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Enterprise Products Partners LP(EPD)

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QUALITY SIGNAL
1-STAR RATING
PASS
LAST CLOSE
$37.03
11/06/2026
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Upturn Advisory & Investor View for EPD

11/06/2026: EPD (1-star) is currently NOT-A-BUY. Pass it for now.

Enterprise Products Partners LP is a prominent midstream energy partnership that owns an extensive, integrated network of pipelines, storage, and processing assets. The company is recognized for its disciplined financial management and fee-based business model, which provides relatively steady cash flow despite commodity price fluctuations. Its main opportunity lies in leveraging U.S. Gulf Coast infrastructure to meet rising global demand for energy exports. Key risks include long-term energy transition trends, regulatory hurdles for new pipelines, and sensitivity to regional production volumes. EPD is generally best suited for income-focused investors who value long-term distribution reliability and a robust, established asset base.

How to Read the Upturn Advisory

The Upturn Star Rating and the current BUY, SELL, or PASS advisory are generated by Upturn’s AI advisory engine based on proprietary signal analysis, price behavior, advisory history, and historical signal performance.

Company fundamentals, valuation, risks, and news provide supporting context about the business.

Investor Fit

Investor styleFitWhy
Growth investorMixed fitEPD is a mature midstream company focused more on steady returns than high-growth scaling.
Momentum investorMixed fitMomentum is usually limited for infrastructure stocks; this is a long-term hold case.
Value investorStrong fitThe company's asset base and cash flows are often attractive to value-oriented investors.
Dividend investorStrong fitEPD is widely regarded as a premier choice for income-focused investors due to its distribution history.
Low-risk investorStrong fit while signal remains positiveThe fee-based nature of its business provides significant stability compared to upstream producers.

Risk Profile

Risk factorLevelWhy it matters
Price volatilityMediumWhile fee-based contracts mitigate direct exposure, indirect impacts on customer volume remain a factor.
Valuation riskLowThe stock often trades based on yield expectations, which are sensitive to interest rate environments.
Competition risk (Pipeline and logistics)MediumRegional competition for gathering and processing volumes can impact margins.
Business qualityStrongEnterprise maintains high-quality, strategically located assets with long-term contracts.
Dividend incomeLowThe company has a strong, reliable history of paying and growing distributions.
Execution riskMediumLarge capital projects carry inherent regulatory and construction risks.

Analysis of Past Performance

Type Stock
Historic Profit 6.58%
Avg. Invested days 57
Today’s Advisory PASS
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Upturn Scorecard

Upturn Star Rating

★★★★★
EPD receives a 3-star rating, supported by solid quantitative characteristics, and solid analyst coverage. The rating is constrained by soft unit economics, and weak price momentum.

Company Fundamentals

★★★★★
EPD has moderate overall fundamentals (3 stars), with moderate financial health, moderate growth momentum, and solid ownership. In FY2025 versus FY2024, solid cash generation (FCF margin 5.6%) and solid profitability (net margin 11.1%) are partially offset by slightly negative earnings growth (-1.5%), negative revenue growth (-6.4%).

Financial Health Rating

★★★★★
EPD's financial health is supported by strong cash strength, including free-cash-flow generation of $3.0B (5.6% of revenue). Profitability is moderate (3 stars), which helps explain the 3-star overall score.

Growth Momentum Score

★★★★★
EPD's growth profile is soft, with the least-weak measure being earnings growth at -1.5% FY2025 versus FY2024. By comparison, while revenue growth (-6.4%, negative) and free-cash-flow growth (-17.0%, negative) hold the profile back, so recent growth is not broad-based across the business.

Ownership

★★★★★
Institutional ownership is 25.8% and approximately 67.0% of outstanding shares are publicly tradable, supporting liquidity and institutional participation. Insider ownership of 33.09% supports management-shareholder alignment.

