AROC vs KMI vs TRGP Stock Comparison

Archrock, Kinder Morgan and Targa Resources Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AROC Archrock, Inc.
$29.98 -1.5% 1M +17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.54B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.50B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
6 wins
KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc.
$33.94 +10.4% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$75.50B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.34B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins
TRGP Targa Resources Corp.
$304.61 +9.6% 1M +98.1% 1Y
Market cap
$64.85B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.74B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Archrock leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Archrock 6, Kinder Morgan 4, Targa Resources 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAROCKMITRGPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.54B $75.50B $64.85B KMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x 21.0x 28.6x AROC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 20.8x 28.7x AROC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.5% +11.7% -2.0% KMI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.8% 19.6% 13.5% AROC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% 6.3% 13.2% AROC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 4.1x 3.5x AROC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.03% 0.00% KMI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.8% +31.2% +98.1% TRGP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.3%/yr +14.4%/yr +40.9%/yr TRGP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.3% 21.2% 28.5% KMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 44/100 41/100 AROC

Percentile Scorecard

AROCKMITRGP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAROCKMITRGP
Valuation 88 #5 of 35 32 #24 of 35 15 #30 of 35
Growth 94 #3 of 34 67 #12 of 34 79 #8 of 34
Profitability 88 #5 of 34 52 #17 of 34 70 #11 of 34
Financial Health 71 #11 of 35 47 #19 of 35 27 #26 of 35
Shareholder Returns 73 #9 of 31 23 #24 of 31 17 #26 of 31
Overall 83 44 41
  • AROC ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • KMI ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • TRGP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAROCKMITRGPSPY
1 month -1.5%+10.4%+9.6% -0.8%
3 months -16.0%+6.9%+13.8% +3.5%
6 months -19.8%+9.7%+26.2% +7.0%
Year to date +15.2%+23.5%+65.1% +12.2%
1 year +17.8%+31.2%+98.1% +13.0%
3 years +139.6%+107.3%+261.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +33.8%+27.5%+53.4% +23.1%
5 years +261.2%+96.2%+455.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +29.3%+14.4%+40.9% +11.0%
10 years +151.9%+57.9%+551.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.7%+4.7%+20.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAROCKMITRGPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.3%21.2%28.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%20.6%26.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.51-0.22-0.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.551.473.44 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.8%-20.4%-32.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.5%-1.5%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $41.95$34.44$304.61 $779.14
52-week low $23.04$25.84$151.38 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAROCKMITRGP
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 21.0x 21.0xmedian 21.0x 28.8xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.7x 4.1xmedian 2.7x 3.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 11.0x 13.8xmedian 11.0x 15.4xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 16.6x 24.5xmedian 16.6x 88.2xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.6x 2.3xmedian 2.6x 17.2xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 1.92 1.55median 1.92 0.70median 1.92

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAROCKMITRGP
Revenue $1.50B $18.34B $16.74B
Gross profit $1.01B $12.18B $7.23B
Operating income $850.31M $5.31B $3.84B
Net income $328.53M $3.71B $2.30B
Free cash flow $291.33M $3.08B $740.90M
EPS (diluted) $1.88 $1.62 $10.54
Cash & equivalents $2.00M $918.00M $132.30M
Total debt $9.70B $33.07B $19.58B
Shares (diluted) 174.74M 2.23B 215.20M
Enterprise value $5.53B $74.35B $64.33B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAROCKMITRGP
P/E 15.9x 21.0x 28.8x
P/FCF 18.0x 24.5x 88.2x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x 11.2x 15.2x
P/S 3.5x 4.1x 3.9x
P/B 3.4x 2.3x 17.2x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 2.4x 38.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 13.8x 15.4x
EV/EBIT 8.9x 20.3x 22.1x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 5.9x 5.1x
EV/FCF 26.1x 35.0x 114.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 16.0x 19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 1.55 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAROCKMITRGP
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.5% 11.7% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 4.9% -2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.7% 9.8% 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 5.7% 12.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.9% 18.9% 27.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.3% 7.6% 15.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.9% 30.8% 29.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 69.9% 13.1% 12.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.3% 31.9% 49.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 63.1% 13.5% 41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.3% 17.4% 16.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.2% 6.5% 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,641% 11.8% 73.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.1% -3.3% -4.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAROCKMITRGP
Gross margin 67.3% 66.4% 43.2%
EBITDA margin 76.3% 42.6% 32.9%
Operating margin 56.5% 29.0% 22.9%
Pretax margin 29.0% 25.8% 17.5%
Net margin 21.8% 19.6% 13.5%
FCF margin 19.4% 16.8% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 48.2% 36.7% 25.6%
Return on equity 21.5% 11.3% 65.2%
Return on assets 7.5% 5.0% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 16.5% 6.3% 13.2%
Return on capital employed 20.4% 7.6% 15.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.8x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAROCKMITRGP
Debt / assets 52.8% 43.9% 68.7%
Debt / equity 1.5x 1.0x 5.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 4.1x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 8.1x 10.7x 26.4x
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 56.5% 86.7%
Equity / assets 34.9% 43.5% 13.3%
Interest coverage 5.2x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 0.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.40 1.34 2.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAROCKMITRGP
Dividend yield 2.9% 3.5% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 0.8% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 3.5% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 46.4% 71.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 52.3% 85.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 20.6% 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 1.5% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAROCKMITRGP
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 20.8xFY2026 28.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.68FY2026 $1.63FY2026 $10.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.2%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.2% -11.0% +24.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.55BFY2026 $17.89BFY2026 $19.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.1% +0.4% +14.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAROCKMITRGP
Held by institutions 100.0% 69.3% 93.5%
Institutions holding 453 1,811 1,085
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +3.3% +2.9%
Institutions buying 261 898 558
Institutions selling 126 647 353
Buyers to sellers 2.07 1.39 1.58

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AROCKMITRGP
AROC 1.00 0.42 0.41
KMI 0.42 1.00 0.66
TRGP 0.41 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AROC, KMI and TRGP?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Archrock (AROC) $5.54B, Kinder Morgan (KMI) $75.50B, Targa Resources (TRGP) $64.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, AROC, KMI and TRGP?

Archrock (AROC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Archrock (AROC) 16.9x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.0x, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Archrock (AROC) is cheapest (Archrock (AROC) 17.8x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 20.8x, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Archrock (AROC) +11.5%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +11.7%, Targa Resources (TRGP) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Archrock (AROC) has the highest net margin (Archrock (AROC) 21.8%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 19.6%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.5%). On return on invested capital, Archrock (AROC) leads (Archrock (AROC) 16.5%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 6.3%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Targa Resources (TRGP) returned the most: Archrock (AROC) +17.8%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +31.2%, Targa Resources (TRGP) +98.1%. Over five years, Targa Resources (TRGP) compounded fastest (Archrock (AROC) +29.3%/yr, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +14.4%/yr, Targa Resources (TRGP) +40.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) has the highest dividend yield: Archrock (AROC) 0.03%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 0.03%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 0.00%. Targa Resources (TRGP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kinder Morgan (KMI) has been the steadiest (Archrock (AROC) 32.3%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.2%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AROC, KMI and TRGP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Archrock (AROC) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.