TRP vs ET vs SOBO Stock Comparison

Tc Energy, Energy Transfer and South Bow Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TRP Tc Energy Corp
$62.47 +6.3% 1M +23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$65.02B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
5.59%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins
ET Energy Transfer LP
$20.61 +2.0% 1M +23.2% 1Y
Market cap
$70.97B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
6.54%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
7 wins
SOBO South Bow Corp
$35.67 +5.0% 1M +36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.43B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
5.61%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Energy Transfer leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Energy Transfer 7, Tc Energy 3, South Bow 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRPETSOBOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $65.02B $70.97B $7.43B ET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.4x 14.1x 16.1x ET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.8x 11.5x 19.0x ET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.0% +33.3% -2.1% ET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.9% 4.7% 23.0% SOBO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.4% 8.4% 9.2% TRP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 4.0x 4.4x TRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.59% 6.54% 5.61% ET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.9% +23.2% +36.5% SOBO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr +16.2%/yr — ET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.7% 17.5% 22.8% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 66/100 49/100 TRP

Percentile Scorecard

TRPETSOBO

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

AxisTRPETSOBO
Valuation 73 #4 of 12 100 #1 of 12 64 #5 of 12
Growth 60 #5 of 11 70 #4 of 11 80 #3 of 11
Profitability 100 #1 of 11 40 #7 of 11 60 #5 of 11
Financial Health 91 #2 of 12 55 #6 of 12 27 #9 of 12
Shareholder Returns 43 #5 of 8 – 14 #7 of 8
Overall 73 66 49
  • TRP ranked among 12 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • ET ranked among 12 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • SOBO ranked among 12 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRPETSOBOSPY
1 month +6.3%+2.0%+5.0% -0.8%
3 months -8.6%+3.5%-4.5% +3.5%
6 months +0.9%+8.2%+11.1% +7.0%
Year to date +13.6%+25.0%+29.9% +12.2%
1 year +23.9%+23.2%+36.5% +13.0%
3 years +84.7%+57.2%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.7%+16.3%— +23.1%
5 years +14.7%+111.8%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.8%+16.2%— +11.0%
10 years +36.1%+30.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.1%+2.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTRPETSOBOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.7%17.5%22.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.6%16.6%22.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.06-0.21-0.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.211.331.60 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-25.8%-20.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.9%-5.2%-7.8% -1.8%
52-week high $70.91$21.74$38.69 $779.14
52-week low $49.79$16.21$25.26 $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.

MultipleTRPETSOBO
P/E now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 17.3x 14.1xmedian 17.3x 16.1xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 3.5x 0.7xmedian 3.5x 3.7xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 10.9x 8.2xmedian 10.9x 10.9xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 13.6x 13.6xmedian 13.6x 11.6xmedian 13.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.1x 1.4xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 1.88 2.01median 1.88 —median 1.88

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 monthsTRPETSOBO
Revenue $11.24B $107.38B $2.00B
Gross profit $11.08B $25.32B $1.72B
Operating income $6.82B $10.78B –
Net income $2.94B $7.04B $460.00M
Free cash flow $9.65B $5.22B $640.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.37 $1.46 $2.20
Cash & equivalents $1.46B $1.02B $726.00M
Total debt $11.91B $68.41B $5.73B
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 3.46B 208.80M
Enterprise value $67.94B $64.41B $5.05B

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
MetricTRPETSOBO
P/E 26.4x 14.1x 16.1x
P/FCF 6.7x 13.6x 11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 5.9x 8.9x
P/S 5.8x 0.7x 3.7x
P/B 3.3x 1.4x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 1.6x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 8.2x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 11.1x 12.8x 14.0x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 1.3x 6.2x
EV/FCF 7.8x 26.5x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 11.4x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 2.01 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRPETSOBO
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.0% 33.3% -2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.1% 18.9% 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.0% 16.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -17.9% 16.1% 53.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.5% 9.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -19.4% 12.6% 134.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.4% 7.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% 8.8% 30.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 5.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.1% -8.5% 14.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.1% -7.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRPETSOBO
Gross margin 98.5% 23.6% 85.8%
EBITDA margin 78.8% 15.7% 56.9%
Operating margin 60.7% 10.0% –
Pretax margin 34.9% 7.1% 27.8%
Net margin 21.9% 4.7% 23.0%
FCF margin 85.9% 4.9% 32.0%
Operating cash flow margin 55.2% 11.3% 41.9%
Return on equity 12.6% 14.0% 17.3%
Return on assets – 4.8% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 12.4% 8.4% 9.2%
Return on capital employed – 8.4% 9.1%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRPETSOBO
Debt / assets – 46.2% 50.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.4x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 4.0x 4.4x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 13.1x 9.0x
Liabilities / assets – 65.9% 76.6%
Equity / assets – 34.1% 23.4%
Interest coverage 2.8x 2.9x 2.7x
Current ratio – 1.2x 1.5x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 1.2x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – – 1.03

Shareholder Returns

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

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.

ConsensusTRPETSOBO
Forward P/E 24.8xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $1.80FY2026 $1.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.6%FY2026 +48.8%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.5% -9.4% +4.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.81BFY2026 $124.23BFY2026 $2.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.6%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% +1.4% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRPETSOBO
Held by institutions 65.7% 31.4% 62.0%
Institutions holding 696 1,279 305
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% +1.9% -2.3%
Institutions buying 328 628 126
Institutions selling 216 340 92
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.85 1.37

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.

TRPETSOBO
TRP 1.00 0.45 0.67
ET 0.45 1.00 0.48
SOBO 0.67 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRP, ET and SOBO?

Energy Transfer (ET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tc Energy (TRP) $65.02B, Energy Transfer (ET) $70.97B, South Bow (SOBO) $7.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRP, ET and SOBO?

Energy Transfer (ET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tc Energy (TRP) 26.4x, Energy Transfer (ET) 14.1x, South Bow (SOBO) 16.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Energy Transfer (ET) is cheapest (Tc Energy (TRP) 24.8x, Energy Transfer (ET) 11.5x, South Bow (SOBO) 19.0x). 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%, South Bow (SOBO) -2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

South Bow (SOBO) has the highest net margin (Tc Energy (TRP) 21.9%, Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%, South Bow (SOBO) 23.0%). On return on invested capital, Tc Energy (TRP) leads (Tc Energy (TRP) 12.4%, Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%, South Bow (SOBO) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year South Bow (SOBO) returned the most: Tc Energy (TRP) +23.9%, Energy Transfer (ET) +23.2%, South Bow (SOBO) +36.5%. Over five years, Energy Transfer (ET) compounded fastest (Tc Energy (TRP) +2.8%/yr, Energy Transfer (ET) +16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Energy Transfer (ET) has the highest dividend yield: Tc Energy (TRP) 5.59%, Energy Transfer (ET) 6.54%, South Bow (SOBO) 5.61%.

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%, South Bow (SOBO) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.