SUN vs UGP vs GLP Stock Comparison

Sunoco, Ultrapar Holdings and Global Partners Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SUN Sunoco LP
$74.62 -0.4% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.98B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.58B
Div. yield
0.07%
Fuel Distribution Energy
5 wins
UGP Ultrapar Holdings Inc
$6.55 -7.6% 1M +69.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.85B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.04B
Div. yield
–
Fuel Distribution Energy
6 wins
GLP Global Partners Lp
$48.20 +1.5% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.62B
P/E
9.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.46B
Div. yield
0.08%
Fuel Distribution Energy
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ultrapar Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ultrapar Holdings 6, Sunoco 5, Global Partners 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSUNUGPGLPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.98B $6.85B $1.62B SUN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.6x 9.9x 9.3x SUN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 7.1x 7.8x UGP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.3% +20.1% +20.4% SUN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 2.4% 0.8% SUN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% 463.0% 14.9% UGP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x -3.9x 2.6x UGP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.08% GLP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.9% +69.3% +5.3% UGP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.7%/yr +21.6%/yr +15.1%/yr UGP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.5% 38.6% 30.2% SUN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 71/100 48/100 UGP

Percentile Scorecard

SUNUGPGLP

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

AxisSUNUGPGLP
Valuation 59 #10 of 23 91 #3 of 23 64 #9 of 23
Growth 100 #1 of 19 61 #8 of 19 56 #9 of 19
Profitability 24 #14 of 18 65 #7 of 18 18 #15 of 18
Financial Health 35 #16 of 24 78 #6 of 24 30 #17 of 24
Shareholder Returns 88 #3 of 18 59 #8 of 18 71 #6 of 18
Overall 61 71 48
  • SUN ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • UGP ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • 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

PeriodSUNUGPGLPSPY
1 month -0.4%-7.6%+1.5% -0.8%
3 months +0.2%+4.5%0.0% +3.5%
6 months +13.1%+12.9%+4.5% +7.0%
Year to date +42.4%+73.7%+15.2% +12.2%
1 year +38.9%+69.3%+5.3% +13.0%
3 years +51.6%+61.7%+61.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +14.9%+17.4%+17.4% +23.1%
5 years +81.8%+165.2%+101.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +12.7%+21.6%+15.1% +11.0%
10 years +162.7%-43.1%+201.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.1%-5.5%+11.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSUNUGPGLPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.5%38.6%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.8%44.6%30.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.380.570.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.471.790.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.6%-59.6%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.7%-17.7%-10.7% -1.8%
52-week high $79.13$7.96$54.00 $779.14
52-week low $50.16$3.63$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.

MultipleSUNUGPGLP
P/E now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 9.5x 10.1xmedian 9.5x 9.4xmedian 9.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.2xmedian 0.3x 0.1xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 7.3x 0.8xmedian 7.3x 6.0xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 9.5x 4.0xmedian 9.5x 8.2xmedian 9.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.9x 1.8xmedian 1.9x 2.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.35median 0.35 0.64median 0.35 -1.03median 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 monthsSUNUGPGLP
Revenue $39.58B $29.04B $21.46B
Gross profit $4.72B $2.00B $1.20B
Operating income $1.89B $1.14B $331.81M
Net income $1.16B $1.16B $195.20M
Free cash flow $1.66B $1.75B $199.43M
EPS (diluted) $8.40 $0.63 $5.11
Cash & equivalents $773.00M $2.06B $23.91M
Total debt $13.31B -$3.45B $1.31B
Shares (diluted) 137.74M 1.10B 34.12M
Enterprise value $4.36B -$381.88M $1.45B

