# CrossAmerica Partners LP Common Units representing limited partner interests (CAPL) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels. Price $22.85, market value $872 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 16.8×** (5-yr avg 20.7×, 3-yr avg 24.3×). CrossAmerica Partners LP Common Units representing limited partner interests trades at 16.8× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 20.7×. The Energy median in the September 2026 study was 16.8×. Forward P/E is 19.9×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 0.21**. A PEG of 0.21 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.2×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.4×**. Enterprise value is 8.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 10.3%** (5-yr avg 12.7%). Free cash flow equals 10.3% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 12.7%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 6.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 10.9%**. CrossAmerica Partners LP Common Units representing limited partner interests keeps 10.9% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 2.9%**. 2.9% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 1.1%**. 1.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on assets: 5.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 5.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -10.6%** (3-yr -9.7%/yr, 5-yr 13.6%/yr). Revenue fell 10.6% over the last year, against 13.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 96.2%** (3-yr -14.5%/yr). Earnings per share rose 96.2%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -24.8%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -24.8% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 3.7×**. It would take 3.7 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.64**. A Z-score of 4.64 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 9.19%** ($2.10 per share, trailing). CrossAmerica Partners LP Common Units representing limited partner interests yields 9.19%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 191%** (89% of free cash flow). The dividend exceeds earnings (191% payout), though free cash flow still covers it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 6**. 6 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 0.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 17.1%** (YTD 16.4%, 3-mo 3.4%). The shares are up 17.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -7.2%** (16.2% above the low). Trading 7% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 48**. An RSI of 48 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.07** (volatility 22%). Beta of -0.07 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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