Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 3.25% for Q1 2026, up 15.0% year-over-year from 2.82% in Q1 2025, and down 3.34% quarter-over-quarter from 3.36% in Q4 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 for Q1 2026 stood at 3.25%, down from 3.36% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 4.37% in Q3 2022, with the low at 0.29% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 2.6% (2024), against an average of 2.5%.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Margin reached 489 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 490 bps in 2022.
- Plains All American Pipeline's Operating Margin stood at 0.29% in 2022, then surged by 621 bps to 1.53% in 2023, then sank by 109 bps to 0.13% in 2024, then soared by 2627 bps to 3.36% in 2025, then declined by 3 bps to 3.25% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PAA's Operating Margin at 3.25% in Q1 2026, 3.36% in Q4 2025, and 4.18% in Q3 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinder Morgan | 112.69 Bn | 112.57 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 30.06% |
| 2 | Enbridge | 110.90 Bn | 109.41 Bn | 5.23 Bn | 9.93% |
| 3 | Enterprise Products Partners | 83.47 Bn | 82.57 Bn | - | 12.31% |
| 4 | Energy Transfer | 72.69 Bn | 71.66 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 10.41% |
| 5 | Tc Energy | 65.95 Bn | 58.39 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 29.84% |
| 6 | Oneok | 60.15 Bn | 59.99 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 13.22% |
| 7 | Mplx | 59.97 Bn | 58.94 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 41.61% |
| 8 | Targa Resources | 59.51 Bn | 59.37 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 27.80% |
| 9 | Cheniere Energy | 56.09 Bn | 54.84 Bn | 5.29 Bn | 74.84% |
| 10 | Plains All American Pipeline | 16.81 Bn | 15.75 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 2.25% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.25% |
| 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% |