ET vs KMI vs TRGP Stock Comparison

Energy Transfer, Kinder Morgan and Targa Resources Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
6 wins
KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc.
$34.44 +9.8% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$75.65B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.34B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
2 wins
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

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Energy Transfer leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Energy Transfer 6, Targa Resources 4, Kinder Morgan 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionETKMITRGPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $71.13B $75.65B $65.33B KMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 21.0x 28.8x ET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 21.4x 28.6x ET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.3% +11.7% -2.0% ET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 19.6% 13.5% KMI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% 6.3% 13.2% TRGP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 4.1x 3.5x TRGP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.03% 0.00% ET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.3% +31.2% +92.9% TRGP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr +14.3%/yr +40.0%/yr TRGP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.4% 21.2% 28.5% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 44/100 41/100 ET

Percentile Scorecard

ETKMITRGP

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

AxisETKMITRGP
Valuation 94 #3 of 35 32 #24 of 35 15 #30 of 35
Growth 64 #13 of 34 67 #12 of 34 79 #8 of 34
Profitability 30 #24 of 34 52 #17 of 34 70 #11 of 34
Financial Health 59 #15 of 35 47 #19 of 35 27 #26 of 35
Shareholder Returns 70 #10 of 31 23 #24 of 31 17 #26 of 31
Overall 63 44 41
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • KMI ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • TRGP 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

PeriodETKMITRGPSPY
1 month -0.3%+9.8%+6.9% -1.0%
3 months +0.4%+4.8%+7.4% +2.9%
6 months +7.1%+8.5%+25.6% +6.4%
Year to date +24.0%+25.3%+63.9% +11.4%
1 year +21.3%+31.2%+92.9% +13.1%
3 years +48.7%+104.4%+253.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.1%+26.9%+52.4% +21.5%
5 years +106.9%+94.9%+438.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.7%+14.3%+40.0% +10.9%
10 years +24.0%+63.1%+522.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +2.2%+5.0%+20.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureETKMITRGPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.4%21.2%28.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.6%20.6%26.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.21-0.21-0.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.221.473.25 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.8%-20.4%-32.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.0%0.0%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $21.74$34.44$302.41 $779.14
52-week low $16.21$25.84$151.38 $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.

MultipleETKMITRGP
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 21.3x 21.3xmedian 21.3x 28.6xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.7x 4.2xmedian 2.7x 3.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 11.0x 13.9xmedian 11.0x 15.3xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 16.4x 24.9xmedian 16.4x 87.5xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.6x 2.3xmedian 2.6x 17.1xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.00median 1.93 1.58median 1.93 0.69median 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 monthsETKMITRGP
Revenue $107.38B $18.34B $16.74B
Gross profit $25.32B $12.18B $7.23B
Operating income $10.78B $5.31B $3.84B
Net income $7.04B $3.71B $2.30B
Free cash flow $5.22B $3.08B $740.90M
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $1.62 $10.54
Cash & equivalents $1.02B $918.00M $132.30M
Total debt $68.41B $129.38B $73.57B
Shares (diluted) 3.46B 2.23B 215.20M
Enterprise value $64.32B $74.51B $64.80B

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
MetricETKMITRGP
P/E 13.9x 21.3x 28.6x
P/FCF 13.5x 24.9x 87.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x 11.4x 15.1x
P/S 0.7x 4.2x 3.9x
P/B 1.4x 2.3x 17.1x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.5x 38.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 13.9x 15.3x
EV/EBIT 12.8x 20.5x 22.0x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 5.9x 5.0x
EV/FCF 26.4x 35.3x 113.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 16.2x 19.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.00 1.58 0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETKMITRGP
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.3% 11.7% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 4.9% -2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.9% 9.8% 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 5.7% 12.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.5% 18.9% 27.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 7.6% 15.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.1% 30.8% 29.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 13.1% 12.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 31.9% 49.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 13.5% 41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% 17.4% 16.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 6.5% 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% 11.8% 73.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.3% -3.3% -4.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETKMITRGP
Gross margin 23.6% 66.4% 43.2%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 42.6% 32.9%
Operating margin 10.0% 29.0% 22.9%
Pretax margin 7.1% 25.8% 17.5%
Net margin 4.7% 19.6% 13.5%
FCF margin 4.9% 16.8% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 36.7% 25.6%
Return on equity 14.0% 11.3% 65.2%
Return on assets 4.8% 5.0% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 8.4% 6.3% 13.2%
Return on capital employed 8.4% 7.6% 15.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.8x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETKMITRGP
Debt / assets 46.2% 43.9% 68.7%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.0x 5.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 4.1x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 13.1x 10.7x 26.4x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 56.5% 86.7%
Equity / assets 34.1% 43.5% 13.3%
Interest coverage 2.9x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 1.35 2.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETKMITRGP
Dividend yield 6.6% 3.4% 1.5%
Net buyback yield – – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 3.4% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 67.9% 71.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 91.6% 85.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.9% 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 1.5% –

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.

ConsensusETKMITRGP
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 21.4xFY2026 28.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.80FY2026 $1.61FY2026 $10.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.8%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.4% -9.9% +24.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $124.23BFY2026 $17.92BFY2026 $19.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026 +14.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +0.8% +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETKMITRGP
Held by institutions 31.4% 69.3% 93.5%
Institutions holding 1,279 1,811 1,085
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +3.3% +2.9%
Institutions buying 628 898 558
Institutions selling 340 647 353
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.39 1.58

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.

ETKMITRGP
ET 1.00 0.60 0.60
KMI 0.60 1.00 0.67
TRGP 0.60 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ET, KMI and TRGP?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Energy Transfer (ET) $71.13B, Kinder Morgan (KMI) $75.65B, Targa Resources (TRGP) $65.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, ET, KMI and TRGP?

Energy Transfer (ET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Energy Transfer (ET) 14.1x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.0x, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Energy Transfer (ET) is cheapest (Energy Transfer (ET) 11.4x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.4x, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.6x). 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%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +11.7%, Targa Resources (TRGP) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) has the highest net margin (Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 19.6%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.5%). On return on invested capital, Targa Resources (TRGP) leads (Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 6.3%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Targa Resources (TRGP) returned the most: Energy Transfer (ET) +21.3%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +31.2%, Targa Resources (TRGP) +92.9%. Over five years, Targa Resources (TRGP) compounded fastest (Energy Transfer (ET) +15.7%/yr, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +14.3%/yr, Targa Resources (TRGP) +40.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Energy Transfer (ET) has the highest dividend yield: Energy Transfer (ET) 0.07%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 0.03%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 0.00%. Targa Resources (TRGP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (Energy Transfer (ET) 17.4%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.2%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ET, KMI and TRGP?

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 6. 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.