MPLX vs TRGP vs ENB Stock Comparison

Mplx, Targa Resources and Enbridge Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MPLX Mplx Lp
$58.09 +2.3% 1M +14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$58.90B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.22B
Div. yield
7.43%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
7 wins
TRGP Targa Resources Corp.
$302.48 +8.9% 1M +96.4% 1Y
Market cap
$64.86B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.74B
Div. yield
1.49%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
2 wins
ENB Enbridge Inc
$48.40 +3.6% 1M +2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$105.71B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$60.45B
Div. yield
7.95%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionMPLXTRGPENBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.90B $64.86B $105.71B ENB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.5x 28.6x 25.6x MPLX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 28.5x 24.1x MPLX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% -2.0% +31.0% ENB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 35.8% 13.5% 6.8% MPLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% 13.2% 5.0% MPLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 3.5x 6.4x MPLX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 7.43% 1.49% 7.95% ENB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.3% +96.4% +2.4% TRGP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.8%/yr +40.5%/yr +2.7%/yr TRGP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.1% 28.5% 18.5% MPLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 41/100 32/100 MPLX

Percentile Scorecard

MPLXTRGPENB

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

AxisMPLXTRGPENB
Valuation 41 #21 of 35 15 #30 of 35 24 #27 of 35
Growth 27 #25 of 34 79 #8 of 34 39 #21 of 34
Profitability 94 #3 of 34 70 #11 of 34 24 #26 of 34
Financial Health 62 #14 of 35 27 #26 of 35 21 #28 of 35
Shareholder Returns 70 #10 of 31 17 #26 of 31 50 #16 of 31
Overall 59 41 32
  • MPLX ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • TRGP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • ENB 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

PeriodMPLXTRGPENBSPY
1 month +2.3%+8.9%+3.6% -0.2%
3 months -1.9%+15.6%-12.4% +3.9%
6 months +5.5%+21.8%-8.7% +8.2%
Year to date +8.8%+63.9%+1.2% +12.9%
1 year +14.3%+96.4%+2.4% +12.3%
3 years +62.8%+258.4%+54.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.6%+53.1%+15.5% +23.3%
5 years +90.5%+447.6%+14.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +13.8%+40.5%+2.7% +10.9%
10 years +72.4%+548.7%+9.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.6%+20.6%+0.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMPLXTRGPENBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.1%28.5%18.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.9%26.2%19.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.05-0.34-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.843.390.13 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.1%-32.6%-34.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.9%-0.7%-16.6% -1.2%
52-week high $60.43$304.61$58.04 $779.14
52-week low $50.29$151.38$45.23 $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.

MultipleMPLXTRGPENB
P/E now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 20.9x 28.6xmedian 20.9x 25.6xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.7x 3.9xmedian 2.7x 1.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 11.0x 15.3xmedian 11.0x 15.0xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 16.5x 87.5xmedian 16.5x 87.6xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.6x 17.1xmedian 2.6x 2.2xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.39median 1.95 0.69median 1.95 2.52median 1.95

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 monthsMPLXTRGPENB
Revenue $13.22B $16.74B $60.45B
Gross profit $11.61B $7.23B $22.34B
Operating income $5.88B $3.84B $8.06B
Net income $4.77B $2.30B $4.58B
Free cash flow $3.34B $740.90M $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $4.66 $10.54 $1.88
Cash & equivalents $1.03B $132.30M $1.42B
Total debt $26.01B $19.58B $78.92B
Shares (diluted) 1.02B 215.20M 2.19B
Enterprise value $52.46B $64.48B $103.25B

