Fuels 50 2019

At a time of flat to declining gallons, the top fuel brands demonstrate incredible skill in growing market share and fuel volumes. How do they do it? CSP's 2019 Fuels 50, produced in partnership with Oil Price Information Service (OPIS), shows those brands that are pulling in the most gallons—and winning over customers.

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Source: Oil Price Information Service (OPIS)

Rank Brand Station Count Market Efficiency Market Share Outlet Share Price Differential
1 Buc-ee’s 37 7.770 0.250% 0.030% -9.56 CPG
2 Wawa 655 5.090 2.890% 0.570% -3.78 CPG
3 QuikTrip 811 4.540 3.200% 0.700% -2.44 CPG
4 Sheetz 583 4.210 2.130% 0.510% -0.24 CPG
5 RaceTrac 549 3.890 1.850% 0.480% -3.70 CPG
6 QuickChek 80 3.640 0.250% 0.070% -7.01 CPG
7 Maverik 333 2.900 0.840% 0.290% -3.93 CPG
8 Royal Farms 182 2.780 0.440% 0.160% -2.92 CPG
9 Kum & Go 393 2.710 0.930% 0.340% 1.93 CPG
10 Spinx 62 2.710 0.150% 0.050% 5.76 CPG
11 Pilot 502 2.560 1.110% 0.440% -4.02 CPG
12 GetGo 236 2.540 0.520% 0.200% -1.61 CPG
13 Love's 433 2.530 0.950% 0.380% -3.06 CPG
14 Flying J 147 2.480 0.320% 0.130% -4.97 CPG
15 Rutter's 70 2.320 0.140% 0.060% 0.78 CPG
16 Toot'n Totum 24 2.300 0.050% 0.020% -0.52 CPG
17 Road Ranger 38 2.220 0.070% 0.030% -0.81 CPG
18 Fastrac 54 2.040 0.100% 0.050% -0.06 CPG
19 Gate 75 2.010 0.130% 0.070% -0.62 CPG
20 Weigel's 67 2.010 0.120% 0.060% 0.19 CPG
21 Speedway 3450 1.950 5.850% 2.990% -3.35 CPG
22 Hele 38 1.930 0.060% 0.030% -4.30 CPG
23 Parker's 62 1.830 0.100% 0.050% -4.59 CPG
24 High's Dairy Stores 44 1.810 0.070% 0.040% -3.71 CPG
25 Irving 335 1.730 0.500% 0.290% -1.15 CPG
26 Family Express 74 1.710 0.110% 0.060% 0.00 CPG
27 RaceWay 245 1.670 0.350% 0.210% -5.89 CPG
28 BFS Foods 22 1.630 0.030% 0.020% 3.63 CPG
29 Kwik Trip 566 1.620 0.800% 0.490% 0.58 CPG
30 Circle K 1843 1.580 2.520% 1.600% -4.10 CPG
31 Pride 32 1.560 0.040% 0.030% -1.64 CPG
32 Murphy Express 308 1.560 0.420% 0.270% -6.83 CPG
33 Flash Foods 136 1.540 0.180% 0.120% -5.36 CPG
34 Byrne Dairy 52 1.500 0.070% 0.050% 0.94 CPG
35 Kwik Star 81 1.480 0.100% 0.070% -0.62 CPG
36 Xtramart 24 1.480 0.030% 0.020% -2.68 CPG
37 Jiffy Trip 25 1.460 0.030% 0.020% 6.29 CPG
38 Rhodes 23 1.460 0.030% 0.020% 1.99 CPG
39 Delta Sonic 28 1.420 0.030% 0.020% -7.70 CPG
40 Thorntons 191 1.400 0.170% 0.120% -5.19 CPG
41 MAPCO Express 246 1.370 0.290% 0.210% -4.49 CPG
42 Meijer 216 1.350 0.250% 0.190% -1.70 CPG
43 Turkey Hill 239 1.350 0.280% 0.210% -1.92 CPG
44 CEFCO 88 1.350 0.100% 0.080% -3.03 CPG
45 Holiday 519 1.320 0.590% 0.450% -0.33 CPG
46 Go Mart 115 1.310 0.130% 0.100% -1.46 CPG
47 Huck's 120 1.260 0.130% 0.100% -1.46 CPG
48 Go Gas 21 1.250 0.020% 0.020% -4.36 CPG
49 Handy Mart 20 1.250 0.020% 0.020% -0.67 CPG
50 Wesco 53 1.220 0.060% 0.050% -1.18 CPG

Methodology

The Fuels 50 ranks fuel brands with 15 or more stores by market efficiency, which is defined as market share divided by outlet share. OPIS based volumes on full-year 2018 national fleet-card transaction data for all gasoline grades, which it considers as an appropriate proxy for a brand’s total fuel volumes. A higher market efficiency indicates stores with higher volumes, with an average market efficiency of 1. Station counts are based on a brand’s weekly average for the year. Price differential, measured in cents per gallon (CPG), is how a brand’s typical store on a typical day in 2018 was priced relative to its direct competition.

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