OKE vs TRGP vs MPLX Stock Comparison

Oneok, Targa Resources and Mplx Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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OKE Oneok Inc /New/
$95.81 +10.3% 1M +42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$61.27B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.19B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
2 wins
TRGP Targa Resources Corp.
$312.53 +14.3% 1M +106.5% 1Y
Market cap
$67.83B
P/E
29.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.74B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins
MPLX Mplx Lp
$59.88 +5.0% 1M +19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$61.25B
P/E
13.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.22B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mplx leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Mplx 6, Targa Resources 3, Oneok 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOKETRGPMPLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $61.27B $67.83B $61.25B TRGP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.1x 29.9x 13.0x MPLX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 29.4x 14.6x MPLX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +36.8% -2.0% +8.7% OKE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 13.5% 35.8% MPLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% 13.2% 14.6% MPLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 3.5x 3.4x MPLX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.07% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.6% +106.5% +19.1% TRGP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.5%/yr +41.8%/yr +14.7%/yr TRGP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 28.5% 17.2% MPLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 44/100 54/100 OKE

Percentile Scorecard

OKETRGPMPLX

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

AxisOKETRGPMPLX
Valuation 68 #12 of 35 18 #29 of 35 35 #23 of 35
Growth 70 #11 of 34 79 #8 of 34 24 #26 of 34
Profitability 43 #18 of 31 73 #9 of 31 90 #4 of 31
Financial Health 63 #13 of 33 28 #24 of 33 56 #15 of 33
Shareholder Returns 57 #14 of 31 20 #25 of 31 67 #11 of 31
Overall 60 44 54
  • OKE ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • TRGP 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

PeriodOKETRGPMPLXSPY
1 month +10.3%+14.3%+5.0% +0.7%
3 months +7.6%+16.5%+3.9% +3.7%
6 months +3.6%+20.2%+6.4% +7.1%
Year to date +30.4%+69.4%+12.2% +12.8%
1 year +42.6%+106.5%+19.1% +11.9%
3 years +46.0%+273.8%+66.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.5%+55.2%+18.6% +22.8%
5 years +50.6%+471.7%+98.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.5%+41.8%+14.7% +10.9%
10 years +98.9%+583.9%+78.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.1%+21.2%+6.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOKETRGPMPLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%28.5%17.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.1%26.3%18.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.60-0.34-0.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.543.741.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-32.6%-20.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.7%0.0%-0.9% -1.2%
52-week high $97.51$312.53$60.43 $779.14
52-week low $64.31$151.38$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.

MultipleOKETRGPMPLX
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 19.6x 29.6xmedian 19.6x 12.9xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.8x 4.0xmedian 2.8x 4.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 11.1x 15.7xmedian 11.1x 11.7xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 16.9x 90.4xmedian 16.9x 18.2xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.4x 17.7xmedian 2.4x 4.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.37median 1.68 0.72median 1.68 2.47median 1.68

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 monthsOKETRGPMPLX
Revenue $43.19B $16.74B $13.22B
Gross profit $10.88B $7.23B $11.61B
Operating income $6.12B $3.84B $5.88B
Net income $4.10B $2.30B $4.77B
Free cash flow $2.53B $740.90M $3.34B
EPS (diluted) $6.43 $10.54 $4.66
Cash & equivalents $186.00M $132.30M $1.03B
Total debt $28.52B $19.58B $26.01B
Shares (diluted) 632.60M 215.20M 1.02B
Enterprise value $60.67B $67.31B $54.81B

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
MetricOKETRGPMPLX
P/E 14.9x 29.6x 12.9x
P/FCF 23.9x 90.4x 18.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 15.6x 10.2x
P/S 1.4x 4.0x 4.6x
P/B 1.9x 17.7x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 39.6x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x 15.7x 11.7x
EV/EBIT 14.5x 22.5x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 5.2x 6.5x
EV/FCF 35.1x 116.7x 25.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 20.2x 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.37 0.72 2.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOKETRGPMPLX
Revenue growth (1Y) 36.8% -2.0% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 35.2% -2.1% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.9% 18.6% 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 30.0% 12.2% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.0% 27.6% 11.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 15.8% 4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.8% 29.5% 9.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 12.5% 4.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 21.6% 49.2% 10.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 41.3% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% 16.4% -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 14.6% 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.4% 73.3% -32.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -4.7% -6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOKETRGPMPLX
Gross margin 25.2% 43.2% 87.8%
EBITDA margin 17.8% 32.9% 55.4%
Operating margin 14.2% 22.9% 44.4%
Pretax margin 11.3% 17.5% 36.1%
Net margin 9.4% 13.5% 35.8%
FCF margin 5.9% 4.4% 25.2%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% 25.6% 45.2%
Return on equity 14.8% 65.2% 33.4%
Return on assets 5.7% 8.3% 11.1%
Return on invested capital 8.8% 13.2% 14.6%
Return on capital employed 9.6% 15.7% 14.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOKETRGPMPLX
Debt / assets 38.4% 68.7% 60.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x 5.2x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 3.5x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 11.3x 26.4x 7.8x
Liabilities / assets 56.3% 86.7% 66.8%
Equity / assets 43.7% 13.3% 33.2%
Interest coverage 3.5x – 5.3x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.77 2.77 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOKETRGPMPLX
Dividend yield 4.4% 1.4% 7.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.5% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 4.4% 1.9% 7.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 89.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 127.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 12.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusOKETRGPMPLX
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 29.4xFY2026 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.15FY2026 $10.62FY2026 $4.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.7% +24.8% +13.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.02BFY2026 $19.51BFY2026 $13.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.7% +14.9% -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOKETRGPMPLX
Held by institutions 81.3% 93.5% 18.8%
Institutions holding 1,656 1,086 626
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +2.9% -3.3%
Institutions buying 822 559 302
Institutions selling 528 353 144
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.58 2.10

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.

OKETRGPMPLX
OKE 1.00 0.73 0.37
TRGP 0.73 1.00 0.41
MPLX 0.37 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OKE, TRGP and MPLX?

Targa Resources (TRGP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Oneok (OKE) $61.27B, Targa Resources (TRGP) $67.83B, Mplx (MPLX) $61.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, OKE, TRGP and MPLX?

Mplx (MPLX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Oneok (OKE) 15.1x, Targa Resources (TRGP) 29.9x, Mplx (MPLX) 13.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mplx (MPLX) is cheapest (Oneok (OKE) 15.6x, Targa Resources (TRGP) 29.4x, Mplx (MPLX) 14.6x). 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%, Targa Resources (TRGP) -2.0%, Mplx (MPLX) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mplx (MPLX) has the highest net margin (Oneok (OKE) 9.4%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.5%, Mplx (MPLX) 35.8%). On return on invested capital, Mplx (MPLX) leads (Oneok (OKE) 8.8%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.2%, Mplx (MPLX) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Targa Resources (TRGP) returned the most: Oneok (OKE) +42.6%, Targa Resources (TRGP) +106.5%, Mplx (MPLX) +19.1%. Over five years, Targa Resources (TRGP) compounded fastest (Oneok (OKE) +8.5%/yr, Targa Resources (TRGP) +41.8%/yr, Mplx (MPLX) +14.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Oneok (OKE) 0.00%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 0.00%, Mplx (MPLX) 0.07%. Oneok (OKE) and Targa Resources (TRGP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mplx (MPLX) has been the steadiest (Oneok (OKE) 27.7%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.5%, Mplx (MPLX) 17.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OKE, TRGP 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.