26 September 2026
FERRELLGAS PARTNERS L P
CIK: 922358•2 Annual Reports•Latest: 2026-09-25
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10-K / September 25, 2026
Revenue:$1,864,014,000
Income:$71,825,000
10-K / September 27, 2024
Revenue:$1,837,116,000
Income:$110,677,000
10-K / September 25, 2026
Ferrellgas Partners, L.P.
Core business (as of July 31, 2026)
- Publicly traded Delaware limited partnership that distributes propane and related equipment and supplies.
- Primary operating activity is conducted through the Ferrellgas Partners operating partnership.
- Markets propane to residential, industrial/commercial, agricultural, portable tank exchange, wholesale and other customers.
- Also sells refined fuels and provides common carrier transportation services.
- National footprint supported by a technology-driven distribution platform for routing deliveries, customer administration, and 24/7 emergency customer calls.
Market position and brand
- Believed to be the second largest retail marketer of propane in the United States by retail propane volume in fiscal 2026.
- National portable tank exchange network operated under the Blue Rhino brand, primarily through partnership-owned outlets with some independently owned distributors.
Geographic reach and distribution network (as of July 31, 2026)
- Operations in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
- 1,055 propane distribution locations in the United States.
- Service-center structure: 36 service centers and 664 service units.
- Portable tank exchange network: distributed through 135 company-owned distributors and 4 independently owned distributors.
- 12 company-owned portable tank exchange production facilities.
Capacity and assets
- Owned propane storage capacity: approximately 38.5 million gallons at distribution locations.
- Leased propane storage capacity: approximately 33.1 million gallons at underground storage facilities and pipelines.
- Owned propane tanks: approximately 0.7 million.
- Owned portable cylinders: approximately 4.1 million.
- Land and buildings owned in local markets for about 65% of operating locations; remaining facilities leased.
- Corporate headquarters: approximately 1,728 square feet of office space in the Kansas City area.
- Propane distribution locations are managed via a centralized, technology-driven network (service centers and service units with handheld computers and communications).
Product and service mix
- Retail distribution of propane and related equipment and supplies.
- Sale of refined fuels.
- Transportation and logistics services, including common carrier activities.
Customer base and volumes
- Serves residential, industrial/commercial, portable tank exchange, agricultural, wholesale and other customers.
- Approximately 70% of residential customers use Ferrellgas equipment; the remainder own their tanks.
- Propane and other gas liquids sales volumes:
- Fiscal 2026: 760 million gallons
- Fiscal 2025: 784 million gallons
- Fiscal 2024: 764 million gallons
- Winter heating season has a material impact on volumes; about 56% of fiscal 2026 propane sales occurred during the winter heating season.
Employees (as of July 31, 2026)
- Total full-time employees under the general partner: 3,934.
- By function: 3,560 in propane field operations; 374 in centralized corporate functions.
Corporate structure and governance (highlights)
- Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. is the operating partnership; Ferrellgas, Inc. is the general partner.
- Ferrell Companies, Inc. is the sole shareholder of the general partner.
- Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp. and Ferrellgas Finance Corp. are finance-related subsidiaries used for issuing debt.
- The parent and the operating partnership depend on distributions from operations to service obligations; Ferrellgas Partners itself does not conduct material operating activities.
