TRGP vs WBI vs WM Stock Comparison

Targa Resources, WaterBridge Infrastructure and Waste Management Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TRGP Targa Resources Corp.
$306.11 +10.3% 1M +100.7% 1Y
Market cap
$65.64B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.74B
Div. yield
1.47%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
5 wins
WM Waste Management Inc
$225.20 +9.1% 1M +10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$89.56B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.07B
Div. yield
1.62%
Solid Waste Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Waste Management leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Waste Management 6, Targa Resources 5, WaterBridge Infrastructure 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRGPWBIWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $65.64B $3.72B $89.56B WM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.0x 30.7x 29.3x TRGP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.8x 49.4x 26.0x WM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.0% +110.0% +5.2% WBI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.5% 6.2% 11.8% TRGP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.2% 3.6% 11.4% TRGP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 4.3x 3.0x WM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.47% 0.50% 1.62% WM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +100.7% +25.3% +10.3% TRGP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +41.2%/yr — +7.0%/yr TRGP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 45.2% 21.4% WM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 41/100 53/100 WM

Percentile Scorecard

TRGPWBIWM

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

AxisTRGPWBIWM
Valuation 18 #29 of 35 9 #32 of 35 53 #8 of 16
Growth 82 #7 of 34 100 #1 of 34 62 #6 of 14
Profitability 67 #12 of 34 21 #27 of 34 92 #2 of 14
Financial Health 27 #26 of 35 74 #10 of 35 7 #15 of 16
Shareholder Returns 17 #26 of 31 0 #31 of 31 –
Overall 42 41 53
  • TRGP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • WBI ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • WM ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodTRGPWBIWMSPY
1 month +10.3%+3.9%+9.1% +0.9%
3 months +15.6%-7.3%-4.8% +5.9%
6 months +22.4%+1.1%-2.2% +8.5%
Year to date +65.9%+50.7%+2.5% +13.3%
1 year +100.7%+25.3%+10.3% +12.4%
3 years +262.7%—+39.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +53.7%—+11.8% +23.5%
5 years +459.9%—+40.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +41.2%—+7.0% +11.0%
10 years +569.8%—+252.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +21.0%—+13.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureTRGPWBIWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%45.2%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.3%47.2%20.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.330.32-0.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.540.560.48 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.6%-30.7%-18.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-16.8%-8.6% -0.9%
52-week high $306.11$36.22$246.51 $779.14
52-week low $151.38$18.76$196.77 $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.

MultipleTRGPWBIWM
P/E now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 19.6x 30.7xmedian 19.6x 29.3xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.7x 4.8xmedian 2.7x 3.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 10.9x 14.4xmedian 10.9x 14.5xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 88.6xmedian 16.6x -30.4xmedian 16.6x 23.9xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 2.5x 2.0xmedian 2.5x 9.1xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.70median 1.72 —median 1.72 2.79median 2.37

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 monthsTRGPWBIWM
Revenue $16.74B $777.97M $26.07B
Gross profit $7.23B $205.03M $10.53B
Operating income $3.84B $126.63M $4.80B
Net income $2.30B $53.91M $3.07B
Free cash flow $740.90M -$122.30M $3.74B
EPS (diluted) $10.54 $0.98 $7.68
Cash & equivalents $132.30M $47.62M $247.00M
Total debt $19.58B $1.62B $23.37B
Shares (diluted) 215.20M 48.76M 399.80M
Enterprise value $65.25B $4.63B $88.40B

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
MetricTRGPWBIWM
P/E 29.0x 30.7x 29.3x
P/FCF 88.6x -30.4x 23.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 14.3x 13.6x
P/S 3.9x 4.8x 3.4x
P/B 17.3x 2.0x 9.1x
P/Tangible book 38.8x 4.1x 14.2x
EV/EBITDA 15.4x 14.4x 14.5x
EV/EBIT 22.2x 41.8x 23.5x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 6.8x 4.3x
EV/FCF 114.8x -43.3x 30.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 20.3x 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.70 – 2.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRGPWBIWM
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.0% 110.0% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.1% – 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.6% 85.4% -21.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.2% – 11.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.6% 89.5% 17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.8% – 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.5% 325.5% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.5% – 10.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.2% – 21.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% – 10.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.4% – 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – 14.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 73.3% – 55.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.7% – 30.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRGPWBIWM
Gross margin 43.2% 26.4% 40.4%
EBITDA margin 32.9% 47.3% 29.8%
Operating margin 22.9% 16.3% 18.4%
Pretax margin 17.5% 7.2% 14.9%
Net margin 13.5% 6.2% 11.8%
FCF margin 4.4% -15.7% 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin 25.6% 33.5% 25.2%
Return on equity 65.2% 2.9% 31.0%
Return on assets 8.3% 1.4% 6.6%
Return on invested capital 13.2% 3.6% 11.4%
Return on capital employed 15.7% 3.4% 12.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 4.8x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 2.3% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRGPWBIWM
Debt / assets 68.7% 41.0% 50.2%
Debt / equity 5.2x 0.9x 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 4.3x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 26.4x -13.2x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 86.7% 53.6% 78.8%
Equity / assets 13.3% 46.4% 21.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.5x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.74 1.39 2.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRGPWBIWM
Dividend yield 1.5% 0.5% 1.6%
Net buyback yield 0.5% – 1.7%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 0.5% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 48.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 39.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 13.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 9.6%

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.

ConsensusTRGPWBIWM
Forward P/E 28.8xFY2026 49.4xFY2026 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.62FY2026 $0.61FY2026 $8.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.4%FY2026 – +15.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.8% +4.9% +9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.51BFY2026 $858.29MFY2026 $25.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.6%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.9% +19.5% +12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRGPWBIWM
Held by institutions 93.5% 100.0% 82.3%
Institutions holding 1,085 164 2,349
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +29.4% +0.8%
Institutions buying 558 101 1,095
Institutions selling 353 41 901
Buyers to sellers 1.58 2.46 1.22

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.

TRGPWBIWM
TRGP 1.00 0.39 0.18
WBI 0.39 1.00 0.02
WM 0.18 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRGP, WBI and WM?

Waste Management (WM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Targa Resources (TRGP) $65.64B, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) $3.72B, Waste Management (WM) $89.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRGP, WBI and WM?

Targa Resources (TRGP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Targa Resources (TRGP) 29.0x, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 30.7x, Waste Management (WM) 29.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Waste Management (WM) is cheapest (Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.8x, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 49.4x, Waste Management (WM) 26.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Targa Resources (TRGP) -2.0%, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) +110.0%, Waste Management (WM) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Targa Resources (TRGP) has the highest net margin (Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.5%, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 6.2%, Waste Management (WM) 11.8%). On return on invested capital, Targa Resources (TRGP) leads (Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.2%, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 3.6%, Waste Management (WM) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Targa Resources (TRGP) returned the most: Targa Resources (TRGP) +100.7%, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) +25.3%, Waste Management (WM) +10.3%. Over five years, Targa Resources (TRGP) compounded fastest (Targa Resources (TRGP) +41.2%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Waste Management (WM) has the highest dividend yield: Targa Resources (TRGP) 1.47%, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 0.50%, Waste Management (WM) 1.62%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Management (WM) has been the steadiest (Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.5%, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 45.2%, Waste Management (WM) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TRGP, WBI and WM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Waste Management (WM) leads on 6. 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.