MUSA vs ACI vs BJ Stock Comparison

Murphy USA, Albertsons Companies and BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Murphy USA leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Murphy USA 7, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMUSAACIBJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.40B $6.40B $13.21B BJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.2x 197.0x 22.2x MUSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x — 23.0x MUSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% -5.1% +9.1% MUSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 0.0% 2.6% MUSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.3% 4.2% 21.9% MUSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x — 0.5x BJ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.8% -27.1% +12.2% MUSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.7%/yr -14.5%/yr +12.7%/yr MUSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 39.5% 30.8% BJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 36/100 59/100 BJ

Percentile Scorecard

MUSAACIBJ

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

AxisMUSAACIBJ
Valuation 54 #19 of 40 62 #16 of 40 44 #23 of 40
Growth 65 #14 of 38 3 #37 of 38 57 #17 of 38
Profitability 77 #9 of 36 23 #28 of 36 71 #11 of 36
Financial Health 21 #32 of 40 3 #39 of 40 51 #20 of 40
Shareholder Returns 56 #13 of 28 89 #4 of 28 74 #8 of 28
Overall 54 36 59
  • MUSA ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • ACI ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • BJ ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMUSAACIBJSPY
1 month +3.8%+17.5%+12.1% -0.2%
3 months -11.7%+18.2%+8.2% +3.9%
6 months +2.1%-17.3%+14.0% +8.2%
Year to date +31.6%-20.2%+16.8% +12.9%
1 year +34.8%-27.1%+12.2% +12.3%
3 years +45.9%-37.0%+51.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.4%-14.3%+15.0% +23.3%
5 years +225.8%-54.4%+81.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +26.7%-14.5%+12.7% +10.9%
10 years +672.5%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +22.7%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMUSAACIBJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%39.5%30.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%45.2%29.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.67-0.24-0.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.88-0.690.40 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-70.1%-30.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.8%-27.1%-1.4% -1.2%
52-week high $623.43$18.78$106.62 $779.14
52-week low $356.57$11.02$83.82 $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.

MultipleMUSAACIBJ
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 22.1x 204.2xmedian 22.1x 22.5xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x 12.0xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 17.5x 11.3xmedian 17.5x 37.1xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 2.9x 4.5xmedian 2.9x 6.0xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.89median 1.19 -2.94median 1.19 3.02median 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 monthsMUSAACIBJ
Revenue $21.48B $77.19B $22.81B
Gross profit $2.62B $20.93B $4.16B
Operating income $921.40M $452.80M $856.70M
Net income $617.20M $32.50M $594.50M
Free cash flow $541.50M – $358.22M
EPS (diluted) $33.27 $0.07 $4.65
Cash & equivalents $175.40M $282.00M $29.98M
Total debt $2.19B $35.41B $629.25M
Shares (diluted) 18.55M 488.20M 127.74M
Enterprise value $9.03B $5.46B $13.06B

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
MetricMUSAACIBJ
P/E 15.9x 204.2x 22.5x
P/FCF 18.0x 11.3x 37.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x – 11.9x
P/S 0.5x 0.1x 0.6x
P/B 12.5x 4.5x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 15.2x -10.9x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x – 12.0x
EV/EBIT 12.8x 34.2x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.2x 0.6x
EV/FCF 21.7x – 38.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x – 12.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.89 -2.94 3.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMUSAACIBJ
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% -5.1% 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -0.7% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.3% -5.9% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -1.5% 5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.6% -70.6% 3.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -40.0% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 25.8% -96.7% 2.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% -71.3% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.1% -96.2% 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.4% -69.5% 7.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.1% – 18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – 21.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.5% – 26.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.1% – 22.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMUSAACIBJ
Gross margin 12.2% 27.1% 18.2%
EBITDA margin 5.6% – 5.1%
Operating margin 4.3% 0.6% 3.8%
Pretax margin 3.8% 0.0% 3.6%
Net margin 2.9% 0.0% 2.6%
FCF margin 2.5% – 1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% – 4.9%
Return on equity 85.6% 2.0% 27.5%
Return on assets 12.4% 0.1% 7.5%
Return on invested capital 24.3% 4.2% 21.9%
Return on capital employed 23.7% 2.5% 17.2%
Asset turnover 4.3x 2.9x 2.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMUSAACIBJ
Debt / assets 43.0% 34.3% 7.9%
Debt / equity 2.8x 6.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x – 0.5x
Debt / FCF 4.0x – 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 84.6% 94.7% 72.5%
Equity / assets 15.4% 5.3% 27.5%
Interest coverage 7.9x – 18.5x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 7.40 3.04 4.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMUSAACIBJ
Dividend yield 0.5% 4.8% –
Net buyback yield 4.5% – 4.1%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 4.8% 4.1%
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.

ConsensusMUSAACIBJ
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 – 23.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $35.60FY2026 – $4.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 – +3.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.9% – +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.85BFY2026 – $22.88BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.9%FY2026 – +6.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.8% – +14.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMUSAACIBJ
Held by institutions 83.0% 93.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 606 447 638
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +1.7% +1.8%
Institutions buying 310 234 325
Institutions selling 190 163 232
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.44 1.40

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.

MUSAACIBJ
MUSA 1.00 0.14 0.32
ACI 0.14 1.00 0.37
BJ 0.32 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MUSA, ACI and BJ?

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Murphy USA (MUSA) $9.40B, Albertsons Companies (ACI) $6.40B, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) $13.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, MUSA, ACI and BJ?

Murphy USA (MUSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Murphy USA (MUSA) 15.2x, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 197.0x, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 22.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Murphy USA (MUSA) is cheapest (Murphy USA (MUSA) 14.9x, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 23.0x). 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: Murphy USA (MUSA) +10.3%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) -5.1%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Murphy USA (MUSA) has the highest net margin (Murphy USA (MUSA) 2.9%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 0.0%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 2.6%). On return on invested capital, Murphy USA (MUSA) leads (Murphy USA (MUSA) 24.3%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 4.2%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 21.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Murphy USA (MUSA) returned the most: Murphy USA (MUSA) +34.8%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) -27.1%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +12.2%. Over five years, Murphy USA (MUSA) compounded fastest (Murphy USA (MUSA) +26.7%/yr, Albertsons Companies (ACI) -14.5%/yr, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) +12.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) has been the steadiest (Murphy USA (MUSA) 39.5%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 39.5%, BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ) 30.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MUSA, ACI and BJ?

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 7. 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.