Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 3.25% in Q1 2026, down 3.34% quarter-over-quarter from 3.36% in Q4 2025, and up 15.0% on a YoY basis from 2.82% in Q1 2025.

Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Plains All American Pipeline's Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 3.25% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 15.0% year-over-year to 3.25%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.28% (up 150.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.24%, up 146.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 3.25% for Q1 2026 at Plains All American Pipeline, down from 3.36% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 4.37% in Q3 2022 to a low of 0.29% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 2.5% across 5 years, with a median of 2.6% in 2024.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Operating Margin was 489 bps in 2022; the steepest drop was 490 bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 0.29% in 2022, then soared by 621 bps to 1.53% in 2023, then slumped by 109 bps to 0.13% in 2024, then jumped by 2627 bps to 3.36% in 2025, then fell by 3 bps to 3.25% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 3.25% (Q1 2026), 3.36% (Q4 2025), and 4.18% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Enbridge 88.33 Bn 89.03 Bn 6.70 Bn 14.43%
2 Enterprise Products Partners 80.83 Bn 79.68 Bn - 13.17%
3 Kinder Morgan 69.66 Bn 70.75 Bn 3.08 Bn 29.91%
4 Energy Transfer 65.60 Bn 64.88 Bn 6.62 Bn 10.74%
5 Scorpio Tankers 59.17 Bn 58.19 Bn - -
6 Mplx 57.43 Bn 55.92 Bn 2.54 Bn 39.96%
7 Targa Resources 56.68 Bn 56.71 Bn 1.70 Bn 20.68%
8 Oneok 55.34 Bn 55.21 Bn 2.57 Bn 14.85%
9 Tc Energy 50.79 Bn 51.99 Bn 2.95 Bn 68.07%
10 Plains All American Pipeline 15.89 Bn 15.72 Bn 977.00 Mn 3.25%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.25%
Dec 31, 2025 3.36%
Sep 30, 2025 4.18%
Jun 30, 2025 2.25%
Mar 31, 2025 3.10%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.13%
Sep 30, 2024 1.57%
Jun 30, 2024 2.60%
Mar 31, 2024 3.06%
Dec 31, 2023 1.53%
Sep 30, 2023 1.94%
Jun 30, 2023 3.26%
Mar 31, 2023 3.83%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.29%
Sep 30, 2022 4.37%
Jun 30, 2022 2.51%
Mar 31, 2022 2.14%
Dec 31, 2021 4.61%
Sep 30, 2021 -0.35%
Jun 30, 2021 -2.38%