Sunoco LP (SUN) reported $8.6 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 63.2%. EPS of $0.09 for the same period compares to $0.75 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -8.59% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $9.41 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.64, the EPS surprise was -94.51%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Sunoco LP performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Motor fuel gallons sold: 3,314.00 Mgal compared to the 2,280.18 Mgal average estimate based on two analysts.
- Segment Adjusted EBITDA- Fuel Distribution: $332 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $251.83 million.
- Segment Adjusted EBITDA- Terminals: $87 million compared to the $78.98 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Segment Adjusted EBITDA- Pipeline Systems: $187 million compared to the $199.54 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Sunoco LP have returned +3.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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