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Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.

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What Do They Do?

Distributes propane and other fuels, and installs and services home comfort equipment for residential, commercial and industrial customers.

How Do They Make Money?

Customers generally pay for propane, fuel oil, and refined fuels when they receive delivery; appliance and equipment sales are paid at sale or after installation, and service work when completed. Tank rentals and maintenance contracts are paid over their term, while natural gas and electricity customers pay for the amount they use.

revenue
SegmentShareRevenue
Propane
Sold outright

88%
FY2022: 87%
Fuel Oil and Refined Fuels
Sold outright
4.7%
FY2022: 6.3%
Natural Gas and Electricity
Usage-based
1.7%
FY2022: 2.6%
All Other
Sold outright
5.2%
FY2022: 3.6%

Who Are Their Customers?

Residential, commercial, industrial, government, and agricultural customers buy propane through the Partnership’s retail network; residential and commercial customers also buy fuel oil and refined fuels. Natural gas and electricity are marketed to residential and commercial customers in deregulated markets.

Do Revenues Turn Into Profits?

Yes. It kept 7 cents of every revenue dollar as net income in FY2025 and turned 8 cents into free cash flow.

Operating income, FY2025
14% of revenue
▲ +20% vs FY2024 ($171.3M, 13%)
Net income, FY2025
7% of revenue
▲ +44% vs FY2024 ($74.2M, 6%)
Free cash flow, FY2025
8% of revenue
▲ +13% vs FY2024 ($101.2M, 8%)

How Are They Changing?

Since the FY2025 annual report
Latest quarter: Q3 FY2026, the three months to Jun 27, 2026
Revenue
▲ 0%
vs $260.2M in Q3 FY2025
Net income
▲ +18% (Loss)
vs −$14.8M in Q3 FY2025
Propane share of revenue vs 87.2% in Q3 FY2025
  • Aug 6, 2026 Placed a new Upstate New York renewable natural gas facility into service The company said it expects to bring its Columbus, Ohio facility into service during the fourth quarter.

Growing. Revenue grew 11% in 4 years, from $1.3B in FY2021 to $1.4B in FY2025, about 3% a year.

Renewable natural gas production The latest report describes an acquired operating renewable natural gas platform, an operating food-waste facility, and a developing project to upgrade biogas for sale; the older report described investments in low-carbon fuels and an agreement to build a biodigester.

Revenue over time
Propane Fuel Oil and Refined Fuels Natural Gas and Electricity All Other
$2B$1B$0

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