WBI vs KMI vs TRGP Stock Comparison

WaterBridge Infrastructure, Kinder Morgan and Targa Resources Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc.
$33.87 +10.2% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$75.45B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.34B
Div. yield
3.50%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
7 wins
TRGP Targa Resources Corp.
$302.48 +8.9% 1M +96.4% 1Y
Market cap
$64.86B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.74B
Div. yield
1.49%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kinder Morgan leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Kinder Morgan 7, Targa Resources 4, WaterBridge Infrastructure 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWBIKMITRGPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.69B $75.45B $64.86B KMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.4x 20.9x 28.6x KMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 48.9x 20.8x 28.5x KMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +110.0% +11.7% -2.0% WBI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% 19.6% 13.5% KMI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% 6.3% 13.2% TRGP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 4.1x 3.5x TRGP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.50% 3.50% 1.49% KMI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.0% +29.5% +96.4% TRGP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +14.3%/yr +40.5%/yr TRGP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.2% 21.2% 28.5% KMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 45/100 41/100 KMI

Percentile Scorecard

WBIKMITRGP

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

AxisWBIKMITRGP
Valuation 9 #32 of 35 35 #23 of 35 15 #30 of 35
Growth 100 #1 of 34 67 #12 of 34 79 #8 of 34
Profitability 21 #27 of 34 52 #17 of 34 70 #11 of 34
Financial Health 74 #10 of 35 47 #19 of 35 27 #26 of 35
Shareholder Returns 0 #31 of 31 23 #24 of 31 17 #26 of 31
Overall 41 45 41
  • WBI ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • KMI ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • TRGP 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

PeriodWBIKMITRGPSPY
1 month +0.2%+10.2%+8.9% -0.2%
3 months -6.5%+7.1%+15.6% +3.9%
6 months +4.4%+6.5%+21.8% +8.2%
Year to date +49.2%+23.2%+63.9% +12.9%
1 year +23.0%+29.5%+96.4% +12.3%
3 years —+106.9%+258.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+27.4%+53.1% +23.3%
5 years —+95.2%+447.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+14.3%+40.5% +10.9%
10 years —+61.5%+548.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+4.9%+20.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWBIKMITRGPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.2%21.2%28.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.1%20.5%26.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.32-0.22-0.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.511.393.39 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.7%-20.4%-32.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-1.7%-0.7% -1.2%
52-week high $36.22$34.44$304.61 $779.14
52-week low $18.76$25.84$151.38 $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.

MultipleWBIKMITRGP
P/E now vs peer median 30.4xmedian 20.9x 20.9xmedian 20.9x 28.6xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.7x 4.1xmedian 2.7x 3.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 11.0x 13.8xmedian 11.0x 15.3xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -30.1xmedian 16.5x 24.5xmedian 16.5x 87.5xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.6x 2.3xmedian 2.6x 17.1xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.95 1.55median 1.95 0.69median 1.95

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 monthsWBIKMITRGP
Revenue $777.97M $18.34B $16.74B
Gross profit $205.03M $12.18B $7.23B
Operating income $126.63M $5.31B $3.84B
Net income $53.91M $3.71B $2.30B
Free cash flow -$122.30M $3.08B $740.90M
EPS (diluted) $0.98 $1.62 $10.54
Cash & equivalents $47.62M $918.00M $132.30M
Total debt $1.62B $33.07B $19.58B
Shares (diluted) 48.76M 2.23B 215.20M
Enterprise value $4.59B $75.54B $64.48B

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
MetricWBIKMITRGP
P/E 30.4x 20.9x 28.6x
P/FCF -30.1x 24.5x 87.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x 11.2x 15.1x
P/S 4.7x 4.1x 3.9x
P/B 2.0x 2.3x 17.1x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 2.4x 38.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.3x 13.8x 15.3x
EV/EBIT 41.5x 20.2x 22.0x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 5.9x 5.0x
EV/FCF -43.0x 34.9x 113.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.2x 16.0x 19.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.55 0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWBIKMITRGP
Revenue growth (1Y) 110.0% 11.7% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% -2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 85.4% 9.8% 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% 12.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 89.5% 18.9% 27.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% 15.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 325.5% 30.8% 29.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 13.1% 12.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 31.9% 49.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 13.5% 41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.4% 16.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.8% 73.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.3% -4.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWBIKMITRGP
Gross margin 26.4% 66.4% 43.2%
EBITDA margin 47.3% 42.6% 32.9%
Operating margin 16.3% 29.0% 22.9%
Pretax margin 7.2% 25.8% 17.5%
Net margin 6.2% 19.6% 13.5%
FCF margin -15.7% 16.8% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 33.5% 36.7% 25.6%
Return on equity 2.9% 11.3% 65.2%
Return on assets 1.4% 5.0% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 3.6% 6.3% 13.2%
Return on capital employed 3.4% 7.6% 15.7%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.8x 1.8x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWBIKMITRGP
Debt / assets 41.0% 43.9% 68.7%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.0x 5.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 4.1x 3.5x
Debt / FCF -13.2x 10.7x 26.4x
Liabilities / assets 53.6% 56.5% 86.7%
Equity / assets 46.4% 43.5% 13.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 0.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.38 1.33 2.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWBIKMITRGP
Dividend yield 0.5% 3.5% 1.5%
Net buyback yield – – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 3.5% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 71.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 85.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% –

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.

ConsensusWBIKMITRGP
Forward P/E 48.9xFY2026 20.8xFY2026 28.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.61FY2026 $1.63FY2026 $10.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +25.4%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.9% -11.0% +24.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $858.29MFY2026 $17.89BFY2026 $19.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.5% +0.4% +14.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWBIKMITRGP
Held by institutions 100.0% 69.3% 93.5%
Institutions holding 164 1,811 1,085
Change in shares held, QoQ +29.4% +3.3% +2.9%
Institutions buying 101 898 558
Institutions selling 41 647 353
Buyers to sellers 2.46 1.39 1.58

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.

WBIKMITRGP
WBI 1.00 0.29 0.39
KMI 0.29 1.00 0.66
TRGP 0.39 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WBI, KMI and TRGP?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) $3.69B, Kinder Morgan (KMI) $75.45B, Targa Resources (TRGP) $64.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, WBI, KMI and TRGP?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 30.4x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 20.9x, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kinder Morgan (KMI) is cheapest (WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 48.9x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 20.8x, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.5x). 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: WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) +110.0%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +11.7%, Targa Resources (TRGP) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) has the highest net margin (WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 6.2%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 19.6%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.5%). On return on invested capital, Targa Resources (TRGP) leads (WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 3.6%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 6.3%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Targa Resources (TRGP) returned the most: WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) +23.0%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +29.5%, Targa Resources (TRGP) +96.4%. Over five years, Targa Resources (TRGP) compounded fastest (Kinder Morgan (KMI) +14.3%/yr, Targa Resources (TRGP) +40.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) has the highest dividend yield: WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 0.50%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 3.50%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 1.49%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kinder Morgan (KMI) has been the steadiest (WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 45.2%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.2%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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