GLP vs MUSA vs WKC Stock Comparison

Global Partners, Murphy USA and World Kinect Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLP Global Partners Lp
$47.98 +3.2% 1M +4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.59B
P/E
9.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.46B
Div. yield
0.08%
Fuel Distribution Energy
2 wins
MUSA Murphy USA Inc.
$540.50 +6.5% 1M +37.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.77B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.26B
Div. yield
–
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
3 wins
WKC World Kinect Corp
$37.25 +3.8% 1M +45.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$45.58B
Div. yield
–
Fuel Distribution Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Murphy USA leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Murphy USA 3, World Kinect 3, Global Partners 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLPMUSAWKCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.59B $9.77B $1.90B MUSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.1x 14.7x -11.3x GLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x 15.2x 9.9x GLP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +20.2% +21.1% WKC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.08% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.9% +37.8% +45.1% WKC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.5%/yr +27.1%/yr +4.1%/yr MUSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 39.9% 28.0% WKC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 50/100 26/100 MUSA

Percentile Scorecard

GLPMUSAWKC

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

AxisGLPMUSAWKC
Valuation 55 #11 of 23 54 #19 of 40 36 #15 of 23
Growth 50 #10 of 19 78 #9 of 38 17 #16 of 19
Profitability 6 #17 of 18 94 #3 of 36 29 #13 of 18
Financial Health 35 #16 of 24 13 #35 of 40 30 #17 of 24
Shareholder Returns 88 #3 of 18 11 #25 of 28 18 #15 of 18
Overall 47 50 26
  • GLP ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • MUSA ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • WKC 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

PeriodGLPMUSAWKCSPY
1 month +3.2%+6.5%+3.8% +0.7%
3 months -2.0%-12.4%-6.2% +3.7%
6 months -0.5%-8.1%+38.1% +7.1%
Year to date +14.6%+33.9%+59.0% +12.8%
1 year +4.9%+37.8%+45.1% +11.9%
3 years +56.1%+49.7%+103.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +16.0%+14.4%+26.7% +22.8%
5 years +105.6%+231.7%+22.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +15.5%+27.1%+4.1% +10.9%
10 years +198.0%+681.0%-6.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.5%+22.8%-0.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGLPMUSAWKCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%39.9%28.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.1%40.5%27.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.12-0.690.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.160.951.61 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-35.8%-40.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.1%-13.3%-7.4% -1.2%
52-week high $54.00$623.43$40.24 $779.14
52-week low $39.58$356.57$22.59 $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.

MultipleGLPMUSAWKC
P/E now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 8.8x 15.0xmedian 22.1x -11.4xmedian 8.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.2x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.0xmedian 0.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 7.0x —median 9.5x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 7.5x 17.2xmedian 16.0x 94.2xmedian 7.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.7x 12.5xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.02median 0.34 1.07median 1.07 0.20median 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 monthsGLPMUSAWKC
Revenue $21.46B $23.26B $45.58B
Gross profit $1.20B – $1.16B
Operating income $331.81M $980.10M -$43.40M
Net income $195.20M $663.30M -$166.40M
Free cash flow $199.43M – –
EPS (diluted) $5.11 $35.75 $-3.24
Cash & equivalents $23.91M $161.80M $217.90M
Total debt $1.31B – –
Shares (diluted) 34.12M 18.55M 51.60M
Enterprise value $1.42B $9.77B $1.90B

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
MetricGLPMUSAWKC
P/E 9.3x 15.0x -11.4x
P/FCF 8.2x 17.2x 94.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.0x 8.6x 13.5x
P/S 0.1x 0.4x 0.0x
P/B 2.2x 12.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 15.2x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 6.0x – –
EV/EBIT 8.7x – –
EV/Revenue 0.1x 0.4x 0.0x
EV/FCF 14.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 8.6x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.02 1.07 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLPMUSAWKC
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 20.2% 21.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 2.1% -2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.4% – 19.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.9% 38.4% 83.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 7.8% -29.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 71.7% 40.8% 61.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.6% 8.1% -52.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 80.9% 45.9% 58.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.1% 14.1% -56.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.4% 40.6% -62.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 16.1% -7.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.4% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLPMUSAWKC
Gross margin 5.6% – –
EBITDA margin 2.2% – –
Operating margin 1.5% – –
Pretax margin 0.9% – –
Net margin 0.8% – –
FCF margin 0.9% – –
Operating cash flow margin 1.5% 4.9% 0.3%
Return on equity 26.7% 84.1% -13.0%
Return on assets 4.7% 12.9% -2.4%
Return on invested capital 14.9% – –
Return on capital employed 11.2% – –
Asset turnover 5.1x 4.5x 6.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.7x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLPMUSAWKC
Debt / assets 32.5% – –
Debt / equity 1.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x – –
Debt / FCF 6.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 81.4% 84.7% 81.7%
Equity / assets 18.6% 15.3% 18.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLPMUSAWKC
Dividend yield 6.4% 0.5% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 6.4% 0.5% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 66.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 64.9% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 5.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -2.1% – –

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.

ConsensusGLPMUSAWKC
Forward P/E 7.7xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.20FY2026 $35.60FY2026 $3.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +193.8%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 +96.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -41.6% -7.9% -34.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.25BFY2026 $22.85BFY2026 $44.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.4%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +37.7% -5.8% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLPMUSAWKC
Held by institutions 49.8% 83.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 115 607 294
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% -2.2% +4.8%
Institutions buying 60 311 155
Institutions selling 17 190 91
Buyers to sellers 3.53 1.64 1.70

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.

GLPMUSAWKC
GLP 1.00 0.20 0.05
MUSA 0.20 1.00 0.10
WKC 0.05 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLP, MUSA and WKC?

Murphy USA (MUSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Global Partners (GLP) $1.59B, Murphy USA (MUSA) $9.77B, World Kinect (WKC) $1.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLP, MUSA and WKC?

Global Partners (GLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Global Partners (GLP) 9.1x, Murphy USA (MUSA) 14.7x, World Kinect (WKC) -11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global Partners (GLP) is cheapest (Global Partners (GLP) 7.7x, Murphy USA (MUSA) 15.2x, World Kinect (WKC) 9.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

World Kinect (WKC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Global Partners (GLP) +20.4%, Murphy USA (MUSA) +20.2%, World Kinect (WKC) +21.1%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year World Kinect (WKC) returned the most: Global Partners (GLP) +4.9%, Murphy USA (MUSA) +37.8%, World Kinect (WKC) +45.1%. Over five years, Murphy USA (MUSA) compounded fastest (Global Partners (GLP) +15.5%/yr, Murphy USA (MUSA) +27.1%/yr, World Kinect (WKC) +4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Global Partners (GLP) 0.08%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 0.00%, World Kinect (WKC) 0.00%. Murphy USA (MUSA) and World Kinect (WKC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, World Kinect (WKC) has been the steadiest (Global Partners (GLP) 30.2%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 39.9%, World Kinect (WKC) 28.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLP, MUSA and WKC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Murphy USA (MUSA) leads on 3. 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.