LNG vs MPC vs EPD Stock Comparison

Cheniere Energy, Marathon Petroleum and Enterprise Products Partners Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LNG Cheniere Energy, Inc.
$298.99 +9.2% 1M +35.0% 1Y
Market cap
$62.84B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.49B
Div. yield
–
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
2 wins
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$457.20 +17.7% 1M +133.3% 1Y
Market cap
$135.82B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 7, Enterprise Products Partners 3, Cheniere Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLNGMPCEPDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.84B $135.82B $79.97B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.5x 15.9x 12.7x EPD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.6x 6.8x 12.9x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.5% +15.9% +6.8% LNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.6% 5.5% 10.8% LNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.5% 19.7% 12.2% MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.5x 3.2x MPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.06% EPD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.0% +133.3% +19.8% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.2%/yr +46.6%/yr +8.7%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.1% 35.9% 18.5% EPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 63/100 53/100 MPC

Percentile Scorecard

LNGMPCEPD

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

AxisLNGMPCEPD
Valuation 50 #18 of 35 27 #17 of 23 77 #9 of 35
Growth 12 #30 of 34 72 #6 of 19 24 #26 of 34
Profitability 73 #10 of 34 94 #2 of 19 49 #18 of 34
Financial Health 65 #13 of 35 54 #12 of 25 68 #12 of 35
Shareholder Returns 67 #11 of 31 65 #7 of 18 50 #16 of 31
Overall 53 63 53
  • LNG ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • EPD 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

PeriodLNGMPCEPDSPY
1 month +9.2%+17.7%-1.3% -1.0%
3 months +10.9%+47.8%-4.3% +2.9%
6 months +16.3%+104.0%-2.4% +6.4%
Year to date +53.8%+181.1%+15.7% +11.4%
1 year +35.0%+133.3%+19.8% +13.1%
3 years +78.0%+207.6%+34.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +21.2%+45.5%+10.4% +21.5%
5 years +184.0%+577.1%+51.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +23.2%+46.6%+8.7% +10.9%
10 years +622.4%+937.0%+38.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +21.9%+26.4%+3.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLNGMPCEPDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.1%35.9%18.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.5%34.7%18.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.62-0.25-0.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.203.711.07 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.6%-45.9%-19.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-5.7%-6.8% -2.5%
52-week high $298.99$485.05$39.80 $779.14
52-week low $188.83$162.63$30.22 $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.

MultipleLNGMPCEPD
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 21.3x 15.4xmedian 10.4x 12.7xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.7x 0.8xmedian 0.3x 1.4xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 11.0x 8.8xmedian 7.1x 11.0xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 16.4x 10.0xmedian 9.4x 23.1xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.6x 5.0xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.83median 1.93 -15.03median 0.30 2.39median 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 monthsLNGMPCEPD
Revenue $21.49B $156.18B $58.47B
Gross profit $10.27B $21.79B –
Operating income $6.42B $14.13B $7.85B
Net income $4.37B $10.31B $6.37B
Free cash flow $2.79B $12.90B $3.46B
EPS (diluted) $13.92 $29.50 $2.89
Cash & equivalents $1.10B $7.77B $246.00M
Total debt $24.04B $33.26B $133.45B
Shares (diluted) 209.50M 290.00M 2.19B
Enterprise value $57.67B $119.57B $78.35B

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
MetricLNGMPCEPD
P/E 21.4x 15.4x 12.7x
P/FCF 22.1x 10.0x 23.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 7.5x 9.0x
P/S 2.9x 0.8x 1.4x
P/B 5.4x 5.0x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 5.6x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 10.7x 8.8x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 10.9x 14.4x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 1.0x 1.9x
EV/FCF 30.3x 11.9x 32.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 9.0x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.83 -15.03 2.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLNGMPCEPD
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.5% 15.9% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -0.6% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.0% 71.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.6% -5.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.6% 163.0% 7.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -22.9% -9.1% 5.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -13.6% 174.5% 7.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.7% -10.4% 4.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.6% 324.1% 7.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -25.9% -1.0% 5.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.6% 164.9% 0.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.0% 4.8% 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.3% 253.7% -17.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.0% 1.0% -9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLNGMPCEPD
Gross margin 47.8% 14.0% –
EBITDA margin 36.8% 11.2% 17.6%
Operating margin 29.9% 9.0% 13.4%
Pretax margin 25.2% 8.2% 10.9%
Net margin 13.6% 5.5% 10.8%
FCF margin 13.0% 8.3% 5.9%
Operating cash flow margin 28.6% 11.0% 15.2%
Return on equity 44.2% 42.0% 20.7%
Return on assets 9.4% 11.3% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 15.5% 19.7% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 15.0% 22.1% 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLNGMPCEPD
Debt / assets 50.1% 35.3% 40.6%
Debt / equity 2.1x 1.3x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.5x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 8.6x 2.6x 9.6x
Liabilities / assets 76.0% 72.7% 62.0%
Equity / assets 24.0% 27.3% 38.0%
Interest coverage 6.3x 10.4x 5.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.3x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.23 4.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLNGMPCEPD
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.9% 5.9%
Net buyback yield 5.1% 3.8% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 4.7% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.3% 74.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.0% 136.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.8% 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -3.4% 4.1%

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.

ConsensusLNGMPCEPD
Forward P/E 27.6xFY2026 6.8xFY2026 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.85FY2026 $67.07FY2026 $2.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -55.0%FY2026 +526.8%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +53.6% -15.5% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.36BFY2026 $192.62BFY2026 $66.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.9%FY2026 +42.4%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.0% -10.3% +2.5%
LNG estimates →MPC estimates →EPD estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLNGMPCEPD
Held by institutions 88.1% 75.7% 24.8%
Institutions holding 1,331 1,930 1,580
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% -0.3% +0.8%
Institutions buying 685 855 670
Institutions selling 464 699 435
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.22 1.54
LNG holders →MPC holders →EPD holders →

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.

LNGMPCEPD
LNG 1.00 0.41 0.43
MPC 0.41 1.00 0.37
EPD 0.43 0.37 1.00

Add a Peer

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LNG, MPC and EPD?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cheniere Energy (LNG) $62.84B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $135.82B, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) $79.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, LNG, MPC and EPD?

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cheniere Energy (LNG) 21.5x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 15.9x, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Cheniere Energy (LNG) 27.6x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.8x, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cheniere Energy (LNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cheniere Energy (LNG) +17.5%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cheniere Energy (LNG) has the highest net margin (Cheniere Energy (LNG) 13.6%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (Cheniere Energy (LNG) 15.5%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Cheniere Energy (LNG) +35.0%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +133.3%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +19.8%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Cheniere Energy (LNG) +23.2%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +46.6%/yr, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) has the highest dividend yield: Cheniere Energy (LNG) 0.00%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 0.06%. Cheniere Energy (LNG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) has been the steadiest (Cheniere Energy (LNG) 29.1%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 35.9%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 18.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LNG, MPC and EPD?

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 7. 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.