Sunoco LP stock holds at USD 73.23 as earnings miss weighs

Published on 09/23/2026 at 15:00 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Sunoco LP stock opened at USD 73.23 on September 23, 2026, below its USD 80.22 yearly high. Q2 EPS was USD 0.94 versus USD 2.50 expected.

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Sunoco LP (US86771W1053) opened at USD 73.23 on the NYSE on September 23, 2026, while its 52-week range stood at USD 48.57 to USD 80.22. The stock remained about 8.7 percent below the yearly high based on those quoted levels, giving the latest earnings result a clear role in the trading picture.

Quarterly earnings miss expectations

According to MarketBeat on September 23, 2026, Sunoco reported quarterly EPS of USD 0.94 after its August 4, 2026 results, missing the USD 2.50 consensus estimate by USD 1.56. The same report said revenue reached USD 14.26 billion, up 164.5 percent from USD 0.33 EPS in the comparable period a year earlier.

The comparison is mixed rather than one-directional. Revenue exceeded the USD 11.05 billion consensus estimate by USD 3.21 billion, but earnings fell short by USD 1.56 per share, and the reported net margin was 2.88 percent. For investors, that split makes profitability more important than headline sales growth in assessing the next update.

Buy consensus faces a valuation test

MarketBeat reported on September 23, 2026 that ten brokerages carried a consensus Buy recommendation and an average 1-year price target of USD 79.00. That target is USD 5.77 above the opening price of USD 73.23, while the company carried a market capitalization of USD 15.00 billion in the same market snapshot.

The balance sheet adds a measurable counter-factor: the debt-to-equity ratio was 1.95, compared with a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 0.83 on September 23, 2026. The stock also traded below its 50-day moving average of USD 75.51 but above its 200-day moving average of USD 69.62, placing the opening quote between those two technical reference points.

Stock remains tied to the next report

Sunoco's latest disclosed quarter combined USD 14.26 billion in revenue with USD 0.94 EPS, so the next reporting cycle will be judged primarily on whether earnings convert the enlarged sales base into stronger profitability. The annualized dividend was USD 4.01, equivalent to a 5.5 percent yield and an 88.72 percent payout ratio in the September 23, 2026 market report.