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How Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. stacks up
PAA · against 53 other Energy companies of similar size
Valuation
75/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #16 of 54 · scores higher than 70% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score9 peers with a valuation score of 70–79, including PAA · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 75?
Weighted metrics compared with all Energy companies.Mainly thanks to its free cash flow yield, which is stronger than most Energy peers.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 74% of peers. EBITDA yield: 10.2% vs peer median 12.1%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 17.0% vs peer median 5.2%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 82% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 13.0% vs peer median 6.2%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = PAA, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | PAA | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 56 reported | 4.5% | 7.2% | 24% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 51 reported | 8.3% | 14.0% | 22% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 35 reported | 13.0% | 6.1% | 94% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 50 reported | 49.6% | 51.5% | 45% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PAA| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 571.7B THB (≈$16.0B) | 95 | 62 | |
| 2 | 229.8B NOK (≈$21.8B) | 89 | 55 | |
| 3 | 16.7B USD | 88 | 70 | |
| 3 | 20.8B USD | 88 | 83 | |
| 3 | 1.96T INR (≈$23.5B) | 88 | 70 | |
| 10 | 651.7B TRY (≈$19.6B) | 82 | 69 | |
| 13 | 4.69T JPY (≈$31.9B) | 80 | 67 | |
| 14 | 9.6B USD | 77 | 62 | |
| 15 | 1.29T INR (≈$15.5B) | 76 | 56 | |
| 16 | 18.2B USD | 75 | 64 | |
| 16 | 32.3B EUR (≈$35.5B) | 75 | 59 | |
| 18 | 20.2B USD | 74 | 75 | |
| 19 | 23.8B EUR (≈$26.2B) | 72 | 54 | |
| 20 | 12.3B USD | 71 | 66 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score