SOBO vs EPD vs KMI Stock Comparison

South Bow, Enterprise Products Partners and Kinder Morgan Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SOBO South Bow Corp
$35.47 +4.4% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.42B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins
KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc.
$33.87 +10.2% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$75.17B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.34B
Div. yield
0.04%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Enterprise Products Partners leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Enterprise Products Partners 7, South Bow 3, Kinder Morgan 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSOBOEPDKMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.42B $81.90B $75.17B EPD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x 13.0x 20.9x EPD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 13.0x 20.8x EPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.1% +6.8% +11.7% KMI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.0% 10.8% 19.6% SOBO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 12.2% 6.3% EPD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 3.2x 4.1x EPD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.04% EPD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.1% +19.3% +29.5% SOBO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +10.0%/yr +14.3%/yr KMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.7% 18.5% 21.2% EPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 51/100 45/100 SOBO

Percentile Scorecard

SOBOEPDKMI

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

AxisSOBOEPDKMI
Valuation 68 #12 of 35 71 #11 of 35 35 #23 of 35
Growth 55 #16 of 34 24 #26 of 34 67 #12 of 34
Profitability 67 #12 of 34 49 #18 of 34 52 #17 of 34
Financial Health 50 #18 of 35 68 #12 of 35 47 #19 of 35
Shareholder Returns 53 #15 of 31 43 #18 of 31 23 #24 of 31
Overall 58 51 45
  • SOBO ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • EPD 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

PeriodSOBOEPDKMISPY
1 month +4.4%+0.9%+10.2% -0.2%
3 months -4.6%-3.8%+7.1% +3.9%
6 months +8.4%-3.4%+6.5% +8.2%
Year to date +29.1%+16.0%+23.2% +12.9%
1 year +36.1%+19.3%+29.5% +12.3%
3 years —+37.3%+106.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+11.2%+27.4% +23.3%
5 years —+60.7%+95.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+10.0%+14.3% +10.9%
10 years —+42.6%+61.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+3.6%+4.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSOBOEPDKMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.7%18.5%21.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.1%18.0%20.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.20-0.32-0.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.591.041.39 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.2%-19.5%-20.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.3%-6.6%-1.7% -1.2%
52-week high $38.69$39.80$34.44 $779.14
52-week low $25.26$30.22$25.84 $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.

MultipleSOBOEPDKMI
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 20.9x 12.8xmedian 20.9x 20.9xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.7x 1.4xmedian 2.7x 4.1xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 11.0x 11.0xmedian 11.0x 13.8xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 16.5x 23.2xmedian 16.5x 24.5xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 2.3xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.95 2.40median 1.95 1.55median 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 monthsSOBOEPDKMI
Revenue $2.00B $58.47B $18.34B
Gross profit $1.72B – $12.18B
Operating income – $7.85B $5.31B
Net income $460.00M $6.37B $3.71B
Free cash flow $640.00M $3.46B $3.08B
EPS (diluted) $2.20 $2.89 $1.62
Cash & equivalents $726.00M $246.00M $918.00M
Total debt $5.73B $33.23B $33.07B
Shares (diluted) 208.80M 2.19B 2.23B
Enterprise value $5.04B $80.29B $74.03B

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
MetricSOBOEPDKMI
P/E 16.1x 12.8x 20.9x
P/FCF 11.5x 23.2x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 9.1x 11.2x
P/S 3.7x 1.4x 4.1x
P/B 2.8x 2.6x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 3.0x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 11.0x 13.8x
EV/EBIT 13.9x 14.4x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 1.9x 5.9x
EV/FCF 19.4x 32.7x 34.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 12.8x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.40 1.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSOBOEPDKMI
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.1% 6.8% 11.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% – 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 5.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 7.5% 18.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% 7.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 53.3% 7.5% 30.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 4.7% 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 134.7% 7.7% 31.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 5.3% 13.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.1% 0.6% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% 6.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.9% -17.8% 11.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.0% -3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSOBOEPDKMI
Gross margin 85.8% – 66.4%
EBITDA margin 56.9% 17.6% 42.6%
Operating margin – 13.4% 29.0%
Pretax margin 27.8% 10.9% 25.8%
Net margin 23.0% 10.8% 19.6%
FCF margin 32.0% 5.9% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin 41.9% 15.2% 36.7%
Return on equity 17.3% 20.7% 11.3%
Return on assets 4.1% 7.8% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 12.2% 6.3%
Return on capital employed 9.1% 12.3% 7.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSOBOEPDKMI
Debt / assets 50.4% 40.6% 43.9%
Debt / equity 2.2x 1.1x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 3.2x 4.1x
Debt / FCF 9.0x 9.6x 10.7x
Liabilities / assets 76.6% 62.0% 56.5%
Equity / assets 23.4% 38.0% 43.5%
Interest coverage 2.7x 5.2x –
Current ratio 1.5x 0.9x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.03 – 1.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSOBOEPDKMI
Dividend yield 5.6% 5.9% 3.5%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 5.5% 6.4% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 74.4% 71.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 136.9% 85.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.1% 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% 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.

ConsensusSOBOEPDKMI
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 13.0xFY2026 20.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.88FY2026 $2.87FY2026 $1.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.6%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.7% +17.1% -11.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.07BFY2026 $66.68BFY2026 $17.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +2.5% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSOBOEPDKMI
Held by institutions 62.0% 24.8% 69.3%
Institutions holding 305 1,581 1,811
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.3% +0.8% +3.3%
Institutions buying 126 670 898
Institutions selling 92 435 647
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.54 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.

SOBOEPDKMI
SOBO 1.00 0.51 0.55
EPD 0.51 1.00 0.52
KMI 0.55 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SOBO, EPD and KMI?

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) is the largest by market capitalisation: South Bow (SOBO) $7.42B, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) $81.90B, Kinder Morgan (KMI) $75.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, SOBO, EPD and KMI?

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (South Bow (SOBO) 16.1x, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 13.0x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 20.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) is cheapest (South Bow (SOBO) 18.9x, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 13.0x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 20.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: South Bow (SOBO) -2.1%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +6.8%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +11.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

South Bow (SOBO) has the highest net margin (South Bow (SOBO) 23.0%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 10.8%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 19.6%). On return on invested capital, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) leads (South Bow (SOBO) 9.2%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.2%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year South Bow (SOBO) returned the most: South Bow (SOBO) +36.1%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +19.3%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +29.5%. Over five years, Kinder Morgan (KMI) compounded fastest (Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +10.0%/yr, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) has the highest dividend yield: South Bow (SOBO) 0.00%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 0.06%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 0.04%. South Bow (SOBO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) has been the steadiest (South Bow (SOBO) 22.7%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 18.5%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SOBO, EPD 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, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 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.