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TRGP

Fast growerQuality: Medium (54/100)2 red flags

Targa Resources · Energy · Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation

$294.26

52w 144.14 – 307.94

20y monthly, adjusted

Mkt cap

$63.1B

P/E

33.4

P/FCF

109.8

FCF yield

0.9%

ROE

62.7%

Shldr yield

0.0%

div 0.0% + bb 0.0%

What today's price assumes

At $63.1B, the market is pricing in 31.2% annual free-cash-flow growth for the next decade (10% discount rate, 2.5% terminal growth). Over the last ten years, FCF actually grew 8.7% per year — the price asks for acceleration beyond the historical record.

Simple DCF per-share range: $42 · $59 · $73 (4% / base / optimistic growth). An estimate, not a target.

Adjust the assumptions yourself →

Historical multiple lens

At its own median P/OCF of 6.7× across 10 years, TRGP would trade near $123/share (25th–75th percentile: $99–$140); it trades at 16.1× today.

Assumes the historical multiple regime persists — re-ratings can be permanent.

Growth record

Compound annual growth rates from as-filed 10-K data, split-adjusted

Rev 3y

−4.9%

Rev 5y

+19.9%

Rev 10y

+10.9%

EPS 5y

EPS 10y

FCF 5y

−5.9%

FCF 10y

+8.7%

Fundamentals

Fiscal 2016–2025, from SEC filings

Revenue

2016: $6.7B
2017: $7.8B
2018: $9.4B
2019: $7.4B
2020: $6.9B
2021: $16.1B
2022: $19.8B
2023: $13.5B
2024: $14.1B
2025: $17.0B
$0$5.0B$10.0B$15.0B
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18
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22
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Net income

2016: −$187.3M
2017: $54.0M
2018: $1.6M
2019: −$209.2M
2020: −$1.6B
2021: $71.2M
2022: $1.2B
2023: $1.3B
2024: $1.3B
2025: $1.9B
−$1.0B$0$1.0B
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18
20
22
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Free cash flow

2016: $275.3M
2017: −$358.0M
2018: −$2.0B
2019: −$1.5B
2020: $792.9M
2021: $1.8B
2022: $1.0B
2023: $826.2M
2024: $683.9M
2025: $584.1M
−$1.0B$0$1.0B
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Diluted shares (lower is better)

2016: 154.4M
2017: 206.9M
2018: 224.2M
2019: 232.5M
2020: 232.2M
2021: 228.6M
2022: 231.1M
2023: 226.0M
2024: 221.3M
2025: 216.9M
0100.0M200.0M
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Margins

-20%0%20%1618202224
Net marginFCF marginGross margin
No data

Cash vs long-term debt

$0$10.0B1618202224
CashLT debt

Quarterly

Discrete quarters from 10-Q filings; Q4 derived as fiscal year minus Q1–Q3. OCF is unwound from the year-to-date figures 10-Qs report. Compare to the same quarter a year ago — most businesses are seasonal.

Revenue by quarter

Q2'23: $2.7B
Q3'23: $3.4B
Q4'23: $3.6B
Q1'24: $4.0B
Q2'24: $3.0B
Q3'24: $3.9B
Q4'24: $3.2B
Q1'25: $4.6B
Q2'25: $4.3B
Q3'25: $4.2B
Q4'25: $4.1B
Q1'26: $4.1B
Q2'26: $4.4B
$0$2.0B$4.0B
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Net income by quarter

Q2'23: $329.3M
Q3'23: $220.0M
Q4'23: $299.6M
Q1'24: $275.2M
Q2'24: $298.5M
Q3'24: $387.4M
Q4'24: $350.9M
Q1'25: $270.5M
Q2'25: $629.1M
Q3'25: $478.4M
Q4'25: $545.0M
Q1'26: $479.6M
Q2'26: $764.6M
$0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M
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QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYEPSOCF
Q2'26$4.4B+4.2%$764.6M+21.5%3.54$1.4B
Q1'26$4.1B−10.2%$479.6M+77.3%2.21$739.5M
Q4'25 *$4.1B+24.8%$545.0M+55.3%2.51$1.5B
Q3'25$4.2B+7.8%$478.4M+23.5%2.20$599.2M
Q2'25$4.3B+39.8%$629.1M+110.8%2.87$858.3M
Q1'25$4.6B+14.4%$270.5M−1.7%0.91$954.4M
Q4'24 *$3.2B−10.7%$350.9M+17.1%1.44$1.3B
Q3'24$3.9B+14.7%$387.4M+76.1%1.75$540.9M
Q2'24$3.0B+12.1%$298.5M−9.4%1.33$904.5M
Q1'24$4.0B+4.9%$275.2M−44.6%1.22$876.4M
Q4'23 *$3.6B−10.9%$299.6M−5.8%1.22$957.7M
Q3'23$3.4B−33.4%$220.0M+13.9%0.97$407.3M
Q2'23$2.7B−53.1%$329.3M−44.8%1.44$676.8M

Track record

Compound annual growth by period. For debt and share count, negative is the good direction.

