SUN vs BWLP vs FGPR Stock Comparison

Sunoco, Bw Lpg and Ferrellgas Partners L P Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SUN Sunoco LP
$74.62 -0.4% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.15B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.58B
Div. yield
0.07%
Fuel Distribution Energy
3 wins
BWLP BW LPG Ltd
$26.04 +7.6% 1M +109.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.97B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
–
Fuel Distribution Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bw Lpg leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Bw Lpg 6, Sunoco 3, Ferrellgas Partners L P 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSUNBWLPFGPRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.15B $3.97B $120.75M SUN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.8x 14.0x 1.6x FGPR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 5.7x — BWLP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.3% -2.5% -3.6% SUN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 10.9% 4.1% BWLP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% 13.0% 38.5% FGPR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 0.8x 4.9x BWLP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.9% +109.8% +6.6% BWLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.7%/yr +38.2%/yr -3.2%/yr BWLP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.5% 39.4% 37.0% SUN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 61/100 49/100 BWLP

Percentile Scorecard

SUNBWLPFGPR

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

AxisSUNBWLPFGPR
Valuation 59 #10 of 23 36 #15 of 23 77 #6 of 23
Growth 100 #1 of 19 0 #19 of 19 33 #13 of 19
Profitability 24 #14 of 18 82 #4 of 18 77 #5 of 18
Financial Health 35 #16 of 24 87 #4 of 24 9 #22 of 24
Shareholder Returns 88 #3 of 18 100 #1 of 18 –
Overall 61 61 49
  • SUN ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • BWLP ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • FGPR 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

PeriodSUNBWLPFGPRSPY
1 month -0.4%+7.6%-7.6% -0.8%
3 months +0.2%+23.6%-11.4% +3.5%
6 months +13.1%+38.7%-21.6% +7.0%
Year to date +42.4%+98.8%+9.8% +12.2%
1 year +38.9%+109.8%+6.6% +13.0%
3 years +51.6%+97.3%+160.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +14.9%+25.4%+37.7% +23.1%
5 years +81.8%+402.7%-14.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +12.7%+38.2%-3.2% +11.0%
10 years +162.7%+726.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.1%+23.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSUNBWLPFGPRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.5%39.4%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.8%41.1%33.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.380.38-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.472.790.18 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.6%-61.2%-73.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.7%-1.0%-25.7% -1.8%
52-week high $79.13$26.31$27.20 $779.14
52-week low $50.16$11.99$17.07 $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.

MultipleSUNBWLPFGPR
P/E now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 9.5x 13.9xmedian 9.5x 1.6xmedian 9.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 1.5xmedian 0.3x 0.1xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 7.3x 7.1xmedian 7.3x 5.3xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 9.5x 5.5xmedian 9.5x 1.4xmedian 9.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x -0.1xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.35median 0.35 —median 0.35 -0.05median 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 monthsSUNBWLPFGPR
Revenue $39.58B $2.61B $1.86B
Gross profit $4.72B – $1.03B
Operating income $1.89B $360.05M $196.22M
Net income $1.16B $504.96M $76.61M
Free cash flow $1.66B $721.10M $86.92M
EPS (diluted) $8.40 $1.87 $9.30
Cash & equivalents $773.00M $303.86M $73.41M
Total debt $13.31B $3.13B $5.98B
Shares (diluted) 137.74M 151.90M 8.22M
Enterprise value $4.53B $2.96B -$197.77M

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
MetricSUNBWLPFGPR
P/E 8.8x 13.9x 1.6x
P/FCF 6.2x 5.5x 1.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 10.6x 0.7x
P/S 0.3x 1.5x 0.1x
P/B 1.2x 1.9x -0.1x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.9x -0.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 7.1x 5.3x
EV/EBIT 12.1x 12.4x 8.1x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.7x 0.9x
EV/FCF 13.7x 6.2x 18.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 12.0x 9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.35 – -0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSUNBWLPFGPR
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.3% -2.5% -3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.8% – -3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 108.0% – 0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 54.0% – 1.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 123.6% 11.0% 106.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.6% – -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 166.3% 86.9% 847.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.9% – -19.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 164.2% -68.3% 575.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% – -32.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 220.8% -32.7% -8.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.2% – -1.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 597.5% -37.3% -25.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.7% – 3.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSUNBWLPFGPR
Gross margin 11.9% – 55.1%
EBITDA margin 7.2% 24.0% 16.1%
Operating margin 4.8% 13.8% 10.5%
Pretax margin 3.4% 13.1% 4.2%
Net margin 2.9% 10.9% 4.1%
FCF margin 4.2% 27.6% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 5.9% 14.2% 9.1%
Return on equity 13.9% 24.8% –
Return on assets 3.9% 15.0% 5.1%
Return on invested capital 7.5% 13.0% 38.5%
Return on capital employed 7.6% 13.4% 17.0%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.8x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.7x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.0% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSUNBWLPFGPR
Debt / assets 44.5% 24.0% 105.2%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.4x -1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 0.8x 4.9x
Debt / FCF 8.0x 1.1x 17.8x
Liabilities / assets 72.1% 39.4% 172.8%
Equity / assets 27.9% 60.6% -72.8%
Interest coverage 2.7x 3.8x 1.7x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 3.28 1.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSUNBWLPFGPR
Dividend yield 5.1% 80.3% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 5.1% 80.3% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 63.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 44.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusSUNBWLPFGPR
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 5.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.44FY2026 $4.57FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +282.2%FY2026 +290.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -6.9% -59.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.96BFY2026 $1.20BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +114.1%FY2026 +69.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% -31.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSUNBWLPFGPR
Held by institutions 48.4% 16.1% 0.0%
Institutions holding 302 105 1
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +18.9% –
Institutions buying 115 62 0
Institutions selling 83 23 0
Buyers to sellers 1.39 2.70 –

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.

SUNBWLPFGPR
SUN 1.00 0.21 0.05
BWLP 0.21 1.00 -0.05
FGPR 0.05 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SUN, BWLP and FGPR?

Sunoco (SUN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sunoco (SUN) $10.15B, Bw Lpg (BWLP) $3.97B, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) $120.75M.

Which stock is cheaper, SUN, BWLP and FGPR?

Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sunoco (SUN) 8.8x, Bw Lpg (BWLP) 14.0x, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 1.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bw Lpg (BWLP) is cheapest (Sunoco (SUN) 7.9x, Bw Lpg (BWLP) 5.7x). 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: Sunoco (SUN) +83.3%, Bw Lpg (BWLP) -2.5%, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) -3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bw Lpg (BWLP) has the highest net margin (Sunoco (SUN) 2.9%, Bw Lpg (BWLP) 10.9%, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) leads (Sunoco (SUN) 7.5%, Bw Lpg (BWLP) 13.0%, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 38.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bw Lpg (BWLP) returned the most: Sunoco (SUN) +38.9%, Bw Lpg (BWLP) +109.8%, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) +6.6%. Over five years, Bw Lpg (BWLP) compounded fastest (Sunoco (SUN) +12.7%/yr, Bw Lpg (BWLP) +38.2%/yr, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) -3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sunoco (SUN) 0.07%, Bw Lpg (BWLP) 0.00%. Bw Lpg (BWLP) and Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sunoco (SUN) has been the steadiest (Sunoco (SUN) 26.5%, Bw Lpg (BWLP) 39.4%, Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGPR) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SUN, BWLP and FGPR?

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