GNE vs SPH vs SUN Stock Comparison

Genie Energy, Suburban Propane Partners and Sunoco Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GNE Genie Energy Ltd.
$16.93 +6.3% 1M +9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$497.15M
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$502.35M
Div. yield
1.68%
Fuel Distribution Energy
2 wins
SUN Sunoco LP
$74.62 -0.4% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.22B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.58B
Div. yield
5.15%
Fuel Distribution Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sunoco leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sunoco 6, Suburban Propane Partners 4, Genie Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNESPHSUNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $497.15M $1.20B $10.22B SUN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x 9.2x 8.8x SUN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 9.3x 7.9x SUN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% -2.5% +83.3% SUN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 9.4% 2.9% SPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 10.6% 7.5% SPH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -8.9x 4.4x 4.4x GNE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.68% 7.30% 5.15% SPH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.0% -5.2% +38.9% SUN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.1%/yr +2.3%/yr +12.7%/yr GNE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.9% 21.7% 26.5% SPH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 36/100 61/100 SUN

Percentile Scorecard

GNESPHSUN

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

AxisGNESPHSUN
Valuation 14 #20 of 23 32 #16 of 23 59 #10 of 23
Growth 11 #17 of 19 28 #14 of 19 100 #1 of 19
Profitability 12 #16 of 18 59 #8 of 18 24 #14 of 18
Financial Health 100 #1 of 24 26 #18 of 24 35 #16 of 24
Shareholder Returns 21 #14 of 18 35 #12 of 18 88 #3 of 18
Overall 31 36 61
  • GNE ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • SPH 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

PeriodGNESPHSUNSPY
1 month +6.3%+8.2%-0.4% -0.8%
3 months +18.2%-1.8%+0.2% +3.5%
6 months +22.8%-7.0%+13.1% +7.0%
Year to date +22.9%-3.2%+42.4% +12.2%
1 year +9.0%-5.2%+38.9% +13.0%
3 years -11.7%+5.6%+51.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -4.1%+1.8%+14.9% +23.1%
5 years +205.6%+12.0%+81.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +25.1%+2.3%+12.7% +11.0%
10 years +209.5%-47.3%+162.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.0%-6.2%+10.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGNESPHSUNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.9%21.7%26.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%23.2%27.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.27-0.06-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.34-0.241.47 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.4%-26.1%-24.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-13.2%-5.7% -1.8%
52-week high $16.94$20.68$79.13 $779.14
52-week low $13.05$16.40$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.

MultipleGNESPHSUN
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 9.5x 9.2xmedian 9.5x 8.8xmedian 9.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.3x 0.9xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 7.3x 8.6xmedian 7.3x 7.9xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.8xmedian 9.5x 11.8xmedian 9.5x 6.2xmedian 9.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.9x 1.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.66median 0.35 0.80median 0.35 0.35median 0.35

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 monthsGNESPHSUN
Revenue $502.35M $1.39B $39.58B
Gross profit $127.34M $880.33M $4.72B
Operating income $19.91M $211.03M $1.89B
Net income $25.51M $130.66M $1.16B
Free cash flow $11.89M $101.29M $1.66B
EPS (diluted) $0.94 $1.96 $8.40
Cash & equivalents $184.84M $5.03M $773.00M
Total debt $6.85M $1.22B $13.31B
Shares (diluted) 26.15M 66.68M 137.74M
Enterprise value -$306.04M $1.19B $4.59B

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
MetricGNESPHSUN
P/E 17.9x 9.2x 8.8x
P/FCF 41.8x 11.8x 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow 24.9x 6.6x 4.4x
P/S 1.0x 0.9x 0.3x
P/B 1.9x 1.7x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.9x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x 8.6x 7.9x
EV/EBIT 15.6x 11.5x 12.1x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.7x 0.6x
EV/FCF 26.1x 23.9x 13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 13.3x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.66 0.80 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNESPHSUN
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% -2.5% 83.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.6% -1.1% 18.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.7% 2.8% 108.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.2% 4.1% 54.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 200.5% 5.2% 123.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -32.7% 8.5% 47.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -15.5% 34.5% 166.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.8% 13.0% 46.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 227.8% 31.9% 164.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.9% 11.5% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -63.0% 0.1% 220.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -5.8% 54.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -72.9% -2.9% 597.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -45.1% -16.2% 57.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNESPHSUN
Gross margin 25.3% 63.1% 11.9%
EBITDA margin 4.2% 20.0% 7.2%
Operating margin 4.0% 15.1% 4.8%
Pretax margin 6.6% 9.4% 3.4%
Net margin 4.9% 9.4% 2.9%
FCF margin 2.4% 7.3% 4.2%
Operating cash flow margin 4.0% 13.0% 5.9%
Return on equity 10.1% 17.9% 13.9%
Return on assets 6.8% 5.5% 3.9%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 10.6% 7.5%
Return on capital employed 7.4% 9.8% 7.6%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.6x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.4x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNESPHSUN
Debt / assets 1.9% 51.9% 44.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.7x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -8.9x 4.4x 4.4x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 12.1x 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 29.2% 69.7% 72.1%
Equity / assets 70.8% 30.3% 27.9%
Interest coverage 34.9x 2.8x 2.7x
Current ratio 2.9x 0.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 2.4x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.8x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.50 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNESPHSUN
Dividend yield 1.7% 7.3% 5.1%
Net buyback yield 1.4% -1.4% –
Shareholder yield 3.1% 5.9% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 65.7% 63.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 84.7% 44.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.5% 14.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.4% 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.

ConsensusGNESPHSUN
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 9.3xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.07FY2026 $1.94FY2026 $9.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.9%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026 +282.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.9% +2.1% -6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $495.44MFY2026 $1.34BFY2026 $53.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 -6.6%FY2026 +114.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.7% +3.9% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNESPHSUN
Held by institutions 35.7% 43.1% 48.4%
Institutions holding 109 145 302
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +3.8% -0.2%
Institutions buying 62 60 115
Institutions selling 30 33 83
Buyers to sellers 2.07 1.82 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.

GNESPHSUN
GNE 1.00 0.12 0.00
SPH 0.12 1.00 0.33
SUN 0.00 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNE, SPH and SUN?

Sunoco (SUN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Genie Energy (GNE) $497.15M, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) $1.20B, Sunoco (SUN) $10.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, GNE, SPH and SUN?

Sunoco (SUN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Genie Energy (GNE) 17.9x, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) 9.2x, Sunoco (SUN) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sunoco (SUN) is cheapest (Genie Energy (GNE) 15.8x, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) 9.3x, Sunoco (SUN) 7.9x). 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: Genie Energy (GNE) +10.0%, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) -2.5%, Sunoco (SUN) +83.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) has the highest net margin (Genie Energy (GNE) 4.9%, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) 9.4%, Sunoco (SUN) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) leads (Genie Energy (GNE) 6.6%, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) 10.6%, Sunoco (SUN) 7.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sunoco (SUN) returned the most: Genie Energy (GNE) +9.0%, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) -5.2%, Sunoco (SUN) +38.9%. Over five years, Genie Energy (GNE) compounded fastest (Genie Energy (GNE) +25.1%/yr, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) +2.3%/yr, Sunoco (SUN) +12.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) has the highest dividend yield: Genie Energy (GNE) 1.68%, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) 7.30%, Sunoco (SUN) 5.15%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) has been the steadiest (Genie Energy (GNE) 26.9%, Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) 21.7%, Sunoco (SUN) 26.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GNE, SPH 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 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.