OKE vs PBA vs SO Stock Comparison

Oneok, Pembina Pipeline and Southern Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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OKE Oneok Inc /New/
$95.96 +8.3% 1M +38.5% 1Y
Market cap
$59.73B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.37B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
5 wins
PBA Pembina Pipeline Corp
$49.95 +11.8% 1M +31.4% 1Y
Market cap
$29.13B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.84B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins
SO Southern Co
$92.64 +11.8% 1M -2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$103.88B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Oneok leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Oneok 5, Pembina Pipeline 4, Southern 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOKEPBASOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $59.73B $29.13B $103.88B SO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.3x 18.5x 22.3x OKE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 21.4x 19.1x OKE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +40.8% +0.9% +6.4% OKE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.3% 20.1% 15.4% PBA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% 8.3% 5.1% OKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 3.1x 5.3x PBA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.5% +31.4% -2.9% OKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.9%/yr +8.3%/yr +8.1%/yr PBA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 20.3% 17.9% SO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 57/100 43/100 PBA

Percentile Scorecard

OKEPBASO

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

AxisOKEPBASO
Valuation 50 #18 of 35 79 #8 of 35 35 #44 of 67
Growth 88 #5 of 34 21 #27 of 34 53 #31 of 65
Profitability 42 #20 of 34 55 #16 of 34 76 #16 of 63
Financial Health 35 #23 of 35 88 #5 of 35 34 #42 of 63
Shareholder Returns 57 #14 of 31 40 #19 of 31 17 #56 of 67
Overall 54 57 43
  • OKE ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • PBA ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • SO ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodOKEPBASOSPY
1 month +8.3%+11.8%+11.8% -0.2%
3 months +8.1%+0.1%-4.3% +3.9%
6 months +6.9%+12.8%-1.9% +8.2%
Year to date +30.6%+31.2%+6.2% +12.9%
1 year +38.5%+31.4%-2.9% +12.3%
3 years +46.6%+64.1%+39.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.6%+18.0%+11.7% +23.3%
5 years +46.5%+49.2%+47.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.9%+8.3%+8.1% +10.9%
10 years +97.8%+60.3%+82.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.1%+4.8%+6.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOKEPBASOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%20.3%17.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.2%20.8%17.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.59-0.23-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.381.55-0.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-32.6%-23.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.6%-2.8%-6.5% -1.2%
52-week high $97.51$51.38$99.11 $779.14
52-week low $64.31$36.52$82.35 $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.

MultipleOKEPBASO
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 20.9x 18.4xmedian 20.9x 22.6xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.7x 3.7xmedian 2.7x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 11.0x 10.8xmedian 11.0x 13.1xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 16.5x 8.3xmedian 16.5x -32.6xmedian 36.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.6x 1.7xmedian 2.6x 2.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 7.52median 1.95 —median 1.95 0.71median 2.31

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 monthsOKEPBASO
Revenue $39.37B $7.84B $30.18B
Gross profit $10.71B $3.30B $25.14B
Operating income $6.11B $2.83B $7.31B
Net income $3.66B $1.71B $4.66B
Free cash flow $2.91B $3.49B -$3.27B
EPS (diluted) $5.78 $2.71 $4.08
Cash & equivalents $161.00M $153.00M $2.98B
Total debt $33.02B $12.08B $295.00B
Shares (diluted) 632.00M 582.00M 1.14B
Enterprise value $58.12B $28.57B $94.93B

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
MetricOKEPBASO
P/E 16.6x 18.4x 22.6x
P/FCF 20.8x 8.3x -32.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 10.0x 10.0x
P/S 1.5x 3.7x 3.5x
P/B 2.6x 1.7x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 1.7x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x 10.8x 13.1x
EV/EBIT 15.3x 14.5x 24.5x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 5.2x 5.9x
EV/FCF 32.1x 11.7x -54.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 14.1x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.52 – 0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOKEPBASO
Revenue growth (1Y) 40.8% 0.9% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.0% – 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.8% 0.9% 5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 31.6% – 1.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.3% 27.9% 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% – 14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.1% -3.9% 8.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – 16.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.5% -3.0% 5.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.2% – 31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.4% -16.0% 15.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.1% – 23.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.8% -14.7% -152.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% – -3.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOKEPBASO
Gross margin 27.2% 42.1% 83.3%
EBITDA margin 19.4% 48.5% 45.2%
Operating margin 15.5% 36.1% 24.2%
Pretax margin 12.1% 28.2% 17.4%
Net margin 9.3% 20.1% 15.4%
FCF margin 7.4% 44.5% -10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 15.6% 37.0% 35.3%
Return on equity 16.1% 10.1% 9.2%
Return on assets 5.4% 4.7% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 8.4% 8.3% 5.1%
Return on capital employed 10.0% – 5.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.7x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOKEPBASO
Debt / assets 48.2% 33.3% 46.6%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.7x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 3.1x 5.3x
Debt / FCF 11.4x 3.5x -23.1x
Liabilities / assets 66.4% 52.9% 73.9%
Equity / assets 33.6% 47.1% 26.1%
Interest coverage 3.4x 4.6x 2.3x
Current ratio 0.7x – 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.69 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOKEPBASO
Dividend yield 4.4% 5.8% 3.2%
Net buyback yield – -0.7% –
Shareholder yield 4.4% 5.1% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 66.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -94.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.2%

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.

ConsensusOKEPBASO
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 21.4xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.15FY2026 $2.33FY2026 $4.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.7% +0.4% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.02BFY2026 $6.58BFY2026 $31.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.7% -6.2% +8.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOKEPBASO
Held by institutions 81.3% – 72.5%
Institutions holding 1,655 – 2,363
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% – +5.7%
Institutions buying 822 – 1,248
Institutions selling 527 – 724
Buyers to sellers 1.56 – 1.72

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.

OKEPBASO
OKE 1.00 0.64 0.23
PBA 0.64 1.00 0.25
SO 0.23 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OKE, PBA and SO?

Southern (SO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Oneok (OKE) $59.73B, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) $29.13B, Southern (SO) $103.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, OKE, PBA and SO?

Oneok (OKE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Oneok (OKE) 16.3x, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 18.5x, Southern (SO) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oneok (OKE) is cheapest (Oneok (OKE) 15.6x, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 21.4x, Southern (SO) 19.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Oneok (OKE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Oneok (OKE) +40.8%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +0.9%, Southern (SO) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pembina Pipeline (PBA) has the highest net margin (Oneok (OKE) 9.3%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 20.1%, Southern (SO) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Oneok (OKE) leads (Oneok (OKE) 8.4%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 8.3%, Southern (SO) 5.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Oneok (OKE) returned the most: Oneok (OKE) +38.5%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +31.4%, Southern (SO) -2.9%. Over five years, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) compounded fastest (Oneok (OKE) +7.9%/yr, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +8.3%/yr, Southern (SO) +8.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Oneok (OKE) 0.00%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 0.00%, Southern (SO) 0.03%. Oneok (OKE) and Pembina Pipeline (PBA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern (SO) has been the steadiest (Oneok (OKE) 27.8%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 20.3%, Southern (SO) 17.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OKE, PBA and SO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Oneok (OKE) 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.