SOBO vs TRGP vs KMI Stock Comparison

South Bow, Targa Resources and Kinder Morgan Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SOBO South Bow Corp
$35.51 +4.5% 1M +37.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.50B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins
TRGP Targa Resources Corp.
$306.11 +10.3% 1M +100.7% 1Y
Market cap
$66.50B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.74B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins
KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc.
$33.57 +9.6% 1M +28.7% 1Y
Market cap
$75.61B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.34B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSOBOTRGPKMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.50B $66.50B $75.61B KMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.3x 29.3x 21.0x SOBO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 28.8x 20.6x SOBO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.1% -2.0% +11.7% KMI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.0% 13.5% 19.6% SOBO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 13.2% 6.3% TRGP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 3.5x 4.1x TRGP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.6% +100.7% +28.7% TRGP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +41.2%/yr +14.9%/yr TRGP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.7% 28.5% 21.2% KMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 42/100 40/100 SOBO

Percentile Scorecard

SOBOTRGPKMI

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

AxisSOBOTRGPKMI
Valuation 59 #15 of 35 18 #29 of 35 29 #25 of 35
Growth 52 #17 of 34 82 #7 of 34 58 #15 of 34
Profitability 70 #11 of 34 67 #12 of 34 52 #17 of 34
Financial Health 44 #20 of 35 27 #26 of 35 41 #21 of 35
Shareholder Returns 50 #16 of 31 17 #26 of 31 20 #25 of 31
Overall 55 42 40
  • SOBO ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • TRGP 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

PeriodSOBOTRGPKMISPY
1 month +4.5%+10.3%+9.6% +0.9%
3 months -5.0%+15.6%+5.4% +5.9%
6 months +6.5%+22.4%+5.4% +8.5%
Year to date +29.3%+65.9%+22.1% +13.3%
1 year +37.6%+100.7%+28.7% +12.4%
3 years —+262.7%+105.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+53.7%+27.1% +23.5%
5 years —+459.9%+100.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+41.2%+14.9% +11.0%
10 years —+569.8%+64.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+21.0%+5.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSOBOTRGPKMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.7%28.5%21.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.2%26.3%20.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.20-0.33-0.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.663.541.36 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.2%-32.6%-20.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.2%0.0%-2.5% -0.9%
52-week high $38.69$306.11$34.44 $779.14
52-week low $25.26$151.38$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.

MultipleSOBOTRGPKMI
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 19.6x 29.0xmedian 19.6x 20.7xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.7x 3.9xmedian 2.7x 4.1xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 10.9x 15.4xmedian 10.9x 13.7xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 16.6x 88.6xmedian 16.6x 24.3xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.5x 17.3xmedian 2.5x 2.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.72 0.70median 1.72 1.54median 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 monthsSOBOTRGPKMI
Revenue $2.00B $16.74B $18.34B
Gross profit $1.72B $7.23B $12.18B
Operating income – $3.84B $5.31B
Net income $460.00M $2.30B $3.71B
Free cash flow $640.00M $740.90M $3.08B
EPS (diluted) $2.20 $10.54 $1.62
Cash & equivalents $726.00M $132.30M $918.00M
Total debt $5.73B $19.58B $33.07B
Shares (diluted) 208.80M 215.20M 2.23B
Enterprise value $5.12B $65.97B $74.46B

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
MetricSOBOTRGPKMI
P/E 16.1x 29.0x 20.7x
P/FCF 11.6x 88.6x 24.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 15.3x 11.1x
P/S 3.7x 3.9x 4.1x
P/B 2.8x 17.3x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 38.8x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 15.4x 13.7x
EV/EBIT 14.0x 22.2x 20.1x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 5.1x 5.8x
EV/FCF 19.4x 114.8x 34.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 19.9x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.70 1.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSOBOTRGPKMI
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.1% -2.0% 11.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -2.1% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% 18.6% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.2% 5.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 27.6% 18.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 15.8% 7.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 53.3% 29.5% 30.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 12.5% 13.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 134.7% 49.2% 31.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 41.3% 13.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.1% 16.4% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% 6.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.9% 73.3% 11.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.7% -3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSOBOTRGPKMI
Gross margin 85.8% 43.2% 66.4%
EBITDA margin 56.9% 32.9% 42.6%
Operating margin – 22.9% 29.0%
Pretax margin 27.8% 17.5% 25.8%
Net margin 23.0% 13.5% 19.6%
FCF margin 32.0% 4.4% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin 41.9% 25.6% 36.7%
Return on equity 17.3% 65.2% 11.3%
Return on assets 4.1% 8.3% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 13.2% 6.3%
Return on capital employed 9.1% 15.7% 7.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.9x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSOBOTRGPKMI
Debt / assets 50.4% 68.7% 43.9%
Debt / equity 2.2x 5.2x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 3.5x 4.1x
Debt / FCF 9.0x 26.4x 10.7x
Liabilities / assets 76.6% 86.7% 56.5%
Equity / assets 23.4% 13.3% 43.5%
Interest coverage 2.7x – –
Current ratio 1.5x 0.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.03 2.74 1.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSOBOTRGPKMI
Dividend yield 5.6% 1.5% 3.5%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 5.5% 2.0% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 71.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 85.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusSOBOTRGPKMI
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 28.8xFY2026 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.88FY2026 $10.62FY2026 $1.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.6%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.7% +24.8% -11.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.07BFY2026 $19.51BFY2026 $17.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +14.9% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSOBOTRGPKMI
Held by institutions 62.0% 93.5% 69.3%
Institutions holding 305 1,085 1,812
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.3% +2.9% +3.3%
Institutions buying 126 558 899
Institutions selling 92 353 647
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.58 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.

SOBOTRGPKMI
SOBO 1.00 0.57 0.55
TRGP 0.57 1.00 0.66
KMI 0.55 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SOBO, TRGP and KMI?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: South Bow (SOBO) $7.50B, Targa Resources (TRGP) $66.50B, Kinder Morgan (KMI) $75.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, SOBO, TRGP and KMI?

South Bow (SOBO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (South Bow (SOBO) 16.3x, Targa Resources (TRGP) 29.3x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, South Bow (SOBO) is cheapest (South Bow (SOBO) 18.9x, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.8x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 20.6x). 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%, Targa Resources (TRGP) -2.0%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +11.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

South Bow (SOBO) has the highest net margin (South Bow (SOBO) 23.0%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.5%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 19.6%). On return on invested capital, Targa Resources (TRGP) leads (South Bow (SOBO) 9.2%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.2%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Targa Resources (TRGP) returned the most: South Bow (SOBO) +37.6%, Targa Resources (TRGP) +100.7%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +28.7%. Over five years, Targa Resources (TRGP) compounded fastest (Targa Resources (TRGP) +41.2%/yr, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +14.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: South Bow (SOBO) 0.00%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 0.00%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 0.03%. South Bow (SOBO) and Targa Resources (TRGP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kinder Morgan (KMI) has been the steadiest (South Bow (SOBO) 22.7%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.5%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SOBO, TRGP 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, South Bow (SOBO) 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.