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Sunoco LP

SUNNYSE

SectorEnergy

IndustryOil & Gas Refining & Marketing

Beta (adjusted)0.61

Intrinsic Value $246.66median of 5 methods · middle span $84-$247based on filings through 30 Jun 2026

Market Price $74.54Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Significantly undervaluedIntrinsic value is 231% above the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

marker beyond scale (+231%)

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Market Cap $14B

Enterprise Value $26.5B

Shares Outstanding 188.4M diluted

Moat Rating Wide

Next Earnings Date9 Nov 2026

Last ex-dividend7 Aug 2026

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Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Sunoco enters the second half of 2026 with strong operating momentum: second-quarter adjusted EBITDA was $982 million, adjusted distributable cash flow was $608 million, leverage declined to approximately 3.7x, and management increased full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance to $3.5-$3.7 billion. The quarterly distribution reached $1.0023 per unit, marking a seventh consecutive quarterly increase and more than 10% growth from the prior-year quarter. The pending $600 million Offen Petroleum acquisition could extend the fuel-distribution footprint and add approximately 2.5 billion annual gallons, but it also adds regulatory, financing and integration execution requirements following other major acquisitions.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets7 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$78.00

Mean target$82.57

High · most bullish analyst$90.00

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$78.0020%

Adjusted EBITDA falls below the $3.5 billion guidance floor, leverage rises above 4.0x, or the Offen transaction is delayed or fails to close. Acquisition-integration costs, weaker fuel margins or volumes, refinery disruption, and higher capital or financing demands could then constrain the targeted distribution-growth trajectory.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$82.5755%

Matches the consensus mean

Sunoco delivers within its increased 2026 adjusted EBITDA range, maintains leverage around or below its 4.0x long-term target, and continues distribution growth broadly consistent with its stated minimum. Offen closes during the fourth quarter but contributes primarily beyond 2026.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$90.0025%

Sunoco delivers near the upper end of its increased $3.5-$3.7 billion adjusted EBITDA guidance, sustains leverage below 4.0x, continues quarterly distribution increases, and closes Offen Petroleum within the announced fourth-quarter window. Strong contributions from acquired operations, fuel distribution, terminals, pipelines and the Burnaby refinery would support continued cash-flow and distribution growth.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Management increased full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance by $400 million to $3.5-$3.7 billion after strong first-half execution.
Second-quarter adjusted distributable cash flow of $608 million exceeded the $263 million of distributions identified for partners, while leverage improved from approximately 4.0x after the first quarter to approximately 3.7x after the second quarter.
The $1.0023 quarterly distribution represented the seventh consecutive quarterly increase, exceeded the prior-year quarter by more than 10%, and remained consistent with a multi-year growth target of at least 5%.
The pending Offen acquisition would add a fuel-distribution network delivering approximately 2.5 billion gallons annually to roughly 7,000 customers and more than 800 retail stations.

Key Investment Risks

Recent operating growth depends materially on acquired operations, increasing integration and execution complexity.
The Offen transaction remains subject to regulatory approval and requires approximately $600 million of cash consideration.
Reported adjusted results contain transaction expenses and, in the first quarter, a material one-time inventory-sale gain, requiring careful separation of recurring performance from nonrecurring items.
Leverage remains significant even though the reported ratio improved to approximately 3.7x, leaving capital allocation sensitive to acquisition financing and operating performance.
Refinery utilization, fuel margins, throughput volumes and commodity-related inventory adjustments can introduce quarter-to-quarter volatility.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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