SOBO vs PBA vs TRP Stock Comparison

South Bow, Pembina Pipeline and Tc Energy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SOBO South Bow Corp
$35.51 +4.5% 1M +37.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.48B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins
PBA Pembina Pipeline Corp
$50.06 +11.1% 1M +31.5% 1Y
Market cap
$29.43B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.84B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
2 wins
TRP Tc Energy Corp
$63.12 +7.5% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$66.63B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSOBOPBATRPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.48B $29.43B $66.63B TRP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.3x 18.7x 27.1x SOBO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 21.5x 24.9x SOBO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.1% +0.9% -1.0% PBA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.0% 20.1% 21.9% SOBO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 8.3% 12.4% TRP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 3.1x 1.2x TRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% -0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.6% +31.5% +24.2% SOBO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +8.6%/yr +3.1%/yr PBA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.7% 20.3% 19.7% TRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 58/100 66/100 TRP

Percentile Scorecard

SOBOPBATRP

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

AxisSOBOPBATRP
Valuation 59 #15 of 35 79 #8 of 35 77 #9 of 35
Growth 52 #17 of 34 21 #27 of 34 33 #23 of 34
Profitability 70 #11 of 34 55 #16 of 34 97 #2 of 34
Financial Health 44 #20 of 35 88 #5 of 35 91 #4 of 35
Shareholder Returns 50 #16 of 31 47 #17 of 31 33 #21 of 31
Overall 55 58 66
  • SOBO ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • PBA ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • 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

PeriodSOBOPBATRPSPY
1 month +4.5%+11.1%+7.5% +0.9%
3 months -5.0%-0.7%-6.2% +5.9%
6 months +6.5%+10.9%-1.3% +8.5%
Year to date +29.3%+31.5%+14.7% +13.3%
1 year +37.6%+31.5%+24.2% +12.4%
3 years —+64.5%+86.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+18.1%+23.1% +23.5%
5 years —+51.3%+16.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+8.6%+3.1% +11.0%
10 years —+61.3%+39.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+4.9%+3.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSOBOPBATRPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.7%20.3%19.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.2%20.8%18.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.20-0.23-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.661.551.23 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.2%-32.6%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.2%-2.6%-11.0% -0.9%
52-week high $38.69$51.38$70.91 $779.14
52-week low $25.26$36.52$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.

MultipleSOBOPBATRP
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 19.6x 18.4xmedian 19.6x 26.7xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.7x 3.7xmedian 2.7x 5.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 10.9x 10.8xmedian 10.9x 8.6xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 16.6x 8.3xmedian 16.6x 6.8xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.5x 1.7xmedian 2.5x 3.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.72 —median 1.72 0.56median 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 monthsSOBOPBATRP
Revenue $2.00B $7.84B $11.24B
Gross profit $1.72B $3.30B $11.08B
Operating income – $2.83B $6.82B
Net income $460.00M $1.71B $2.94B
Free cash flow $640.00M $3.49B $9.65B
EPS (diluted) $2.20 $2.71 $2.37
Cash & equivalents $726.00M $153.00M $1.46B
Total debt $5.73B $12.08B $11.91B
Shares (diluted) 208.80M 582.00M 1.04B
Enterprise value $5.10B $28.88B $62.71B

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
MetricSOBOPBATRP
P/E 16.1x 18.4x 26.7x
P/FCF 11.6x 8.3x 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 10.0x 10.6x
P/S 3.7x 3.7x 5.8x
P/B 2.8x 1.7x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 1.7x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 10.8x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 14.0x 14.5x 11.2x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 5.2x 6.8x
EV/FCF 19.4x 11.8x 7.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 14.1x 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSOBOPBATRP
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.1% 0.9% -1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% 0.9% -1.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 27.9% -10.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 53.3% -3.9% -17.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 52.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 134.7% -3.0% -19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 47.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.1% -16.0% 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.9% -14.7% -1.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -5.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSOBOPBATRP
Gross margin 85.8% 42.1% 98.5%
EBITDA margin 56.9% 48.5% 78.8%
Operating margin – 36.1% 60.7%
Pretax margin 27.8% 28.2% 34.9%
Net margin 23.0% 20.1% 21.9%
FCF margin 32.0% 44.5% 85.9%
Operating cash flow margin 41.9% 37.0% 55.2%
Return on equity 17.3% 10.1% 12.6%
Return on assets 4.1% 4.7% –
Return on invested capital 9.2% 8.3% 12.4%
Return on capital employed 9.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.7x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSOBOPBATRP
Debt / assets 50.4% 33.3% –
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 3.1x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 9.0x 3.5x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 76.6% 52.9% –
Equity / assets 23.4% 47.1% –
Interest coverage 2.7x 4.6x 2.8x
Current ratio 1.5x – –
Quick ratio 1.2x – –
Cash ratio 0.5x – –
Altman Z-score 1.03 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSOBOPBATRP
Dividend yield 5.6% 5.8% 5.5%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.7% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 5.1% 5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 87.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 26.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -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.

ConsensusSOBOPBATRP
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 21.5xFY2026 24.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.88FY2026 $2.33FY2026 $2.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.6%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.7% +0.4% +15.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.07BFY2026 $6.58BFY2026 $10.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% -6.2% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSOBOPBATRP
Held by institutions 62.0% – 65.7%
Institutions holding 305 – 696
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.3% – -5.0%
Institutions buying 126 – 328
Institutions selling 92 – 216
Buyers to sellers 1.37 – 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.

SOBOPBATRP
SOBO 1.00 0.69 0.67
PBA 0.69 1.00 0.70
TRP 0.67 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SOBO, PBA and TRP?

Tc Energy (TRP) is the largest by market capitalisation: South Bow (SOBO) $7.48B, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) $29.43B, Tc Energy (TRP) $66.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, SOBO, PBA and TRP?

South Bow (SOBO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (South Bow (SOBO) 16.3x, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 18.7x, Tc Energy (TRP) 27.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, South Bow (SOBO) is cheapest (South Bow (SOBO) 18.9x, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 21.5x, Tc Energy (TRP) 24.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Pembina Pipeline (PBA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: South Bow (SOBO) -2.1%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +0.9%, Tc Energy (TRP) -1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

South Bow (SOBO) has the highest net margin (South Bow (SOBO) 23.0%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 20.1%, Tc Energy (TRP) 21.9%). On return on invested capital, Tc Energy (TRP) leads (South Bow (SOBO) 9.2%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 8.3%, Tc Energy (TRP) 12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year South Bow (SOBO) returned the most: South Bow (SOBO) +37.6%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +31.5%, Tc Energy (TRP) +24.2%. Over five years, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) compounded fastest (Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +8.6%/yr, Tc Energy (TRP) +3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tc Energy (TRP) has been the steadiest (South Bow (SOBO) 22.7%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 20.3%, Tc Energy (TRP) 19.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SOBO, PBA 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, Tc Energy (TRP) 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.