3 Big Numbers is a weekly column that looks at a few key details from around the c-store industry.
Sunoco distributed 3.3 billion gallons of fuel in the fourth quarter, said Chief Operating Officer Karl Fails in the company’s most recent earnings call. That’s up 54% year over year.
A good deal of that growth came thanks to Sunoco’s acquisition of Parkland Corp. for $9.1 billion. Since that deal isn’t even six months old, the company may see an even bigger increase in the coming quarters. Sunoco would be forgiven, even praised, for focusing solely on fuel, the primary driver of its business.
And yet, it has continued building out its retail arm as well.
To a point, the two sides are interlinked. Every new store added to Sunoco’s network means more gallons sold, whether it’s company-owned or a dealer site.
In this week’s “3 Big Numbers,” we look closer at the role of convenience stores in Sunoco’s broader company ecosystem and how that segment is changing.
330
The number of company-owned c-stores Sunoco had at the end of 2025.
Sunoco has about 330 company-owned convenience retail locations, according to the company’s latest earnings report. That’s a significant number on its own, putting it alongside retailers like Jacksons Food Stores and Royal Farms by store count.
It also shows the significant growth Sunoco made in this space last year.
At the end of 2024, Sunoco only had 76 company-owned retail locations, meaning its 2025 count reflects growth of more than 300%. That’s nothing to sneeze at.
23,830
The number of sites Sunoco supplied fuel to at the end of 2025.
Sunoco says it’s the largest independent fuel supplier in North America following the Parkland purchase, and the number of outlets it listed in its fourth-quarter earnings report lends credence to that superlative. It outlined nearly 24,000 sites that it sold fuel to in 2025, including around 9,200 dealer locations and 1,300 commission agents.
That’s a far cry from last year, when the total was under 10,000, including nearly 7,000 dealers and 252 commission agents. The Parkland acquisition added relationships with thousands of stores.
The company’s supplier number puts in perspective just how small a part of the business Sunoco’s company-owned stores currently are.
56
The number of stores in Sunoco’s biggest acquisition so far this year.
Will we see huge growth from Sunoco’s fueling side again in 2026? If I were a gambler, I’d bet not.
But the company-owned c-store count? That’s another matter.
Sunoco has made three c-store acquisitions since December — 36 locations and the wholesale business of Pops Mart in late 2025, then Jernigan Oil’s 56 Duck Thru locations and 48 Capitol Petroleum Group sites earlier this year.
What’s interesting is that the largest of the three deals by site count, Jernigan’s, was entirely family-owned until Sunoco entered the picture. So it seems like the fuel giant is building up its company-owned footprint even more. It’ll be interesting to see by how much as 2026 keeps rolling.
