# Star Group L.P. (SGU) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels. Price $12.74, market value $418 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 5.6×**. Star Group L.P. trades at 5.6× trailing earnings. The Energy median in the September 2026 study was 16.8×. Forward P/E is 14.5×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **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.
- **Price / book: 1.1×**. The shares trade at 1.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 3.4×**. Enterprise value is 3.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 13.6%** (5-yr avg 19.5%). Free cash flow equals 13.6% of the market value, below its five-year average of 19.5%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 17.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 17.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 7.1%**. 7.1% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 4.1%**. 4.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on assets: 9.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 9.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 1.0%** (3-yr -3.8%/yr, 5-yr 4.0%/yr). Revenue grew 1.0% over the last year, against 4.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 54.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 54.5% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.9×**. It would take 0.9 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 6.20%** ($0.77 per share, trailing). Star Group L.P. yields 6.20%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 36%** (47% of free cash flow). 36% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 17**. 17 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 6.8%/yr** (1-yr 6.7%). The dividend has grown 6.8% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 14.4%** (YTD 12.6%, 3-mo 1.9%). The shares are up 14.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -5.8%** (12.0% above the low). Trading 6% 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): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.15** (volatility 17%). Beta of 0.15 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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