Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) vs Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG)

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. and Cheniere Energy, Inc. are both Oil & Gas Midstream companies. Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is the larger, with a market value of $79.1B against $57.1B — 1.4× the size. Enterprise Products Partners L.P. trades at the lower P/E: 12.2× against 19.4×. Cheniere Energy, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 22.5% against 21.5%. Cheniere Energy, Inc. has the higher net margin (13.0% vs 0.00%) and the higher return on invested capital (12.0% vs 7.93%). Both pay a dividend; Enterprise Products Partners L.P. yields more (6.04% vs 0.79%). Across the 23 metrics below, Cheniere Energy, Inc. leads on 14 and Enterprise Products Partners L.P. on 9.

Valuation

Metric EPD LNG Oil & Gas Midstream median
P/E 12.17 19.44 11.68
P/S 1.23 2.49 2.39
P/B 2.54 4.83 1.68
Price to free cash flow 17.35 15.26 8.52
EV/EBITDA 10.58 9.89 9.03
EV/Sales 1.75 3.43 3.43
Earnings yield 8.22% 5.14% 7.78%
Free cash flow yield 5.77% 6.55% 7.11%

Profitability

Metric EPD LNG Oil & Gas Midstream median
Gross margin 12.50% 36.44% 54.87%
Operating margin 12.67% 28.08% 34.73%
Net margin 0.00% 13.03% 20.12%
Free cash flow margin 14.45% 16.31% 14.43%
Return on equity 0.00% 25.97% 11.73%
Return on assets 0.00% 6.44% 4.43%
Return on invested capital 7.93% 12.04% 6.10%

Growth

Metric EPD LNG Oil & Gas Midstream median
Revenue growth (TTM) 21.49% 22.47% 14.88%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (1.12%) 69.93% (7.78%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 14.10% 16.38% 10.05%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 8.80% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric EPD LNG Oil & Gas Midstream median
Debt to equity 1.07 2.00 0.77
Current ratio 0.93 0.90 1.19
Net debt to EBITDA 3.35 2.03 3.46

Dividend

Metric EPD LNG Oil & Gas Midstream median
Dividend yield 6.04% 0.79% 4.94%
Payout ratio 0.74 0.15 0.73

Size

Metric EPD LNG Oil & Gas Midstream median
Market cap 79.08b 57.09b 3.56b

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