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TC Energy

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Neutral 64 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:64Neutral
Price Target:
C$101.00
â–²(1.42% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/03/26
The score is driven primarily by solid underlying financial performance (strong margins and improving free cash flow) but tempered by meaningful leverage and historical earnings/FCF volatility. Earnings-call commentary adds support via upbeat guidance confidence, strong execution, and a deepening project pipeline, while valuation (P/E 28.35) and near-term technical softness (below 20D/50D) restrain the overall rating.
Positive Factors
Contracted and regulated infrastructure model
TC Energy’s fee-based pipeline and storage model reduces direct exposure to commodity prices. Long-term capacity agreements and regulated returns can support recurring cash generation and earnings visibility across market cycles.
Negative Factors
Elevated leverage limits financial flexibility
The debt burden is a structural constraint for a capital-intensive infrastructure owner. Higher leverage can restrict flexibility during expansion, increase refinancing sensitivity and require disciplined capital allocation if financing conditions remain demanding.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Contracted and regulated infrastructure model
TC Energy’s fee-based pipeline and storage model reduces direct exposure to commodity prices. Long-term capacity agreements and regulated returns can support recurring cash generation and earnings visibility across market cycles.
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TC Energy (TRP) vs. iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC)

TC Energy Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description
TC Energy Corporation functions as a leading energy infrastructure enterprise across North America. Its comprehensive operations are organized into five primary divisions: Canadian Natural Gas Pipelines, U.S. Natural Gas Pipelines, Mexico Natural ...
How the Company Makes Money
TC Energy primarily makes money by charging fees for the transportation and storage of natural gas and crude oil across its pipeline systems, and by earning regulated returns on certain pipeline assets. A large portion of its cash flows is typical...

TC Energy Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Jul 30, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Nov 11, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasized strong operational execution, solid 2Q financial results (12% comparable EBITDA growth), active project sanctioning (~$3B YTD) and a materially expanded origination pipeline (> $20B) supported by rising gas demand forecasts (51 Bcf/day by 2035). Key strengths include Bruce Power outperformance, upward guidance confidence, sustainability progress and secured equipment/contractor strategies. Principal risks highlighted were timing and funding of a large late‑decade investment ramp, dynamic FID timing for the origination backlog, and the need to finalize regulatory/return frameworks in Canada. On balance, the positive operational and commercial momentum significantly outweighs the risks, which management is actively addressing.
Positive Updates
Strong Quarterly Financial Performance
Second-quarter comparable EBITDA grew 12% year-over-year; company now targeting the upper end of its 2026 comparable EBITDA outlook of $11.6B–$11.8B and a 2028 target of $12.6B–$13.1B (≈6% annualized midpoint growth from 2025).
Negative Updates
Timing and Funding Uncertainty for Large Capital Ramp
Meaningful increase in origination/backlog points to a large investment pace in 2029–2031; management acknowledges a funding window (pre-Bruce cash inflows) that may require capital-market solutions (hybrids, partnerships, equity or other) and will decide timing/structure over the next 1–2 years.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Negative
Strong Quarterly Financial Performance
Second-quarter comparable EBITDA grew 12% year-over-year; company now targeting the upper end of its 2026 comparable EBITDA outlook of $11.6B–$11.8B and a 2028 target of $12.6B–$13.1B (≈6% annualized midpoint growth from 2025).
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Company Guidance
Management reiterated they now expect to be at the upper end of 2026 comparable EBITDA guidance of $11.6–$11.8 billion and continue to target $12.6–$13.1 billion in 2028 (≈6% annualized midpoint growth from 2025), after reporting Q2 comparable EBITDA growth of 12% YoY and system-wide pipeline flows up 3%; operationally they placed ~$2 billion of assets into service in H1 2026 and expect ~$3.5 billion by year-end, have sanctioned roughly $3 billion YTD at a ~12% unlevered after‑tax IRR, moved pending approvals to about $7 billion (up $1 billion), and disclose a $20 billion+ origination backlog (≈2/3 power) with projects generally targeting 5–7x build multiples (Columbia projects ~5.8x); their outlook assumes ~51 Bcf/d incremental North American gas demand by 2035 (40% above 2025, +11 Bcf/d vs prior outlook), ~16 Bcf/d from power and >8 Bcf/d in Canada, while also noting Bruce Power availability of 99% (Unit 3 returned >7 months early and ~15% below Unit 6 cost), an AI-related 2026 incremental EBITDA target of $100 million (about halfway achieved), methane intensity down 24% since 2019 toward a 40–55% 2035 target, a 4.75x leverage goal, and the potential to scale annual growth investment materially in 2029–2031 with Bruce unlocking ~$2–$3 billion/year when MCR work completes in 2031–2032.

