WBI vs TRP vs MPLX Stock Comparison

WaterBridge Infrastructure, Tc Energy and Mplx Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TRP Tc Energy Corp
$63.65 +7.7% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$66.25B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.36B
Div. yield
5.48%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
2 wins
MPLX Mplx Lp
$58.95 +4.5% 1M +16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$59.77B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.22B
Div. yield
7.32%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Mplx leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Mplx 9, Tc Energy 2, WaterBridge Infrastructure 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWBITRPMPLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.46B $66.25B $59.77B TRP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.5x 26.3x 12.7x MPLX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 45.9x 25.1x 14.4x MPLX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +110.0% +5.3% +8.7% WBI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% 22.1% 35.8% MPLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% 10.0% 14.6% MPLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 4.4x 3.4x MPLX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.54% 5.48% 7.32% MPLX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.8% +26.9% +16.1% TRP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +3.4%/yr +13.8%/yr MPLX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.1% 19.8% 17.4% MPLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 48/100 55/100 MPLX

Percentile Scorecard

WBITRPMPLX

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

AxisWBITRPMPLX
Valuation 6 #33 of 35 38 #22 of 35 32 #24 of 35
Growth 100 #1 of 34 27 #25 of 34 24 #26 of 34
Profitability 21 #27 of 34 97 #2 of 34 91 #4 of 34
Financial Health 77 #9 of 35 38 #22 of 35 56 #16 of 35
Shareholder Returns 0 #31 of 31 40 #19 of 31 70 #10 of 31
Overall 41 48 55
  • WBI ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • TRP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • MPLX 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

PeriodWBITRPMPLXSPY
1 month -2.9%+7.7%+4.5% -2.3%
3 months -17.1%-3.4%+0.1% -0.7%
6 months -6.7%-3.6%+3.1% +4.8%
Year to date +40.0%+15.7%+10.5% +10.3%
1 year +16.8%+26.9%+16.1% +10.3%
3 years —+74.3%+63.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year —+20.4%+17.8% +20.1%
5 years —+18.0%+90.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year —+3.4%+13.8% +10.1%
10 years —+47.7%+79.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+4.0%+6.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureWBITRPMPLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.1%19.8%17.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.3%18.7%18.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.31-0.06-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.361.360.93 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.7%-44.3%-20.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.6%-10.2%-2.4% -3.5%
52-week high $36.22$70.91$60.43 $779.14
52-week low $18.76$49.79$50.85 $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.

MultipleWBITRPMPLX
P/E now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 19.0x 26.3xmedian 19.0x 12.7xmedian 19.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.7x 5.8xmedian 2.7x 4.5xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 10.9x 11.6xmedian 10.9x 11.6xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -28.3xmedian 16.0x 6.9xmedian 16.0x 17.9xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.4x 3.4xmedian 2.4x 4.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.68 0.54median 1.68 2.43median 1.68

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 monthsWBITRPMPLX
Revenue $777.97M $11.36B $13.22B
Gross profit $205.03M $11.18B $11.61B
Operating income $126.63M $7.02B $5.88B
Net income $53.91M $3.07B $4.77B
Free cash flow -$122.30M $9.55B $3.34B
EPS (diluted) $0.98 $2.42 $4.66
Cash & equivalents $47.62M $1.46B $1.03B
Total debt $1.62B $41.20B $26.01B
Shares (diluted) 48.76M 1.04B 1.02B
Enterprise value $4.36B $69.43B $53.33B

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
MetricWBITRPMPLX
P/E 28.5x 26.3x 12.7x
P/FCF -28.3x 6.9x 17.9x
P/Operating cash flow 13.3x 10.6x 10.0x
P/S 4.4x 5.8x 4.5x
P/B 1.9x 3.4x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 3.4x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x 11.6x 11.6x
EV/EBIT 39.7x 15.1x 14.4x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 9.3x 6.4x
EV/FCF -41.1x 11.1x 25.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.3x 16.9x 14.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.54 2.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWBITRPMPLX
Revenue growth (1Y) 110.0% 5.3% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 85.4% 5.3% 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 89.5% -4.7% 11.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 325.5% -14.2% 9.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 54.8% 4.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – -17.6% 10.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 48.4% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.6% -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.7% 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.1% -32.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.4% -6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWBITRPMPLX
Gross margin 26.4% 98.4% 87.8%
EBITDA margin 47.3% 80.2% 55.4%
Operating margin 16.3% 61.8% 44.4%
Pretax margin 7.2% 35.0% 36.1%
Net margin 6.2% 22.1% 35.8%
FCF margin -15.7% 84.1% 25.2%
Operating cash flow margin 33.5% 55.1% 45.2%
Return on equity 2.9% 15.6% 33.4%
Return on assets 1.4% – 11.1%
Return on invested capital 3.6% 10.0% 14.6%
Return on capital employed 3.4% – 14.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.8x 2.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWBITRPMPLX
Debt / assets 41.0% – 60.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x 2.1x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 4.4x 3.4x
Debt / FCF -13.2x 4.3x 7.8x
Liabilities / assets 53.6% – 66.8%
Equity / assets 46.4% – 33.2%
Interest coverage – 2.8x 5.3x
Current ratio 1.5x – 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.5x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.32 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWBITRPMPLX
Dividend yield 0.5% 5.5% 7.3%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 5.3% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 84.1% 89.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.0% 127.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.5% 12.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -8.6% 11.8%

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.

ConsensusWBITRPMPLX
Forward P/E 45.9xFY2026 25.1xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.61FY2026 $2.54FY2026 $4.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -0.8%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.9% +15.0% +13.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $858.29MFY2026 $10.85BFY2026 $13.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.5% +4.3% -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWBITRPMPLX
Held by institutions 58.3% 65.7% 18.8%
Institutions holding 164 698 627
Change in shares held, QoQ +29.4% -5.0% -3.3%
Institutions buying 101 330 302
Institutions selling 41 216 144
Buyers to sellers 2.46 1.53 2.10

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.

WBITRPMPLX
WBI 1.00 0.26 0.22
TRP 0.26 1.00 0.42
MPLX 0.22 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WBI, TRP and MPLX?

Tc Energy (TRP) is the largest by market capitalisation: WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) $3.46B, Tc Energy (TRP) $66.25B, Mplx (MPLX) $59.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, WBI, TRP and MPLX?

Mplx (MPLX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 28.5x, Tc Energy (TRP) 26.3x, Mplx (MPLX) 12.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mplx (MPLX) is cheapest (WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 45.9x, Tc Energy (TRP) 25.1x, Mplx (MPLX) 14.4x). 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%, Tc Energy (TRP) +5.3%, Mplx (MPLX) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mplx (MPLX) has the highest net margin (WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 6.2%, Tc Energy (TRP) 22.1%, Mplx (MPLX) 35.8%). On return on invested capital, Mplx (MPLX) leads (WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 3.6%, Tc Energy (TRP) 10.0%, Mplx (MPLX) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tc Energy (TRP) returned the most: WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) +16.8%, Tc Energy (TRP) +26.9%, Mplx (MPLX) +16.1%. Over five years, Mplx (MPLX) compounded fastest (Tc Energy (TRP) +3.4%/yr, Mplx (MPLX) +13.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mplx (MPLX) has the highest dividend yield: WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 0.54%, Tc Energy (TRP) 5.48%, Mplx (MPLX) 7.32%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mplx (MPLX) has been the steadiest (WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 46.1%, Tc Energy (TRP) 19.8%, Mplx (MPLX) 17.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WBI, TRP and MPLX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mplx (MPLX) leads on 9. 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.