SUN MLP — Sunoco LP

Sunoco LP (SUN)

Updated October 9, 2026.

SUN is a MLP. its distribution rate is 5.30%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.08%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 934.6% over the past 14.1 years, 356.3 points ahead of SPY at 578.3%.

At the current 5.30% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $530 per year, or about $132.50 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

SUN performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-09.

Total return is 934.6% over the past 14.1 years, 356.3 points ahead of SPY at 578.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 64.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 14.0%.

SUN key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

5.30%

Issuer

Sunoco

Asset type

MLP

Asset class

Equity

Distribution rate

5.30%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

5.08%

5-year average yield

6.69

Last close

$75.60 (as of 2026-10-09)

Market cap

$10,349,386,816

Average volume

249064.0

Dividend

$1.002

Ex-dividend date

08/07/2026

Payment date

08/19/2026

Beta

0.416

Payout ratio

149.6%

P/E ratio

16.69

Forward P/E

38.1679

EPS

$4.53

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (5.30%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (5.08%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Sunoco or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

SUN risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 14.0%.

Who may consider SUN — and who may not

SUN may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SUN pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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