Plains All American Pipeline (PAA)
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Rating:70Outperform
Price Target:
$24.00
â–²(14.18% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/14/26
The score is driven primarily by improving financial results and strong cash generation, plus a bullish (but not overheated) technical trend. A positive earnings update with raised 2026 guidance and a deleveraging plan supports the outlook, while thin margins and a relatively high P/E temper the rating despite the strong dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Free Cash Flow Generation
Sustained, multi‑billion dollar operating and free cash flow provides durable internal funding for debt reduction, maintenance capex, and distributions. Strong FCF capacity improves financial flexibility and supports strategic priorities even through commodity cycles.
Negative Factors
Structurally Thin Margins
Low single‑digit margins leave earnings highly sensitive to volume swings, tariff pressure, and cost inflation. Even modest disruptions to throughput or higher operating costs can compress profitability materially, reducing margin resilience across cycles.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Free Cash Flow Generation
Sustained, multi‑billion dollar operating and free cash flow provides durable internal funding for debt reduction, maintenance capex, and distributions. Strong FCF capacity improves financial flexibility and supports strategic priorities even through commodity cycles.
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Plains All American (PAA) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$16.46B
Dividend Yield8.54%
Average Volume (3M)3.17M
Price to Earnings (P/E)25.9
Beta (1Y)0.42
Revenue Growth-9.94%
EPS Growth43.70%
CountryUS
Employees4,200
SectorEnergy
Sector Strength52
IndustryOil & Gas Midstream
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.33
Shares Outstanding705,531,700
10 Day Avg. Volume3,236,284
30 Day Avg. Volume3,169,231
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.07
Price to Book (P/B)1.29
Price to Sales (P/S)0.29
P/FCF Ratio5.51
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.69
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.62
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit14.70
Enterprise Value/Ebitda10.56
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$23.40Price Target Upside11.33% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering11
EPS Forecast (FY)1.6
Revenue Forecast (FY)$50.86B
Plains All American Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., through its subsidiaries, engages in the pipeline transportation, terminalling, storage, and gathering of crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States and Canada. The company operates in two segm...
How the Company Makes Money
PAA primarily makes money by providing fee-based midstream services that move and handle hydrocarbons for producers, refiners, and other market participants. A major revenue stream comes from transportation services on its pipeline systems, where ...
Plains All American Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 08, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 31, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed a predominantly positive tone: management reported strong Q1 results, raised full-year EBITDA guidance (up ~4.7%), demonstrated clear plans to deploy ~$3.3 billion of NGL sale proceeds to reduce leverage, and highlighted multiple operational and commercial drivers (Cactus III synergies, optimization captures, and cost-savings targets) supporting multi-year growth. Key risks include one-off weather and maintenance impacts (~$49 million), regulatory uncertainty around the Keyera transaction, current elevated pro forma leverage (4.1x) prior to NGL sale proceeds, and the effect of hedges limiting near-term upside from higher spot prices. Overall, the positives (upgraded guidance, strong cash flow, balance-sheet repair plan, and tangible operational gains) materially outweigh the lowlights.Positive Updates
Strong Quarterly EBITDA
Reported first quarter adjusted EBITDA attributable to Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. of $730 million, driven by crude oil segment EBITDA of $582 million and NGL segment EBITDA of $145 million.
Negative Updates
Weather and One-Time Impacts
Winter weather, system maintenance, and timing of minimum volume commitments caused one-off impacts, including a roughly $49 million weather-related hit in the quarter (approximately 6.7% of Q1 adjusted EBITDA). Some weather-related production shut-ins are not recoverable, though MVC timing is expected to reverse.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Quarterly EBITDA
Reported first quarter adjusted EBITDA attributable to Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. of $730 million, driven by crude oil segment EBITDA of $582 million and NGL segment EBITDA of $145 million.
