NGL vs WMB vs KMI Stock Comparison

NGL Energy Partners, Williams Companies and Kinder Morgan Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NGL NGL Energy Partners LP
$14.83 -5.5% 1M +73.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.85B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.84B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins
WMB Williams Companies, Inc.
$64.20 -11.3% 1M +11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$80.26B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.50B
Div. yield
3.26%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins
KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc.
$30.17 -6.2% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$67.21B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.34B
Div. yield
3.95%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kinder Morgan leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kinder Morgan 5, NGL Energy Partners 4, Williams Companies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNGLWMBKMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.85B $80.26B $67.21B WMB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.5x 21.4x 18.6x KMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 25.0x 18.5x NGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.0% +8.8% +11.7% NGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.8% 29.8% 19.6% WMB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% — 6.3% KMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.9x 0.7x 4.1x WMB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 3.26% 3.95% KMI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +73.0% +11.6% +16.4% NGL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +45.3%/yr +17.6%/yr +12.2%/yr NGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.2% 26.4% 22.4% KMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 41/100 44/100 KMI

Percentile Scorecard

NGLWMBKMI

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

AxisNGLWMBKMI
Valuation 44 #20 of 35 6 #33 of 35 35 #23 of 35
Growth 3 #33 of 34 30 #24 of 34 52 #17 of 34
Profitability 12 #30 of 34 79 #8 of 34 55 #16 of 34
Financial Health 9 #32 of 35 62 #14 of 35 47 #19 of 35
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 31 27 #23 of 31 30 #22 of 31
Overall 34 41 44
  • NGL ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • WMB ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • KMI 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

PeriodNGLWMBKMISPY
1 month -5.5%-11.3%-6.2% -5.9%
3 months -14.5%-10.5%-3.5% -4.6%
6 months -8.1%-12.0%-4.3% +0.2%
Year to date +48.3%+6.8%+9.7% +7.5%
1 year +73.0%+11.6%+16.4% +8.2%
3 years +248.1%+79.6%+81.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +51.6%+21.6%+21.9% +19.0%
5 years +547.6%+124.8%+78.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +45.3%+17.6%+12.2% +9.4%
10 years -10.9%+124.5%+51.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year -1.2%+8.4%+4.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNGLWMBKMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.2%26.4%22.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.5%27.6%22.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.370.12-0.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.580.440.73 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-25.2%-20.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.9%-19.1%-12.4% -5.9%
52-week high $18.98$79.40$34.44 $779.14
52-week low $8.57$57.54$25.92 $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.

MultipleNGLWMBKMI
P/E now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 17.6x 21.4xmedian 17.6x 18.6xmedian 17.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.4x 6.4xmedian 2.4x 3.7xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 10.4x 12.0xmedian 10.4x 12.7xmedian 10.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 15.0x -50.9xmedian 15.0x 21.8xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median -6.2xmedian 2.3x 5.1xmedian 2.3x 2.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.98 2.01median 0.98 1.38median 0.98

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 monthsNGLWMBKMI
Revenue $3.84B $12.50B $18.34B
Gross profit $1.05B $10.27B $12.18B
Operating income $72.28M $4.69B $5.31B
Net income -$205.93M $3.33B $3.71B
Free cash flow $68.99M -$1.58B $3.08B
EPS (diluted) $-3.33 $3.00 $1.62
Cash & equivalents $7.56M $1.76B $918.00M
Total debt $3.35B $6.62B $33.07B
Shares (diluted) 124.81M 1.24B 2.23B
Enterprise value $1.82B $77.29B $67.30B

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
MetricNGLWMBKMI
P/E -4.5x 21.4x 18.6x
P/FCF 26.8x -50.9x 21.8x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 13.2x 10.0x
P/S 0.5x 6.4x 3.7x
P/B -6.2x 5.1x 2.0x
P/Tangible book -1.7x 5.1x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x 12.0x 12.7x
EV/EBIT 71.8x 18.2x 18.7x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 6.8x 5.4x
EV/FCF 75.2x -54.0x 32.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 14.0x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 2.01 1.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNGLWMBKMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.0% 8.8% 11.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 4.2% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.3% 10.3% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 5.5% 5.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -79.8% 18.9% 18.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -33.5% 2.9% 7.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -259.9% 32.5% 30.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -68.7% 5.5% 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,740% 55.4% 31.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -91.4% 10.6% 13.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% 9.4% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 4.3% 6.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -78.0% -186.0% 11.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.4% -37.3% -3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNGLWMBKMI
Gross margin 27.2% 82.1% 66.4%
EBITDA margin 8.8% 56.6% 42.6%
Operating margin 1.9% 37.5% 29.0%
Pretax margin -5.2% 34.4% 25.8%
Net margin -10.8% 29.8% 19.6%
FCF margin 1.8% -12.6% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin 12.1% 48.5% 36.7%
Return on equity – 24.5% 11.3%
Return on assets -4.7% 5.8% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 2.4% – 6.3%
Return on capital employed 2.1% 7.9% 7.6%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 1.8x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNGLWMBKMI
Debt / assets 77.9% 9.4% 43.9%
Debt / equity -11.3x 0.4x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.9x 0.7x 4.1x
Debt / FCF 48.5x -4.2x 10.7x
Liabilities / assets 106.9% 77.7% 56.5%
Equity / assets -6.9% 22.3% 43.5%
Interest coverage 0.3x 3.1x –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.7x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.01 1.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNGLWMBKMI
Dividend yield – 3.3% 4.0%
Net buyback yield 18.4% – –
Shareholder yield 18.4% 3.3% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 71.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 85.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.5%

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.

ConsensusNGLWMBKMI
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 25.0xFY2026 18.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.30FY2026 $2.57FY2026 $1.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +22.4%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.5% -2.3% -11.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.82BFY2026 $12.79BFY2026 $17.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.0%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.2% +10.0% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNGLWMBKMI
Held by institutions 60.3% 89.4% 69.3%
Institutions holding 88 1,835 1,814
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +4.2% +3.3%
Institutions buying 25 885 899
Institutions selling 29 661 649
Buyers to sellers 0.86 1.34 1.39

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.

NGLWMBKMI
NGL 1.00 0.26 0.23
WMB 0.26 1.00 0.83
KMI 0.23 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NGL, WMB and KMI?

Williams Companies (WMB) is the largest by market capitalisation: NGL Energy Partners (NGL) $1.85B, Williams Companies (WMB) $80.26B, Kinder Morgan (KMI) $67.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, NGL, WMB and KMI?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NGL Energy Partners (NGL) -4.5x, Williams Companies (WMB) 21.4x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 18.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) is cheapest (NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 11.4x, Williams Companies (WMB) 25.0x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 18.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

NGL Energy Partners (NGL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +18.0%, Williams Companies (WMB) +8.8%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +11.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Williams Companies (WMB) has the highest net margin (NGL Energy Partners (NGL) -10.8%, Williams Companies (WMB) 29.8%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 19.6%). On return on invested capital, Kinder Morgan (KMI) leads (NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 2.4%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NGL Energy Partners (NGL) returned the most: NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +73.0%, Williams Companies (WMB) +11.6%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +16.4%. Over five years, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) compounded fastest (NGL Energy Partners (NGL) +45.3%/yr, Williams Companies (WMB) +17.6%/yr, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +12.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) has the highest dividend yield: NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 0.00%, Williams Companies (WMB) 3.26%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 3.95%. NGL Energy Partners (NGL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kinder Morgan (KMI) has been the steadiest (NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 46.2%, Williams Companies (WMB) 26.4%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 22.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NGL, WMB and KMI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kinder Morgan (KMI) leads on 5. 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.