Enterprise Products Partners LP EPD is a leading midstream player and therefore has a resilient business model. EPD has a pipeline network that spans more than 50,000 miles, transporting oil, natural gas, refined products and other commodities. Thus, the partnership generates stable fee-based revenues from the midstream assets as the assets are booked by shippers for a long term.
Due to the resilience of its business model, the partnership has been able to return capital to unitholders on an ongoing basis. Since its IPO, Enterprise Products has returned $61 billion to unitholders through both repurchases and distributions. Considering the distribution story, EPD has been successful in increasing distributions for more than two decades consecutively. Thus, the partnership has become successful in keeping cash flow steady at all business cycles.
Investors should know that Enterprise Products has a backlog of key capital projects valued at billions of dollars that are currently under construction. Therefore, the midstream company has secured additional cash flows, further protecting future distribution payments. Thus, income investors should keep an eye on the stock.
KMI & ENB Also Strongly Focused on Returning Shareholders’ Capital
Kinder Morgan Inc. KMI and Enbridge Inc. ENB are two leading midstream companies, backed by stable business models. Both KMI and ENB have predictable cash flows that are supported by fee-based revenues. For the last eight consecutive years, KMI has increased its dividend payments.
ENB expects its annualized dividends for 2026 to be $3.88 per share, while projecting a 3% CAGR for the 2023-2026 period.
EPD’s Price Performance, Valuation & Estimates
Units of EPD have gained 4.7% over the past year against the 8.7% decline of the composite stocks belonging to the industry.
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From a valuation standpoint, EPD trades at a trailing 12-month enterprise value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) of 10.40X. This is below the broader industry average of 10.45X.
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for EPD’s 2025 earnings has seen downward revisions over the past 60 days.
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Enterprise Products currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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