Ferrellgas Partners L P's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Ferrellgas Partners L P (FGP) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Ferrellgas Partners L P vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 1,865M vs 14,813M combined for tracked competitors (11.2% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+12.5% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+31.8%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Ferrellgas Partners L P generated -6.5% revenue growth year over year in Q3 2026, vs -2.5% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 5.4% net margin compares with 15.2% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Ferrellgas Partners L P accounted for 9.7% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 10.1% a year earlier.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
FGP Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2026
Ferrellgas Partners L P reported revenue contraction of 6.47 % year on year in Q3 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue change of -2.52 %.
With a net margin of 5.37 %, Ferrellgas Partners L P reported lower profitability than its competitors (15.17 %).
Ferrellgas Partners L P generated 9.70 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 10.07 % a year earlier.
Ferrellgas Partners L P vs. its Competitors, Q3 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Ferrellgas Partners L P and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrellgas Partners L P | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Ferrellgas Partners L P's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Specialty Retail industry grew revenue 19.7% year over year, combined, vs -6.5% for Ferrellgas Partners L P. Ferrellgas Partners L P's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.27% to 0.21%, a loss of 0.06 percentage points.
Ferrellgas Partners L P's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrellgas Partners L P | No | No | No | Yes |
| Competitors combined (6) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 57.10 % (4 of 7) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) | 28.60 % (2 of 7) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
FGP Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
FGP Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nexa Resources S a | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Ugi Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Star Group L p | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Suburban Propane Partners Lp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Nextnrg Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Ferrellgas Partners L P's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Ferrellgas Partners L P's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Ferrellgas Partners L P
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrellgas Partners L P | 3.04 | 1,864.79 |
| Chart Industries Inc | 10,043.72 | 4,147.40 |
| Ugi Corporation | 7,780.37 | 7,296.00 |
| Nexa Resources S a | 1,619.73 | 3,002.06 |
| Suburban Propane Partners Lp | 1,098.22 | 1,394.35 |
| Star Group L p | 419.63 | 1,880.87 |
| SUBTOTAL | 20,978.94 | 19,680.14 |
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Sources: Ferrellgas Partners L P's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Ferrellgas Partners L P's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Ferrellgas Partners L P | Propane operation and related equipment sales segment 100.00 % |
| Chart Industries Inc | Repair, Service and Leasing 31.50 % |
| Ugi Corporation | UGI Utilities, Inc. 32.77 % |
| Suburban Propane Partners Lp | Propane 89.10 % |
| Nextnrg Inc | Mobile Fuel Delivery 100.00 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Ferrellgas Partners L P's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrellgas Partners L P | 3 | - | - |
| Chart Industries Inc | 10,044 | 352,161 | -2,513 |
| Ugi Corporation | 7,780 | 1,492,025 | 137,219 |
| Nexa Resources S a | 1,620 | 200,137 | 14,876 |
| Suburban Propane Partners Lp | 1,098 | 417,344 | 39,108 |
| Star Group L p | 420 | 621,981 | 28,997 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 20,976 | 466,261 | 26,758 |
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Ferrellgas Partners L P's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Chart Industries Inc | North America 46.94 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Ferrellgas Partners L P's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 54 companies in Ferrellgas Partners L P's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Ferrellgas Partners L P ranks #0 of 54 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 1,761, indicating a moderately concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jd com Inc | 38,908 | 33.43 % |
| 2 | Ulta Beauty Inc | 23,957 | 20.58 % |
| 3 | Dick s Sporting Goods inc | 12,065 | 10.37 % |
| 4 | Firstcash Holdings Inc | 9,510 | 8.17 % |
| 5 | Yunji Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Bath and Body Works Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Academy Sports And Outdoors Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Ezcorp Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Rh | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Bobs Discount Furniture Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 0 | Ferrellgas Partners L P | 3 | 0.00 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Ferrellgas Partners L P's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2020-01-09.
Ferrellgas Partners L P's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Specialty Retail industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (82 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 51.71 % | 41.36 % (avg) | +10.4 pp |
| Operating Margin | -0.18 % | industry median | -2.7 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 1.92 % | 1.40 % (avg) | +0.5 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 4.48 % | 3.05 % (avg) | +1.4 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Ferrellgas Partners L P's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 9.37 % | -17.98 % | -12.65 % | -0.93 % | 27.84 % | -10.42 % | -1.05 % | 0.58 % |
| Operating Margin | 2.83 % | -2.75 % | 8.63 % | 11.24 % | 12.19 % | 11.38 % | 4.46 % | 1.25 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 5.44 % | -4.69 % | 21.79 % | 21.92 % | 35.10 % | 36.05 % | 17.01 % | 17.51 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Ferrellgas Partners L P's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Ferrellgas Partners L P's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Ferrellgas Partners L P is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Ferrellgas Partners L P's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Moderate | Industry HHI of 1,761 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | High (capital intensive) | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 4.48 % vs industry average 3.05 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Ferrellgas Partners L P's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Ferrellgas Partners L P's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Ferrellgas Partners L P's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Ferrellgas Partners L P falls in the Low attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Ferrellgas Partners L P's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+12.5% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (33.30 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
- High capital intensity requires continuous reinvestment just to keep pace with the industry.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Ferrellgas Partners L P's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrellgas Partners L P | - | 0.77 | - |
| Chart Industries Inc | 0.18 | 1.45 | 1.08 |
| Ugi Corporation | 0.20 | 1.03 | 1.33 |
| Nexa Resources S a | 0.35 | 0.87 | 1.33 |
| Suburban Propane Partners Lp | 0.01 | 0.72 | 1.85 |
| Star Group L p | 0.06 | 0.88 | 0.62 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Ferrellgas Partners L P's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrellgas Partners L P | Q1 2026 | -6.5 % | -52.7 % |
| Chart Industries Inc | Q1 2026 | -11.6 % | - |
| Ugi Corporation | Q2 2026 | -4.5 % | - |
| Nexa Resources S a | Q4 2025 | +8.5 % | - |
| Suburban Propane Partners Lp | Q2 2026 | +0.5 % | - |
| Star Group L p | Q2 2026 | +14.8 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +1.2 % | - |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Ferrellgas Partners L P's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrellgas Partners L P | Q1 2026 | -14.0 % | +4.1 % |
| Chart Industries Inc | Q1 2026 | -4.2 % | +23.4 % |
| Ugi Corporation | Q2 2026 | -9.4 % | +1.8 % |
| Nexa Resources S a | Q4 2025 | +2.9 % | +35.9 % |
| Suburban Propane Partners Lp | Q2 2026 | +1.5 % | +46.2 % |
| Star Group L p | Q2 2026 | +139.5 % | -35.1 % |
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Ferrellgas Partners L P's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrellgas Partners L P | - | - | - |
| Chart Industries Inc | - | - | - |
| Ugi Corporation | 4.28% | 4.57% | 13.27% |
| Nexa Resources S a | 4.23% | 16.15% | 17.30% |
| Suburban Propane Partners Lp | 5.57% | 4.64% | 19.69% |
| Star Group L p | 8.66% | 14.76% | 28.93% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Ferrellgas Partners L P's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrellgas Partners L P | - | 0.00 |
| Chart Industries Inc | - | 2.42 |
| Ugi Corporation | 12.11 | 1.07 |
| Nexa Resources S a | 12.23 | 0.54 |
| Suburban Propane Partners Lp | 8.45 | 0.79 |
| Star Group L p | 6.85 | 0.22 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 23.37 | 1.07 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.