Star Group, L.P. (SGU) Key Metrics
SGU valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $429.5M
- Enterprise value
- $662.5M
- P/E (TTM)
- 5.8 10-yr median 11.9
- Forward P/E
- 9.8
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 0.2 10-yr median 0.3
- Price / book
- 1.1 10-yr median 1.6
- EV / EBITDA
- 3.8 10-yr median 6.0
- Dividend yield
- 6.04% $0.79 a year
- Beta
- 0.30
SGU key metrics, FY2016–FY2025
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 · U.S. dollarsSGU valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
SGU returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
SGU per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
SGU financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
SGU efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
SGU valuation history
SGU returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
SGU debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
SGU cash returned to shareholders
SGU price vs earnings per share
SGU key metrics
FY2016–FY2025| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $405.5M | $414.1M | $429.4M | $303.9M | $413.2M | $445.1M | $481.2M | $535.0M | $634.3M | $550.3M |
| Enterprise value | $666.1M | $601.3M | $617.3M | $555.4M | $601.3M | $616.1M | $629.8M | $621.3M | $657.6M | $503.6M |
| P/E ratio | 6.4 | 12.9 | 14.6 | 9.5 | 4.7 | 8.0 | 27.3 | 10.9 | 24.4 | 13.6 |
| Price / sales | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Price / book | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | — | — | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Price / free cash flow | 7.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 20.0 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 12.2 | 71.3 | 6.0 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 5.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 9.3 | 30.1 | 5.4 |
| EV / sales | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| EV / EBITDA | 4.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 4.4 |
| EV / free cash flow | 11.9 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 36.5 | 11.2 | 3.8 | 7.3 | 14.2 | 73.9 | 5.5 |
| Earnings yield | 15.6% | 7.8% | 6.8% | 10.5% | 21.2% | 12.6% | 3.7% | 9.2% | 4.1% | 7.3% |
| Free cash flow yield | 13.8% | 24.2% | 26.7% | 5.0% | 13.0% | 36.3% | 17.9% | 8.2% | 1.4% | 16.7% |
| Dividend yield | 6.4% | 6.0% | 5.5% | 7.6% | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.3% | 4.8% | 3.8% | 4.2% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 10.3% | 8.7% | 6.6% | 17.8% | 16.0% | 14.1% | 16.0% | 9.8% | 3.8% | 6.4% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $11.83 | $11.74 | $12.03 | $8.13 | $10.19 | $9.75 | $9.47 | $9.77 | $11.35 | $9.65 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $52.06 | $50.07 | $54.71 | $53.67 | $36.92 | $32.14 | $34.52 | $30.64 | $23.68 | $20.37 |
| Earnings per share | $1.84 | $0.91 | $0.82 | $0.86 | $2.16 | $1.22 | $0.35 | $0.90 | $0.46 | $0.71 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $2.07 | $3.15 | $3.46 | $0.91 | $1.70 | $3.85 | $1.92 | $1.05 | $0.38 | $1.79 |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.63 | $2.84 | $3.21 | $0.41 | $1.33 | $3.54 | $1.69 | $0.80 | $0.16 | $1.61 |
| Cash per share | $0.72 | $3.33 | $1.56 | $0.84 | $0.76 | $1.25 | $0.10 | $0.27 | $0.94 | $2.44 |
| Book value per share | $8.85 | $7.64 | $7.52 | $7.00 | $6.93 | $5.66 | −$0.33 | −$0.33 | $5.90 | $5.73 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$3.35 | −$2.97 | −$1.96 | −$2.06 | −$1.67 | −$1.58 | −$7.26 | −$6.30 | −$0.03 | $0.29 |
| Dividends per share | $0.76 | $0.71 | $0.67 | $0.62 | $0.58 | $0.54 | $0.50 | $0.47 | $0.44 | $0.40 |
| Capex per share | $0.44 | $0.30 | $0.25 | $0.50 | $0.37 | $0.31 | $0.22 | $0.25 | $0.22 | $0.18 |
| Debt per share | $8.32 | $8.63 | $6.83 | $7.57 | $5.40 | $4.99 | $3.02 | $1.84 | $1.35 | $1.62 |
