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Plains GP Holdings
(NASDAQ:PAGP)
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Rating:66Neutral
Price Target:
$29.00
â–²(6.77% Upside)
Action:Downgraded
Date:09/30/26
The score is driven primarily by solid financial performance led by strong free cash flow and an improving earnings picture, tempered by historically high leverage risk. Valuation is a clear positive (low P/E and high yield), while technical indicators point to weaker near-term momentum. Corporate events are supportive overall, highlighting continuity and access to capital.
Positive Factors
Strong Cash Generation
Consistent operating and free cash generation gives PAA and PAGP resources to fund maintenance, growth projects, debt reduction, and distributions. Free cash flow covering reported earnings well also supports earnings quality and provides resilience across the midstream cycle.
Negative Factors
Historically High Leverage
Historically elevated leverage leaves less room to absorb weaker volumes, higher costs, or unexpected operational needs. It can also constrain capital allocation and increase dependence on sustained cash generation, even though recent TTM figures suggest possible improvement.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong Cash Generation
Consistent operating and free cash generation gives PAA and PAGP resources to fund maintenance, growth projects, debt reduction, and distributions. Free cash flow covering reported earnings well also supports earnings quality and provides resilience across the midstream cycle.
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Plains GP Holdings (PAGP) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$19.76B
Dividend Yield6.26%
Average Volume (3M)1.71M
Price to Earnings (P/E)9.3
Beta (1Y)0.21
Revenue Growth9.00%
EPS Growth307.04%
CountryUS
Employees3,900
SectorEnergy
Sector Strength52
IndustryOil & Gas Midstream
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.80
Shares Outstanding197,904,130
10 Day Avg. Volume1,671,274
30 Day Avg. Volume1,705,789
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.10
Price to Book (P/B)2.82
Price to Sales (P/S)0.09
P/FCF Ratio1.66
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$26.30Price Target Upside-3.17% Downside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering10
EPS Forecast (FY)2.42
Revenue Forecast (FY)$54.34B
Plains GP Holdings Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Plains GP Holdings, L.P., through its subsidiary, Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., owns and operates midstream infrastructure systems in the United States and Canada. It operates through Crude Oil and Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) segments. The co...
How the Company Makes Money
PAGP makes money primarily through its ownership interest in PAA, which generates cash flows from midstream operations and distributes cash to its owners (including PAGP). The underlying revenue model at PAA is largely fee-based: customers pay tar...
Plains GP Holdings Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 08, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Oct 29, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed a largely positive outlook driven by strong first-quarter results, an upwardly revised 2026 EBITDA guidance, significant expected NGL sale proceeds (~$3.3 billion) enabling meaningful deleveraging, solid free cash flow expectations (~$1.85 billion) and on‑track cost and synergy initiatives. Near‑term headwinds include one‑time weather and operational impacts (~$49 million), elevated pre‑sale leverage (4.1x), regulatory uncertainty around the Keyera transaction, natural gas takeaway constraints in the Permian that limit near‑term volume growth, and limited immediate benefit from higher commodity prices due to prior hedging. Overall, the positives (guidance raise, cash generation, deleveraging, cost savings and Cactus III benefits) outweigh the noted near‑term challenges.Positive Updates
Strong Q1 EBITDA and Segment Performance
Reported first quarter adjusted EBITDA attributable to Plains GP Holdings of $730 million; crude oil segment adjusted EBITDA of $582 million and NGL segment adjusted EBITDA of $145 million.
Negative Updates
Weather, Maintenance and MVC Timing Headwinds
One-off items in Q1 (winter weather impacts in the Permian, system maintenance, and timing of minimum volume commitments) produced a roughly $49 million negative impact; weather-related shut-ins are unrecoverable for the quarter, though some production flush may return later.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Q1 EBITDA and Segment Performance
Reported first quarter adjusted EBITDA attributable to Plains GP Holdings of $730 million; crude oil segment adjusted EBITDA of $582 million and NGL segment adjusted EBITDA of $145 million.
