ET vs FGPR vs MUSA Stock Comparison

Energy Transfer, Ferrellgas Partners L P and Murphy USA Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ET Energy Transfer LP
$20.45 +1.2% 1M +20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$71.27B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
6 wins
MUSA Murphy USA Inc.
$531.00 +3.8% 1M +34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.40B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.48B
Div. yield
–
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Energy Transfer leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Energy Transfer 6, Murphy USA 3, Ferrellgas Partners L P 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionETFGPRMUSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $71.27B $120.81M $9.40B ET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 1.6x 15.2x FGPR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x — 14.9x ET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.3% -3.6% +10.3% ET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 4.1% 2.9% ET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% 38.5% 24.3% FGPR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 4.9x 1.7x MUSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.9% +10.3% +34.8% MUSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.1%/yr -3.4%/yr +26.7%/yr MUSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.4% 36.9% 39.5% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 48/100 54/100 ET

Percentile Scorecard

ETFGPRMUSA

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

AxisETFGPRMUSA
Valuation 94 #3 of 35 73 #7 of 23 54 #19 of 40
Growth 61 #14 of 34 33 #13 of 19 65 #14 of 38
Profitability 30 #24 of 34 77 #5 of 18 77 #9 of 36
Financial Health 59 #15 of 35 9 #22 of 24 21 #32 of 40
Shareholder Returns 67 #11 of 31 – 56 #13 of 28
Overall 62 48 54
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • FGPR 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

PeriodETFGPRMUSASPY
1 month +1.2%-7.6%+3.8% -0.2%
3 months +1.2%-11.4%-11.7% +3.9%
6 months +5.4%-21.8%+2.1% +8.2%
Year to date +24.0%+9.8%+31.6% +12.9%
1 year +20.9%+10.3%+34.8% +12.3%
3 years +56.0%+160.8%+45.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +16.0%+37.7%+13.4% +23.3%
5 years +111.3%-15.8%+225.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.1%-3.4%+26.7% +10.9%
10 years +33.2%—+672.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.9%—+22.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureETFGPRMUSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.4%36.9%39.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.6%33.8%40.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.21-0.07-0.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.200.280.88 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.8%-73.4%-35.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.9%-25.7%-14.8% -1.2%
52-week high $21.74$27.20$623.43 $779.14
52-week low $16.21$17.07$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.

MultipleETFGPRMUSA
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 20.9x 1.6xmedian 9.2x 15.9xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.7x 0.1xmedian 0.3x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 11.0x 5.3xmedian 7.0x 9.7xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 16.5x 1.4xmedian 8.9x 18.0xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.6x -0.1xmedian 1.8x 12.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.00median 1.95 -0.05median 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 monthsETFGPRMUSA
Revenue $107.38B $1.86B $21.48B
Gross profit $25.32B $1.03B $2.62B
Operating income $10.78B $196.22M $921.40M
Net income $7.04B $76.61M $617.20M
Free cash flow $5.22B $86.92M $541.50M
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $9.30 $33.27
Cash & equivalents $1.02B $73.41M $175.40M
Total debt $68.41B $5.98B $2.19B
Shares (diluted) 3.46B 8.22M 18.55M
Enterprise value $64.45B -$197.71M $9.03B

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
MetricETFGPRMUSA
P/E 13.9x 1.6x 15.9x
P/FCF 13.5x 1.4x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x 0.7x 9.9x
P/S 0.7x 0.1x 0.5x
P/B 1.4x -0.1x 12.5x
P/Tangible book 1.6x -0.1x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 5.3x 9.7x
EV/EBIT 12.8x 8.1x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 0.9x 0.5x
EV/FCF 26.4x 18.3x 21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 9.3x 11.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.00 -0.05 1.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETFGPRMUSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.3% -3.6% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -3.5% -1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.9% 0.8% 13.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 1.0% 4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.5% 106.9% 26.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -7.0% 2.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.1% 847.0% 25.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -19.6% 2.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 575.6% 34.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -32.4% 8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% -8.5% 18.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -1.0% 7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% -25.5% 48.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.3% 3.0% 3.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETFGPRMUSA
Gross margin 23.6% 55.1% 12.2%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 16.1% 5.6%
Operating margin 10.0% 10.5% 4.3%
Pretax margin 7.1% 4.2% 3.8%
Net margin 4.7% 4.1% 2.9%
FCF margin 4.9% 4.7% 2.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 9.1% 4.6%
Return on equity 14.0% – 85.6%
Return on assets 4.8% 5.1% 12.4%
Return on invested capital 8.4% 38.5% 24.3%
Return on capital employed 8.4% 17.0% 23.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x 4.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 2.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETFGPRMUSA
Debt / assets 46.2% 105.2% 43.0%
Debt / equity 1.4x -1.4x 2.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 4.9x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 13.1x 17.8x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 172.8% 84.6%
Equity / assets 34.1% -72.8% 15.4%
Interest coverage 2.9x 1.7x 7.9x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.76 7.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETFGPRMUSA
Dividend yield 6.6% – 0.5%
Net buyback yield – – 4.5%
Shareholder yield 6.6% – 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 67.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 91.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.0% – –

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.

ConsensusETFGPRMUSA
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 – 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.80FY2026 – $35.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.8%FY2026 – +43.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.4% – -7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $124.23BFY2026 – $22.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 – +17.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% – -5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETFGPRMUSA
Held by institutions 31.4% 0.0% 83.0%
Institutions holding 1,280 1 606
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% – -2.2%
Institutions buying 628 0 310
Institutions selling 340 0 190
Buyers to sellers 1.85 – 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.

ETFGPRMUSA
ET 1.00 -0.04 0.23
FGPR -0.04 1.00 -0.02
MUSA 0.23 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ET, FGPR and MUSA?

Energy Transfer (ET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Energy Transfer (ET) $71.27B, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) $120.81M, Murphy USA (MUSA) $9.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, ET, FGPR and MUSA?

Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Energy Transfer (ET) 14.1x, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 1.6x, Murphy USA (MUSA) 15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Energy Transfer (ET) is cheapest (Energy Transfer (ET) 11.4x, 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?

Energy Transfer (ET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) -3.6%, Murphy USA (MUSA) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Energy Transfer (ET) has the highest net margin (Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 4.1%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) leads (Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 38.5%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 24.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Murphy USA (MUSA) returned the most: Energy Transfer (ET) +20.9%, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) +10.3%, Murphy USA (MUSA) +34.8%. Over five years, Murphy USA (MUSA) compounded fastest (Energy Transfer (ET) +16.1%/yr, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) -3.4%/yr, Murphy USA (MUSA) +26.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Energy Transfer (ET) 0.07%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 0.00%. Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) and Murphy USA (MUSA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (Energy Transfer (ET) 17.4%, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 36.9%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 39.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ET, FGPR 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, Energy Transfer (ET) 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.