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ET vs SUN

Side-by-side comparison of Energy Transfer L.P. (ET) and Sunoco LP (SUN): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • ET operates in Public Utilities, while SUN operates in Energy - the two are in different parts of the market.
  • ET is the larger of the two at $66.72B, about 4.9x SUN ($13.57B).
  • Over the past year, ET is up 9.5% and SUN is up 26.2% - SUN leads by 16.6 points.
  • ET has been more active in the news (2 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for SUN).
  • SUN has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 19 for ET).
PerformanceET+9.53%SUN+26.16%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricETSUN
Company
Energy Transfer L.P.
Sunoco LP
Price
$19.38-0.18%
$66.33+0.12%
Market cap
$66.72B
$13.57B
1M return
-2.74%
-2.47%
1Y return
+9.53%
+26.16%
Industry
Natural Gas Distribution
Integrated oil Companies
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
1996
2012
News (4w)
2
1
Recent ratings
19
25
ET

Energy Transfer L.P.

Energy Transfer LP provides energy-related services. The company owns and operates approximately 9,400 miles of natural gas transportation pipelines and three natural gas storage facilities in Texas; and 12,340 miles of interstate natural gas pipelines. It also sells natural gas to electric utilities, independent power plants, local distribution companies, industrial end-users, and other marketing companies. In addition, the company owns and operates natural gas gathering and natural gas liquid (NGL) pipelines, processing plants, and treating and conditioning facilities in Texas, New Mexico, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Louisiana; natural gas gathering, oil pipeline, and oil stabilization facilities in South Texas; and a natural gas gathering system in Ohio, as well as transports and supplies water to natural gas producers in Pennsylvania. Further, it owns approximately 4,823 miles of NGL pipelines; NGL and propane fractionation facilities; NGL storage facilities with working storage capacity of approximately 50 million barrels (MMBbls); and other NGL storage assets and terminals with an aggregate storage capacity of approximately 17 MMBbls. Additionally, the company sells gasoline, middle distillates, and motor fuel at retail, as well as crude oil, NGLs, and refined products; operates convenience stores; and distributes motor fuels and other petroleum products. It provides natural gas compression services; carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide removal, natural gas cooling, dehydration, and British thermal unit management services; and manages coal and natural resources properties, as well as sells standing timber, leases coal-related infrastructure facilities, collects oil and gas royalties, and generates electrical power. The company was formerly known as Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. and changed its name to Energy Transfer LP in October 2018. Energy Transfer LP was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

SUN

Sunoco LP

Sunoco LP, together with its subsidiaries, distributes and retails motor fuels in the United States. It operates in two segments, Fuel Distribution and Marketing, and All Other. The Fuel Distribution and Marketing segment purchases motor fuel from independent refiners and oil companies and supplies it to independently operated dealer stations, distributors and other consumer of motor fuel, and partnership operated stations, as well as to commission agent locations. The All Other segment operates retail stores that offer motor fuel, merchandise, foodservice, and other services that include credit card processing, car washes, lottery, automated teller machines, money orders, prepaid phone cards, and wireless services. It also leases and subleases real estate properties; and operates terminal facilities on the Hawaiian Islands. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated 78 retail stores in Hawaii and New Jersey. Sunoco GP LLC serves as the general partner of the company. The company was formerly known as Susser Petroleum Partners LP and changed its name to Sunoco LP in October 2014. Sunoco LP was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.