MUSA vs BDL vs GLP Stock Comparison

Murphy USA, Flanigans Enterprises and Global Partners Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MUSA Murphy USA Inc.
$531.00 +3.8% 1M +34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.58B
P/E
15.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.48B
Div. yield
–
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
3 wins
BDL Flanigans Enterprises Inc
$50.85 +13.3% 1M +59.7% 1Y
Market cap
$99.33M
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.29M
Div. yield
–
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
GLP Global Partners Lp
$47.74 +0.5% 1M +4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.63B
P/E
9.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.46B
Div. yield
0.08%
Fuel Distribution Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Global Partners leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Global Partners 4, Flanigans Enterprises 4, Murphy USA 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMUSABDLGLPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.58B $99.33M $1.63B MUSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.5x 15.0x 9.4x GLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x — 7.7x GLP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% +7.1% +20.4% GLP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 3.1% 0.8% BDL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.3% 9.6% 14.9% MUSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 0.2x 2.6x BDL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.08% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.8% +59.7% +4.7% BDL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.7%/yr +11.7%/yr +15.3%/yr MUSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 58.5% 30.1% GLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 68/100 46/100 BDL

Percentile Scorecard

MUSABDLGLP

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

AxisMUSABDLGLP
Valuation 54 #19 of 40 98 #2 of 50 55 #11 of 23
Growth 65 #14 of 38 89 #6 of 47 56 #9 of 19
Profitability 77 #9 of 36 49 #24 of 46 18 #15 of 18
Financial Health 21 #32 of 40 80 #11 of 51 30 #17 of 24
Shareholder Returns 56 #13 of 28 22 #26 of 33 71 #6 of 18
Overall 54 68 46
  • MUSA ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • BDL ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • GLP 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

PeriodMUSABDLGLPSPY
1 month +3.8%+13.3%+0.5% -0.2%
3 months -11.7%+29.3%-2.4% +3.9%
6 months +2.1%+62.3%+1.1% +8.2%
Year to date +31.6%+71.8%+14.1% +12.9%
1 year +34.8%+59.7%+4.7% +12.3%
3 years +45.9%+80.2%+60.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.4%+21.7%+17.0% +23.3%
5 years +225.8%+73.8%+103.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +26.7%+11.7%+15.3% +10.9%
10 years +672.5%+120.6%+199.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +22.7%+8.2%+11.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMUSABDLGLPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%58.5%30.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%63.2%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.670.590.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.881.020.15 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-41.2%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.8%0.0%-11.6% -1.2%
52-week high $623.43$50.85$54.00 $779.14
52-week low $356.57$27.55$39.58 $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.

MultipleMUSABDLGLP
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 22.1x 14.2xmedian 20.6x 9.3xmedian 9.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 1.2x 0.1xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 9.7x 6.0xmedian 13.3x 6.0xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 17.5x 20.4xmedian 17.3x 8.1xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 2.9x 1.1xmedian 3.1x 2.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.89median 1.19 0.27median 1.07 -1.02median 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 monthsMUSABDLGLP
Revenue $21.48B $215.29M $21.46B
Gross profit $2.62B $124.08M $1.20B
Operating income $921.40M $11.46M $331.81M
Net income $617.20M $10.35M $195.20M
Free cash flow $541.50M $4.62M $199.43M
EPS (diluted) $33.27 $3.57 $5.11
Cash & equivalents $175.40M $28.84M $23.91M
Total debt $2.19B $92.23M $1.31B
Shares (diluted) 18.55M 1.86M 34.12M
Enterprise value $9.21B $4.59M $1.46B

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
MetricMUSABDLGLP
P/E 15.9x 14.2x 9.3x
P/FCF 18.0x 20.4x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 5.8x 5.0x
P/S 0.5x 0.4x 0.1x
P/B 12.5x 1.1x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 15.2x 1.1x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x 6.0x 6.0x
EV/EBIT 12.8x 8.5x 8.7x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.5x 0.1x
EV/FCF 21.7x 21.0x 14.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x 6.0x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.89 0.27 -1.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMUSABDLGLP
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% 7.1% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 8.0% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.3% 8.3% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.6% 50.1% 28.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 9.1% -0.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 25.8% 51.1% 71.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 12.5% -6.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.1% 53.6% 80.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 52.3% -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.1% 89.1% -8.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 17.8% -1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.5% 75.9% -20.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 45.7% -5.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMUSABDLGLP
Gross margin 12.2% 57.6% 5.6%
EBITDA margin 5.6% 7.6% 2.2%
Operating margin 4.3% 5.3% 1.5%
Pretax margin 3.8% 5.2% 0.9%
Net margin 2.9% 3.1% 0.8%
FCF margin 2.5% 2.1% 0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% 7.5% 1.5%
Return on equity 85.6% 12.4% 26.7%
Return on assets 12.4% 6.8% 4.7%
Return on invested capital 24.3% 9.6% 14.9%
Return on capital employed 23.7% 8.7% 11.2%
Asset turnover 4.3x 1.4x 5.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.6x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMUSABDLGLP
Debt / assets 43.0% 20.0% 32.5%
Debt / equity 2.8x 0.4x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 0.2x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 4.0x 6.8x 6.6x
Liabilities / assets 84.6% 46.5% 81.4%
Equity / assets 15.4% 53.5% 18.6%
Interest coverage 7.9x 10.3x –
Current ratio 0.9x 2.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 7.40 3.15 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMUSABDLGLP
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.2% 6.4%
Net buyback yield 4.5% – –
Shareholder yield 5.0% 1.2% 6.4%
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.

ConsensusMUSABDLGLP
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 – 7.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $35.60FY2026 – $6.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 – +193.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.9% – -41.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.85BFY2026 – $26.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.9%FY2026 – +41.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.8% – +37.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMUSABDLGLP
Held by institutions 83.0% 10.4% 49.8%
Institutions holding 606 12 115
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +0.8% +1.7%
Institutions buying 310 4 60
Institutions selling 190 3 17
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.33 3.53

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.

MUSABDLGLP
MUSA 1.00 -0.03 0.19
BDL -0.03 1.00 0.03
GLP 0.19 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MUSA, BDL and GLP?

Murphy USA (MUSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Murphy USA (MUSA) $9.58B, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) $99.33M, Global Partners (GLP) $1.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, MUSA, BDL and GLP?

Global Partners (GLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Murphy USA (MUSA) 15.5x, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 15.0x, Global Partners (GLP) 9.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global Partners (GLP) is cheapest (Murphy USA (MUSA) 14.9x, Global Partners (GLP) 7.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Global Partners (GLP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Murphy USA (MUSA) +10.3%, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) +7.1%, Global Partners (GLP) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) has the highest net margin (Murphy USA (MUSA) 2.9%, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 3.1%, Global Partners (GLP) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Murphy USA (MUSA) leads (Murphy USA (MUSA) 24.3%, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 9.6%, Global Partners (GLP) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) returned the most: Murphy USA (MUSA) +34.8%, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) +59.7%, Global Partners (GLP) +4.7%. Over five years, Murphy USA (MUSA) compounded fastest (Murphy USA (MUSA) +26.7%/yr, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) +11.7%/yr, Global Partners (GLP) +15.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Global Partners (GLP) has been the steadiest (Murphy USA (MUSA) 39.5%, Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 58.5%, Global Partners (GLP) 30.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Global Partners (GLP) leads on 4. 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.