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Company Guidance
Plains raised the midpoint of full‑year 2026 adjusted EBITDA by $130 million to $2.88 billion, citing a $170 million NGL‑segment EBITDA outlook (Q1 NGL EBITDA was $145M and management noted first‑quarter NGL outperformance of roughly $45M and a $70M uplift in the waterfall tied to ownership into May) and captured optimization/market opportunities that drove a $60M increase to the oil segment; Q1 adjusted EBITDA attributable to Plains was $730M (crude oil segment $582M). 2026 capex assumptions are $350M of growth capital and $185M of maintenance capital (the latter increased due to NGL ownership into May), and 2026 adjusted free cash flow is expected to be about $1.85B (ex. changes in working capital and NGL sale proceeds). Pro forma leverage was 4.1x at quarter end and would fall to ~3.5x pro forma for the NGL sale, with management targeting migration toward the low end of its 3.25x–3.75x range by year‑end; net NGL sale proceeds are expected to be roughly $3.3B (about $100M above prior expectation). Management also reiterated $100M of streamlining cost savings ($50M in 2026, $50M in 2027), noted elevated current/deferred taxes from restructuring with no cash tax paid this quarter, and said the Cactus III acquisition mitigates unitholder tax exposure so no special distribution is expected.Plains All American Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
64
Positive
Balance Sheet
72
Positive
Cash Flow
66
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 45.17B | 44.26B | 50.07B | 48.71B | 57.34B | 42.08B |
| Gross Profit | 1.90B | 2.67B | 1.72B | 2.76B | 1.89B | 1.74B |
| EBITDA | 2.64B | 2.91B | 2.74B | 3.06B | 2.79B | 1.92B |
| Net Income | 1.15B | 1.44B | 772.00M | 1.23B | 1.04B | 593.00M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 31.64B | 30.17B | 26.56B | 27.36B | 27.89B | 28.61B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 171.00M | 4.73B | 348.00M | 450.00M | 401.00M | 449.00M |
| Total Debt | 11.58B | 11.30B | 7.93B | 8.03B | 8.82B | 9.64B |
| Total Liabilities | 18.82B | 17.09B | 13.47B | 13.62B | 14.57B | 15.80B |
| Stockholders Equity | 9.60B | 9.84B | 9.81B | 10.42B | 10.06B | 9.97B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 2.13B | 2.29B | 1.87B | 2.17B | 1.95B | 1.66B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.71B | 2.94B | 2.49B | 2.73B | 2.41B | 2.00B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -2.81B | -3.69B | -1.50B | -702.00M | -526.00M | 386.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -171.00M | 724.00M | -1.08B | -1.98B | -1.93B | -1.98B |
Plains All American Technical Analysis
Positive
21.02
Price Trends
21.71
Positive
20.42
Positive
18.35
Positive
Market Momentum
0.46
Negative
66.58
Neutral
87.33
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For PAA, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 21.02 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 22.26, below the 50-day MA of 21.71, and above the 200-day MA of 18.35, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.46 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 66.58 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 87.33 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for PAA.
Plains All American Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (65)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 Outperform | $18.12B | 12.00 | 34.98% | 9.13% | 11.43% | -8.64% | |
80 Outperform | $15.18B | 26.36 | 9.82% | 2.70% | 22.22% | 23.30% | |
76 Outperform | $8.26B | 14.33 | 64.33% | 8.45% | 7.06% | 13.61% | |
70 Outperform | $16.46B | 25.93 | 11.77% | 8.54% | -9.94% | 43.70% | |
66 Neutral | $19.14B | 60.09 | 14.67% | 8.03% | -9.94% | 34.19% | |
65 Neutral | $15.17B | 7.61 | 4.09% | 5.20% | 3.87% | -62.32% | |
64 Neutral | $17.13B | 21.96 | -1.05% | 6.08% | 78.85% | -108.36% |
* Energy Sector Average
PAA
Plains All American
23.33
8.00
52.23%
WES
Western Midstream Partners
46.02
10.86
30.87%
PAGP
Plains GP Holdings
25.12
8.70
53.00%
VNOM
Viper Energy
47.70
9.41
24.58%
HESM
Hess Midstream Partners
40.05
4.97
14.18%
DTM
DT Midstream
148.76
49.18
49.39%
Plains All American Corporate Events
Executive/Board Changes
Plains All American Adds Veteran Executive to Board
Positive
May 13, 2026
On May 11, 2026, Plains All American Pipeline and Plains GP Holdings announced that veteran energy executive Cynthia B. Taylor has been appointed as an independent Class III director of their general partner’s board. She will also join the C...
Business Operations and StrategyM&A Transactions
Plains All American Completes Canadian Midstream Divestiture Transaction
Positive
May 12, 2026
On May 12, 2026, Plains All American Pipeline and Plains GP Holdings completed the previously announced sale of Plains Midstream Canada ULC, which held substantially all of Plains’ Canadian natural gas liquids business, to Keyera Corp. The t...
Business Operations and StrategyDividendsFinancial DisclosuresM&A Transactions
Plains All American Raises 2026 EBITDA and Distribution Outlook
Positive
May 8, 2026
On May 8, 2026, Plains All American reported first-quarter 2026 net income of $152 million and operating cash flow of $418 million, with Adjusted EBITDA attributable to PAA at $730 million and a pro forma leverage ratio of 4.1x. The partnership pa...
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Plains All American Announces New Material Definitive Agreement
Neutral
Mar 3, 2026
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