SOBO vs TRP vs MPLX Stock Comparison

South Bow, Tc Energy and Mplx Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SOBO South Bow Corp
$35.67 +5.0% 1M +36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.38B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
1 win
TRP Tc Energy Corp
$62.47 +6.3% 1M +23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$65.37B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins
MPLX Mplx Lp
$58.65 +3.3% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$58.97B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.22B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mplx leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Mplx 7, Tc Energy 3, South Bow 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSOBOTRPMPLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.38B $65.37B $58.97B TRP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.0x 26.6x 12.5x MPLX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x 24.6x 14.3x MPLX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.1% -1.0% +8.7% MPLX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.0% 21.9% 35.8% MPLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 12.4% 14.6% MPLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 1.2x 3.4x TRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.04% 0.07% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.5% +23.9% +16.3% SOBO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.8%/yr +13.7%/yr MPLX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.8% 19.7% 17.1% MPLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 67/100 58/100 TRP

Percentile Scorecard

SOBOTRPMPLX

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

AxisSOBOTRPMPLX
Valuation 65 #13 of 35 71 #11 of 35 38 #22 of 35
Growth 55 #16 of 34 33 #23 of 34 27 #25 of 34
Profitability 67 #12 of 34 97 #2 of 34 94 #3 of 34
Financial Health 50 #18 of 35 91 #4 of 35 62 #14 of 35
Shareholder Returns 53 #15 of 31 43 #18 of 31 67 #11 of 31
Overall 58 67 58
  • SOBO ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • TRP 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

PeriodSOBOTRPMPLXSPY
1 month +5.0%+6.3%+3.3% -0.8%
3 months -4.5%-8.6%+0.5% +3.5%
6 months +11.1%+0.9%+7.4% +7.0%
Year to date +29.9%+13.6%+9.9% +12.2%
1 year +36.5%+23.9%+16.3% +13.0%
3 years —+84.7%+64.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+22.7%+18.0% +23.1%
5 years —+14.7%+89.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+2.8%+13.7% +11.0%
10 years —+36.1%+83.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+3.1%+6.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSOBOTRPMPLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.8%19.7%17.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.2%18.6%17.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.20-0.06-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.601.210.95 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.2%-44.3%-20.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.8%-11.9%-2.9% -1.8%
52-week high $38.69$70.91$60.43 $779.14
52-week low $25.26$49.79$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.

MultipleSOBOTRPMPLX
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 21.0x 26.4xmedian 21.0x 12.6xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.7x 5.8xmedian 2.7x 4.5xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 11.0x 8.5xmedian 11.0x 11.5xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 16.6x 6.7xmedian 16.6x 17.8xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.6x 3.3xmedian 2.6x 4.2xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.92 0.56median 1.92 2.42median 1.92

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 monthsSOBOTRPMPLX
Revenue $2.00B $11.24B $13.22B
Gross profit $1.72B $11.08B $11.61B
Operating income – $6.82B $5.88B
Net income $460.00M $2.94B $4.77B
Free cash flow $640.00M $9.65B $3.34B
EPS (diluted) $2.20 $2.37 $4.66
Cash & equivalents $726.00M $1.46B $1.03B
Total debt $5.73B $11.91B $26.01B
Shares (diluted) 208.80M 1.04B 1.02B
Enterprise value $5.01B $61.46B $52.53B

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
MetricSOBOTRPMPLX
P/E 16.1x 26.4x 12.6x
P/FCF 11.6x 6.7x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x 10.5x 10.0x
P/S 3.7x 5.8x 4.5x
P/B 2.8x 3.3x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 3.3x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 8.5x 11.5x
EV/EBIT 14.0x 11.1x 14.4x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 6.7x 6.4x
EV/FCF 19.4x 7.8x 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 12.2x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.56 2.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSOBOTRPMPLX
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.1% -1.0% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.5% -1.1% 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -10.0% 11.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 53.3% -17.9% 9.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 52.5% 4.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 134.7% -19.4% 10.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 47.4% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.1% 14.6% -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.9% -1.1% -32.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.1% -6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSOBOTRPMPLX
Gross margin 85.8% 98.5% 87.8%
EBITDA margin 56.9% 78.8% 55.4%
Operating margin – 60.7% 44.4%
Pretax margin 27.8% 34.9% 36.1%
Net margin 23.0% 21.9% 35.8%
FCF margin 32.0% 85.9% 25.2%
Operating cash flow margin 41.9% 55.2% 45.2%
Return on equity 17.3% 12.6% 33.4%
Return on assets 4.1% – 11.1%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 12.4% 14.6%
Return on capital employed 9.1% – 14.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSOBOTRPMPLX
Debt / assets 50.4% – 60.5%
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.6x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 1.2x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 9.0x 1.2x 7.8x
Liabilities / assets 76.6% – 66.8%
Equity / assets 23.4% – 33.2%
Interest coverage 2.7x 2.8x 5.3x
Current ratio 1.5x – 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.03 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSOBOTRPMPLX
Dividend yield 5.6% 5.6% 7.4%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.1% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 5.5% 7.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 87.7% 89.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 26.7% 127.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.8% 12.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -8.5% 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.

ConsensusSOBOTRPMPLX
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 24.6xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.88FY2026 $2.54FY2026 $4.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.6%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.7% +15.0% +13.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.07BFY2026 $10.85BFY2026 $13.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +4.3% -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSOBOTRPMPLX
Held by institutions 62.0% 65.7% 18.8%
Institutions holding 305 696 625
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.3% -5.0% -3.3%
Institutions buying 126 328 301
Institutions selling 92 216 144
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.52 2.09

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.

SOBOTRPMPLX
SOBO 1.00 0.67 0.36
TRP 0.67 1.00 0.41
MPLX 0.36 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SOBO, TRP and MPLX?

Tc Energy (TRP) is the largest by market capitalisation: South Bow (SOBO) $7.38B, Tc Energy (TRP) $65.37B, Mplx (MPLX) $58.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, SOBO, TRP and MPLX?

Mplx (MPLX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (South Bow (SOBO) 16.0x, Tc Energy (TRP) 26.6x, Mplx (MPLX) 12.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mplx (MPLX) is cheapest (South Bow (SOBO) 19.0x, Tc Energy (TRP) 24.6x, Mplx (MPLX) 14.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mplx (MPLX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: South Bow (SOBO) -2.1%, Tc Energy (TRP) -1.0%, Mplx (MPLX) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mplx (MPLX) has the highest net margin (South Bow (SOBO) 23.0%, Tc Energy (TRP) 21.9%, Mplx (MPLX) 35.8%). On return on invested capital, Mplx (MPLX) leads (South Bow (SOBO) 9.2%, Tc Energy (TRP) 12.4%, Mplx (MPLX) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year South Bow (SOBO) returned the most: South Bow (SOBO) +36.5%, Tc Energy (TRP) +23.9%, Mplx (MPLX) +16.3%. Over five years, Mplx (MPLX) compounded fastest (Tc Energy (TRP) +2.8%/yr, Mplx (MPLX) +13.7%/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%, Tc Energy (TRP) -0.04%, Mplx (MPLX) 0.07%. South Bow (SOBO) and Tc Energy (TRP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mplx (MPLX) has been the steadiest (South Bow (SOBO) 22.8%, Tc Energy (TRP) 19.7%, Mplx (MPLX) 17.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SOBO, TRP 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 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.