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Company Guidance
Management raised full‑year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance by $130 million to a midpoint of $2.88 billion after reporting Q1 adjusted EBITDA of $730 million (crude segment $582 million; NGL $145 million), and now expects NGL EBITDA of $170 million (after a $45 million Q1 outperformance and an NGL divestiture targeted for May 2026). They left growth capital at $350 million, increased maintenance capital to $185 million (reflecting ownership of NGL assets into May), and reiterated pro forma Q1 leverage of 4.1x that would fall to ~3.5x post‑NGL sale and is expected to migrate toward the low end of the 3.25x–3.75x target range by year‑end. For 2026 they forecast roughly $1.85 billion of adjusted free cash flow (excluding working capital changes and NGL sale proceeds), anticipate net NGL sale proceeds of about $3.3 billion (≈$100 million above prior estimates) to be used to pay down just over $3 billion of debt (term loan, CP and a $750 million note), do not expect a special distribution due to Cactus III tax mitigation, and remain on track for $100 million of cost efficiencies ($50 million in 2026 and $50 million in 2027).Plains GP Holdings Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
66
Positive
Balance Sheet
52
Neutral
Cash Flow
78
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 52.31B | 44.26B | 50.07B | 48.71B | 57.34B | 42.08B |
| Gross Profit | 2.66B | 2.67B | 3.49B | 3.13B | 3.20B | 2.80B |
| EBITDA | 2.65B | 2.81B | 2.68B | 3.05B | 2.78B | 1.91B |
| Net Income | 554.00M | 260.00M | 103.00M | 198.00M | 168.00M | 60.00M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 30.23B | 31.28B | 27.76B | 28.60B | 29.21B | 29.98B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.06B | 329.00M | 349.00M | 453.00M | 404.00M | 456.00M |
| Total Debt | 8.63B | 11.49B | 7.93B | 8.03B | 8.82B | 9.64B |
| Total Liabilities | 14.92B | 17.06B | 13.44B | 13.63B | 14.57B | 15.80B |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.58B | 1.34B | 1.35B | 1.55B | 1.52B | 1.53B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 2.62B | 2.29B | 1.84B | 2.14B | 1.95B | 1.66B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.98B | 2.93B | 2.48B | 2.72B | 2.40B | 1.99B |
| Investing Cash Flow | 797.00M | -3.36B | -875.00M | -702.00M | -526.00M | 386.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -3.15B | 399.00M | -1.70B | -1.97B | -1.93B | -1.98B |
Plains GP Holdings Technical Analysis
Neutral
27.16
Price Trends
26.73
Negative
25.49
Positive
23.33
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.27
Positive
34.50
Neutral
16.32
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For PAGP, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 27.16 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 27.18, above the 50-day MA of 26.73, and above the 200-day MA of 23.33, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.27 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 34.50 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 16.32 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for PAGP.
Plains GP Holdings Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (65)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 Outperform | $57.13B | 12.10 | 33.42% | 7.64% | 4.79% | 10.20% | |
76 Outperform | $59.89B | 26.76 | 72.08% | 1.60% | -0.83% | 49.90% | |
75 Outperform | $77.03B | 12.56 | 21.21% | 6.09% | 7.38% | 7.45% | |
73 Outperform | $69.21B | 12.71 | 16.77% | 6.57% | 33.27% | 12.55% | |
73 Outperform | $16.72B | 6.58 | 27.46% | 6.87% | 9.00% | 299.23% | |
66 Neutral | $19.76B | 9.31 | 39.97% | 6.26% | 9.00% | 307.04% | |
65 Neutral | $15.17B | 7.61 | 4.09% | 5.20% | 3.87% | -62.32% |
* Energy Sector Average
PAGP
Plains GP Holdings
26.06
9.42
56.66%
ET
Energy Transfer
20.47
4.97
32.06%
EPD
Enterprise Products Partners
36.18
6.60
22.30%
PAA
Plains All American
23.75
8.31
53.86%
TRGP
Targa Resources
281.74
122.56
77.00%
MPLX
MPLX
56.38
10.89
23.94%
Plains GP Holdings Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Plains GP Holdings Names New COO to Lead Operations
Positive
Sep 29, 2026
On September 29, 2026, Plains All American Pipeline and Plains GP Holdings announced that industry veteran Dean Liollio will become Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective October 2, 2026, succeeding Chris Chandler, who is r...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Plains GP Holdings Completes $1.5 Billion Notes Offering
Positive
Sep 14, 2026
Following an underwriting agreement signed on September 9, 2026, Plains All American Pipeline completed on September 14, 2026 a $1.5 billion public offering of junior subordinated notes due 2056, priced at 6.750% for Series A and 7.000% for Series...
Business Operations and StrategyDividendsFinancial DisclosuresM&A Transactions
Plains GP Highlights Q2 2026 Results and Debt Reduction
Positive
Aug 7, 2026
On August 7, 2026, Plains All American Pipeline and Plains GP Holdings reported second-quarter 2026 net income attributable to PAA of $1.83 billion, largely driven by a roughly $1.6 billion gain on the sale of the Canadian NGL business completed o...
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