PBA vs MPC vs TRP Stock Comparison

Pembina Pipeline, Marathon Petroleum and Tc Energy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PBA Pembina Pipeline Corp
$49.95 +11.8% 1M +31.4% 1Y
Market cap
$29.24B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.84B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$435.81 +10.8% 1M +122.1% 1Y
Market cap
$126.63B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
7 wins
TRP Tc Energy Corp
$62.88 +7.0% 1M +24.5% 1Y
Market cap
$66.13B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 7, Tc Energy 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPBAMPCTRPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.24B $126.63B $66.13B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.5x 14.8x 26.9x MPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x 6.4x 24.8x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% +15.9% -1.0% MPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.1% 5.5% 21.9% TRP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% 19.7% 12.4% MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.5x 1.2x TRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% -0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.4% +122.1% +24.5% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.3%/yr +45.6%/yr +2.8%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.3% 36.9% 19.7% TRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 59/100 68/100 TRP

Percentile Scorecard

PBAMPCTRP

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

AxisPBAMPCTRP
Valuation 79 #8 of 35 32 #16 of 23 74 #10 of 35
Growth 21 #27 of 34 67 #7 of 19 33 #23 of 34
Profitability 55 #16 of 34 94 #2 of 18 97 #2 of 34
Financial Health 88 #5 of 35 57 #11 of 24 91 #4 of 35
Shareholder Returns 40 #19 of 31 47 #10 of 18 47 #17 of 31
Overall 57 59 68
  • PBA ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • TRP 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

PeriodPBAMPCTRPSPY
1 month +11.8%+10.8%+7.0% -0.2%
3 months +0.1%+42.4%-7.1% +3.9%
6 months +12.8%+87.4%-0.1% +8.2%
Year to date +31.2%+168.0%+14.3% +12.9%
1 year +31.4%+122.1%+24.5% +12.3%
3 years +64.1%+198.5%+85.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +18.0%+44.0%+23.0% +23.3%
5 years +49.2%+553.7%+15.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +8.3%+45.6%+2.8% +10.9%
10 years +60.3%+918.0%+37.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.8%+26.1%+3.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePBAMPCTRPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.3%36.9%19.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%36.5%18.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.23-0.27-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.553.311.25 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.6%-45.9%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.8%-10.2%-11.3% -1.2%
52-week high $51.38$485.05$70.91 $779.14
52-week low $36.52$162.63$49.79 $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.

MultiplePBAMPCTRP
P/E now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 20.9x 14.7xmedian 9.2x 26.6xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.7x 0.8xmedian 0.3x 5.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 11.0x 8.5xmedian 7.0x 8.6xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 16.5x 9.5xmedian 8.9x 6.8xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.6x 4.8xmedian 1.8x 3.4xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.95 -14.33median 0.34 0.56median 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 monthsPBAMPCTRP
Revenue $7.84B $156.18B $11.24B
Gross profit $3.30B $21.79B $11.08B
Operating income $2.83B $14.13B $6.82B
Net income $1.71B $10.31B $2.94B
Free cash flow $3.49B $12.90B $9.65B
EPS (diluted) $2.71 $29.50 $2.37
Cash & equivalents $153.00M $7.77B $1.46B
Total debt $12.08B $33.26B $11.91B
Shares (diluted) 582.00M 290.00M 1.04B
Enterprise value $28.69B $110.39B $62.22B

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
MetricPBAMPCTRP
P/E 18.4x 14.7x 26.6x
P/FCF 8.3x 9.5x 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 7.1x 10.6x
P/S 3.7x 0.8x 5.8x
P/B 1.7x 4.8x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 5.3x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x 8.5x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 14.5x 10.5x 11.1x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 0.9x 6.8x
EV/FCF 11.7x 11.5x 7.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.1x 8.6x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -14.33 0.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPBAMPCTRP
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% 15.9% -1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.9% 71.5% -1.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.9% 163.0% -10.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -9.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -3.9% 174.5% -17.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -10.4% 52.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.0% 324.1% -19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -1.0% 47.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.0% 164.9% 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% 4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.7% 253.7% -1.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% -5.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPBAMPCTRP
Gross margin 42.1% 14.0% 98.5%
EBITDA margin 48.5% 11.2% 78.8%
Operating margin 36.1% 9.0% 60.7%
Pretax margin 28.2% 8.2% 34.9%
Net margin 20.1% 5.5% 21.9%
FCF margin 44.5% 8.3% 85.9%
Operating cash flow margin 37.0% 11.0% 55.2%
Return on equity 10.1% 42.0% 12.6%
Return on assets 4.7% 11.3% –
Return on invested capital 8.3% 19.7% 12.4%
Return on capital employed – 22.1% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.7x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% – 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPBAMPCTRP
Debt / assets 33.3% 35.3% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.5x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 2.6x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 52.9% 72.7% –
Equity / assets 47.1% 27.3% –
Interest coverage 4.6x 10.4x 2.8x
Current ratio – 1.3x –
Quick ratio – 0.9x –
Cash ratio – 0.3x –
Altman Z-score – 3.97 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPBAMPCTRP
Dividend yield 5.8% 0.9% 5.6%
Net buyback yield -0.7% 4.0% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 4.9% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.3% 87.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.0% 26.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.8% 3.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -3.4% -8.5%

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.

ConsensusPBAMPCTRP
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2026 6.4xFY2026 24.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.33FY2026 $68.44FY2026 $2.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.1%FY2026 +539.6%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.4% -13.2% +15.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.58BFY2026 $192.95BFY2026 $10.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +42.7%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.2% -9.3% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPBAMPCTRP
Held by institutions – 75.7% 65.7%
Institutions holding – 1,931 696
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.3% -5.0%
Institutions buying – 856 328
Institutions selling – 699 216
Buyers to sellers – 1.22 1.52

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.

PBAMPCTRP
PBA 1.00 0.42 0.70
MPC 0.42 1.00 0.21
TRP 0.70 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PBA, MPC and TRP?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pembina Pipeline (PBA) $29.24B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $126.63B, Tc Energy (TRP) $66.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, PBA, MPC and TRP?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 18.5x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 14.8x, Tc Energy (TRP) 26.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 21.4x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.4x, Tc Energy (TRP) 24.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +0.9%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%, Tc Energy (TRP) -1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tc Energy (TRP) has the highest net margin (Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 20.1%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, Tc Energy (TRP) 21.9%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 8.3%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, Tc Energy (TRP) 12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +31.4%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +122.1%, Tc Energy (TRP) +24.5%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +8.3%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +45.6%/yr, Tc Energy (TRP) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 0.00%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%, Tc Energy (TRP) -0.04%. Pembina Pipeline (PBA) and Tc Energy (TRP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tc Energy (TRP) has been the steadiest (Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 20.3%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 36.9%, Tc Energy (TRP) 19.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PBA, MPC and TRP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads on 7. 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.