KMI vs MPC vs PBA Stock Comparison

Kinder Morgan, Marathon Petroleum and Pembina Pipeline Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc.
$33.94 +10.4% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$75.50B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.34B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
1 win
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$470.49 +19.6% 1M +139.8% 1Y
Market cap
$125.80B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
9 wins
PBA Pembina Pipeline Corp
$50.33 +12.7% 1M +32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$29.04B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.84B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 9, Pembina Pipeline 2, Kinder Morgan 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKMIMPCPBALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $75.50B $125.80B $29.04B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.0x 14.7x 18.4x MPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x 6.9x 21.6x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.7% +15.9% +0.9% MPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.6% 5.5% 20.1% PBA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.3% 19.7% 8.3% MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 1.5x 3.1x MPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.01% 0.00% KMI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.2% +139.8% +32.3% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.4%/yr +48.1%/yr +8.7%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.2% 36.1% 20.3% PBA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 60/100 57/100 MPC

Percentile Scorecard

KMIMPCPBA

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

AxisKMIMPCPBA
Valuation 32 #24 of 35 27 #17 of 23 79 #8 of 35
Growth 67 #12 of 34 67 #7 of 19 21 #27 of 34
Profitability 52 #17 of 34 94 #2 of 18 55 #16 of 34
Financial Health 47 #19 of 35 57 #11 of 24 88 #5 of 35
Shareholder Returns 23 #24 of 31 53 #9 of 18 40 #19 of 31
Overall 44 60 57
  • KMI ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • PBA 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

PeriodKMIMPCPBASPY
1 month +10.4%+19.6%+12.7% -0.8%
3 months +6.9%+50.6%+0.8% +3.5%
6 months +9.7%+107.1%+16.1% +7.0%
Year to date +23.5%+189.3%+32.2% +12.2%
1 year +31.2%+139.8%+32.3% +13.0%
3 years +107.3%+222.3%+65.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.5%+47.7%+18.3% +23.1%
5 years +96.2%+611.2%+51.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.4%+48.1%+8.7% +11.0%
10 years +57.9%+963.0%+61.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +4.7%+26.7%+4.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKMIMPCPBASPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.2%36.1%20.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.6%34.7%20.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.22-0.24-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.473.871.59 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.4%-45.9%-32.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.5%-3.0%-2.0% -1.8%
52-week high $34.44$485.05$51.38 $779.14
52-week low $25.84$162.63$36.52 $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.

MultipleKMIMPCPBA
P/E now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 21.0x 15.9xmedian 9.5x 18.5xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.7x 0.8xmedian 0.3x 3.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 11.0x 9.0xmedian 7.3x 10.8xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 16.6x 10.2xmedian 9.5x 8.4xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.6x 5.1xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.55median 1.92 -15.47median 0.35 —median 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 monthsKMIMPCPBA
Revenue $18.34B $156.18B $7.84B
Gross profit $12.18B $21.79B $3.30B
Operating income $5.31B $14.13B $2.83B
Net income $3.71B $10.31B $1.71B
Free cash flow $3.08B $12.90B $3.49B
EPS (diluted) $1.62 $29.50 $2.71
Cash & equivalents $918.00M $7.77B $153.00M
Total debt $33.07B $33.26B $12.08B
Shares (diluted) 2.23B 290.00M 582.00M
Enterprise value $74.35B $109.56B $28.48B

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
MetricKMIMPCPBA
P/E 21.0x 15.9x 18.5x
P/FCF 24.5x 10.2x 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 7.7x 10.1x
P/S 4.1x 0.8x 3.7x
P/B 2.3x 5.1x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 5.7x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 9.0x 10.8x
EV/EBIT 20.3x 11.2x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 1.0x 5.3x
EV/FCF 35.0x 12.2x 11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 9.2x 14.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.55 -15.47 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKMIMPCPBA
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.7% 15.9% 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -0.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% 71.5% 0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.7% -5.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.9% 163.0% 27.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -9.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 30.8% 174.5% -3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% -10.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 31.9% 324.1% -3.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.5% -1.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% 164.9% -16.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 4.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.8% 253.7% -14.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 1.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKMIMPCPBA
Gross margin 66.4% 14.0% 42.1%
EBITDA margin 42.6% 11.2% 48.5%
Operating margin 29.0% 9.0% 36.1%
Pretax margin 25.8% 8.2% 28.2%
Net margin 19.6% 5.5% 20.1%
FCF margin 16.8% 8.3% 44.5%
Operating cash flow margin 36.7% 11.0% 37.0%
Return on equity 11.3% 42.0% 10.1%
Return on assets 5.0% 11.3% 4.7%
Return on invested capital 6.3% 19.7% 8.3%
Return on capital employed 7.6% 22.1% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKMIMPCPBA
Debt / assets 43.9% 35.3% 33.3%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 1.5x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 10.7x 2.6x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 56.5% 72.7% 52.9%
Equity / assets 43.5% 27.3% 47.1%
Interest coverage – 10.4x 4.6x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 1.34 4.06 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKMIMPCPBA
Dividend yield 3.5% 0.9% 5.7%
Net buyback yield – 3.7% -0.7%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 4.6% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 71.2% 11.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 85.6% 9.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.8% 2.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -3.4% –

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.

ConsensusKMIMPCPBA
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 6.9xFY2026 21.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.63FY2026 $68.44FY2026 $2.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.4%FY2026 +539.6%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -11.0% -13.2% +0.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.89BFY2026 $192.95BFY2026 $6.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +42.7%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% -9.3% -6.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKMIMPCPBA
Held by institutions 69.3% 75.7% –
Institutions holding 1,811 1,930 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% -0.3% –
Institutions buying 898 855 –
Institutions selling 647 699 –
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.22 –

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.

KMIMPCPBA
KMI 1.00 0.31 0.61
MPC 0.31 1.00 0.42
PBA 0.61 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KMI, MPC and PBA?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kinder Morgan (KMI) $75.50B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $125.80B, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) $29.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, KMI, MPC and PBA?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.0x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 14.7x, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 18.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Kinder Morgan (KMI) 20.8x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.9x, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 21.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kinder Morgan (KMI) +11.7%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pembina Pipeline (PBA) has the highest net margin (Kinder Morgan (KMI) 19.6%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 20.1%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (Kinder Morgan (KMI) 6.3%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Kinder Morgan (KMI) +31.2%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +139.8%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +32.3%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Kinder Morgan (KMI) +14.4%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +48.1%/yr, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) has the highest dividend yield: Kinder Morgan (KMI) 0.03%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 0.00%. Pembina Pipeline (PBA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) has been the steadiest (Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.2%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 36.1%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 20.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KMI, MPC and PBA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads on 9. 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.