FGPR vs NGL vs MUSA Stock Comparison

Ferrellgas Partners L P, NGL Energy Partners and Murphy USA Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NGL NGL Energy Partners LP
$16.66 +12.5% 1M +160.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.08B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.52B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins
MUSA Murphy USA Inc.
$540.50 +6.5% 1M +37.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.87B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.26B
Div. yield
–
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ferrellgas Partners L P leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ferrellgas Partners L P 5, Murphy USA 3, NGL Energy Partners 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFGPRNGLMUSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $120.75M $2.08B $9.87B MUSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1.6x -5.9x 14.9x FGPR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.8x 15.2x NGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.6% +5.8% +20.2% MUSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% -9.9% — FGPR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 38.5% 4.8% — FGPR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 8.0x — FGPR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.0% +160.3% +37.8% NGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.6%/yr +48.6%/yr +27.1%/yr NGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.8% 51.4% 39.9% FGPR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 36/100 50/100 MUSA

Percentile Scorecard

FGPRNGLMUSA

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

AxisFGPRNGLMUSA
Valuation 73 #7 of 23 50 #18 of 35 54 #19 of 40
Growth 33 #13 of 19 6 #32 of 34 78 #9 of 38
Profitability 65 #7 of 18 13 #27 of 31 94 #3 of 36
Financial Health 13 #21 of 24 9 #30 of 33 13 #35 of 40
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 31 11 #25 of 28
Overall 46 36 50
  • FGPR ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • NGL 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

PeriodFGPRNGLMUSASPY
1 month -9.2%+12.5%+6.5% +0.7%
3 months -10.3%+3.2%-12.4% +3.7%
6 months -20.2%+2.8%-8.1% +7.1%
Year to date +9.8%+66.6%+33.9% +12.8%
1 year +13.0%+160.3%+37.8% +11.9%
3 years +154.7%+300.5%+49.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +36.6%+58.9%+14.4% +22.8%
5 years -16.8%+624.3%+231.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -3.6%+48.6%+27.1% +10.9%
10 years —-10.4%+681.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-1.1%+22.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFGPRNGLMUSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.8%51.4%39.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%43.3%40.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.070.37-0.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.353.120.95 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.9%-61.5%-35.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.7%-12.2%-13.3% -1.2%
52-week high $27.20$18.98$623.43 $779.14
52-week low $17.07$6.40$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.

MultipleFGPRNGLMUSA
P/E now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 8.8x -5.9xmedian 19.6x 15.0xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.2x 0.6xmedian 2.8x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 7.0x 13.1xmedian 11.1x —median 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 7.5x 20.4xmedian 16.9x 17.2xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 1.7x -8.8xmedian 2.4x 12.5xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.05median 0.34 0.09median 1.68 1.07median 1.07

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 monthsFGPRNGLMUSA
Revenue $1.86B $3.52B $23.26B
Gross profit $1.03B $1.04B –
Operating income $196.22M $142.60M $980.10M
Net income $76.61M -$131.86M $663.30M
Free cash flow $86.92M $101.88M –
EPS (diluted) $9.30 $-2.73 $35.75
Cash & equivalents $73.41M $5.07M $161.80M
Total debt $5.98B $3.28B –
Shares (diluted) 8.22M 128.09M 18.55M
Enterprise value -$197.77M $2.05B $9.87B

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
MetricFGPRNGLMUSA
P/E 1.6x -5.9x 15.0x
P/FCF 1.4x 20.4x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 0.7x 5.1x 8.6x
P/S 0.1x 0.6x 0.4x
P/B -0.1x -8.8x 12.5x
P/Tangible book -0.1x -2.0x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA 5.3x 13.1x –
EV/EBIT 8.1x 37.5x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.5x 0.4x
EV/FCF 18.3x 52.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x 13.1x 8.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.05 0.09 1.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFGPRNGLMUSA
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.6% 5.8% 20.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -4.9% 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.8% 6.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 2.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 106.9% -58.6% 38.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -14.6% 7.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 847.0% -228.9% 40.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.6% -67.4% 8.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 575.6% -560.3% 45.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.4% -63.2% 14.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 8.1% 40.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.0% -6.3% 16.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.5% -39.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -34.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFGPRNGLMUSA
Gross margin 55.1% 29.5% –
EBITDA margin 16.1% 11.6% –
Operating margin 10.5% 4.0% –
Pretax margin 4.2% -3.7% –
Net margin 4.1% -9.9% –
FCF margin 4.7% 2.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.1% 11.6% 4.9%
Return on equity – – 84.1%
Return on assets 5.1% -3.1% 12.9%
Return on invested capital 38.5% 4.8% –
Return on capital employed 17.0% 4.0% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 4.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x -3.1x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFGPRNGLMUSA
Debt / assets 105.2% 78.4% –
Debt / equity -1.4x -13.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 8.0x –
Debt / FCF 17.8x 32.2x –
Liabilities / assets 172.8% 105.7% 84.7%
Equity / assets -72.8% -5.7% 15.3%
Interest coverage 1.7x 0.6x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 1.76 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFGPRNGLMUSA
Dividend yield – – 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 17.4% –
Shareholder yield – 17.4% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusFGPRNGLMUSA
Forward P/E – 12.8xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.30FY2026 $35.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +43.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +31.5% -7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.82BFY2026 $22.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +21.0%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -6.2% -5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFGPRNGLMUSA
Held by institutions 0.0% 60.3% 83.0%
Institutions holding 1 88 607
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.5% -2.2%
Institutions buying 0 25 311
Institutions selling 0 29 190
Buyers to sellers – 0.86 1.64

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.

FGPRNGLMUSA
FGPR 1.00 0.01 -0.01
NGL 0.01 1.00 -0.02
MUSA -0.01 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FGPR, NGL and MUSA?

Murphy USA (MUSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) $120.75M, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) $2.08B, Murphy USA (MUSA) $9.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, FGPR, NGL and MUSA?

Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 1.6x, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) -5.9x, Murphy USA (MUSA) 14.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) is cheapest (NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 12.8x, Murphy USA (MUSA) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Murphy USA (MUSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) -3.6%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +5.8%, Murphy USA (MUSA) +20.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) has the highest net margin (Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 4.1%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) -9.9%). On return on invested capital, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) leads (Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 38.5%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 4.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NGL Energy Partners (NGL) returned the most: Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) +13.0%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +160.3%, Murphy USA (MUSA) +37.8%. Over five years, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) compounded fastest (Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) -3.6%/yr, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +48.6%/yr, Murphy USA (MUSA) +27.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) has been the steadiest (Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 36.8%, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 51.4%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 39.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FGPR, NGL 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, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 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.