CQP vs MPC vs ENB Stock Comparison

Cheniere Energy Partners, Marathon Petroleum and Enbridge Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$432.56 +10.3% 1M +121.0% 1Y
Market cap
$127.85B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
7 wins
ENB Enbridge Inc
$49.26 +5.6% 1M +5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$107.84B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$60.45B
Div. yield
0.06%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 7, Enbridge 4, Cheniere Energy Partners 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCQPMPCENBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.29B $127.85B $107.84B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.9x 14.9x 26.2x CQP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 6.3x 24.5x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +15.9% +31.0% ENB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.5% 6.8% ENB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 19.7% 5.0% MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.5x 6.4x MPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.06% ENB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.0% +121.0% +5.5% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.2%/yr +45.7%/yr +3.3%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 36.9% 18.6% ENB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 49/100 28/100 MPC

Percentile Scorecard

CQPMPCENB

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

AxisCQPMPCENB
Valuation 47 #19 of 35 23 #18 of 23 21 #28 of 35
Growth 36 #22 of 34 56 #9 of 19 33 #23 of 34
Profitability – 71 #6 of 18 27 #23 of 31
Financial Health 34 #22 of 33 57 #11 of 24 25 #25 of 33
Shareholder Returns 60 #13 of 31 41 #11 of 18 37 #20 of 31
Overall 44 49 28
  • CQP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • ENB 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

PeriodCQPMPCENBSPY
1 month +7.5%+10.3%+5.6% +0.7%
3 months +0.4%+37.7%-11.1% +3.7%
6 months -2.4%+74.2%-11.1% +7.1%
Year to date +22.3%+166.0%+3.0% +12.8%
1 year +22.0%+121.0%+5.5% +11.9%
3 years +19.1%+194.5%+54.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.0%+43.4%+15.6% +22.8%
5 years +48.4%+556.1%+17.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.2%+45.7%+3.3% +10.9%
10 years +140.5%+910.2%+13.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.2%+26.0%+1.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCQPMPCENBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%36.9%18.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%36.5%19.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.25-0.26-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.733.280.30 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.5%-45.9%-34.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.2%-10.8%-15.1% -1.2%
52-week high $71.22$485.05$58.04 $779.14
52-week low $50.91$162.63$45.23 $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.

MultipleCQPMPCENB
P/E now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 19.6x 14.6xmedian 8.8x 26.1xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.8x 0.8xmedian 0.2x 1.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.1x 8.4xmedian 7.0x 15.2xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 16.9x 9.4xmedian 7.5x 89.1xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 36.0xmedian 2.4x 4.7xmedian 1.7x 2.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.68 -14.22median 0.34 2.56median 1.68

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 monthsCQPMPCENB
Revenue $11.67B $156.18B $60.45B
Gross profit – $21.79B $22.34B
Operating income $3.99B $14.13B $8.06B
Net income – $10.31B $4.58B
Free cash flow – $12.90B $1.21B
EPS (diluted) – $29.50 $1.88
Cash & equivalents $569.00M $7.77B $1.42B
Total debt – $33.26B $78.92B
Shares (diluted) – 290.00M 2.19B
Enterprise value $32.29B $111.60B $103.43B

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
MetricCQPMPCENB
P/E 9.7x 14.6x 26.1x
P/FCF 10.6x 9.4x 89.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.1x 12.0x
P/S 2.7x 0.8x 1.8x
P/B 36.0x 4.7x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 36.0x 5.3x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 8.4x 15.2x
EV/EBIT – 10.4x 23.0x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 0.9x 3.1x
EV/FCF – 11.4x 153.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.6x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -14.22 2.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCQPMPCENB
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 15.9% 31.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% -0.6% 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 71.5% 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.4% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.7% 163.0% 6.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.9% -9.1% 19.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – 174.5% -6.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -10.4% 13.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 324.1% -7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -1.0% 10.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 164.9% -2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% -2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 253.7% -67.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% -42.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCQPMPCENB
Gross margin – 14.0% 36.9%
EBITDA margin – 11.2% 20.2%
Operating margin – 9.0% 13.3%
Pretax margin – 8.2% 9.6%
Net margin – 5.5% 6.8%
FCF margin – 8.3% 2.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.0% 14.9%
Return on equity – 42.0% 9.5%
Return on assets – 11.3% 2.8%
Return on invested capital – 19.7% 5.0%
Return on capital employed – 22.1% 5.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCQPMPCENB
Debt / assets – 35.3% 48.4%
Debt / equity – 1.3x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.5x 6.4x
Debt / FCF – 2.6x 65.4x
Liabilities / assets 95.1% 72.7% 70.6%
Equity / assets 4.9% 27.3% 29.4%
Interest coverage – 10.4x 2.2x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 0.7x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 3.97 0.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCQPMPCENB
Dividend yield 4.9% 0.9% 7.8%
Net buyback yield – 4.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 5.0% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.3% 132.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.0% 500.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.8% 4.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -3.4% 4.6%

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.

ConsensusCQPMPCENB
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 6.3xFY2026 24.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.68FY2026 $68.44FY2026 $2.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 +539.6%FY2026 -8.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -12.4% -13.2% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.22BFY2026 $192.95BFY2026 $61.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +42.7%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% -9.3% -14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCQPMPCENB
Held by institutions 46.8% 75.7% 48.7%
Institutions holding 201 1,933 1,503
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% -0.3% +2.0%
Institutions buying 80 858 662
Institutions selling 47 699 503
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.23 1.32

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.

CQPMPCENB
CQP 1.00 0.30 0.35
MPC 0.30 1.00 0.21
ENB 0.35 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CQP, MPC and ENB?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) $32.29B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $127.85B, Enbridge (ENB) $107.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, CQP, MPC and ENB?

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 9.9x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 14.9x, Enbridge (ENB) 26.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 14.0x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.3x, Enbridge (ENB) 24.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Enbridge (ENB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +13.2%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%, Enbridge (ENB) +31.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Enbridge (ENB) has the highest net margin (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, Enbridge (ENB) 6.8%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, Enbridge (ENB) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +22.0%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +121.0%, Enbridge (ENB) +5.5%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +8.2%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +45.7%/yr, Enbridge (ENB) +3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Enbridge (ENB) has the highest dividend yield: Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 0.00%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%, Enbridge (ENB) 0.06%. Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Enbridge (ENB) has been the steadiest (Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 30.0%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 36.9%, Enbridge (ENB) 18.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CQP, MPC and ENB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads on 7. 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.