ENB vs SOBO vs ET Stock Comparison

Enbridge, South Bow and Energy Transfer Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ENB Enbridge Inc
$48.26 +3.3% 1M +2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$105.74B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$60.45B
Div. yield
0.06%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
1 win
SOBO South Bow Corp
$35.67 +5.0% 1M +36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.38B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins
ET Energy Transfer LP
$20.61 +2.0% 1M +23.2% 1Y
Market cap
$70.32B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Energy Transfer leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Energy Transfer 8, South Bow 3, Enbridge 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionENBSOBOETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $105.74B $7.38B $70.32B ENB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.6x 16.0x 13.9x ET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.0x 19.0x 11.5x ET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.0% -2.1% +33.3% ET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.8% 23.0% 4.7% SOBO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.0% 9.2% 8.4% SOBO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.4x 4.4x 4.0x ET
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.00% 0.07% ET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.9% +36.5% +23.2% SOBO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr — +16.2%/yr ET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.6% 22.8% 17.5% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 58/100 63/100 ET

Percentile Scorecard

ENBSOBOET

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

AxisENBSOBOET
Valuation 24 #27 of 35 65 #13 of 35 94 #3 of 35
Growth 39 #21 of 34 55 #16 of 34 61 #14 of 34
Profitability 24 #26 of 34 67 #12 of 34 30 #24 of 34
Financial Health 21 #28 of 35 50 #18 of 35 59 #15 of 35
Shareholder Returns 47 #17 of 31 53 #15 of 31 70 #10 of 31
Overall 31 58 63
  • ENB ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • SOBO ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • ET 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

PeriodENBSOBOETSPY
1 month +3.3%+5.0%+2.0% -0.8%
3 months -12.8%-4.5%+3.5% +3.5%
6 months -8.0%+11.1%+8.2% +7.0%
Year to date +0.9%+29.9%+25.0% +12.2%
1 year +2.9%+36.5%+23.2% +13.0%
3 years +53.7%—+57.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +15.4%—+16.3% +23.1%
5 years +14.5%—+111.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.7%—+16.2% +11.0%
10 years +10.7%—+30.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.0%—+2.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureENBSOBOETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.6%22.8%17.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.5%22.2%16.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.16-0.20-0.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.151.601.33 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.0%-20.2%-25.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.9%-7.8%-5.2% -1.8%
52-week high $58.04$38.69$21.74 $779.14
52-week low $45.23$25.26$16.21 $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.

MultipleENBSOBOET
P/E now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 21.0x 16.1xmedian 21.0x 14.1xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.7x 3.7xmedian 2.7x 0.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 11.0x 10.9xmedian 11.0x 8.2xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 87.3xmedian 16.6x 11.6xmedian 16.6x 13.6xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.6x 2.8xmedian 2.6x 1.4xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.51median 1.92 —median 1.92 2.01median 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 monthsENBSOBOET
Revenue $60.45B $2.00B $107.38B
Gross profit $22.34B $1.72B $25.32B
Operating income $8.06B – $10.78B
Net income $4.58B $460.00M $7.04B
Free cash flow $1.21B $640.00M $5.22B
EPS (diluted) $1.88 $2.20 $1.46
Cash & equivalents $1.42B $726.00M $1.02B
Total debt $78.92B $5.73B $68.41B
Shares (diluted) 2.19B 208.80M 3.46B
Enterprise value $101.34B $5.01B $63.51B

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
MetricENBSOBOET
P/E 25.6x 16.1x 14.1x
P/FCF 87.3x 11.6x 13.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 8.9x 5.9x
P/S 1.7x 3.7x 0.7x
P/B 2.2x 2.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.8x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x 10.9x 8.2x
EV/EBIT 22.7x 14.0x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 6.2x 1.3x
EV/FCF 151.6x 19.4x 26.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 14.8x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.51 – 2.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricENBSOBOET
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.0% -2.1% 33.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.5% – 10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.0% 1.5% 18.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.1% – 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% – 16.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.8% – 12.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.9% 53.3% 16.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.7% – 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.5% 134.7% 12.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.2% – 7.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.9% 30.1% 8.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% – 5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -67.2% 14.9% -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.0% – -7.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricENBSOBOET
Gross margin 36.9% 85.8% 23.6%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 56.9% 15.7%
Operating margin 13.3% – 10.0%
Pretax margin 9.6% 27.8% 7.1%
Net margin 6.8% 23.0% 4.7%
FCF margin 2.0% 32.0% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 14.9% 41.9% 11.3%
Return on equity 9.5% 17.3% 14.0%
Return on assets 2.8% 4.1% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 5.0% 9.2% 8.4%
Return on capital employed 5.5% 9.1% 8.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricENBSOBOET
Debt / assets 48.4% 50.4% 46.2%
Debt / equity 1.6x 2.2x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.4x 4.4x 4.0x
Debt / FCF 65.4x 9.0x 13.1x
Liabilities / assets 70.6% 76.6% 65.9%
Equity / assets 29.4% 23.4% 34.1%
Interest coverage 2.2x 2.7x 2.9x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.93 1.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricENBSOBOET
Dividend yield 8.0% 5.6% 6.5%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 8.0% 5.5% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 132.1% – 67.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 500.8% – 91.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.2% – 2.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.6% – 8.0%

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.

ConsensusENBSOBOET
Forward P/E 24.0xFY2026 19.0xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.01FY2026 $1.88FY2026 $1.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.6%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026 +48.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +3.7% -9.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $61.75BFY2026 $2.07BFY2026 $124.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.1%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -14.7% +3.7% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersENBSOBOET
Held by institutions 48.7% 62.0% 31.4%
Institutions holding 1,501 305 1,279
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% -2.3% +1.9%
Institutions buying 660 126 628
Institutions selling 503 92 340
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.37 1.85

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.

ENBSOBOET
ENB 1.00 0.64 0.43
SOBO 0.64 1.00 0.48
ET 0.43 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ENB, SOBO and ET?

Enbridge (ENB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enbridge (ENB) $105.74B, South Bow (SOBO) $7.38B, Energy Transfer (ET) $70.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, ENB, SOBO and ET?

Energy Transfer (ET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enbridge (ENB) 25.6x, South Bow (SOBO) 16.0x, Energy Transfer (ET) 13.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Energy Transfer (ET) is cheapest (Enbridge (ENB) 24.0x, South Bow (SOBO) 19.0x, Energy Transfer (ET) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Transfer (ET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Enbridge (ENB) +31.0%, South Bow (SOBO) -2.1%, Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

South Bow (SOBO) has the highest net margin (Enbridge (ENB) 6.8%, South Bow (SOBO) 23.0%, Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%). On return on invested capital, South Bow (SOBO) leads (Enbridge (ENB) 5.0%, South Bow (SOBO) 9.2%, Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year South Bow (SOBO) returned the most: Enbridge (ENB) +2.9%, South Bow (SOBO) +36.5%, Energy Transfer (ET) +23.2%. Over five years, Energy Transfer (ET) compounded fastest (Enbridge (ENB) +2.7%/yr, Energy Transfer (ET) +16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Energy Transfer (ET) has the highest dividend yield: Enbridge (ENB) 0.06%, South Bow (SOBO) 0.00%, Energy Transfer (ET) 0.07%. South Bow (SOBO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (Enbridge (ENB) 18.6%, South Bow (SOBO) 22.8%, Energy Transfer (ET) 17.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ENB, SOBO and ET?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Energy Transfer (ET) leads on 8. 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.