MUSA vs BDL vs ACI Stock Comparison

Murphy USA, Flanigans Enterprises and Albertsons Companies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MUSA Murphy USA Inc.
$538.98 +5.4% 1M +42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.72B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.48B
Div. yield
–
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
4 wins
BDL Flanigans Enterprises Inc
$50.85 +13.3% 1M +59.7% 1Y
Market cap
$94.79M
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.29M
Div. yield
–
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Flanigans Enterprises leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Flanigans Enterprises 5, Murphy USA 4, Albertsons Companies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMUSABDLACILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.72B $94.79M $6.64B MUSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x 14.3x 204.4x BDL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% +7.1% -5.1% MUSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 3.1% 0.0% BDL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.3% 9.6% 4.2% MUSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 0.2x — BDL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.0% +59.7% -25.0% BDL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.6%/yr +11.6%/yr -14.3%/yr MUSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.6% 58.6% 39.5% ACI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 67/100 36/100 BDL

Percentile Scorecard

MUSABDLACI

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

AxisMUSABDLACI
Valuation 54 #19 of 40 96 #3 of 50 62 #16 of 40
Growth 65 #14 of 38 89 #6 of 47 3 #37 of 38
Profitability 77 #9 of 36 49 #24 of 46 23 #28 of 36
Financial Health 23 #31 of 40 80 #11 of 51 3 #39 of 40
Shareholder Returns 56 #13 of 28 22 #26 of 33 89 #4 of 28
Overall 55 67 36
  • MUSA ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • BDL ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • ACI ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMUSABDLACISPY
1 month +5.4%+13.3%+19.9% -0.8%
3 months -11.7%+35.9%+23.1% +3.5%
6 months +4.1%+62.3%-15.6% +7.0%
Year to date +33.6%+71.8%-18.6% +12.2%
1 year +42.0%+59.7%-25.0% +13.0%
3 years +48.1%+80.2%-35.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +14.0%+21.7%-13.7% +23.1%
5 years +225.3%+73.3%-53.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +26.6%+11.6%-14.3% +11.0%
10 years +657.1%+119.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +22.4%+8.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMUSABDLACISPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.6%58.6%39.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.4%63.2%45.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.670.59-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.061.02-0.63 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-41.2%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.5%0.0%-25.6% -1.8%
52-week high $623.43$50.85$18.78 $779.14
52-week low $356.57$27.55$11.02 $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.

MultipleMUSABDLACI
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 22.0x 14.2xmedian 20.5x 208.4xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 1.1x 0.1xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 9.8x 6.0xmedian 13.3x —median 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 17.8x 20.4xmedian 17.5x 11.3xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 3.0x 1.1xmedian 3.1x 4.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.92median 1.18 0.27median 1.07 -3.00median 1.18

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 monthsMUSABDLACI
Revenue $21.48B $215.29M $77.19B
Gross profit $2.62B $124.08M $20.93B
Operating income $921.40M $11.46M $452.80M
Net income $617.20M $10.35M $32.50M
Free cash flow $541.50M $4.62M –
EPS (diluted) $33.27 $3.57 $0.07
Cash & equivalents $175.40M $28.84M $282.00M
Total debt $2.19B $92.23M $35.41B
Shares (diluted) 18.55M 1.86M 488.20M
Enterprise value $9.36B $56.00K $5.70B

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
MetricMUSABDLACI
P/E 16.1x 14.2x 208.4x
P/FCF 18.3x 20.4x 11.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 5.8x –
P/S 0.5x 0.4x 0.1x
P/B 12.7x 1.1x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 15.4x 1.1x -11.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x 6.0x –
EV/EBIT 12.9x 8.5x 34.5x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.5x 0.2x
EV/FCF 22.0x 21.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.1x 6.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.92 0.27 -3.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMUSABDLACI
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% 7.1% -5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 8.0% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.3% 8.3% -5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – -1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.6% 50.1% -70.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 9.1% -40.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 25.8% 51.1% -96.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 12.5% -71.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.1% 53.6% -96.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 52.3% -69.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.1% 89.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 17.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.5% 75.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 45.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMUSABDLACI
Gross margin 12.2% 57.6% 27.1%
EBITDA margin 5.6% 7.6% –
Operating margin 4.3% 5.3% 0.6%
Pretax margin 3.8% 5.2% 0.0%
Net margin 2.9% 3.1% 0.0%
FCF margin 2.5% 2.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% 7.5% –
Return on equity 85.6% 12.4% 2.0%
Return on assets 12.4% 6.8% 0.1%
Return on invested capital 24.3% 9.6% 4.2%
Return on capital employed 23.7% 8.7% 2.5%
Asset turnover 4.3x 1.4x 2.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMUSABDLACI
Debt / assets 43.0% 20.0% 34.3%
Debt / equity 2.8x 0.4x 6.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 0.2x –
Debt / FCF 4.0x 6.8x –
Liabilities / assets 84.6% 46.5% 94.7%
Equity / assets 15.4% 53.5% 5.3%
Interest coverage 7.9x 10.3x –
Current ratio 0.9x 2.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.5x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 7.42 3.15 3.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMUSABDLACI
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.2% 4.7%
Net buyback yield 4.4% – –
Shareholder yield 4.9% 1.2% 4.7%
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.

ConsensusMUSABDLACI
Forward P/E 15.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $35.60FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -7.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.85BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +17.9%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after -5.8% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMUSABDLACI
Held by institutions 83.0% 10.4% 93.5%
Institutions holding 606 12 447
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +0.8% +1.7%
Institutions buying 310 4 234
Institutions selling 190 3 163
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.33 1.44

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.

MUSABDLACI
MUSA 1.00 -0.03 0.14
BDL -0.03 1.00 0.03
ACI 0.14 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MUSA, BDL and ACI?

Murphy USA (MUSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Murphy USA (MUSA) $9.72B, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) $94.79M, Albertsons Companies (ACI) $6.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, MUSA, BDL and ACI?

Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Murphy USA (MUSA) 15.8x, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 14.3x, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 204.4x). 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%, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) +7.1%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) -5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) has the highest net margin (Murphy USA (MUSA) 2.9%, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 3.1%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 0.0%). On return on invested capital, Murphy USA (MUSA) leads (Murphy USA (MUSA) 24.3%, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 9.6%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) returned the most: Murphy USA (MUSA) +42.0%, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) +59.7%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) -25.0%. Over five years, Murphy USA (MUSA) compounded fastest (Murphy USA (MUSA) +26.6%/yr, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) +11.6%/yr, Albertsons Companies (ACI) -14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Albertsons Companies (ACI) has been the steadiest (Murphy USA (MUSA) 39.6%, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 58.6%, Albertsons Companies (ACI) 39.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 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.