TC Energy Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Profitability and scale are solid (high gross margins ~47%–51%, TTM net margin ~22%) and free cash flow improved sharply to about $4.1B TTM. Offsetting this, the balance sheet is meaningfully levered (debt ~2.2x equity) and both net income and FCF have shown volatility across periods, reducing financial flexibility and consistency.
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
52
Neutral
Cash Flow
66
Positive
BreakdownTTMDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue16.00B15.20B13.77B13.27B12.31B13.39B
Gross Profit8.24B7.60B6.61B6.67B5.80B6.68B
EBITDA11.21B11.61B11.22B8.66B5.24B6.70B
Net Income3.60B3.52B4.70B2.92B748.00M1.96B
Balance Sheet
Total Assets123.93B118.75B118.24B125.03B114.35B104.22B
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments2.07B261.00M801.00M3.68B620.00M673.00M
Total Debt63.74B61.00B59.88B63.66B58.68B53.15B
Total Liabilities86.45B81.85B79.88B86.03B80.23B70.82B
Stockholders Equity27.76B27.30B27.59B29.55B33.99B33.27B
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow4.07B2.08B1.34B-881.00M-352.00M966.00M
Operating Cash Flow8.63B7.35B7.70B7.27B6.38B6.89B
Investing Cash Flow-5.67B-6.46B-6.91B-12.29B-7.01B-7.71B
Financing Cash Flow-2.33B-1.52B-3.87B8.09B487.00M-88.00M

TC Energy Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis Sentiment
Negative
Last Price99.59
Price Trends
50DMA
94.49
Negative
100DMA
91.70
Negative
200DMA
84.63
Positive
Market Momentum
MACD
-2.23
Positive
RSI
30.51
Neutral
STOCH
30.77
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TSE:TRP, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 99.59 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 91.87, above the 50-day MA of 94.49, and above the 200-day MA of 84.63, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -2.23 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 30.51 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 30.77 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for TSE:TRP.

TC Energy Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (65)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
73
Outperform
C$39.92B23.6110.54%3.95%-0.28%-4.26%
66
Neutral
C$16.74B27.117.00%2.27%8.91%-24.51%
65
Neutral
$15.17B7.614.09%5.20%3.87%-62.32%
64
Neutral
C$89.02B25.8713.07%3.47%5.52%-18.22%
64
Neutral
C$155.97B23.1610.01%4.77%28.91%-8.55%
62
Neutral
C$5.56B31.1018.23%5.66%18.62%3.09%
57
Neutral
C$17.48B41.466.59%3.56%0.24%-38.65%
* Energy Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
TSE:TRP
TC Energy
86.15
17.46
25.41%
TSE:ENB
Enbridge
69.49
6.27
9.93%
TSE:PPL
Pembina Pipeline
67.05
16.97
33.89%
TSE:GEI
Gibson Energy
31.16
7.00
28.95%
TSE:ALA
AltaGas
53.31
12.54
30.76%
TSE:KEY
Keyera Corp.
58.88
15.38
35.36%
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