FGPR vs ET vs MUSA Stock Comparison

Ferrellgas Partners L P, Energy Transfer 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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

FGPRETMUSA

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

AxisFGPRETMUSA
Valuation 73 #7 of 23 94 #3 of 35 54 #19 of 40
Growth 33 #13 of 19 61 #14 of 34 65 #14 of 38
Profitability 77 #5 of 18 30 #24 of 34 77 #9 of 36
Financial Health 9 #22 of 24 59 #15 of 35 21 #32 of 40
Shareholder Returns – 67 #11 of 31 56 #13 of 28
Overall 48 62 54
  • FGPR ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • 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

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

Risk

MeasureFGPRETMUSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%17.4%39.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.8%16.6%40.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.07-0.21-0.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.281.200.88 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.4%-25.8%-35.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.7%-5.9%-14.8% -1.2%
52-week high $27.20$21.74$623.43 $779.14
52-week low $17.07$16.21$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.

MultipleFGPRETMUSA
P/E now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 9.2x 13.9xmedian 20.9x 15.9xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.3x 0.7xmedian 2.7x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 7.0x 8.2xmedian 11.0x 9.7xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 8.9x 13.5xmedian 16.5x 18.0xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 2.6x 12.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.05median 0.34 2.00median 1.95 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 monthsFGPRETMUSA
Revenue $1.86B $107.38B $21.48B
Gross profit $1.03B $25.32B $2.62B
Operating income $196.22M $10.78B $921.40M
Net income $76.61M $7.04B $617.20M
Free cash flow $86.92M $5.22B $541.50M
EPS (diluted) $9.30 $1.46 $33.27
Cash & equivalents $73.41M $1.02B $175.40M
Total debt $5.98B $68.41B $2.19B
Shares (diluted) 8.22M 3.46B 18.55M
Enterprise value -$197.71M $64.45B $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
MetricFGPRETMUSA
P/E 1.6x 13.9x 15.9x
P/FCF 1.4x 13.5x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 0.7x 5.8x 9.9x
P/S 0.1x 0.7x 0.5x
P/B -0.1x 1.4x 12.5x
P/Tangible book -0.1x 1.6x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA 5.3x 8.2x 9.7x
EV/EBIT 8.1x 12.8x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.3x 0.5x
EV/FCF 18.3x 26.4x 21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x 11.4x 11.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.05 2.00 1.89

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFGPRETMUSA
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.

ConsensusFGPRETMUSA
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
HoldersFGPRETMUSA
Held by institutions 0.0% 31.4% 83.0%
Institutions holding 1 1,280 606
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.9% -2.2%
Institutions buying 0 628 310
Institutions selling 0 340 190
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.

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FGPR, ET and MUSA?

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

Which stock is cheaper, FGPR, ET and MUSA?

Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 1.6x, Energy Transfer (ET) 14.1x, 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: Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) -3.6%, Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%, Murphy USA (MUSA) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Murphy USA (MUSA) returned the most: Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) +10.3%, Energy Transfer (ET) +20.9%, Murphy USA (MUSA) +34.8%. Over five years, Murphy USA (MUSA) compounded fastest (Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) -3.4%/yr, Energy Transfer (ET) +16.1%/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 (Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 36.9%, Energy Transfer (ET) 17.4%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 39.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FGPR, ET 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.