ENB vs PBA vs WMB Stock Comparison

Enbridge, Pembina Pipeline and Williams Companies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ENB Enbridge Inc
$48.13 +0.6% 1M +2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$105.44B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$60.45B
Div. yield
0.06%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins
PBA Pembina Pipeline Corp
$50.32 +9.8% 1M +31.9% 1Y
Market cap
$29.23B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.84B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
5 wins
WMB Williams Companies, Inc.
$71.68 +0.8% 1M +21.6% 1Y
Market cap
$87.82B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.20B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pembina Pipeline leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pembina Pipeline 5, Enbridge 3, Williams Companies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionENBPBAWMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $105.44B $29.23B $87.82B ENB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.6x 18.5x 26.0x PBA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.2x 21.9x 27.9x PBA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.0% +0.9% +8.7% ENB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.8% 20.1% 27.7% WMB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.0% 8.3% — PBA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.4x 3.1x 0.9x WMB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.0% +31.9% +21.6% PBA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.4%/yr +8.4%/yr +20.1%/yr WMB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.6% 20.3% 25.0% ENB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 56/100 39/100 PBA

Percentile Scorecard

ENBPBAWMB

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

AxisENBPBAWMB
Valuation 24 #27 of 35 79 #8 of 35 3 #34 of 35
Growth 39 #21 of 34 18 #28 of 34 42 #20 of 34
Profitability 24 #26 of 34 55 #16 of 34 76 #9 of 34
Financial Health 21 #28 of 35 88 #5 of 35 56 #16 of 35
Shareholder Returns 47 #17 of 31 40 #19 of 31 20 #25 of 31
Overall 31 56 39
  • ENB ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • PBA ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • WMB 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

PeriodENBPBAWMBSPY
1 month +0.6%+9.8%+0.8% -1.0%
3 months -15.3%-2.1%-3.1% +2.9%
6 months -9.7%+16.0%-0.7% +6.4%
Year to date +0.6%+32.2%+19.2% +11.4%
1 year +2.0%+31.9%+21.6% +13.1%
3 years +49.8%+64.0%+108.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.4%+17.9%+27.7% +21.5%
5 years +12.5%+49.6%+150.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +2.4%+8.4%+20.1% +10.9%
10 years +9.2%+60.4%+137.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.9%+4.8%+9.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureENBPBAWMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.6%20.3%25.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.5%20.7%25.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.16-0.230.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.111.570.87 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.0%-32.6%-25.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.1%-2.1%-9.7% -2.5%
52-week high $58.04$51.38$79.40 $779.14
52-week low $45.23$36.52$56.51 $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.

MultipleENBPBAWMB
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 21.3x 18.5xmedian 21.3x 26.0xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.7x 3.7xmedian 2.7x 7.2xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 11.0x 10.8xmedian 11.0x 13.5xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 87.1xmedian 16.4x 8.4xmedian 16.4x -811.8xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.6x 1.7xmedian 2.6x 6.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.50median 1.93 —median 1.93 3.15median 1.93

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 monthsENBPBAWMB
Revenue $60.45B $7.84B $12.20B
Gross profit $22.34B $3.30B $10.12B
Operating income $8.06B $2.83B $4.66B
Net income $4.58B $1.71B $3.24B
Free cash flow $1.21B $3.49B -$108.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.88 $2.71 $2.76
Cash & equivalents $1.42B $153.00M $203.00M
Total debt $78.92B $12.08B $48.42B
Shares (diluted) 2.19B 582.00M 1.23B
Enterprise value $101.04B $28.68B $86.53B

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
MetricENBPBAWMB
P/E 25.5x 18.5x 26.0x
P/FCF 87.1x 8.4x -811.8x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 10.1x 14.6x
P/S 1.7x 3.7x 7.2x
P/B 2.2x 1.7x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.7x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x 10.8x 13.5x
EV/EBIT 22.7x 14.6x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 5.3x 7.7x
EV/FCF 151.3x 11.8x -871.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 14.2x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.50 – 3.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricENBPBAWMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.0% 0.9% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.5% – 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.0% 0.9% 12.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.1% – 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% 27.9% 27.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.8% – 4.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.9% -3.9% 26.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.7% – 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.5% -3.0% 39.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.2% – 8.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.9% -16.0% 12.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% – 2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -67.2% -14.7% -105.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.0% – -26.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricENBPBAWMB
Gross margin 36.9% 42.1% 82.9%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 48.5% 57.3%
Operating margin 13.3% 36.1% 38.2%
Pretax margin 9.6% 28.2% 34.7%
Net margin 6.8% 20.1% 27.7%
FCF margin 2.0% 44.5% -0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 14.9% 37.0% 49.1%
Return on equity 9.5% 10.1% 24.7%
Return on assets 2.8% 4.7% 5.8%
Return on invested capital 5.0% 8.3% –
Return on capital employed 5.5% – 8.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricENBPBAWMB
Debt / assets 48.4% 33.3% 11.0%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.4x 3.1x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 65.4x 3.5x -61.5x
Liabilities / assets 70.6% 52.9% 78.2%
Equity / assets 29.4% 47.1% 21.8%
Interest coverage 2.2x 4.6x 3.1x
Current ratio 0.7x – 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.92 – 1.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricENBPBAWMB
Dividend yield 8.0% 5.7% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -0.7% –
Shareholder yield 8.0% 5.0% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 132.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 500.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusENBPBAWMB
Forward P/E 24.2xFY2026 21.9xFY2026 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.99FY2026 $2.30FY2026 $2.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.5%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026 +22.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.1% 0.0% -2.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $61.02BFY2026 $6.50BFY2026 $12.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.6%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -14.7% -6.1% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersENBPBAWMB
Held by institutions 48.7% – 89.4%
Institutions holding 1,501 – 1,832
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% – +4.2%
Institutions buying 660 – 886
Institutions selling 503 – 657
Buyers to sellers 1.31 – 1.35

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.

ENBPBAWMB
ENB 1.00 0.70 0.52
PBA 0.70 1.00 0.53
WMB 0.52 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ENB, PBA and WMB?

Enbridge (ENB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enbridge (ENB) $105.44B, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) $29.23B, Williams Companies (WMB) $87.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, ENB, PBA and WMB?

Pembina Pipeline (PBA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enbridge (ENB) 25.6x, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 18.5x, Williams Companies (WMB) 26.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) is cheapest (Enbridge (ENB) 24.2x, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 21.9x, Williams Companies (WMB) 27.9x). 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: Enbridge (ENB) +31.0%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +0.9%, Williams Companies (WMB) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Williams Companies (WMB) has the highest net margin (Enbridge (ENB) 6.8%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 20.1%, Williams Companies (WMB) 27.7%). On return on invested capital, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) leads (Enbridge (ENB) 5.0%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pembina Pipeline (PBA) returned the most: Enbridge (ENB) +2.0%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +31.9%, Williams Companies (WMB) +21.6%. Over five years, Williams Companies (WMB) compounded fastest (Enbridge (ENB) +2.4%/yr, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +8.4%/yr, Williams Companies (WMB) +20.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Enbridge (ENB) 0.06%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 0.00%, Williams Companies (WMB) 0.00%. Pembina Pipeline (PBA) and Williams Companies (WMB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Enbridge (ENB) has been the steadiest (Enbridge (ENB) 18.6%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 20.3%, Williams Companies (WMB) 25.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ENB, PBA and WMB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) leads on 5. 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.