MUSA vs PARR vs WMK Stock Comparison

Murphy USA, Par Pacific Holdings and Weis Markets Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MUSA Murphy USA Inc.
$509.55 -1.1% 1M +38.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.25B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.26B
Div. yield
–
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
2 wins
WMK Weis Markets Inc
$74.42 +0.5% 1M +16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.99B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Grocery Stores Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Par Pacific Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Par Pacific Holdings 8, Murphy USA 2, Weis Markets 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMUSAPARRWMKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.25B $3.38B $1.99B MUSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 3.9x 20.0x PARR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 2.8x — PARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.2% +13.2% +4.7% MUSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 9.9% 2.0% PARR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.2% 34.3% — PARR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 0.4x — PARR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.4% +73.0% +16.7% PARR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.5%/yr +36.0%/yr +3.7%/yr PARR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.2% 59.7% 26.5% WMK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 64/100 55/100 PARR

Percentile Scorecard

MUSAPARRWMK

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

AxisMUSAPARRWMK
Valuation 59 #17 of 40 77 #6 of 23 72 #12 of 40
Growth 81 #8 of 38 83 #4 of 19 35 #25 of 38
Profitability 86 #6 of 37 78 #5 of 19 50 #19 of 37
Financial Health 28 #29 of 40 58 #11 of 25 92 #4 of 40
Shareholder Returns 56 #13 of 28 22 #15 of 19 26 #21 of 28
Overall 62 64 55
  • MUSA ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • PARR ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • WMK ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMUSAPARRWMKSPY
1 month -1.1%-15.1%+0.5% -2.0%
3 months -13.6%-14.1%-5.0% -2.2%
6 months -15.7%+3.0%+7.0% +4.2%
Year to date +26.3%+102.9%+16.1% +10.6%
1 year +38.4%+73.0%+16.7% +10.4%
3 years +34.5%+119.4%+10.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +10.4%+30.0%+3.4% +20.2%
5 years +198.9%+364.4%+20.1% +61.6%
5 years, per year +24.5%+36.0%+3.7% +10.1%
10 years +678.7%+415.1%+34.6% +261.3%
10 years, per year +22.8%+17.8%+3.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMUSAPARRWMKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.2%59.7%26.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.2%60.6%27.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.71-0.64-0.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.981.220.63 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-69.7%-37.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.3%-20.7%-9.9% -3.2%
52-week high $623.43$89.89$82.63 $779.14
52-week low $356.57$34.83$61.60 $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.

MultipleMUSAPARRWMK
P/E now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 20.5x 4.0xmedian 8.6x 18.5xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.4x 0.4xmedian 0.4x 0.4xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 9.5x 3.2xmedian 5.6x 6.4xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 14.5x 8.7xmedian 6.3x 47.1xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 2.7x 1.8xmedian 1.8x 1.3xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.00median 1.00 0.21median 0.35 -6.77median 1.00

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 monthsMUSAPARRWMK
Revenue $23.26B $8.62B $5.07B
Gross profit $2.71B $1.99B $1.29B
Operating income $980.10M $1.16B $126.45M
Net income $663.30M $857.72M $99.57M
Free cash flow $667.50M $412.42M $39.10M
EPS (diluted) $35.75 $17.33 $4.02
Cash & equivalents $161.80M $185.00M $103.53M
Total debt $2.19B $739.20M –
Shares (diluted) 18.55M 49.44M 24.74M
Enterprise value $8.73B $2.70B $1.19B

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
MetricMUSAPARRWMK
P/E 14.2x 4.0x 18.5x
P/FCF 13.8x 8.7x 47.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x 6.4x 7.6x
P/S 0.4x 0.4x 0.4x
P/B 11.6x 1.8x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 14.1x 1.8x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.8x 3.2x 6.4x
EV/EBIT 11.4x 3.6x 12.9x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.5x 0.3x
EV/FCF 16.8x 10.0x 41.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.8x 7.4x 6.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.00 0.21 -6.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMUSAPARRWMK
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.2% 13.2% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 5.5% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.9% 126.2% 6.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 16.6% 2.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.4% 1,543% 4.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 18.7% -4.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 40.8% 4,579% -3.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 11.4% -3.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 45.9% 4,701% 2.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 19.5% -2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.6% 184.3% 38.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.1% -9.0% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 81.8% 1,269% 503.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% -15.5% -25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMUSAPARRWMK
Gross margin 11.7% 23.1% 25.5%
EBITDA margin 5.5% 15.2% 5.0%
Operating margin 4.2% 13.4% 2.5%
Pretax margin 3.7% 12.8% 2.6%
Net margin 2.9% 9.9% 2.0%
FCF margin 2.9% 4.8% 0.8%
Operating cash flow margin 4.9% 6.4% 4.8%
Return on equity 84.1% 48.4% 7.2%
Return on assets 12.9% 19.4% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 25.2% 34.3% –
Return on capital employed 24.7% 38.1% 7.4%
Asset turnover 4.5x 2.0x 2.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.6x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMUSAPARRWMK
Debt / assets 42.2% 16.3% –
Debt / equity 2.8x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 0.4x –
Debt / FCF 3.3x 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 84.7% 56.3% 32.2%
Equity / assets 15.3% 43.7% 67.8%
Interest coverage 8.5x 16.9x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.8x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 7.60 4.20 5.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMUSAPARRWMK
Dividend yield 0.5% – 1.8%
Net buyback yield 4.1% 2.2% –
Shareholder yield 4.6% 2.2% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 33.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 86.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -8.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -2.3%

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.

ConsensusMUSAPARRWMK
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 2.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $35.60FY2026 $25.02FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 +231.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -7.9% -34.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.85BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +17.9%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -5.8% -12.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMUSAPARRWMK
Held by institutions 83.0% 99.1% 46.2%
Institutions holding 609 367 197
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% -4.1% +5.5%
Institutions buying 313 203 112
Institutions selling 190 115 57
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.77 1.96

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.

MUSAPARRWMK
MUSA 1.00 0.25 0.10
PARR 0.25 1.00 -0.02
WMK 0.10 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MUSA, PARR and WMK?

Murphy USA (MUSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Murphy USA (MUSA) $9.25B, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) $3.38B, Weis Markets (WMK) $1.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, MUSA, PARR and WMK?

Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Murphy USA (MUSA) 13.9x, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 3.9x, Weis Markets (WMK) 20.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) is cheapest (Murphy USA (MUSA) 14.3x, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 2.8x). 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) +20.2%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) +13.2%, Weis Markets (WMK) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) has the highest net margin (Murphy USA (MUSA) 2.9%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 9.9%, Weis Markets (WMK) 2.0%). On return on invested capital, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) leads (Murphy USA (MUSA) 25.2%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 34.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) returned the most: Murphy USA (MUSA) +38.4%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) +73.0%, Weis Markets (WMK) +16.7%. Over five years, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) compounded fastest (Murphy USA (MUSA) +24.5%/yr, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) +36.0%/yr, Weis Markets (WMK) +3.7%/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%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 0.00%, Weis Markets (WMK) 0.02%. Murphy USA (MUSA) and Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Weis Markets (WMK) has been the steadiest (Murphy USA (MUSA) 39.2%, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) 59.7%, Weis Markets (WMK) 26.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MUSA, PARR and WMK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Par Pacific Holdings (PARR) leads on 8. 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.