SUN (Sunoco LP) Shareholder Yield % : -23.83% (As of Mar. 2026)

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SUN Sunoco LP SUN
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Price $74.33
GF Value $52.39
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What is Sunoco LP Shareholder Yield %?

Sunoco LP SUN 80 Shareholder Yield % is -23.83% as of Mar. 2026. 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 971 Oil & Gas companies, Sunoco LP ranks worse than 88.36% on this metric.

Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. It is a measure of shareholder return. As of today, Sunoco LP's Shareholder Yield % was -23.83%.


Sunoco LP  (NYSE:SUN) Shareholder Yield % Explanation

Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. The term was coined by William W. Priest of Epoch Investment Partners in a paper in 2005 entitled The Case for Shareholder Yield as a Dominant Driver of Future Equity Returns. William Priest indicated that "shareholder yield is a term that we came up with to reflect the various ways dividends can be paid to owners of a business in a publicly-traded company."

Shareholder Yield % is calculated by three components: Dividend Yield %, Buyback Yield %, and Net Debt Paydown Yield %.

Dividend Yield % shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, which is most obvious form of shareholder return.

Buyback Yield % is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. Shares repurchases also increase shareholder value by returning the money back to shareholders.

Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced.


Sunoco LP Shareholder Yield % Related Terms


Sunoco LP Shareholder Yield % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sunoco LP's Shareholder Yield % 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.

Sunoco LP Shareholder Yield % Chart

Sunoco LP Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Shareholder Yield %
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Sunoco LP Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Shareholder Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -33.65 -31.31 -27.24 -28.54 0.00

SUN vs DINO, PBF, IEP: Shareholder Yield % Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Sunoco LP's Shareholder Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Shareholder Yield % 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 Shareholder Yield % vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Sunoco LP's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sunoco LP's Shareholder Yield % falls into.


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Sunoco LP Shareholder Yield % Calculation

Sunoco LP's Shareholder Yield % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Shareholder Yield %=Dividend Yield %+Buyback Yield %+Net Debt Paydown Yield %
=5.63 %+0.00 %+-46.54 %
=-40.91 %

* 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.

* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Shareholder Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Shareholder Yield % →
What does a Shareholder Yield % of -23.83% mean?
Sunoco LP (SUN) has a Shareholder Yield % of -23.83% as of Mar. 2026. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Sunoco LP and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Sunoco LP ranks #858 out of 971 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 88.4%.
Is Sunoco LP's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Sunoco LP's current Shareholder Yield % is -23.83%. Based on the distribution chart, Sunoco LP ranks #858 out of 971 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 Shareholder Yield % compare to DINO and PBF?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Sunoco LP ranks #858 out of 971 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Sunoco LP in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.94. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shareholder Yield % for an Oil & Gas company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Oil & Gas companies is 0.94, based on 971 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Shareholder Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Shareholder Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Shareholder Yield % mean?
A high Shareholder Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Sunoco LP and its competitors. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.94 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Sunoco LP's current Shareholder Yield % is -23.83%. 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 Shareholder Yield % is -23.83%. 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 Shareholder Yield % calculated?
Shareholder Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Sunoco LP (SUN), the current Shareholder Yield % is -23.83% 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:

  • Shareholder Yield %: -23.83%
  • GF Value™: $52.39 vs. price of $74.33 (41.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 80/100 with 12 warning signs

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 Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address 8111 Westchester Drive, Suite 400, Dallas, TX, USA, 75225
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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