NGL vs ENB vs MPLX Stock Comparison

NGL Energy Partners, Enbridge and Mplx Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NGL NGL Energy Partners LP
$16.34 +8.1% 1M +157.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.52B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 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
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
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Mplx leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Mplx 6, Enbridge 3, NGL Energy Partners 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNGLENBMPLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.04B $105.71B $58.90B ENB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.8x 25.6x 12.5x MPLX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 24.1x 14.2x NGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% +31.0% +8.7% ENB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.9% 6.8% 35.8% MPLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.8% 5.0% 14.6% MPLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.0x 6.4x 3.4x MPLX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 7.95% 7.43% ENB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +157.3% +2.4% +14.3% NGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +47.5%/yr +2.7%/yr +13.8%/yr NGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.5% 18.5% 17.1% MPLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 32/100 59/100 MPLX

Percentile Scorecard

NGLENBMPLX

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

AxisNGLENBMPLX
Valuation 53 #17 of 35 24 #27 of 35 41 #21 of 35
Growth 6 #32 of 34 39 #21 of 34 27 #25 of 34
Profitability 12 #30 of 34 24 #26 of 34 94 #3 of 34
Financial Health 9 #32 of 35 21 #28 of 35 62 #14 of 35
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 31 50 #16 of 31 70 #10 of 31
Overall 36 32 59
  • NGL ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • ENB ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • MPLX 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

PeriodNGLENBMPLXSPY
1 month +8.1%+3.6%+2.3% -0.2%
3 months +8.9%-12.4%-1.9% +3.9%
6 months +3.9%-8.7%+5.5% +8.2%
Year to date +63.4%+1.2%+8.8% +12.9%
1 year +157.3%+2.4%+14.3% +12.3%
3 years +294.7%+54.2%+62.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +58.1%+15.5%+17.6% +23.3%
5 years +598.3%+14.5%+90.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +47.5%+2.7%+13.8% +10.9%
10 years -12.2%+9.6%+72.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year -1.3%+0.9%+5.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNGLENBMPLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.5%18.5%17.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.1%19.5%17.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.37-0.16-0.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.060.130.84 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-34.0%-20.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-16.6%-3.9% -1.2%
52-week high $18.98$58.04$60.43 $779.14
52-week low $6.35$45.23$50.29 $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.

MultipleNGLENBMPLX
P/E now vs peer median -5.8xmedian 20.9x 25.6xmedian 20.9x 12.5xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.7x 1.7xmedian 2.7x 4.5xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 11.0x 15.0xmedian 11.0x 11.4xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 16.5x 87.6xmedian 16.5x 17.7xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median -8.6xmedian 2.6x 2.2xmedian 2.6x 4.1xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 1.95 2.52median 1.95 2.39median 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 monthsNGLENBMPLX
Revenue $3.52B $60.45B $13.22B
Gross profit $1.04B $22.34B $11.61B
Operating income $142.60M $8.06B $5.88B
Net income -$131.86M $4.58B $4.77B
Free cash flow $101.88M $1.21B $3.34B
EPS (diluted) $-2.73 $1.88 $4.66
Cash & equivalents $5.07M $1.42B $1.03B
Total debt $3.28B $78.92B $26.01B
Shares (diluted) 128.09M 2.19B 1.02B
Enterprise value $2.01B $103.25B $52.46B

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
MetricNGLENBMPLX
P/E -5.8x 25.6x 12.5x
P/FCF 20.0x 87.6x 17.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.0x 11.8x 9.9x
P/S 0.6x 1.7x 4.5x
P/B -8.6x 2.2x 4.1x
P/Tangible book -2.0x 2.3x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 15.0x 11.4x
EV/EBIT 37.2x 22.7x 14.3x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 3.0x 6.3x
EV/FCF 52.1x 151.8x 25.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.0x 20.4x 14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 2.52 2.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNGLENBMPLX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% 31.0% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.9% 19.5% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.0% 8.0% 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 5.1% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -58.6% 6.2% 11.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.6% 19.8% 4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -228.9% -6.9% 9.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -67.4% 13.7% 4.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -560.3% -7.5% 10.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -63.2% 10.2% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.1% -2.9% -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.3% -2.6% 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -39.9% -67.2% -32.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.1% -42.0% -6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNGLENBMPLX
Gross margin 29.5% 36.9% 87.8%
EBITDA margin 11.6% 20.2% 55.4%
Operating margin 4.0% 13.3% 44.4%
Pretax margin -3.7% 9.6% 36.1%
Net margin -9.9% 6.8% 35.8%
FCF margin 2.9% 2.0% 25.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 14.9% 45.2%
Return on equity – 9.5% 33.4%
Return on assets -3.1% 2.8% 11.1%
Return on invested capital 4.8% 5.0% 14.6%
Return on capital employed 4.0% 5.5% 14.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.1x 2.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNGLENBMPLX
Debt / assets 78.4% 48.4% 60.5%
Debt / equity -13.8x 1.6x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.0x 6.4x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 32.2x 65.4x 7.8x
Liabilities / assets 105.7% 70.6% 66.8%
Equity / assets -5.7% 29.4% 33.2%
Interest coverage 0.6x 2.2x 5.3x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 0.93 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNGLENBMPLX
Dividend yield – 8.0% 7.4%
Net buyback yield 17.8% 0.0% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 17.8% 7.9% 7.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 132.1% 89.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 500.8% 127.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.2% 12.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 11.8%

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.

ConsensusNGLENBMPLX
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 24.1xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.30FY2026 $2.01FY2026 $4.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -8.6%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.5% +13.9% +13.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.82BFY2026 $61.75BFY2026 $13.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.0%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.2% -14.7% -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNGLENBMPLX
Held by institutions 60.3% 48.7% 18.8%
Institutions holding 88 1,501 625
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +2.0% -3.3%
Institutions buying 25 660 301
Institutions selling 29 503 144
Buyers to sellers 0.86 1.31 2.09

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.

NGLENBMPLX
NGL 1.00 0.10 0.05
ENB 0.10 1.00 0.42
MPLX 0.05 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NGL, ENB and MPLX?

Enbridge (ENB) is the largest by market capitalisation: NGL Energy Partners (NGL) $2.04B, Enbridge (ENB) $105.71B, Mplx (MPLX) $58.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, NGL, ENB and MPLX?

Mplx (MPLX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NGL Energy Partners (NGL) -5.8x, Enbridge (ENB) 25.6x, Mplx (MPLX) 12.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) is cheapest (NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 12.6x, Enbridge (ENB) 24.1x, Mplx (MPLX) 14.2x). 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: NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +5.8%, Enbridge (ENB) +31.0%, Mplx (MPLX) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mplx (MPLX) has the highest net margin (NGL Energy Partners (NGL) -9.9%, Enbridge (ENB) 6.8%, Mplx (MPLX) 35.8%). On return on invested capital, Mplx (MPLX) leads (NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 4.8%, Enbridge (ENB) 5.0%, Mplx (MPLX) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NGL Energy Partners (NGL) returned the most: NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +157.3%, Enbridge (ENB) +2.4%, Mplx (MPLX) +14.3%. Over five years, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) compounded fastest (NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +47.5%/yr, Enbridge (ENB) +2.7%/yr, Mplx (MPLX) +13.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Enbridge (ENB) has the highest dividend yield: NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 0.00%, Enbridge (ENB) 7.95%, Mplx (MPLX) 7.43%. NGL Energy Partners (NGL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mplx (MPLX) has been the steadiest (NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 51.5%, Enbridge (ENB) 18.5%, Mplx (MPLX) 17.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.