OKE vs PBA vs SOBO Stock Comparison

Oneok, Pembina Pipeline and South Bow Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OKE Oneok Inc /New/
$94.62 +6.7% 1M +36.9% 1Y
Market cap
$59.65B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.19B
Div. yield
4.48%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins
PBA Pembina Pipeline Corp
$50.06 +11.1% 1M +31.5% 1Y
Market cap
$29.41B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.84B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins
SOBO South Bow Corp
$35.51 +4.5% 1M +37.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.47B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Oneok leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Oneok 4, Pembina Pipeline 4, South Bow 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOKEPBASOBOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $59.65B $29.41B $7.47B OKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 18.6x 16.2x OKE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.4x 21.5x 18.9x OKE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +36.8% +0.9% -2.1% OKE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 20.1% 23.0% SOBO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% 8.3% 9.2% SOBO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 3.1x 4.4x PBA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.48% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.9% +31.5% +37.6% SOBO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.3%/yr +8.6%/yr — PBA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 20.3% 22.7% PBA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 58/100 55/100 PBA

Percentile Scorecard

OKEPBASOBO

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

AxisOKEPBASOBO
Valuation 62 #14 of 35 79 #8 of 35 59 #15 of 35
Growth 67 #12 of 34 21 #27 of 34 52 #17 of 34
Profitability 39 #21 of 34 55 #16 of 34 70 #11 of 34
Financial Health 59 #15 of 35 88 #5 of 35 44 #20 of 35
Shareholder Returns 53 #15 of 31 47 #17 of 31 50 #16 of 31
Overall 56 58 55
  • OKE ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • PBA ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • SOBO 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

PeriodOKEPBASOBOSPY
1 month +6.7%+11.1%+4.5% +0.9%
3 months +5.1%-0.7%-5.0% +5.9%
6 months +5.9%+10.9%+6.5% +8.5%
Year to date +28.7%+31.5%+29.3% +13.3%
1 year +36.9%+31.5%+37.6% +12.4%
3 years +44.6%+64.5%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +13.1%+18.1%— +23.5%
5 years +48.7%+51.3%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +8.3%+8.6%— +11.0%
10 years +96.4%+61.3%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +7.0%+4.9%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureOKEPBASOBOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%20.3%22.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.2%20.8%22.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.60-0.23-0.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.331.551.66 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-32.6%-20.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%-2.6%-8.2% -0.9%
52-week high $97.51$51.38$38.69 $779.14
52-week low $64.31$36.52$25.26 $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.

MultipleOKEPBASOBO
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 19.6x 18.4xmedian 19.6x 16.1xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.7x 3.7xmedian 2.7x 3.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 10.9x 10.8xmedian 10.9x 10.9xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 16.6x 8.3xmedian 16.6x 11.6xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.5x 1.7xmedian 2.5x 2.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.34median 1.72 —median 1.72 —median 1.72

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 monthsOKEPBASOBO
Revenue $43.19B $7.84B $2.00B
Gross profit $10.88B $3.30B $1.72B
Operating income $6.12B $2.83B –
Net income $4.10B $1.71B $460.00M
Free cash flow $2.53B $3.49B $640.00M
EPS (diluted) $6.43 $2.71 $2.20
Cash & equivalents $186.00M $153.00M $726.00M
Total debt $28.52B $12.08B $5.73B
Shares (diluted) 632.60M 582.00M 208.80M
Enterprise value $68.20B $28.86B $5.10B

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
MetricOKEPBASOBO
P/E 14.7x 18.4x 16.1x
P/FCF 23.6x 8.3x 11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 10.0x 8.8x
P/S 1.4x 3.7x 3.7x
P/B 1.8x 1.7x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 1.7x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 10.8x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 14.4x 14.5x 14.0x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 5.2x 6.2x
EV/FCF 34.8x 11.8x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.9x 14.1x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.34 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOKEPBASOBO
Revenue growth (1Y) 36.8% 0.9% -2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 35.2% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.9% 0.9% 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 30.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.0% 27.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 17.8% -3.9% 53.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.7% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 21.6% -3.0% 134.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.3% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% -16.0% 30.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% -14.7% 14.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOKEPBASOBO
Gross margin 25.2% 42.1% 85.8%
EBITDA margin 17.8% 48.5% 56.9%
Operating margin 14.2% 36.1% –
Pretax margin 11.3% 28.2% 27.8%
Net margin 9.4% 20.1% 23.0%
FCF margin 5.9% 44.5% 32.0%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% 37.0% 41.9%
Return on equity 14.8% 10.1% 17.3%
Return on assets 5.7% 4.7% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 8.8% 8.3% 9.2%
Return on capital employed 9.6% – 9.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOKEPBASOBO
Debt / assets 38.4% 33.3% 50.4%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.7x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 3.1x 4.4x
Debt / FCF 11.3x 3.5x 9.0x
Liabilities / assets 56.3% 52.9% 76.6%
Equity / assets 43.7% 47.1% 23.4%
Interest coverage 3.5x 4.6x 2.7x
Current ratio 0.8x – 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.75 – 1.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOKEPBASOBO
Dividend yield 4.5% 5.8% 5.6%
Net buyback yield – -0.7% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 5.1% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusOKEPBASOBO
Forward P/E 15.4xFY2026 21.5xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.15FY2026 $2.33FY2026 $1.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.7% +0.4% +3.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.02BFY2026 $6.58BFY2026 $2.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.7% -6.2% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOKEPBASOBO
Held by institutions 81.3% – 62.0%
Institutions holding 1,655 – 305
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% – -2.3%
Institutions buying 822 – 126
Institutions selling 527 – 92
Buyers to sellers 1.56 – 1.37

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.

OKEPBASOBO
OKE 1.00 0.64 0.53
PBA 0.64 1.00 0.69
SOBO 0.53 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OKE, PBA and SOBO?

Oneok (OKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Oneok (OKE) $59.65B, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) $29.41B, South Bow (SOBO) $7.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, OKE, PBA and SOBO?

Oneok (OKE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Oneok (OKE) 14.7x, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 18.6x, South Bow (SOBO) 16.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oneok (OKE) is cheapest (Oneok (OKE) 15.4x, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 21.5x, South Bow (SOBO) 18.9x). 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) +36.8%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +0.9%, South Bow (SOBO) -2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

South Bow (SOBO) has the highest net margin (Oneok (OKE) 9.4%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 20.1%, South Bow (SOBO) 23.0%). On return on invested capital, South Bow (SOBO) leads (Oneok (OKE) 8.8%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 8.3%, South Bow (SOBO) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year South Bow (SOBO) returned the most: Oneok (OKE) +36.9%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +31.5%, South Bow (SOBO) +37.6%. Over five years, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) compounded fastest (Oneok (OKE) +8.3%/yr, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +8.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Oneok (OKE) 4.48%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 0.00%, South Bow (SOBO) 0.00%. Pembina Pipeline (PBA) and South Bow (SOBO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) has been the steadiest (Oneok (OKE) 27.9%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 20.3%, South Bow (SOBO) 22.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.