| Shares outstanding | 34.3M | 35.3M | 35.7M | 37.4M | 40.6M | 45.7M | 50.8M | 54.8M | 55.9M | 57.0M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −2.8% | −1.2% | −4.5% | −7.8% | −11.2% | −10.2% | −7.2% | −2.0% | −2.0% | −0.5% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 22.0% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 11.8% | 32.5% | 46.3% | — | — | 7.9% | 12.6% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 13.5% | 12.0% | 8.5% | 10.7% | 20.9% | 24.2% | 19.3% | 27.6% | 9.9% | 16.7% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 6.5% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 10.4% | 7.0% | 2.4% | 7.0% | 3.8% | 5.8% |
| Return on tangible assets | 11.3% | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.6% | 17.4% | 11.0% | 4.4% | 12.2% | 7.6% | 10.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 3.1% | 5.7% | 5.9% | 0.8% | 3.6% | 11.0% | 4.9% | 2.6% | 0.7% | 7.9% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.12 | 3.46 | 4.21 | 1.06 | 0.79 | 3.14 | 5.52 | 1.17 | 0.81 | 2.52 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $285.3M | $304.6M | $243.8M | $283.0M | $219.1M | $227.9M | $153.4M | $100.8M | $75.7M | $92.5M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $24.7M | $117.3M | $55.9M | $31.4M | $31.0M | $56.9M | $4.9M | $14.5M | $52.5M | $139.2M |
| Net debt | $260.6M | $187.2M | $187.9M | $251.5M | $188.1M | $170.9M | $148.5M | $86.2M | $23.3M | −$46.7M |
| Debt / equity | 0.94 | 1.13 | 0.91 | 1.08 | 0.78 | 0.88 | — | — | 0.23 | 0.28 |
| Debt / assets | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.70 | 2.02 | 1.98 | 2.70 | 1.15 | 1.40 | 2.08 | 0.82 | 0.28 | −0.41 |
| Current ratio | 0.59 | 0.75 | 0.69 | 0.75 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 1.02 |
| Quick ratio | 0.45 | 0.63 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.86 |
| Interest coverage | 6.7 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 16.7 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 11.7 |
| Working capital | −$144.8M | −$95.2M | −$113.5M | −$96.2M | −$126.4M | −$121.9M | −$98.7M | −$26.5M | −$31.1M | $4.9M |
| Invested capital | $564.0M | $456.8M | $456.2M | $513.1M | $469.1M | $429.3M | $131.6M | $68.2M | $353.0M | $280.1M |
| Tangible asset value | −$121.5M | −$110.6M | −$74.7M | −$80.7M | −$70.7M | −$74.8M | −$91.4M | −$17.1M | −$25.1M | −$8.9M |
| Net current asset value | −$473.9M | −$438.3M | −$360.4M | −$369.7M | −$357.1M | −$359.9M | −$265.0M | −$163.4M | −$126.6M | −$96.6M |
| Graham number | $19.15 | $12.51 | $11.79 | $11.62 | $18.37 | $12.49 | — | — | $7.86 | $9.56 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$16.15 | −$14.39 | −$12.39 | −$12.78 | −$10.83 | −$9.59 | −$7.17 | −$5.08 | −$3.81 | −$2.99 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $26.1M | $25.0M | $23.7M | $23.2M | $23.4M | $24.5M | $25.6M | $25.6M | $24.3M | $23.1M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $15.6M | $11.1M | $4.5M | $30.8M | $42.8M | $38.4M | $51.4M | $26.7M | $0 | $12.0M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 41.4% | 78.0% | 80.9% | 72.3% | 26.7% | 43.7% | 145.1% | 52.1% | 93.6% | 57.2% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 74.4% | 36.0% | 24.6% | 355.2% | 123.2% | 38.9% | 89.4% | 119.3% | 273.5% | 38.2% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 21.0% | 9.6% | 7.3% | 55.2% | 21.9% | 8.0% | 11.6% | 23.7% | 57.8% | 9.9% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.41 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.56 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.33 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.36 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | — | — | −2.4% | — | — | 0.4% | — | −0.4% | −0.1% | −0.4% |
