Sunoco (SUN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026)
Sunoco's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 7.48% for Q2 2026, up 0.74 percentage points from 6.73% a year earlier and up 1.23 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 (-6.06 pp), 14.24% in FY2023 (-2.50 pp), 16.74% in FY2022 (-1.40 pp) and 18.14% in FY2021 (+8.25 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] is 3.42% (Q3 2024) to 18.53% (Q3 2023).
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.43 percentage points.
- 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 15.11 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SUN's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 6.25% (Q1 2026), 4.79% (Q4 2025) and 7.50% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathon Petroleum | 103.92 Bn | 76.72 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 28.29% |
| 2 | Valero Energy | 98.70 Bn | 70.56 Bn | 9.41 Bn | 33.38% |
| 3 | HF Sinclair | 17.12 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 3.15 Bn | 25.94% |
| 4 | Sunoco | 8.45 Bn | 5.30 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 9.32% |
| 5 | PBF Energy | 7.96 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 31.02% |
| 6 | Ultrapar Holdings | 5.80 Bn | -1.43 Bn | 912.61 Mn | 463.04% |
| 7 | Delek US Holdings | 3.90 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 365.10 Mn | 14.97% |
| 8 | Cvr Energy | 3.81 Bn | 775.98 Mn | 783.00 Mn | 15.08% |
| 9 | Icahn Enterprises | 3.40 Bn | -2.86 Bn | - | -7.39% |
| 10 | Bw Lpg | 3.31 Bn | 2.29 Bn | - | 12.97% |
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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
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();