KMI vs PLUG vs XOM Stock Comparison

Kinder Morgan, Plug Power and ExxonMobil Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
5 wins
PLUG Plug Power Inc
$1.38 -32.4% 1M -52.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$744.09M
Div. yield
–
Hydrogen Energy
1 win
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$183.20 +13.6% 1M +58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$769.56B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$368.76B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

ExxonMobil Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (ExxonMobil Holdings 6, Kinder Morgan 5, Plug Power 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKMIPLUGXOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $75.65B $1.91B $769.56B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.0x -1.2x 23.5x KMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x — 13.9x XOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.7% +10.6% +9.1% KMI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.6% -220.6% 8.9% KMI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.3% -188.4% 11.1% XOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 0.1x 0.4x PLUG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.02% KMI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.2% -52.1% +58.0% XOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.3%/yr -46.9%/yr +23.8%/yr XOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.2% 78.1% 25.8% KMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 23/100 51/100 XOM

Percentile Scorecard

KMIPLUGXOM

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

AxisKMIPLUGXOM
Valuation 32 #24 of 35 0 #11 of 11 30 #70 of 99
Growth 67 #12 of 34 70 #4 of 11 51 #48 of 97
Profitability 52 #17 of 34 0 #9 of 9 57 #42 of 96
Financial Health 47 #19 of 35 20 #9 of 11 76 #25 of 102
Shareholder Returns 23 #24 of 31 – 40 #46 of 76
Overall 44 23 51
  • KMI ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • PLUG ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • XOM 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

PeriodKMIPLUGXOMSPY
1 month +9.8%-32.4%+13.6% -1.0%
3 months +4.8%-34.0%+16.7% +2.9%
6 months +8.5%-56.1%+23.0% +6.4%
Year to date +25.3%-29.9%+52.2% +11.4%
1 year +31.2%-52.1%+58.0% +13.1%
3 years +104.4%-78.1%+69.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.9%-39.7%+19.1% +21.5%
5 years +94.9%-95.8%+190.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.3%-46.9%+23.8% +10.9%
10 years +63.1%-14.8%+111.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +5.0%-1.6%+7.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureKMIPLUGXOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.2%78.1%25.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.6%70.2%25.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.212.25-0.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.47-0.672.24 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.4%-98.4%-20.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-66.7%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $34.44$4.14$183.20 $779.14
52-week low $25.84$1.37$113.68 $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.

MultipleKMIPLUGXOM
P/E now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 21.3x -1.2xmedian 10.9x 23.3xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.7x 2.6xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 11.0x -1.4xmedian 14.0x 10.4xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 16.4x -3.4xmedian 14.1x 24.7xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.6x 3.3xmedian 1.1x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.58median 1.93 -0.21median 0.19 -1.65median 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 monthsKMIPLUGXOM
Revenue $18.34B $744.09M $368.76B
Gross profit $12.18B -$138.00M –
Operating income $5.31B -$1.29B –
Net income $3.71B -$1.71B $33.73B
Free cash flow $3.08B -$560.50M $30.55B
R&D – $53.94M $973.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.62 $-1.18 $7.41
Cash & equivalents $918.00M $161.90M $10.59B
Total debt $129.38B $65.78M $175.60B
Shares (diluted) 2.23B 1.39B 4.42B
Enterprise value $74.51B $986.42M $726.04B

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
MetricKMIPLUGXOM
P/E 21.3x -1.2x 23.3x
P/FCF 24.9x -3.4x 24.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x -4.0x 12.6x
P/S 4.2x 2.6x 2.0x
P/B 2.3x 3.3x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 3.4x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x -1.4x 10.4x
EV/EBIT 20.5x -1.4x 17.0x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 2.4x 2.1x
EV/FCF 35.3x -3.2x 25.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x -3.7x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.58 -0.21 -1.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKMIPLUGXOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.7% 10.6% 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -5.4% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% 70.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 20.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.9% 31.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -15.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 30.8% 13.3% 4.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% -26.9% -14.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.9% 32.5% 5.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 5.5% -14.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% 20.0% 10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 22.8% -4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.8% 31.6% 4.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 30.6% -13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKMIPLUGXOM
Gross margin 66.4% -18.5% –
EBITDA margin 42.6% -168.2% 20.5%
Operating margin 29.0% -172.8% –
Pretax margin 25.8% -229.0% 12.3%
Net margin 19.6% -220.6% 8.9%
FCF margin 16.8% -75.3% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 36.7% -64.9% 16.2%
Return on equity 11.3% -251.3% 12.8%
Return on assets 5.0% -75.0% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 6.3% -188.4% 11.1%
Return on capital employed 7.6% -72.0% 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKMIPLUGXOM
Debt / assets 43.9% 0.0% 9.1%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 10.7x 0.0x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 56.5% 73.2% 42.7%
Equity / assets 43.5% 26.8% 57.3%
Interest coverage – -17.9x 59.5x
Current ratio 0.7x 2.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.35 -6.07 4.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKMIPLUGXOM
Dividend yield 3.4% – 2.2%
Net buyback yield – -2.5% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 3.4% -2.5% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 71.2% – 51.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 85.6% – 56.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.8% – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – 5.0%

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.

ConsensusKMIPLUGXOM
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2026 – 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2026 $-0.41FY2026 $13.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 – +88.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.9% – -16.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.92BFY2026 $799.33MFY2026 $443.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +28.0% -15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKMIPLUGXOM
Held by institutions 69.3% 58.3% 63.9%
Institutions holding 1,811 508 4,226
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +8.0% -2.2%
Institutions buying 898 276 2,041
Institutions selling 647 105 1,744
Buyers to sellers 1.39 2.63 1.17

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.

KMIPLUGXOM
KMI 1.00 -0.01 0.43
PLUG -0.01 1.00 -0.05
XOM 0.43 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KMI, PLUG and XOM?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kinder Morgan (KMI) $75.65B, Plug Power (PLUG) $1.91B, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $769.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, KMI, PLUG and XOM?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.0x, Plug Power (PLUG) -1.2x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 23.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is cheapest (Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.4x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 13.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kinder Morgan (KMI) +11.7%, Plug Power (PLUG) +10.6%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) has the highest net margin (Kinder Morgan (KMI) 19.6%, Plug Power (PLUG) -220.6%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) leads (Kinder Morgan (KMI) 6.3%, Plug Power (PLUG) -188.4%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) returned the most: Kinder Morgan (KMI) +31.2%, Plug Power (PLUG) -52.1%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +58.0%. Over five years, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) compounded fastest (Kinder Morgan (KMI) +14.3%/yr, Plug Power (PLUG) -46.9%/yr, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +23.8%/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%, Plug Power (PLUG) 0.00%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 0.02%. Plug Power (PLUG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kinder Morgan (KMI) has been the steadiest (Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.2%, Plug Power (PLUG) 78.1%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 25.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KMI, PLUG and XOM?

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