ET vs EPD vs MPLX Stock Comparison

Energy Transfer, Enterprise Products Partners and Mplx Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
5 wins
MPLX Mplx Lp
$58.65 +3.3% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$58.97B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.22B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Mplx leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mplx 5, Energy Transfer 5, Enterprise Products Partners 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionETEPDMPLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $70.32B $80.37B $58.97B EPD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 12.7x 12.5x MPLX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 12.9x 14.3x ET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.3% +6.8% +8.7% ET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 10.8% 35.8% MPLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% 12.2% 14.6% MPLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 3.2x 3.4x EPD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.06% 0.07% MPLX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.2% +19.3% +16.3% ET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.2%/yr +9.2%/yr +13.7%/yr ET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.5% 18.5% 17.1% MPLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 53/100 58/100 ET

Percentile Scorecard

ETEPDMPLX

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

AxisETEPDMPLX
Valuation 94 #3 of 35 77 #9 of 35 38 #22 of 35
Growth 61 #14 of 34 24 #26 of 34 27 #25 of 34
Profitability 30 #24 of 34 49 #18 of 34 94 #3 of 34
Financial Health 59 #15 of 35 68 #12 of 35 62 #14 of 35
Shareholder Returns 70 #10 of 31 50 #16 of 31 67 #11 of 31
Overall 63 53 58
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • EPD ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • MPLX 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

PeriodETEPDMPLXSPY
1 month +2.0%+0.3%+3.3% -0.8%
3 months +3.5%-3.0%+0.5% +3.5%
6 months +8.2%-3.2%+7.4% +7.0%
Year to date +25.0%+15.3%+9.9% +12.2%
1 year +23.2%+19.3%+16.3% +13.0%
3 years +57.2%+36.6%+64.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +16.3%+11.0%+18.0% +23.1%
5 years +111.8%+54.9%+89.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +16.2%+9.2%+13.7% +11.0%
10 years +30.9%+37.6%+83.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.7%+3.2%+6.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureETEPDMPLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.5%18.5%17.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.6%18.0%17.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.21-0.32-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.331.040.95 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.8%-19.5%-20.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.2%-7.1%-2.9% -1.8%
52-week high $21.74$39.80$60.43 $779.14
52-week low $16.21$30.22$50.29 $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.

MultipleETEPDMPLX
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 21.0x 12.7xmedian 21.0x 12.6xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.7x 1.4xmedian 2.7x 4.5xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 11.0x 11.0xmedian 11.0x 11.5xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 16.6x 23.1xmedian 16.6x 17.8xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 4.2xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.01median 1.92 2.38median 1.92 2.42median 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 monthsETEPDMPLX
Revenue $107.38B $58.47B $13.22B
Gross profit $25.32B – $11.61B
Operating income $10.78B $7.85B $5.88B
Net income $7.04B $6.37B $4.77B
Free cash flow $5.22B $3.46B $3.34B
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $2.89 $4.66
Cash & equivalents $1.02B $246.00M $1.03B
Total debt $68.41B $33.23B $26.01B
Shares (diluted) 3.46B 2.19B 1.02B
Enterprise value $63.51B $78.75B $52.53B

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
MetricETEPDMPLX
P/E 14.1x 12.7x 12.6x
P/FCF 13.6x 23.1x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x 9.0x 10.0x
P/S 0.7x 1.4x 4.5x
P/B 1.4x 2.6x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 3.0x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 11.0x 11.5x
EV/EBIT 12.8x 14.4x 14.4x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.9x 6.4x
EV/FCF 26.5x 32.6x 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 12.7x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.01 2.38 2.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETEPDMPLX
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.3% 6.8% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 3.8% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.9% – 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.2% – 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.5% 7.5% 11.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 5.0% 4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.1% 7.5% 9.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 4.7% 4.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 7.7% 10.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 5.3% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% 0.6% -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 6.9% 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% -17.8% -32.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.3% -9.0% -6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETEPDMPLX
Gross margin 23.6% – 87.8%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 17.6% 55.4%
Operating margin 10.0% 13.4% 44.4%
Pretax margin 7.1% 10.9% 36.1%
Net margin 4.7% 10.8% 35.8%
FCF margin 4.9% 5.9% 25.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 15.2% 45.2%
Return on equity 14.0% 20.7% 33.4%
Return on assets 4.8% 7.8% 11.1%
Return on invested capital 8.4% 12.2% 14.6%
Return on capital employed 8.4% 12.3% 14.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETEPDMPLX
Debt / assets 46.2% 40.6% 60.5%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.1x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 3.2x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 13.1x 9.6x 7.8x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 62.0% 66.8%
Equity / assets 34.1% 38.0% 33.2%
Interest coverage 2.9x 5.2x 5.3x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.9x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETEPDMPLX
Dividend yield 6.5% 6.0% 7.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.5% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 6.5% 6.5% 7.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 67.9% 74.4% 89.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 91.6% 136.9% 127.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.9% 3.1% 12.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 4.1% 11.8%

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.

ConsensusETEPDMPLX
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 12.9xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.80FY2026 $2.87FY2026 $4.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.8%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.4% +17.1% +13.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $124.23BFY2026 $66.68BFY2026 $13.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +2.5% -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETEPDMPLX
Held by institutions 31.4% 24.8% 18.8%
Institutions holding 1,279 1,580 625
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +0.8% -3.3%
Institutions buying 628 670 301
Institutions selling 340 435 144
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.54 2.09

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.

ETEPDMPLX
ET 1.00 0.60 0.48
EPD 0.60 1.00 0.47
MPLX 0.48 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ET, EPD and MPLX?

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Energy Transfer (ET) $70.32B, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) $80.37B, Mplx (MPLX) $58.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, ET, EPD and MPLX?

Mplx (MPLX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Energy Transfer (ET) 13.9x, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.7x, Mplx (MPLX) 12.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Energy Transfer (ET) is cheapest (Energy Transfer (ET) 11.5x, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.9x, Mplx (MPLX) 14.3x). 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: Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +6.8%, Mplx (MPLX) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mplx (MPLX) has the highest net margin (Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 10.8%, Mplx (MPLX) 35.8%). On return on invested capital, Mplx (MPLX) leads (Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.2%, Mplx (MPLX) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Energy Transfer (ET) returned the most: Energy Transfer (ET) +23.2%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +19.3%, Mplx (MPLX) +16.3%. Over five years, Energy Transfer (ET) compounded fastest (Energy Transfer (ET) +16.2%/yr, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +9.2%/yr, Mplx (MPLX) +13.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mplx (MPLX) has the highest dividend yield: Energy Transfer (ET) 0.07%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 0.06%, Mplx (MPLX) 0.07%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mplx (MPLX) has been the steadiest (Energy Transfer (ET) 17.5%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 18.5%, Mplx (MPLX) 17.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ET, EPD and MPLX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mplx (MPLX) 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.