MPLX LP vs PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE LP, two Pipelines stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where MPLX and PAA diverge most: on operating margin, MPLX reads 41.6% and PAA reads 2.3%; on p/s, MPLX reads 4.32 and PAA reads 0.33. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What PAA's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | MPLX | PAA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $56.31 | $24.34 |
| Market cap | $57.1B | $17.2B |
| Sector | Pipelines | Pipelines |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/B | 4.01 | 1.20 |
| P/S | 4.32 | 0.33 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.2 | 9.5 |
| Revenue growth | +8.9% | +13.9% |
| Operating margin | 41.6% | 2.3% |
| Net margin | 36.1% | 5.3% |
| Return on equity | 33.5% | 19.4% |
| Return on assets | 11.1% | 9.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 14.7% | 5.3% |
| FCF yield | 5.8% | 13.8% |
| Debt / equity | 1.80 | 0.59 |
| Current ratio | 0.89 | 1.12 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.60 | 7.86 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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