MPLX vs SOBO vs EPD Stock Comparison

Mplx, South Bow and Enterprise Products Partners Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MPLX Mplx Lp
$58.65 +3.3% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$58.77B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.22B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
7 wins
SOBO South Bow Corp
$35.67 +5.0% 1M +36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.38B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionMPLXSOBOEPDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.77B $7.38B $79.44B EPD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.4x 16.0x 12.6x MPLX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 19.0x 12.9x EPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% -2.1% +6.8% MPLX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 35.8% 23.0% 10.8% MPLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% 9.2% 12.2% MPLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 4.4x 3.2x EPD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.06% MPLX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.3% +36.5% +19.3% SOBO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.7%/yr — +9.2%/yr MPLX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.1% 22.8% 18.5% MPLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 58/100 53/100 SOBO

Percentile Scorecard

MPLXSOBOEPD

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

AxisMPLXSOBOEPD
Valuation 38 #22 of 35 65 #13 of 35 77 #9 of 35
Growth 27 #25 of 34 55 #16 of 34 24 #26 of 34
Profitability 94 #3 of 34 67 #12 of 34 49 #18 of 34
Financial Health 62 #14 of 35 50 #18 of 35 68 #12 of 35
Shareholder Returns 67 #11 of 31 53 #15 of 31 50 #16 of 31
Overall 58 58 53
  • MPLX ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • SOBO ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • 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

PeriodMPLXSOBOEPDSPY
1 month +3.3%+5.0%+0.3% -0.8%
3 months +0.5%-4.5%-3.0% +3.5%
6 months +7.4%+11.1%-3.2% +7.0%
Year to date +9.9%+29.9%+15.3% +12.2%
1 year +16.3%+36.5%+19.3% +13.0%
3 years +64.3%—+36.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.0%—+11.0% +23.1%
5 years +89.9%—+54.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.7%—+9.2% +11.0%
10 years +83.7%—+37.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.3%—+3.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMPLXSOBOEPDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.1%22.8%18.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.9%22.2%18.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.04-0.20-0.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.951.601.04 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.1%-20.2%-19.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.9%-7.8%-7.1% -1.8%
52-week high $60.43$38.69$39.80 $779.14
52-week low $50.29$25.26$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.

MultipleMPLXSOBOEPD
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 21.0x 16.1xmedian 21.0x 12.7xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.7x 3.7xmedian 2.7x 1.4xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 11.0x 10.9xmedian 11.0x 11.0xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 16.6x 11.6xmedian 16.6x 23.1xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.6x 2.8xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.42median 1.92 —median 1.92 2.38median 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 monthsMPLXSOBOEPD
Revenue $13.22B $2.00B $58.47B
Gross profit $11.61B $1.72B –
Operating income $5.88B – $7.85B
Net income $4.77B $460.00M $6.37B
Free cash flow $3.34B $640.00M $3.46B
EPS (diluted) $4.66 $2.20 $2.89
Cash & equivalents $1.03B $726.00M $246.00M
Total debt $26.01B $5.73B $33.23B
Shares (diluted) 1.02B 208.80M 2.19B
Enterprise value $52.33B $5.00B $77.82B

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
MetricMPLXSOBOEPD
P/E 12.6x 16.1x 12.7x
P/FCF 17.8x 11.6x 23.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 8.9x 9.0x
P/S 4.5x 3.7x 1.4x
P/B 4.2x 2.8x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 2.8x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 10.9x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 14.4x 14.0x 14.4x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 6.2x 1.9x
EV/FCF 25.3x 19.4x 32.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.1x 14.8x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.42 – 2.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPLXSOBOEPD
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% -2.1% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.5% 1.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.4% – 7.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – 5.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.6% 53.3% 7.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.7% – 4.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.6% 134.7% 7.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – 5.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% 30.1% 0.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.1% 14.9% -17.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.8% – -9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPLXSOBOEPD
Gross margin 87.8% 85.8% –
EBITDA margin 55.4% 56.9% 17.6%
Operating margin 44.4% – 13.4%
Pretax margin 36.1% 27.8% 10.9%
Net margin 35.8% 23.0% 10.8%
FCF margin 25.2% 32.0% 5.9%
Operating cash flow margin 45.2% 41.9% 15.2%
Return on equity 33.4% 17.3% 20.7%
Return on assets 11.1% 4.1% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 14.6% 9.2% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 14.8% 9.1% 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPLXSOBOEPD
Debt / assets 60.5% 50.4% 40.6%
Debt / equity 1.8x 2.2x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 4.4x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 7.8x 9.0x 9.6x
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 76.6% 62.0%
Equity / assets 33.2% 23.4% 38.0%
Interest coverage 5.3x 2.7x 5.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 1.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPLXSOBOEPD
Dividend yield 7.4% 5.6% 6.0%
Net buyback yield 0.5% -0.1% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 7.9% 5.5% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 89.3% – 74.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 127.5% – 136.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.3% – 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.8% – 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.

ConsensusMPLXSOBOEPD
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 19.0xFY2026 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.10FY2026 $1.88FY2026 $2.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.9%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.7% +3.7% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.68BFY2026 $2.07BFY2026 $66.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.2%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.0% +3.7% +2.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPLXSOBOEPD
Held by institutions 18.8% 62.0% 24.8%
Institutions holding 625 305 1,580
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% -2.3% +0.8%
Institutions buying 301 126 670
Institutions selling 144 92 435
Buyers to sellers 2.09 1.37 1.54

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.

MPLXSOBOEPD
MPLX 1.00 0.36 0.47
SOBO 0.36 1.00 0.51
EPD 0.47 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPLX, SOBO and EPD?

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mplx (MPLX) $58.77B, South Bow (SOBO) $7.38B, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) $79.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPLX, SOBO and EPD?

Mplx (MPLX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mplx (MPLX) 12.4x, South Bow (SOBO) 16.0x, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) is cheapest (Mplx (MPLX) 14.3x, South Bow (SOBO) 19.0x, 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?

Mplx (MPLX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mplx (MPLX) +8.7%, South Bow (SOBO) -2.1%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mplx (MPLX) has the highest net margin (Mplx (MPLX) 35.8%, South Bow (SOBO) 23.0%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, Mplx (MPLX) leads (Mplx (MPLX) 14.6%, South Bow (SOBO) 9.2%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year South Bow (SOBO) returned the most: Mplx (MPLX) +16.3%, South Bow (SOBO) +36.5%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +19.3%. Over five years, Mplx (MPLX) compounded fastest (Mplx (MPLX) +13.7%/yr, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mplx (MPLX) has the highest dividend yield: Mplx (MPLX) 0.07%, South Bow (SOBO) 0.00%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 0.06%. South Bow (SOBO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mplx (MPLX) has been the steadiest (Mplx (MPLX) 17.1%, South Bow (SOBO) 22.8%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 18.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MPLX, SOBO 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, Mplx (MPLX) 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.