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
MetricSUNUGPGLP
P/E 8.8x 10.1x 9.4x
P/FCF 6.2x 4.0x 8.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 3.5x 5.0x
P/S 0.3x 0.2x 0.1x
P/B 1.2x 1.8x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.8x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 0.8x 6.0x
EV/EBIT 12.1x 1.1x 8.8x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.0x 0.1x
EV/FCF 13.7x 0.7x 14.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 0.6x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.35 0.64 -1.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSUNUGPGLP
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.3% 20.1% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 3.4% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 108.0% -19.0% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 54.0% -1.2% 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 123.6% -36.9% 28.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.6% 25.4% -0.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 166.3% 111.7% 71.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.9% 61.6% -6.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 164.2% -0.7% 80.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% 15.8% -9.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 220.8% 145.3% -8.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.2% 28.2% -1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 597.5% 58.8% -20.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.7% 29.6% -5.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSUNUGPGLP
Gross margin 11.9% 6.9% 5.6%
EBITDA margin 7.2% 5.1% 2.2%
Operating margin 4.8% 3.9% 1.5%
Pretax margin 3.4% 7.0% 0.9%
Net margin 2.9% 2.4% 0.8%
FCF margin 4.2% 6.0% 0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 5.9% 6.8% 1.5%
Return on equity 13.9% 35.3% 26.7%
Return on assets 3.9% 13.4% 4.7%
Return on invested capital 7.5% 463.0% 14.9%
Return on capital employed 7.6% 16.3% 11.2%
Asset turnover 1.3x 3.0x 5.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSUNUGPGLP
Debt / assets 44.5% -34.5% 32.5%
Debt / equity 1.6x -0.9x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x -3.9x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 8.0x -2.0x 6.6x
Liabilities / assets 72.1% 61.3% 81.4%
Equity / assets 27.9% 38.7% 18.6%
Interest coverage 2.7x 1.6x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.8x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSUNUGPGLP
Dividend yield 5.1% 5.8% 6.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.1% –
Shareholder yield 5.1% 5.9% 6.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 63.1% – 66.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 44.2% – 64.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.7% – 5.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 26.4% – -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.

ConsensusSUNUGPGLP
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 7.1xFY2026 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.44FY2026 $0.92FY2026 $6.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +282.2%FY2026 +104.4%FY2026 +193.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.9% -25.0% -41.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.96BFY2026 $33.34BFY2026 $26.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +114.1%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +41.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% -11.4% +37.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSUNUGPGLP
Held by institutions 48.4% 5.2% 49.8%
Institutions holding 302 177 115
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% -10.2% +1.7%
Institutions buying 115 98 60
Institutions selling 83 58 17
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.69 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.

SUNUGPGLP
SUN 1.00 0.03 0.33
UGP 0.03 1.00 0.18
GLP 0.33 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SUN, UGP and GLP?

Sunoco (SUN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sunoco (SUN) $9.98B, Ultrapar Holdings (UGP) $6.85B, Global Partners (GLP) $1.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, SUN, UGP and GLP?

Sunoco (SUN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sunoco (SUN) 8.6x, Ultrapar Holdings (UGP) 9.9x, Global Partners (GLP) 9.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ultrapar Holdings (UGP) is cheapest (Sunoco (SUN) 7.9x, Ultrapar Holdings (UGP) 7.1x, Global Partners (GLP) 7.8x). 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%, Ultrapar Holdings (UGP) +20.1%, Global Partners (GLP) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sunoco (SUN) has the highest net margin (Sunoco (SUN) 2.9%, Ultrapar Holdings (UGP) 2.4%, Global Partners (GLP) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Ultrapar Holdings (UGP) leads (Sunoco (SUN) 7.5%, Ultrapar Holdings (UGP) 463.0%, Global Partners (GLP) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ultrapar Holdings (UGP) returned the most: Sunoco (SUN) +38.9%, Ultrapar Holdings (UGP) +69.3%, Global Partners (GLP) +5.3%. Over five years, Ultrapar Holdings (UGP) compounded fastest (Sunoco (SUN) +12.7%/yr, Ultrapar Holdings (UGP) +21.6%/yr, Global Partners (GLP) +15.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Global Partners (GLP) has the highest dividend yield: Sunoco (SUN) 0.07%, Ultrapar Holdings (UGP) 0.00%, Global Partners (GLP) 0.08%. Ultrapar Holdings (UGP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sunoco (SUN) has been the steadiest (Sunoco (SUN) 26.5%, Ultrapar Holdings (UGP) 38.6%, Global Partners (GLP) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SUN, UGP 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, Ultrapar Holdings (UGP) 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.