| SG&A / revenue | 1.7% | 1.6% | 19.4% | 18.9% | 1.7% | 23.7% | 22.7% | 22.8% | 25.0% | 25.8% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 20.2 | 21.6 | 23.6 | 21.6 | 22.3 | 25.4 | 26.3 | 24.9 | 24.2 | 26.4 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 12.9 | 13.8 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 19.3 | 20.4 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 20.4 | 23.3 |
| Days payables outstanding | 9.5 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 11.7 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 23.6 | 26.0 | 30.3 | 28.5 | 29.9 | 34.3 | 33.5 | 32.8 | 34.4 | 38.0 |
| Receivables turnover | 18.11 | 16.90 | 15.48 | 16.87 | 16.34 | 14.40 | 13.87 | 14.64 | 15.10 | 13.84 |
| Payables turnover | 38.55 | 38.59 | 35.77 | 36.01 | 30.91 | 31.70 | 37.24 | 39.85 | 35.97 | 31.18 |
| Inventory turnover | 28.37 | 26.43 | 21.63 | 21.49 | 18.90 | 17.86 | 21.44 | 21.49 | 17.88 | 15.66 |
| Asset turnover | 1.82 | 1.90 | 2.18 | 2.27 | 1.77 | 1.84 | 2.37 | 2.39 | 1.94 | 1.66 |
| Average receivables | $98.5M | $104.5M | $126.2M | $119.0M | $91.6M | $101.9M | $126.5M | $114.6M | $87.6M | $83.9M |
| Average payables | $32.6M | $33.6M | $42.3M | $43.2M | $34.1M | $32.4M | $34.9M | $31.3M | $26.2M | $25.5M |
| Average inventory | $44.3M | $49.0M | $70.0M | $72.4M | $55.7M | $57.5M | $60.6M | $58.0M | $52.7M | $50.8M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 42.9% | 38.2% | 38.7% | 37.1% | 40.9% | 39.4% | 46.8% | 44.8% | 49.1% | 44.8% |
Computed from SGU's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed December 9, 2025) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
SGU valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (September 30, 2025), Star traded at 6.4 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 11.9. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 5.8 and the forward P/E is 9.8. Star earned a return on equity of 22.0% and a return on invested capital of 13.5% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $285.3 million of debt and $24.7 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $260.6 million. It returned $41.7 million to shareholders: $26.1 million in dividends and $15.6 million in share buybacks, 74% of free cash flow. The share count fell 39.9% from 57.0M to 34.3M over 9 years.
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SGU key metrics FAQ
What is Star's P/E ratio?
Star's trailing P/E ratio is 5.8 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 9.8. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 6.4, compared with a 10-year median of 11.9.
What is Star's EV/EBITDA?
Star's enterprise value was 4.3 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $666.1 million, EBITDA $153.6 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 3.8.
What is Star's return on equity?
Star's return on equity (ROE) was 22.0% in fiscal 2025: net income of $63.1 million on average shareholders' equity of $286.5 million.
What is Star's ROIC?
Star's return on invested capital was 13.5% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Star have?
Star had total debt of $285.3 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94 and $260.6 million of net debt (1.70 times EBITDA).
What is Star's dividend yield?
Star's forward dividend yield is 6.04%. Star paid $26.1 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.76 per share), a payout ratio of 41.4%.
Does Star buy back its shares?
Yes. Star spent $15.6 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −2.8% over the year, to 34.3M..
What is Star's free cash flow yield?
Star generated $56.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 13.8% on its market value at year-end ($405.5 million).
What is Star's current ratio?
Star's current ratio was 0.59 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.59 times current liabilities.