sunoco (SUN) +34.4%. Over five years, PBF Energy (PBF) compounded fastest (Calumet (CLMT) +35.8%/yr, PBF Energy (PBF) +37.0%/yr, Sunoco (SUN) +12.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sunoco (SUN) has the highest dividend yield: Calumet (CLMT) 0.00%, PBF Energy (PBF) 0.01%, Sunoco (SUN) 0.07%. Calumet (CLMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sunoco (SUN) has been the steadiest (Calumet (CLMT) 43.9%, PBF Energy (PBF) 65.8%, Sunoco (SUN) 26.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLMT, PBF and SUN?

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 5. 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.