MPLX LP vs PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP, two Pipelines stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where MPLX and PAGP diverge most: on revenue growth, MPLX reads +5.9% and PAGP reads -6.8%; on net margin, MPLX reads 36.7% and PAGP reads 0.4%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What PAGP'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 | PAGP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $58.40 | $26.33 |
| Market cap | $59.3B | $5.2B |
| Sector | Pipelines | Pipelines |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/S | 4.59 | 0.12 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.7 | 2.7 |
| Revenue growth | +5.9% | -6.8% |
| Operating margin | 40.0% | 3.2% |
| Net margin | 36.7% | 0.4% |
| Return on assets | 11.0% | 0.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 22.2% | 94.9% |
| FCF yield | 6.6% | 39.9% |
| Current ratio | 1.10 | 0.94 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.65 | 7.41 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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