TRP vs CNQ vs EPD Stock Comparison

Tc Energy, Canadian Natural Resources and Enterprise Products Partners Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
1 win
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$55.10 +16.2% 1M +76.2% 1Y
Market cap
$113.03B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Canadian Natural Resources leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 7, Enterprise Products Partners 3, Tc Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRPCNQEPDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $65.37B $113.03B $80.37B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.6x 14.1x 12.7x EPD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.6x 11.5x 12.9x CNQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.0% +6.7% +6.8% EPD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.9% 24.0% 10.8% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.4% — 12.2% TRP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.3x 3.2x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.04% -0.03% 0.06% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.9% +76.2% +19.3% CNQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr +22.0%/yr +9.2%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.7% 31.0% 18.5% EPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 76/100 53/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

TRPCNQEPD

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

AxisTRPCNQEPD
Valuation 71 #11 of 35 77 #24 of 99 77 #9 of 35
Growth 33 #23 of 34 81 #19 of 97 24 #26 of 34
Profitability 97 #2 of 34 84 #16 of 96 49 #18 of 34
Financial Health 91 #4 of 35 94 #7 of 102 68 #12 of 35
Shareholder Returns 43 #18 of 31 44 #43 of 76 50 #16 of 31
Overall 67 76 53
  • TRP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EPD 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

PeriodTRPCNQEPDSPY
1 month +6.3%+16.2%+0.3% -0.8%
3 months -8.6%+23.0%-3.0% +3.5%
6 months +0.9%+22.4%-3.2% +7.0%
Year to date +13.6%+62.8%+15.3% +12.2%
1 year +23.9%+76.2%+19.3% +13.0%
3 years +84.7%+73.7%+36.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.7%+20.2%+11.0% +23.1%
5 years +14.7%+170.0%+54.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.8%+22.0%+9.2% +11.0%
10 years +36.1%+245.5%+37.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.1%+13.2%+3.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTRPCNQEPDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.7%31.0%18.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.6%32.6%18.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.06-0.50-0.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.212.461.04 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-38.9%-19.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.9%0.0%-7.1% -1.8%
52-week high $70.91$55.10$39.80 $779.14
52-week low $49.79$30.59$30.22 $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.

MultipleTRPCNQEPD
P/E now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 21.0x 14.3xmedian 13.5x 12.7xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 2.7x 3.4xmedian 2.1x 1.4xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 11.0x 3.9xmedian 5.9x 11.0xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 16.6x 6.1xmedian 11.0x 23.1xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.6x —median 1.5x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 1.92 0.27median 2.27 2.38median 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 monthsTRPCNQEPD
Revenue $11.24B $33.47B $58.47B
Gross profit $11.08B $26.58B –
Operating income $6.82B $24.77B $7.85B
Net income $2.94B $8.48B $6.37B
Free cash flow $9.65B $18.68B $3.46B
EPS (diluted) $2.37 $3.83 $2.89
Cash & equivalents $1.46B $1.84B $246.00M
Total debt $11.91B $49.14B $33.23B
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 2.10B 2.19B
Enterprise value $61.46B $110.03B $78.75B

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
MetricTRPCNQEPD
P/E 26.4x 14.3x 12.7x
P/FCF 6.7x 6.1x 23.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 8.9x 9.0x
P/S 5.8x 3.4x 1.4x
P/B 3.3x – 2.6x
P/Tangible book 3.3x – 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 3.9x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 11.1x 5.0x 14.4x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 3.7x 1.9x
EV/FCF 7.8x 6.7x 32.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 9.7x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 0.27 2.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRPCNQEPD
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.0% 6.7% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -2.3% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.1% 5.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.0% -26.5% 7.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -15.2% 5.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.9% 42.1% 7.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.5% 14.2% 4.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.4% 408,311% 7.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.4% 53.8% 5.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% 30.3% 0.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 5.4% 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.1% 33.0% -17.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.1% 13.6% -9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRPCNQEPD
Gross margin 98.5% 79.4% –
EBITDA margin 78.8% 94.6% 17.6%
Operating margin 60.7% 74.0% 13.4%
Pretax margin 34.9% 32.2% 10.9%
Net margin 21.9% 24.0% 10.8%
FCF margin 85.9% 55.8% 5.9%
Operating cash flow margin 55.2% 38.5% 15.2%
Return on equity 12.6% – 20.7%
Return on assets – – 7.8%
Return on invested capital 12.4% – 12.2%
Return on capital employed – – 12.3%
Asset turnover – – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRPCNQEPD
Debt / assets – – 40.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.3x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 0.6x 9.6x
Liabilities / assets – – 62.0%
Equity / assets – – 38.0%
Interest coverage 2.8x 38.3x 5.2x
Current ratio – – 0.9x
Quick ratio – – 0.6x
Cash ratio – – 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRPCNQEPD
Dividend yield 5.6% 5.6% 6.0%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.3% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 5.4% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 87.7% 42.5% 74.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.7% 19.3% 136.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.8% -8.3% 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -8.5% -111.0% 4.1%

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.

ConsensusTRPCNQEPD
Forward P/E 24.6xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $4.80FY2026 $2.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.8%FY2026 +85.3%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.0% -15.4% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.85BFY2026 $38.26BFY2026 $66.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.2%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.3% -6.6% +2.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRPCNQEPD
Held by institutions 65.7% 71.6% 24.8%
Institutions holding 696 745 1,580
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% -5.0% +0.8%
Institutions buying 328 386 670
Institutions selling 216 242 435
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.60 1.54

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.

TRPCNQEPD
TRP 1.00 0.39 0.48
CNQ 0.39 1.00 0.44
EPD 0.48 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRP, CNQ and EPD?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tc Energy (TRP) $65.37B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $113.03B, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) $80.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRP, CNQ and EPD?

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tc Energy (TRP) 26.6x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.1x, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is cheapest (Tc Energy (TRP) 24.6x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.5x, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tc Energy (TRP) -1.0%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (Tc Energy (TRP) 21.9%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, Tc Energy (TRP) leads (Tc Energy (TRP) 12.4%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) returned the most: Tc Energy (TRP) +23.9%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +76.2%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +19.3%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Tc Energy (TRP) +2.8%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +22.0%/yr, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Tc Energy (TRP) -0.04%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) -0.03%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 0.06%. Tc Energy (TRP) and Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) has been the steadiest (Tc Energy (TRP) 19.7%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 18.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TRP, CNQ and EPD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 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.