EPD vs TRGP vs ET Stock Comparison

Enterprise Products Partners, Targa Resources and Energy Transfer Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TRGP Targa Resources Corp.
$302.41 +6.9% 1M +92.9% 1Y
Market cap
$65.33B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.74B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins
ET Energy Transfer LP
$20.44 -0.3% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$71.13B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Energy Transfer leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Energy Transfer 5, Targa Resources 4, Enterprise Products Partners 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEPDTRGPETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.97B $65.33B $71.13B EPD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.7x 28.8x 14.1x EPD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.9x 28.6x 11.4x ET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% -2.0% +33.3% ET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% 13.5% 4.7% TRGP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.2% 13.2% 8.4% TRGP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 3.5x 4.0x EPD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.00% 0.07% ET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.8% +92.9% +21.3% TRGP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.7%/yr +40.0%/yr +15.7%/yr TRGP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 28.5% 17.4% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 41/100 63/100 ET

Percentile Scorecard

EPDTRGPET

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

AxisEPDTRGPET
Valuation 77 #9 of 35 15 #30 of 35 94 #3 of 35
Growth 24 #26 of 34 79 #8 of 34 64 #13 of 34
Profitability 49 #18 of 34 70 #11 of 34 30 #24 of 34
Financial Health 68 #12 of 35 27 #26 of 35 59 #15 of 35
Shareholder Returns 50 #16 of 31 17 #26 of 31 70 #10 of 31
Overall 53 41 63
  • EPD ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • TRGP 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

PeriodEPDTRGPETSPY
1 month -1.3%+6.9%-0.3% -1.0%
3 months -4.3%+7.4%+0.4% +2.9%
6 months -2.4%+25.6%+7.1% +6.4%
Year to date +15.7%+63.9%+24.0% +11.4%
1 year +19.8%+92.9%+21.3% +13.1%
3 years +34.6%+253.7%+48.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.4%+52.4%+14.1% +21.5%
5 years +51.8%+438.0%+106.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +8.7%+40.0%+15.7% +10.9%
10 years +38.6%+522.4%+24.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +3.3%+20.1%+2.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureEPDTRGPETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%28.5%17.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.1%26.3%16.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.31-0.35-0.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.073.251.22 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -19.5%-32.6%-25.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.8%0.0%-6.0% -2.5%
52-week high $39.80$302.41$21.74 $779.14
52-week low $30.22$151.38$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.

MultipleEPDTRGPET
P/E now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 21.3x 28.6xmedian 21.3x 13.9xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.7x 3.9xmedian 2.7x 0.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 11.0x 15.3xmedian 11.0x 8.2xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 16.4x 87.5xmedian 16.4x 13.5xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.6x 17.1xmedian 2.6x 1.4xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.39median 1.93 0.69median 1.93 2.00median 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 monthsEPDTRGPET
Revenue $58.47B $16.74B $107.38B
Gross profit – $7.23B $25.32B
Operating income $7.85B $3.84B $10.78B
Net income $6.37B $2.30B $7.04B
Free cash flow $3.46B $740.90M $5.22B
EPS (diluted) $2.89 $10.54 $1.46
Cash & equivalents $246.00M $132.30M $1.02B
Total debt $133.45B $73.57B $68.41B
Shares (diluted) 2.19B 215.20M 3.46B
Enterprise value $78.35B $64.80B $64.32B

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
MetricEPDTRGPET
P/E 12.7x 28.6x 13.9x
P/FCF 23.1x 87.5x 13.5x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x 15.1x 5.8x
P/S 1.4x 3.9x 0.7x
P/B 2.6x 17.1x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 38.4x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x 15.3x 8.2x
EV/EBIT 14.4x 22.0x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 5.0x 1.3x
EV/FCF 32.7x 113.8x 26.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x 19.7x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.39 0.69 2.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEPDTRGPET
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% -2.0% 33.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -2.1% 10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.6% 18.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.2% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.5% 27.6% 16.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 15.8% 12.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.5% 29.5% 16.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 12.5% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.7% 49.2% 12.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 41.3% 7.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.6% 16.4% 8.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 14.6% 5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.8% 73.3% -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -4.7% -7.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEPDTRGPET
Gross margin – 43.2% 23.6%
EBITDA margin 17.6% 32.9% 15.7%
Operating margin 13.4% 22.9% 10.0%
Pretax margin 10.9% 17.5% 7.1%
Net margin 10.8% 13.5% 4.7%
FCF margin 5.9% 4.4% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 15.2% 25.6% 11.3%
Return on equity 20.7% 65.2% 14.0%
Return on assets 7.8% 8.3% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 12.2% 13.2% 8.4%
Return on capital employed 12.3% 15.7% 8.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.9x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEPDTRGPET
Debt / assets 40.6% 68.7% 46.2%
Debt / equity 1.1x 5.2x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 3.5x 4.0x
Debt / FCF 9.6x 26.4x 13.1x
Liabilities / assets 62.0% 86.7% 65.9%
Equity / assets 38.0% 13.3% 34.1%
Interest coverage 5.2x – 2.9x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.72 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEPDTRGPET
Dividend yield 5.9% 1.5% 6.6%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 6.5% 2.0% 6.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 74.4% – 67.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 136.9% – 91.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.1% – 2.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – 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.

ConsensusEPDTRGPET
Forward P/E 12.9xFY2026 28.6xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.87FY2026 $10.59FY2026 $1.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026 +48.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.1% +24.7% -9.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.68BFY2026 $19.49BFY2026 $124.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.8%FY2026 +14.4%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.5% +14.7% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEPDTRGPET
Held by institutions 24.8% 93.5% 31.4%
Institutions holding 1,580 1,085 1,279
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +2.9% +1.9%
Institutions buying 670 558 628
Institutions selling 435 353 340
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.58 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.

EPDTRGPET
EPD 1.00 0.54 0.60
TRGP 0.54 1.00 0.60
ET 0.60 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EPD, TRGP and ET?

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) $79.97B, Targa Resources (TRGP) $65.33B, Energy Transfer (ET) $71.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, EPD, TRGP and ET?

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.7x, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.8x, Energy Transfer (ET) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Energy Transfer (ET) is cheapest (Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.9x, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.6x, Energy Transfer (ET) 11.4x). 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: Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +6.8%, Targa Resources (TRGP) -2.0%, Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Targa Resources (TRGP) has the highest net margin (Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 10.8%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.5%, Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%). On return on invested capital, Targa Resources (TRGP) leads (Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.2%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.2%, Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Targa Resources (TRGP) returned the most: Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +19.8%, Targa Resources (TRGP) +92.9%, Energy Transfer (ET) +21.3%. Over five years, Targa Resources (TRGP) compounded fastest (Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +8.7%/yr, Targa Resources (TRGP) +40.0%/yr, Energy Transfer (ET) +15.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Energy Transfer (ET) has the highest dividend yield: Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 0.06%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 0.00%, Energy Transfer (ET) 0.07%. Targa Resources (TRGP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 18.5%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.5%, Energy Transfer (ET) 17.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EPD, TRGP 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 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.