Retail fuel margins predicted to improve at CST Brands

  • Retail fuel margins predicted to improve at CST Brands

    According to a recent research note from Raymond James & Associates, retail fuel margins averaged $0.185 per gallon in January (up 39% year over year) and $0.141 per gallon in February (down 13% year over year). The research is based on tracking retail fuel margins from Casey’s General Stores, CST Brands, Murphy USA, The Pantry, Susser, and TravelCenters of America. 

    Raymond James & Associates uses this information, as well as data from OPIS and futures contracts, to predict retail fuel margins of the first quarter to be $0.11 per gallon for CST Brands. That would be a 38% improvement year over year, attributed to a new pricing strategy that has a greater emphasis on margins, implemented after CST Brands spun off from Valero last year.

    CST Brands uses PriceAdvantage as their fuel software across all their US stores.

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