Sunoco (SUN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026)
Sunoco's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 9.32% for Q3 2026, up 1.82 percentage points from 7.50% a year earlier and up 1.84 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sunoco (SUN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sunoco's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 5.08%, down 3.10 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last four years, with a five-year change of -4.82 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 8.18% in FY2024 (-4.65 pp), 12.83% in FY2023 (-2.16 pp), 14.99% in FY2022 (-3.16 pp) and 18.14% in FY2021 (+8.25 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.20 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 7.98 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a drop of 11.97 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SUN's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 7.48% (Q2 2026), 6.25% (Q1 2026) and 4.79% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathon Petroleum | 112.89 Bn | 92.33 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 28.29% |
| 2 | Valero Energy | 105.91 Bn | 80.88 Bn | 9.41 Bn | 33.38% |
| 3 | HF Sinclair | 17.51 Bn | 9.85 Bn | 3.15 Bn | 25.94% |
| 4 | Sunoco | 8.96 Bn | 5.82 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 9.32% |
| 5 | PBF Energy | 8.70 Bn | 4.34 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 31.02% |
| 6 | Ultrapar Holdings | 6.21 Bn | -1.35 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 321.11% |
| 7 | Delek US Holdings | 4.15 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 33.49% |
| 8 | Cvr Energy | 4.12 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 783.00 Mn | 15.08% |
| 9 | Par Pacific Holdings | 3.66 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 715.29 Mn | 35.18% |
| 10 | Icahn Enterprises | 3.59 Bn | -1.86 Bn | 816.00 Mn | -101.00% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.32% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.48% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.25% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.50% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.73% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.40% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.83% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.60% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.18% |
API Access
Sunoco Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SUN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "SUN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SUN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();