Sprague Resources Lp's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Sprague Resources Lp (SRLP) 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: Sprague Resources Lp vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 4,896M vs 1,136,754M combined for tracked competitors (0.4% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+4.4% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-4.5%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Sprague Resources Lp generated 94.4% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2022, vs 42.0% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -3.5% net margin compares with -9.3% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Sprague Resources Lp accounted for 0.5% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 0.3% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $8.16M compares with $1.40M for the peer group (5.8x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
SRLP Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2022
Sprague Resources Lp reported revenue growth of 94.37 % year on year in Q2 2022, above its competitors' combined revenue growth of 42.02 %.
With a net margin of -3.54 %, Sprague Resources Lp achieved higher profitability than its competitors (-9.32 %).
Sprague Resources Lp generated 0.47 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 0.34 % a year earlier.
Sprague Resources Lp vs. its Competitors, Q2 2022
Revenue 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 Sprague Resources Lp and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Sprague Resources Lp | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (6) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Sprague Resources Lp's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Oil Refineries industry grew revenue 29.4% year over year, combined, vs 94.4% for Sprague Resources Lp. Sprague Resources Lp's share of combined industry revenue moved from 2.43% to 3.65%, a gain of 1.22 percentage points.
Sprague Resources Lp'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprague Resources Lp | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Competitors combined (34) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 87.50 % (7 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 33.30 % (2 of 6) |
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.
SRLP Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
SRLP 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 | Valero Energy Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Murphy Usa Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Sunoco Lp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Oneok Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Sprague Resources Lp's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Publicly Traded Peers of Sprague Resources Lp
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Sprague Resources Lp | 524.73 | 4,895.98 |
| Valero Energy Corp | 114,533.58 | 139,397.00 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation | 112,937.60 | 153,577.00 |
| The Southern Company | 92,890.80 | 30,174.00 |
| Constellation Energy Corporation | 92,192.22 | 29,867.00 |
| Sea Limited | 63,127.05 | 22,938.47 |
| SUBTOTAL | 1,159,662.21 | 1,141,650.38 |
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Sources: Sprague Resources Lp'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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Sprague Resources Lp'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 |
|---|---|
| Sprague Resources Lp | Refined Products 93.03 % |
| Valero Energy Corp | Refining 95.14 % |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation | Refining and Marketing 94.83 % |
| Sea Limited | E Commerce Shopee 72.21 % |
| Oneok Inc | Refined Products and Crude Oil 59.21 % |
| Entergy Corporation | Utility 99.46 % |
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).
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Sprague Resources Lp'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprague Resources Lp | 525 | 8,159,965 | -165,740 |
| Valero Energy Corp | 114,534 | 14,208,236 | 777,699 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation | 112,938 | 8,301,459 | 557,351 |
| The Southern Company | 92,891 | 1,012,550 | 142,248 |
| Constellation Energy Corporation | 92,192 | 1,947,128 | 247,539 |
| Sea Limited | 63,127 | 223,354 | 15,685 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 1,159,137 | 1,400,058 | 195,911 |
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Sprague Resources Lp'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 |
|---|---|
| Sprague Resources Lp | United States 92.23 % |
| Sea Limited | Southeast Asia excluding Singapore 62.69 % |
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.
Sprague Resources Lp's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Oil Refineries industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (14 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 2.99 % | 26.92 % (avg) | -23.9 pp |
| Operating Margin | -1.34 % | industry median | -1.0 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | -0.96 % | 6.82 % (avg) | -7.8 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 0.30 % | 3.42 % (avg) | -3.1 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.
Sprague Resources Lp's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Oil Refineries industry average (14 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 8.3x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 7.0x | - |
| P/B | -6.1x | 1.2x | -7.3x |
| Return on Equity | 128.98 % | industry aggregate | 124.06 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -36.93 % | 0.04 % (avg) | -36.97 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Sprague Resources Lp's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -64.48 % | -31.32 % | - | 33.64 % | -12.91 % | -33.30 % | 49.75 % |
| Operating Margin | 3.11 % | 3.07 % | - | 3.11 % | 2.21 % | - | -0.92 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 46.64 % | 12.84 % | - | 11.98 % | 8.25 % | - | -6.79 % |
| P/E | - | 3.8x | - | 5.7x | 15.3x | 15.5x | - |
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.
Sprague Resources Lp's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Sprague Resources Lp's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Sprague Resources Lp 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.
Sprague Resources Lp'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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 0.30 % vs industry average 3.42 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Sprague Resources Lp's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Sprague Resources Lp'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.
Sprague Resources Lp'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.
Sprague Resources Lp 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.
Sprague Resources Lp'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
- Return on equity 124.1 points above the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+4.4% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-4.5% annualized).
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.
Sprague Resources Lp'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprague Resources Lp | 0.00 | 0.80 | - |
| Valero Energy Corp | 0.35 | 1.61 | 0.32 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation | 0.18 | 1.25 | 1.69 |
| The Southern Company | 0.11 | 0.70 | 1.86 |
| Constellation Energy Corporation | 0.32 | 1.46 | 0.63 |
| Sea Limited | 0.28 | 1.58 | 0.17 |
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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.
Sprague Resources Lp'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprague Resources Lp | Q2 2022 | +94.4 % | - |
| Valero Energy Corp | Q2 2026 | +48.8 % | +514.3 % |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation | Q2 2026 | +53.8 % | +244.0 % |
| The Southern Company | Q1 2026 | +8.0 % | +0.3 % |
| Constellation Energy Corporation | Q1 2026 | +63.8 % | +1,142.6 % |
| Sea Limited | Q4 2025 | +36.4 % | +259.7 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +27.9 % | +86.6 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Sprague Resources Lp'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprague Resources Lp | Q2 2022 | +91.3 % | +3.4 % |
| Valero Energy Corp | Q2 2026 | +36.2 % | - |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation | Q2 2026 | +43.4 % | +70.6 % |
| The Southern Company | Q1 2026 | +2.1 % | +20.8 % |
| Constellation Energy Corporation | Q1 2026 | +15.2 % | +58.2 % |
| Sea Limited | Q4 2025 | +35.6 % | +210.8 % |
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Sprague Resources Lp's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprague Resources Lp | - | - | - |
| Valero Energy Corp | 12.54% | 16.22% | 28.12% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation | 11.79% | 12.26% | 42.47% |
| The Southern Company | 2.76% | 2.74% | 10.98% |
| Constellation Energy Corporation | 5.77% | 5.64% | 19.68% |
| Sea Limited | 5.48% | 10.31% | 12.86% |
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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).
Sprague Resources Lp's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Sprague Resources Lp | - | 0.11 |
| Valero Energy Corp | 16.21 | 0.82 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation | 13.44 | 0.74 |
| The Southern Company | 21.06 | 3.08 |
| Constellation Energy Corporation | 22.63 | 3.09 |
| Sea Limited | 39.25 | 2.75 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 7.29 | 1.02 |
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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.