ET vs MPLX vs VNOM Stock Comparison

Energy Transfer, Mplx and Viper Energy 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
4 wins
MPLX Mplx Lp
$59.12 +0.5% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$59.48B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.22B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
5 wins
VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$46.94 +14.7% 1M +23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.14B
P/E
155.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
0.05%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionETMPLXVNOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $71.13B $59.48B $9.14B ET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 12.6x 155.0x MPLX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 14.4x 17.4x ET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.3% +8.7% +107.8% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 35.8% 2.9% MPLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% 14.6% 1.4% MPLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 3.4x 1.5x VNOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.07% 0.05% MPLX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.3% +16.2% +23.5% VNOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr +14.0%/yr — ET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.4% 17.1% 28.1% MPLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 57/100 44/100 ET

Percentile Scorecard

ETMPLXVNOM

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

AxisETMPLXVNOM
Valuation 94 #3 of 35 38 #22 of 35 20 #79 of 99
Growth 64 #13 of 34 27 #25 of 34 30 #68 of 97
Profitability 30 #24 of 34 94 #3 of 34 50 #49 of 96
Financial Health 59 #15 of 35 62 #14 of 35 83 #18 of 102
Shareholder Returns 70 #10 of 31 63 #12 of 31 36 #49 of 76
Overall 63 57 44
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • MPLX ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • VNOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodETMPLXVNOMSPY
1 month -0.3%+0.5%+14.7% -1.0%
3 months +0.4%+0.8%+4.0% +2.9%
6 months +7.1%+6.8%-1.3% +6.4%
Year to date +24.0%+10.8%+21.5% +11.4%
1 year +21.3%+16.2%+23.5% +13.1%
3 years +48.7%+64.0%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.1%+18.0%— +21.5%
5 years +106.9%+92.3%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.7%+14.0%— +10.9%
10 years +24.0%+86.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +2.2%+6.4%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureETMPLXVNOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.4%17.1%28.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.6%17.9%29.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.21-0.04-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.220.950.83 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.8%-20.1%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.0%-2.2%-7.9% -2.5%
52-week high $21.74$60.43$50.95 $779.14
52-week low $16.21$50.29$35.84 $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.

MultipleETMPLXVNOM
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 21.3x 12.7xmedian 21.3x 154.1xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.7x 4.5xmedian 2.7x 8.2xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 11.0x 11.6xmedian 11.0x 17.2xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 16.4x 18.0xmedian 16.4x 84.4xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.6x 4.2xmedian 2.6x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.00median 1.93 2.44median 1.93 —median 2.24

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 monthsETMPLXVNOM
Revenue $107.38B $13.22B $2.04B
Gross profit $25.32B $11.61B –
Operating income $10.78B $5.88B $251.00M
Net income $7.04B $4.77B $103.00M
Free cash flow $5.22B $3.34B $198.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $4.66 $0.30
Cash & equivalents $1.02B $1.03B $77.00M
Total debt $68.41B $26.01B $1.68B
Shares (diluted) 3.46B 1.02B 193.73M
Enterprise value $64.32B $53.05B $8.97B

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
MetricETMPLXVNOM
P/E 13.9x 12.7x 154.1x
P/FCF 13.5x 18.0x 84.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x 10.0x 11.2x
P/S 0.7x 4.5x 8.2x
P/B 1.4x 4.2x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 4.6x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 11.6x 17.2x
EV/EBIT 12.8x 14.5x 73.0x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 6.4x 9.0x
EV/FCF 26.4x 25.5x 92.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 14.2x 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.00 2.44 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETMPLXVNOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.3% 8.7% 107.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 4.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.9% 9.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 2.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.5% 11.4% -56.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 4.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.1% 9.6% -83.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 4.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 10.6% -89.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 5.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% -1.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 5.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% -32.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.3% -6.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETMPLXVNOM
Gross margin 23.6% 87.8% –
EBITDA margin 15.7% 55.4% 52.3%
Operating margin 10.0% 44.4% 12.3%
Pretax margin 7.1% 36.1% 7.6%
Net margin 4.7% 35.8% 2.9%
FCF margin 4.9% 25.2% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 45.2% 73.2%
Return on equity 14.0% 33.4% 1.0%
Return on assets 4.8% 11.1% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 8.4% 14.6% 1.4%
Return on capital employed 8.4% 14.8% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.3x 14.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETMPLXVNOM
Debt / assets 46.2% 60.5% 13.9%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 3.4x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 13.1x 7.8x 8.5x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 66.8% 14.7%
Equity / assets 34.1% 33.2% 85.3%
Interest coverage 2.9x 5.3x –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.9x 6.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x 6.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – – 5.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETMPLXVNOM
Dividend yield 6.6% 7.3% 3.5%
Net buyback yield – 0.5% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 7.8% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 67.9% 89.3% 413.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 91.6% 127.5% 215.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.9% 12.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 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.

ConsensusETMPLXVNOM
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 14.4xFY2026 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.80FY2026 $4.11FY2026 $2.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.8%FY2026 -14.7%FY2026 +62.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.4% +13.4% +0.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $124.23BFY2026 $13.68BFY2026 $2.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 +81.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% -4.0% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETMPLXVNOM
Held by institutions 31.4% 18.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,279 625 496
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% -3.3% +5.4%
Institutions buying 628 301 264
Institutions selling 340 144 150
Buyers to sellers 1.85 2.09 1.76

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.

ETMPLXVNOM
ET 1.00 0.48 0.46
MPLX 0.48 1.00 0.15
VNOM 0.46 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ET, MPLX and VNOM?

Energy Transfer (ET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Energy Transfer (ET) $71.13B, Mplx (MPLX) $59.48B, Viper Energy (VNOM) $9.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, ET, MPLX and VNOM?

Mplx (MPLX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Energy Transfer (ET) 14.1x, Mplx (MPLX) 12.6x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 155.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Energy Transfer (ET) is cheapest (Energy Transfer (ET) 11.4x, Mplx (MPLX) 14.4x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 17.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Viper Energy (VNOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%, Mplx (MPLX) +8.7%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +107.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mplx (MPLX) has the highest net margin (Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%, Mplx (MPLX) 35.8%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Mplx (MPLX) leads (Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%, Mplx (MPLX) 14.6%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viper Energy (VNOM) returned the most: Energy Transfer (ET) +21.3%, Mplx (MPLX) +16.2%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +23.5%. Over five years, Energy Transfer (ET) compounded fastest (Energy Transfer (ET) +15.7%/yr, Mplx (MPLX) +14.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mplx (MPLX) has the highest dividend yield: Energy Transfer (ET) 0.07%, Mplx (MPLX) 0.07%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mplx (MPLX) has been the steadiest (Energy Transfer (ET) 17.4%, Mplx (MPLX) 17.1%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.