Top 5 Institutional Investors

ALPS Advisors Inc 2.02%
Amvescap Plc. 1.23%
Blackstone Inc 1.10%
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts 1.03%
Tortoise Midstream Energy Fund, Inc. 0.86%

Unit Economics (Per $1K Revenue)

★★★★★
EPD generates approximately $136 of gross profit, $131 of operating income, and $56 of free cash flow for every $1,000 of revenue. Based on FY2025 results. Soft margins explain the 2-star rating, with weak cash conversion and moderate capital efficiency.

Economic Dimensions

★★★★★
Effective Tax Rate: 0.39%

Quantitative Style Profile

★★★★★
EPD has a high-quality, large-cap, liquid, relatively low-volatility profile. Weak momentum is the primary drawback.

Style Classification

Quality Focused

Value-OrientedQuality TiltLow VolatilityLarge / Mega Cap StabilityHighly Liquid / Institution-Friendly

Key Highlights

Company Size Large-Cap Stock
Market Capitalization 78.97B USD
Price to earnings Ratio 12.13
1Y Target Price 41.67
Price to earnings Ratio 12.13
1Y Target Price 41.67
Volume (30-day avg) 4.1M shares
Beta 0.46
52 Weeks Range 29.17 - 39.12
Updated Date 11/06/2026
52 Weeks Range 29.17 - 39.12
Updated Date 11/06/2026
Dividends yield (FY) 6.05%
Basic EPS (TTM) 3.02

How Company Makes Money

Business areaWhat it includesRetail investor read
Natural Gas LiquidsProcessing, storage, and transport of NGLs from production basins to end markets.This is a primary profit driver that links domestic energy production to petrochemical manufacturing.
Crude Oil and ExportPipeline transport and terminal operations for crude oil export.Profitability is driven by the volume of oil flowing through the system toward international markets.
Natural Gas & PetrochemicalsGathering and processing natural gas and handling chemical precursors like propylene.Provides steady, fee-based revenue from industrial customers.

Analyzing Revenue: Products, Geography and Growth

Revenue by Products

Product revenue - Year on Year

Earnings Date

Report Date 2026-10-29
When Before Market
Estimate 0.74
Actual 0.75

Profitability

Profit Margin 10.24%
Operating Margin (TTM) 10.64%

Management Effectiveness

Return on Assets (TTM) 5.92%
Return on Equity (TTM) 20.85%

Valuation

Trailing PE 12.13
Forward PE 11.49
Enterprise Value 113.15B
Price to Sales(TTM) 1.23
Enterprise Value 113.15B
Price to Sales(TTM) 1.23
Enterprise Value to Revenue 1.76
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 10.56
Shares Outstanding 2.16B
Shares Floating 1.45B
Shares Outstanding 2.16B
Shares Floating 1.45B
Percent Insiders 33.09
Percent Institutions 25.81

Financial Metrics

🧭 Investment Snapshot

Total Revenue (Scale)

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Net Income (Profit)

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Free Cash Flow (Cash Strength)

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📈 Growth & Strength

Operating Income (Core Profit)

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EBITDA (Cash Earnings)

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Gross Profit (Unit Profitability)

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🛡️ Financial Safety

Cash (Liquidity Buffer)

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Total Debt (Leverage Risk)

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Net Working Capital (Short-Term Health)

Information icon Current assets minus current liabilities, indicating short-term liquidity strength. It is needed to assess whether the company can meet its short-term obligations.

🧱 Balance Sheet Strength

Stockholder Equity (Net Worth)

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Total Assets (Asset Base)

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Income Before Tax (Pre-Tax Earnings)

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⚙️ Cost & Drag Factors

Cost of Revenue (Production Cost)

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Total Operating Expenses (Operating Cost)

Information icon Indirect costs of running the business such as salaries, marketing, and administration. It is needed to understand how much it costs to sustain ongoing business operations.

Income Tax Expense (Tax Drag)

Information icon Amount of taxes paid or payable to the government. It is needed to evaluate the impact of taxation on overall profitability.

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