stockrowFrontline PLC (FRO) vs Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (PAA)
- Frontline PLC FRO 44.85 −7.49%
- Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. PAA 24.57 −2.54%
Frontline PLC and Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. are both Oil & Gas Midstream companies. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. is the larger, with a market value of $17.3B against $10.0B — 1.7× the size. Frontline PLC trades at the lower P/E: 6.7× against 6.8×. Frontline PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 63.5% against 13.1%. Frontline PLC has the higher net margin (49.4% vs 4.87%) and the higher return on invested capital (19.4% vs 4.74%). Both pay a dividend; Frontline PLC yields more (12.0% vs 6.80%). Across the 23 metrics below, Frontline PLC leads on 16 and Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. on 7.
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| Metric | FRO | PAA | Oil & Gas Midstream median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 66.67% | 5.55% | 54.87% |
| Operating margin | 54.14% | 3.14% | 34.73% |
| Net margin | 49.37% | 4.87% | 20.12% |
| Free cash flow margin | 56.19% | 4.66% | 14.43% |
| Return on equity | 53.85% | 21.98% | 11.73% |
| Return on assets | 24.94% | 9.03% | 4.43% |
| Return on invested capital | 19.35% | 4.74% | 6.10% |
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