TRP vs ET vs SO Stock Comparison

Tc Energy, Energy Transfer and Southern Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TRP Tc Energy Corp
$62.47 +6.3% 1M +23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$64.83B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
5 wins
ET Energy Transfer LP
$20.61 +2.0% 1M +23.2% 1Y
Market cap
$70.98B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
6 wins
SO Southern Co
$92.56 +11.7% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$104.96B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Energy Transfer leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Energy Transfer 6, Tc Energy 5, Southern 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRPETSOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $64.83B $70.98B $104.96B SO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.4x 14.1x 22.5x ET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.8x 11.5x 19.1x ET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.0% +33.3% +6.4% ET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.9% 4.7% 15.4% TRP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.4% 8.4% 5.1% TRP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 4.0x 5.3x TRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.04% 0.07% 0.03% ET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.9% +23.2% -3.5% TRP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr +16.2%/yr +8.1%/yr ET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.7% 17.5% 17.9% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 63/100 43/100 TRP

Percentile Scorecard

TRPETSO

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

AxisTRPETSO
Valuation 71 #11 of 35 94 #3 of 35 36 #43 of 67
Growth 33 #23 of 34 61 #14 of 34 53 #31 of 65
Profitability 97 #2 of 34 30 #24 of 34 78 #15 of 64
Financial Health 91 #4 of 35 59 #15 of 35 35 #42 of 64
Shareholder Returns 43 #18 of 31 70 #10 of 31 15 #57 of 67
Overall 67 63 43
  • TRP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • SO ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRPETSOSPY
1 month +6.3%+2.0%+11.7% -0.8%
3 months -8.6%+3.5%-4.1% +3.5%
6 months +0.9%+8.2%-1.3% +7.0%
Year to date +13.6%+25.0%+6.1% +12.2%
1 year +23.9%+23.2%-3.5% +13.0%
3 years +84.7%+57.2%+39.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.7%+16.3%+11.6% +23.1%
5 years +14.7%+111.8%+47.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.8%+16.2%+8.1% +11.0%
10 years +36.1%+30.9%+81.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.1%+2.7%+6.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTRPETSOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.7%17.5%17.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.6%16.6%17.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.06-0.21-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.211.33-0.19 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-25.8%-23.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.9%-5.2%-6.6% -1.8%
52-week high $70.91$21.74$99.11 $779.14
52-week low $49.79$16.21$82.35 $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.

MultipleTRPETSO
P/E now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 21.0x 14.1xmedian 21.0x 22.6xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 2.7x 0.7xmedian 2.7x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 11.0x 8.2xmedian 11.0x 13.1xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 16.6x 13.6xmedian 16.6x -32.6xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.6x 1.4xmedian 2.6x 2.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 1.92 2.01median 1.92 0.71median 2.23

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 monthsTRPETSO
Revenue $11.24B $107.38B $30.18B
Gross profit $11.08B $25.32B $25.14B
Operating income $6.82B $10.78B $7.31B
Net income $2.94B $7.04B $4.66B
Free cash flow $9.65B $5.22B -$3.27B
EPS (diluted) $2.37 $1.46 $4.08
Cash & equivalents $1.46B $1.02B $2.98B
Total debt $11.91B $68.41B $295.00B
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 3.46B 1.14B
Enterprise value $60.92B $64.16B $96.01B

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
MetricTRPETSO
P/E 26.4x 14.1x 22.6x
P/FCF 6.7x 13.6x -32.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 5.9x 10.0x
P/S 5.8x 0.7x 3.5x
P/B 3.3x 1.4x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 1.6x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 8.2x 13.1x
EV/EBIT 11.1x 12.8x 24.5x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 1.3x 5.9x
EV/FCF 7.8x 26.5x -54.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 11.4x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 2.01 0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRPETSO
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.0% 33.3% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.0% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.1% 18.9% 5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% 1.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.0% 16.5% 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.0% 14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.9% 16.1% 8.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.5% 9.0% 16.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.4% 12.6% 5.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.4% 7.0% 31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% 8.8% 15.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 5.9% 23.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.1% -8.5% -152.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.1% -7.3% -3.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRPETSO
Gross margin 98.5% 23.6% 83.3%
EBITDA margin 78.8% 15.7% 45.2%
Operating margin 60.7% 10.0% 24.2%
Pretax margin 34.9% 7.1% 17.4%
Net margin 21.9% 4.7% 15.4%
FCF margin 85.9% 4.9% -10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 55.2% 11.3% 35.3%
Return on equity 12.6% 14.0% 9.2%
Return on assets – 4.8% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 12.4% 8.4% 5.1%
Return on capital employed – 8.4% 5.1%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.7x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRPETSO
Debt / assets – 46.2% 46.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.4x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 4.0x 5.3x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 13.1x -23.1x
Liabilities / assets – 65.9% 73.9%
Equity / assets – 34.1% 26.1%
Interest coverage 2.8x 2.9x 2.3x
Current ratio – 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRPETSO
Dividend yield 5.6% 6.5% 3.2%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – –
Shareholder yield 5.5% 6.5% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 87.7% 67.9% 66.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.7% 91.6% -94.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.8% 2.9% 4.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -8.5% 8.0% 1.2%

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.

ConsensusTRPETSO
Forward P/E 24.8xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $1.80FY2026 $4.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.6%FY2026 +48.8%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.5% -9.4% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.81BFY2026 $124.23BFY2026 $31.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.6%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% +1.4% +8.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRPETSO
Held by institutions 65.7% 31.4% 72.5%
Institutions holding 696 1,279 2,363
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% +1.9% +5.7%
Institutions buying 328 628 1,248
Institutions selling 216 340 724
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.85 1.72

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.

TRPETSO
TRP 1.00 0.45 0.43
ET 0.45 1.00 0.16
SO 0.43 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRP, ET and SO?

Southern (SO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tc Energy (TRP) $64.83B, Energy Transfer (ET) $70.98B, Southern (SO) $104.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRP, ET and SO?

Energy Transfer (ET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tc Energy (TRP) 26.4x, Energy Transfer (ET) 14.1x, Southern (SO) 22.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Energy Transfer (ET) is cheapest (Tc Energy (TRP) 24.8x, Energy Transfer (ET) 11.5x, Southern (SO) 19.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Transfer (ET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tc Energy (TRP) -1.0%, Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%, Southern (SO) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tc Energy (TRP) has the highest net margin (Tc Energy (TRP) 21.9%, Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%, Southern (SO) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Tc Energy (TRP) leads (Tc Energy (TRP) 12.4%, Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%, Southern (SO) 5.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tc Energy (TRP) returned the most: Tc Energy (TRP) +23.9%, Energy Transfer (ET) +23.2%, Southern (SO) -3.5%. Over five years, Energy Transfer (ET) compounded fastest (Tc Energy (TRP) +2.8%/yr, Energy Transfer (ET) +16.2%/yr, Southern (SO) +8.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Energy Transfer (ET) has the highest dividend yield: Tc Energy (TRP) -0.04%, Energy Transfer (ET) 0.07%, Southern (SO) 0.03%. Tc Energy (TRP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (Tc Energy (TRP) 19.7%, Energy Transfer (ET) 17.5%, Southern (SO) 17.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TRP, ET and SO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Energy Transfer (ET) 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.