Sunoco LP (SUN Quick QuoteSUN - Free Report) reported $6.03 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.9%. EPS of $0.64 for the same period compares to -$0.26 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +6.54% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.66 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.54, the EPS surprise was -58.44%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Sunoco LP performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Motor fuel gallons sold: 2,295.00 Mgal compared to the 2,307.40 Mgal average estimate based on two analysts.
• Revenues- Fuel: $5.64 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $5.16 billion.
• Revenues- Non-fuel: $73 million compared to the $79.86 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Revenues- Lease income: $31 million versus $30 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenues- Fuel Distribution- Revenues from external customers: $5.74 billion versus $5.27 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenues- Terminal throughput: $29 million versus $85.36 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenues- Other: $96 million versus $92.85 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenues- Pipeline throughput: $165 million versus $201.5 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Segment Adjusted EBITDA- Fuel Distribution: $232 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $245.71 million.
• Segment Adjusted EBITDA- Terminals: $75 million compared to the $74.27 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Segment Adjusted EBITDA- Pipeline Systems: $182 million compared to the $203.34 million average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of Sunoco LP have returned +6.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.