Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Plains All American Pipeline's FCF Margin was 4.62% in Q2 2026, down 0.31 percentage points from 4.92% a year earlier but up 2.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Plains All American Pipeline's FCF Margin was 4.54% through Jun 30, 2026, down 0.24 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 5.18%, up 1.00 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +1.85 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, FCF Margin was 4.18% in FY2024 (-0.72 pp), 4.90% in FY2023 (+1.49 pp), 3.41% in FY2022 (-0.54 pp) and 3.95% in FY2021 (+0.61 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has moved between -0.43% (Q3 2023) and 8.89% (Q4 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.40 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 7.42 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2022 (a drop of 6.53 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PAA's FCF Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 2.31% (Q1 2026), 6.04% (Q4 2025) and 5.46% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enbridge | 102.52 Bn | 100.06 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 3.87% |
| 2 | Enterprise Products Partners | 79.27 Bn | 77.71 Bn | - | 11.07% |
| 3 | Energy Transfer | 69.21 Bn | 62.65 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 7.88% |
| 4 | Kinder Morgan | 68.17 Bn | 69.12 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 21.84% |
| 5 | Tc Energy | 61.09 Bn | 64.16 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 92.82% |
| 6 | Targa Resources | 59.48 Bn | 59.10 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 9.71% |
| 7 | Mplx | 58.45 Bn | 52.01 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 26.48% |
| 8 | Oneok | 55.88 Bn | 54.37 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 11.95% |
| 9 | Cheniere Energy | 55.70 Bn | 55.83 Bn | 5.29 Bn | 6.94% |
| 10 | Plains All American Pipeline | 17.31 Bn | 14.57 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 4.62% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.62% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.31% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.46% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.92% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.67% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.52% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.25% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.89% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.72% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.28% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.41% |
Plains All American Pipeline FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=PAA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "PAA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=PAA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();