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Sunoco LPSUN 80 Days Payable is 32.51 as of Mar. 2026, which is 98% above its 10-year median of 16.43. GuruFocus rates SUN with a GF Score™ of 80/100 and a GF Value™ of $52.39 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 12 warning signs investors should review. Among 850 Oil & Gas companies, Sunoco LP ranks worse than 80.47% on this metric.
Sunoco LP's average Accounts Payable for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $3,309 Mil. Sunoco LP's Cost of Goods Sold for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $9,287 Mil.
Hence, Sunoco LP's Days Payable for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was 32.51.
The historical rank and industry rank for Sunoco LP's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
SUN'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.22 Med: 16.43 Max: 33.74
Current: 26.9
During the past 13 years, Sunoco LP's highest Days Payable was 33.74. The lowest was 10.22. And the median was 16.43.
SUN's Days Payable is ranked worse than 80.47% of 850
companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 58.325
vs SUN: 26.90
Sunoco LP's Days Payable
increased
from Mar. 2025 (25.20) to Mar. 2026 (32.51).
It may suggest that Sunoco LPdelayed paying its suppliers.
The historical data trend for Sunoco LP's Days Payable can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Sunoco LP's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Sunoco LP Days Payable vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Sunoco LP's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sunoco LP's Days Payable falls into.
Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.
Sunoco LP's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Sunoco LP (SUN) has a Days Payable of 32.51 as of Mar. 2026. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Sunoco LP and its competitors. This is 98% above median its historical median of 16.43. Over the past decade, Sunoco LP's Days Payable has ranged from 10.22 to 33.74. According to the industry distribution chart, Sunoco LP ranks #684 out of 850 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 80.5%.
Is Sunoco LP's Days Payable too high?
Sunoco LP's current Days Payable of 32.51 is 98% above median its 10-year median of 16.43. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 10.22 to a high of 33.74. The Oil & Gas industry median Days Payable is 58.33. Sunoco LP's value of 32.51 is 44.3% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Sunoco LP ranks #684 out of 850 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Sunoco LP has a GF Score™ of 80/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sunoco LP's Days Payable compare to DINO and PBF?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Sunoco LP ranks #684 out of 850 companies for Days Payable. This places Sunoco LP in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 58.33. Sunoco LP's value of 32.51 is 44.3% below this benchmark. Historically, Sunoco LP's own Days Payable has ranged from 10.22 to 33.74 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 16.43 vs. the industry median of 58.33, Sunoco LP has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Days Payable for an Oil & Gas company?
The median Days Payable among Oil & Gas companies is 58.33, based on 850 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Days Payable significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Days Payable should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Sunoco LP's current Days Payable of 32.51 is 44.3% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Days Payable mean?
A high Days Payable can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Sunoco LP and its competitors. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Days Payable is 58.33 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Sunoco LP's current Days Payable is 32.51, which is 98% above median its own 10-year median of 16.43. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sunoco LP stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sunoco LP (SUN) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $52.39, compared to a current price of $74.33 — trading 41.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 32.51, which is 98% above median its 10-year median of 16.43 and 44.3% below the Oil & Gas industry median of 58.33. Sunoco LP's overall GF Score™ is 80/100 with 12 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Days Payable calculated?
Days Payable is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Sunoco LP (SUN), the current Days Payable is 32.51 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Sunoco LP (SUN) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sunoco LP stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $74.33 is trading 41.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $52.39.
GuruFocus considers Sunoco LP to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for SUN:
Days Payable: 32.51 (98% above median its 10-year median of 16.43)
GF Value™: $52.39 vs. price of $74.33 (41.9% above fair value)
Industry Position: 44.3% below the Oil & Gas median (#684 of 850)
No single metric tells the full story. See the SUN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Sunoco LP is a Delaware limited partnership formed in June 2012 by Susser Holdings Corporation or SUSS. In September 2012, the Company completed its initial public offering. The Company, along with its wholly owned subsidiary, is an independent motor fuel distributor by gallons in Texas, and among the distributors of Valero and Chevron branded motor fuel in the United States. The Company also receives rental income from real estate that it leases or subleases. SUSS operated approximately 580 retail convenience stores under its proprietary Stripes convenience store brand at year-end, mainly in growing Texas markets. Stripes is an independent chain of convenience stores in Texas based on store count and retail motor fuel volumes sold. Its business is integral to the success of SUSS' retail operations, and SUSS purchases substantially all of its motor fuel from the Company. In addition to distributing motor fuel, it also distributes other petroleum products such as propane and lube oil, and receives rental income from real estate that it leases or subleases. The Company purchases motor fuel mainly from independent refiners and oil companies and distributes it throughout Texas and in Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma. The Company competes mainly with other independent motor fuel distributors. The Company is subject to various federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations, including those relating to underground storage tanks; the release or discharge of hazardous materials into the air, water and soil; the generation, storage, handling, use, transportation and disposal of regulated materials; the exposure of persons to regulated materials; and the remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater.
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