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
MetricMPLXTRGPENB
P/E 12.5x 28.6x 25.6x
P/FCF 17.7x 87.5x 87.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 15.1x 11.8x
P/S 4.5x 3.9x 1.7x
P/B 4.1x 17.1x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 38.4x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 15.3x 15.0x
EV/EBIT 14.3x 22.0x 22.7x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 5.0x 3.0x
EV/FCF 25.1x 113.8x 151.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.0x 19.7x 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.39 0.69 2.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPLXTRGPENB
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% -2.0% 31.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -2.1% 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.5% 18.6% 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 12.2% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.4% 27.6% 6.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 15.8% 19.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.6% 29.5% -6.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 12.5% 13.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.6% 49.2% -7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 41.3% 10.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% 16.4% -2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 14.6% -2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.1% 73.3% -67.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.8% -4.7% -42.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPLXTRGPENB
Gross margin 87.8% 43.2% 36.9%
EBITDA margin 55.4% 32.9% 20.2%
Operating margin 44.4% 22.9% 13.3%
Pretax margin 36.1% 17.5% 9.6%
Net margin 35.8% 13.5% 6.8%
FCF margin 25.2% 4.4% 2.0%
Operating cash flow margin 45.2% 25.6% 14.9%
Return on equity 33.4% 65.2% 9.5%
Return on assets 11.1% 8.3% 2.8%
Return on invested capital 14.6% 13.2% 5.0%
Return on capital employed 14.8% 15.7% 5.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.9x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPLXTRGPENB
Debt / assets 60.5% 68.7% 48.4%
Debt / equity 1.8x 5.2x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 3.5x 6.4x
Debt / FCF 7.8x 26.4x 65.4x
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 86.7% 70.6%
Equity / assets 33.2% 13.3% 29.4%
Interest coverage 5.3x – 2.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.72 0.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPLXTRGPENB
Dividend yield 7.4% 1.5% 8.0%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 0.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 7.9% 2.0% 7.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 89.3% – 132.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 127.5% – 500.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.3% – 4.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.8% – 4.6%

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.

ConsensusMPLXTRGPENB
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 28.5xFY2026 24.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.10FY2026 $10.62FY2026 $2.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.9%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026 -8.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.7% +24.8% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.68BFY2026 $19.51BFY2026 $61.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.2%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.0% +14.9% -14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPLXTRGPENB
Held by institutions 18.8% 93.5% 48.7%
Institutions holding 625 1,085 1,501
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% +2.9% +2.0%
Institutions buying 301 558 660
Institutions selling 144 353 503
Buyers to sellers 2.09 1.58 1.31

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.

MPLXTRGPENB
MPLX 1.00 0.40 0.42
TRGP 0.40 1.00 0.51
ENB 0.42 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPLX, TRGP and ENB?

Enbridge (ENB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mplx (MPLX) $58.90B, Targa Resources (TRGP) $64.86B, Enbridge (ENB) $105.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPLX, TRGP and ENB?

Mplx (MPLX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mplx (MPLX) 12.5x, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.6x, Enbridge (ENB) 25.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mplx (MPLX) is cheapest (Mplx (MPLX) 14.2x, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.5x, Enbridge (ENB) 24.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Enbridge (ENB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mplx (MPLX) +8.7%, Targa Resources (TRGP) -2.0%, Enbridge (ENB) +31.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mplx (MPLX) has the highest net margin (Mplx (MPLX) 35.8%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.5%, Enbridge (ENB) 6.8%). On return on invested capital, Mplx (MPLX) leads (Mplx (MPLX) 14.6%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.2%, Enbridge (ENB) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Targa Resources (TRGP) returned the most: Mplx (MPLX) +14.3%, Targa Resources (TRGP) +96.4%, Enbridge (ENB) +2.4%. Over five years, Targa Resources (TRGP) compounded fastest (Mplx (MPLX) +13.8%/yr, Targa Resources (TRGP) +40.5%/yr, Enbridge (ENB) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Enbridge (ENB) has the highest dividend yield: Mplx (MPLX) 7.43%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 1.49%, Enbridge (ENB) 7.95%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mplx (MPLX) has been the steadiest (Mplx (MPLX) 17.1%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.5%, Enbridge (ENB) 18.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MPLX, TRGP and ENB?

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.