CVR Energy Inc vs Sunoco LP

CVR Energy Inc (CVI) is overvalued and Sunoco LP (SUN) is undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, SUN trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +21%, against -21% for CVI.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

CVR Energy Inc (CVI)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $42.93; the price of $52.13 is 21% above that value, and 78% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 0/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Sunoco LP (SUN)

Discounting its cash flows at 6.6% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $92.66; the price of $73.12 is 21% below that value, and 85% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 56/100 on 2 of 12 signals

MetricCVISUN
VerdictOvervaluedUndervalued
Price$52.13$73.12
Intrinsic value$42.93$92.66
Margin of safety-21%+21%
Leak Score0/100 (3/12)56/100 (2/12)
Market cap$5.2B$15.0B
Revenue growth, 5 years12.8%18.7%
Operating margin6.8%4.9%
Net margin0.8%1.6%
Return on equity13.9%14.5%
Debt to equity3.431.78
P/E75.9x16.0x
Forward P/E19.1x8.0x
P/B10.0x1.5x
Dividend yield0.7%5.5%

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