TRGP vs TRP vs PBA Stock Comparison

Targa Resources, Tc Energy and Pembina Pipeline Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TRGP Targa Resources Corp.
$306.11 +10.3% 1M +100.7% 1Y
Market cap
$66.46B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.74B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins
TRP Tc Energy Corp
$63.12 +7.5% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$66.79B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
5 wins
PBA Pembina Pipeline Corp
$50.06 +11.1% 1M +31.5% 1Y
Market cap
$29.53B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.84B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tc Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tc Energy 5, Pembina Pipeline 3, Targa Resources 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRGPTRPPBALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $66.46B $66.79B $29.53B TRP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.3x 27.2x 18.7x PBA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.8x 24.9x 21.5x PBA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.0% -1.0% +0.9% PBA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.5% 21.9% 20.1% TRP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.2% 12.4% 8.3% TRGP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 1.2x 3.1x TRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +100.7% +24.2% +31.5% TRGP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +41.2%/yr +3.1%/yr +8.6%/yr TRGP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 19.7% 20.3% TRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 66/100 58/100 TRP

Percentile Scorecard

TRGPTRPPBA

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

AxisTRGPTRPPBA
Valuation 18 #29 of 35 77 #9 of 35 79 #8 of 35
Growth 82 #7 of 34 33 #23 of 34 21 #27 of 34
Profitability 67 #12 of 34 97 #2 of 34 55 #16 of 34
Financial Health 27 #26 of 35 91 #4 of 35 88 #5 of 35
Shareholder Returns 17 #26 of 31 33 #21 of 31 47 #17 of 31
Overall 42 66 58
  • TRGP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • TRP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • PBA 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

PeriodTRGPTRPPBASPY
1 month +10.3%+7.5%+11.1% +0.9%
3 months +15.6%-6.2%-0.7% +5.9%
6 months +22.4%-1.3%+10.9% +8.5%
Year to date +65.9%+14.7%+31.5% +13.3%
1 year +100.7%+24.2%+31.5% +12.4%
3 years +262.7%+86.6%+64.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +53.7%+23.1%+18.1% +23.5%
5 years +459.9%+16.7%+51.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +41.2%+3.1%+8.6% +11.0%
10 years +569.8%+39.0%+61.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +21.0%+3.3%+4.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureTRGPTRPPBASPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%19.7%20.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.3%18.6%20.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.33-0.06-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.541.231.55 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.6%-44.3%-32.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-11.0%-2.6% -0.9%
52-week high $306.11$70.91$51.38 $779.14
52-week low $151.38$49.79$36.52 $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.

MultipleTRGPTRPPBA
P/E now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 19.6x 26.7xmedian 19.6x 18.4xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.7x 5.8xmedian 2.7x 3.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 10.9x 8.6xmedian 10.9x 10.8xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 88.6xmedian 16.6x 6.8xmedian 16.6x 8.3xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 2.5x 3.4xmedian 2.5x 1.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.70median 1.72 0.56median 1.72 —median 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 monthsTRGPTRPPBA
Revenue $16.74B $11.24B $7.84B
Gross profit $7.23B $11.08B $3.30B
Operating income $3.84B $6.82B $2.83B
Net income $2.30B $2.94B $1.71B
Free cash flow $740.90M $9.65B $3.49B
EPS (diluted) $10.54 $2.37 $2.71
Cash & equivalents $132.30M $1.46B $153.00M
Total debt $19.58B $11.91B $12.08B
Shares (diluted) 215.20M 1.04B 582.00M
Enterprise value $65.94B $62.87B $28.98B

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
MetricTRGPTRPPBA
P/E 29.0x 26.7x 18.4x
P/FCF 88.6x 6.8x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 10.6x 10.0x
P/S 3.9x 5.8x 3.7x
P/B 17.3x 3.4x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 38.8x 3.4x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 15.4x 8.6x 10.8x
EV/EBIT 22.2x 11.2x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 6.8x 5.2x
EV/FCF 114.8x 7.9x 11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 12.3x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.70 0.56 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRGPTRPPBA
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.0% -1.0% 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.1% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.6% -1.1% 0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.6% -10.0% 27.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 29.5% -17.9% -3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 52.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 49.2% -19.4% -3.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 47.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.4% 14.6% -16.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 4.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 73.3% -1.1% -14.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.7% -5.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRGPTRPPBA
Gross margin 43.2% 98.5% 42.1%
EBITDA margin 32.9% 78.8% 48.5%
Operating margin 22.9% 60.7% 36.1%
Pretax margin 17.5% 34.9% 28.2%
Net margin 13.5% 21.9% 20.1%
FCF margin 4.4% 85.9% 44.5%
Operating cash flow margin 25.6% 55.2% 37.0%
Return on equity 65.2% 12.6% 10.1%
Return on assets 8.3% – 4.7%
Return on invested capital 13.2% 12.4% 8.3%
Return on capital employed 15.7% – –
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 2.1x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.0% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRGPTRPPBA
Debt / assets 68.7% – 33.3%
Debt / equity 5.2x 0.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 1.2x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 26.4x 1.2x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 86.7% – 52.9%
Equity / assets 13.3% – 47.1%
Interest coverage – 2.8x 4.6x
Current ratio 0.8x – –
Quick ratio 0.6x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 2.74 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRGPTRPPBA
Dividend yield 1.5% 5.5% 5.8%
Net buyback yield 0.5% -0.1% -0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 5.4% 5.1%
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.

ConsensusTRGPTRPPBA
Forward P/E 28.8xFY2026 24.9xFY2026 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.62FY2026 $2.54FY2026 $2.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.4%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.8% +15.0% +0.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.51BFY2026 $10.85BFY2026 $6.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.6%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.9% +4.3% -6.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRGPTRPPBA
Held by institutions 93.5% 65.7% –
Institutions holding 1,085 696 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% -5.0% –
Institutions buying 558 328 –
Institutions selling 353 216 –
Buyers to sellers 1.58 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.

TRGPTRPPBA
TRGP 1.00 0.53 0.63
TRP 0.53 1.00 0.70
PBA 0.63 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRGP, TRP and PBA?

Tc Energy (TRP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Targa Resources (TRGP) $66.46B, Tc Energy (TRP) $66.79B, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) $29.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRGP, TRP and PBA?

Pembina Pipeline (PBA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Targa Resources (TRGP) 29.3x, Tc Energy (TRP) 27.2x, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) is cheapest (Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.8x, Tc Energy (TRP) 24.9x, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 21.5x). 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: Targa Resources (TRGP) -2.0%, Tc Energy (TRP) -1.0%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tc Energy (TRP) has the highest net margin (Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.5%, Tc Energy (TRP) 21.9%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 20.1%). On return on invested capital, Targa Resources (TRGP) leads (Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.2%, Tc Energy (TRP) 12.4%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Targa Resources (TRGP) returned the most: Targa Resources (TRGP) +100.7%, Tc Energy (TRP) +24.2%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +31.5%. Over five years, Targa Resources (TRGP) compounded fastest (Targa Resources (TRGP) +41.2%/yr, Tc Energy (TRP) +3.1%/yr, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +8.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tc Energy (TRP) has been the steadiest (Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.5%, Tc Energy (TRP) 19.7%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 20.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.