MPLX vs TRP vs CNQ Stock Comparison

Mplx, Tc Energy and Canadian Natural Resources Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MPLX Mplx Lp
$57.48 +1.9% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$56.77B
P/E
13.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.21B
Div. yield
0.08%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins
TRP Tc Energy Corp
$63.42 +7.3% 1M +26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$64.82B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.36B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$53.56 +10.5% 1M +67.5% 1Y
Market cap
$104.28B
P/E
13.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Canadian Natural Resources leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 8, Mplx 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMPLXTRPCNQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.77B $64.82B $104.28B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.1x 25.8x 13.0x CNQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 25.0x 11.2x CNQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +5.3% +6.7% CNQ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.9% 22.1% 24.0% MPLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 10.0% — MPLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 4.4x 0.3x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.08% -0.04% -0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.0% +26.7% +67.5% CNQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.1%/yr +3.5%/yr +20.9%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.5% 19.8% 31.3% MPLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 49/100 73/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

MPLXTRPCNQ

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

AxisMPLXTRPCNQ
Valuation 38 #22 of 35 44 #20 of 35 72 #28 of 99
Growth 21 #27 of 34 30 #24 of 34 73 #27 of 97
Profitability 91 #4 of 34 97 #2 of 34 87 #13 of 95
Financial Health 71 #11 of 35 38 #22 of 35 94 #7 of 102
Shareholder Returns 67 #11 of 31 37 #20 of 31 40 #47 of 78
Overall 58 49 73
  • MPLX ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • TRP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • CNQ 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

PeriodMPLXTRPCNQSPY
1 month +1.9%+7.3%+10.5% -2.0%
3 months -4.9%-3.0%+16.0% -2.2%
6 months +3.3%-4.3%+11.9% +4.2%
Year to date +7.7%+15.3%+58.2% +10.6%
1 year +13.0%+26.7%+67.5% +10.4%
3 years +59.4%+73.7%+60.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year +16.8%+20.2%+17.0% +20.2%
5 years +85.3%+18.5%+158.6% +61.6%
5 years, per year +13.1%+3.5%+20.9% +10.1%
10 years +79.9%+47.5%+257.5% +261.3%
10 years, per year +6.0%+4.0%+13.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMPLXTRPCNQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.5%19.8%31.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.5%18.6%33.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.05-0.06-0.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.741.352.16 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.1%-44.3%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-10.6%-4.2% -3.2%
52-week high $60.43$70.91$55.93 $779.14
52-week low $50.85$49.79$30.59 $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.

MultipleMPLXTRPCNQ
P/E now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 18.6x 26.2xmedian 18.6x 13.9xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.7x 5.8xmedian 2.7x 3.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 10.9x 11.6xmedian 10.9x 3.8xmedian 5.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 15.8x 6.9xmedian 15.8x 6.0xmedian 9.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.6x 3.4xmedian 2.6x —median 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.91median 1.70 0.54median 1.70 0.26median 0.61

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 monthsMPLXTRPCNQ
Revenue $13.21B $11.36B $33.47B
Gross profit $11.58B $11.18B $26.58B
Operating income $5.55B $7.02B $24.77B
Net income $4.39B $3.07B $8.48B
Free cash flow $3.11B $9.55B $18.68B
EPS (diluted) $4.29 $2.42 $3.83
Cash & equivalents $1.30B $1.46B $1.84B
Total debt $27.01B $41.20B $12.07B
Shares (diluted) 1.01B 1.04B 2.10B
Enterprise value $50.80B $61.17B $101.29B

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
MetricMPLXTRPCNQ
P/E 13.4x 26.2x 13.9x
P/FCF 18.7x 6.9x 6.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 10.6x 8.6x
P/S 4.4x 5.8x 3.3x
P/B 4.1x 3.4x –
P/Tangible book 4.5x 3.4x –
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 11.6x 3.8x
EV/EBIT 15.1x 15.1x 4.9x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 9.3x 3.6x
EV/FCF 27.0x 11.1x 6.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.9x 16.9x 9.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.91 0.54 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPLXTRPCNQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 5.3% 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% – -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.9% 5.3% 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.3% -4.7% -26.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% – -15.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.7% -14.2% 42.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 54.8% 14.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.2% -17.6% 408,311%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 48.4% 53.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.1% 15.6% 30.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 4.7% 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -33.6% -2.1% 33.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -5.4% 13.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPLXTRPCNQ
Gross margin 87.7% 98.4% 79.4%
EBITDA margin 53.3% 80.2% 94.6%
Operating margin 42.0% 61.8% 74.0%
Pretax margin 33.3% 35.0% 32.2%
Net margin 32.9% 22.1% 24.0%
FCF margin 23.6% 84.1% 55.8%
Operating cash flow margin 45.6% 55.1% 38.5%
Return on equity 30.7% 15.6% –
Return on assets 10.1% – –
Return on invested capital 13.6% 10.0% –
Return on capital employed 13.4% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.0x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.0% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPLXTRPCNQ
Debt / assets 61.1% – –
Debt / equity 1.9x 2.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 4.4x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 8.7x 4.3x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 67.7% – –
Equity / assets 32.3% – –
Interest coverage 4.8x 2.8x 38.3x
Current ratio 1.6x – –
Quick ratio 1.4x – –
Cash ratio 0.6x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPLXTRPCNQ
Dividend yield 7.5% 5.5% 5.8%
Net buyback yield 0.4% -0.1% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 7.9% 5.4% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 99.7% 84.1% 42.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 140.4% 27.0% 19.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.2% 3.5% -8.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 12.1% -8.6% -111.0%

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.

ConsensusMPLXTRPCNQ
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 25.0xFY2026 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.10FY2026 $2.54FY2026 $4.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.9%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026 +85.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.7% +15.0% -15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.68BFY2026 $10.85BFY2026 $38.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.2%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.0% +4.3% -6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPLXTRPCNQ
Held by institutions 18.8% 65.7% 71.6%
Institutions holding 627 698 747
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.3% -5.0% -5.0%
Institutions buying 302 330 387
Institutions selling 144 216 243
Buyers to sellers 2.10 1.53 1.59

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.

MPLXTRPCNQ
MPLX 1.00 0.41 0.22
TRP 0.41 1.00 0.39
CNQ 0.22 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPLX, TRP and CNQ?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mplx (MPLX) $56.77B, Tc Energy (TRP) $64.82B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $104.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPLX, TRP and CNQ?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mplx (MPLX) 13.1x, Tc Energy (TRP) 25.8x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 13.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is cheapest (Mplx (MPLX) 14.0x, Tc Energy (TRP) 25.0x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mplx (MPLX) +3.1%, Tc Energy (TRP) +5.3%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mplx (MPLX) has the highest net margin (Mplx (MPLX) 32.9%, Tc Energy (TRP) 22.1%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%). On return on invested capital, Mplx (MPLX) leads (Mplx (MPLX) 13.6%, Tc Energy (TRP) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) returned the most: Mplx (MPLX) +13.0%, Tc Energy (TRP) +26.7%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +67.5%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Mplx (MPLX) +13.1%/yr, Tc Energy (TRP) +3.5%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +20.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mplx (MPLX) 0.08%, Tc Energy (TRP) -0.04%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) -0.03%. Tc Energy (TRP) and Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mplx (MPLX) has been the steadiest (Mplx (MPLX) 17.5%, Tc Energy (TRP) 19.8%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MPLX, TRP and CNQ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) leads on 8. 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.