Series3y5y10y15y
Revenue−4.9%+19.9%
Operating cash flow+18.1%+17.6%
Free cash flow−17.7%−5.9%
EPS (diluted)+29.8%
Equity+4.8%+2.9%
LT debt+14.8%+17.6%
Diluted shares−2.1%−1.4%
Stock price+53.8%+49.4%+26.2%+21.6%

$100, 3 years ago

$364vs $176 in SPY

53.8% vs 20.7%/yr

$100, 5 years ago

$745vs $181 in SPY

49.4% vs 12.6%/yr

$100, 10 years ago

$1,023vs $412 in SPY

26.2% vs 15.2%/yr

$100, 15 years ago

$1,875vs $813 in SPY

21.6% vs 15.0%/yr

The $1 test — market value created per $1 of earnings retained (Buffett's hurdle: at least $1)

Last 5 years

$6.41

$37.5B created / $5.8B retained

Quality & capital discipline

Cash-based returns and how management deploys capital

Cash ROIC

19.1%

OCF ÷ (equity + debt)

OCF / EV yield

4.8%

MC vs 10× OCF

1.64

≤1 = priced under 10× OCF

Debt / FCF

29.8y

SBC / FCF

11.9%

Owner earnings

$514.6M

OCF − capex − SBC

OE yield

0.8%

Share count 5y

+3.8%

per year; negative = buybacks

Capital intensity

120.6%

net PP&E ÷ revenue

Sales efficiency

$0.82

new PP&E per $1 new revenue, 5y

Growth engine (5y): reinvested 65.8% of operating cash flow at an incremental return of 21.4% — an organically fundable growth rate of about 14.1% per year (growth ≈ reinvestment rate × incremental ROIC).

Checklist

9 of 24 checks pass · 38%. Checks with structurally missing inputs are excluded.

Growth & Consistency

1/6

  • Revenue growth

    19.9% · 5y CAGR ≥ 5%

    pass
  • EPS growth

    · 5y CAGR ≥ 5%

    na
  • FCF growth

    -5.9% · 5y CAGR ≥ 5%

    fail
  • Revenue rises consistently

    6 of 9 · up in ≥ 7 of last 10 years

    fail
  • FCF consistently positive

    7 of 10 · positive in ≥ 8 of last 10 years

    fail
  • Profitable every year

    7 of 10 · net income > 0 in ≥ 8 of last 10

    fail
  • Cash flow keeps up with sales

    17.6% vs 19.9% · OCF CAGR ≥ 0.9× revenue CAGR

    fail

Profitability

5/6

  • Net margin

    11.3% · ≥ 8%

    pass
  • Operating margin

    19.6% · ≥ 10%

    pass
  • Gross margin stable or rising

    · no drop > 2 pts over 3y

    na
  • Return on equity

    62.7% · ≥ 12%

    pass
  • Cash ROIC

    19.1% · ≥ 12%

    pass
  • FCF margin

    3.4% · ≥ 5%

    fail
  • Earnings back their cash

    OCF $3.9B vs NI $1.9B · OCF ≥ net income (latest FY)

    pass

Balance Sheet

1/4

  • Debt payable from cash flow

    29.8y · LT debt ≤ 3× FCF

    fail
  • Cash cushion

    1% · cash ≥ 50% of LT debt

    fail
  • Leverage

    5.68 · LT debt ≤ 1.5× equity

    fail
  • Equity positive and compounding

    $3.1B · equity > 0 and grew over ~5y

    pass
  • Interest burden

    · interest ≤ 15% of operating income

    na

Capital Allocation

2/4

  • Share count flat or shrinking

    3.8% · ≤ +0.5%/yr over ~5y

    fail
  • Stock comp restrained

    12% · SBC ≤ 15% of FCF

    pass
  • Distributions funded by FCF

    0% · dividends + buybacks ≤ 100% of FCF

    pass
  • Repurchases are a habit

    0 of 10 · buybacks in ≥ 5 of last 10 years

    fail

Valuation Discipline

0/4

  • FCF yield

    0.9% · ≥ 3%

    fail
  • Earnings multiple

    33.4 · P/E ≤ 25

    fail
  • Price asks less than history delivered

    31.2% vs 8.7% · implied FCF growth ≤ historical FCF CAGR

    fail
  • Shareholder yield

    0.0% · dividends + buybacks ≥ 2% of market cap

    fail

Red flags

Mechanical checks — a flag is a question to investigate, not a verdict

Heavy debt load

Long-term debt exceeds 5 years of free cash flow.

Shareholder dilution

Diluted share count has grown by more than 2% per year over ~5 years.

Financial data

As filed in 10-Ks; per-share figures split-adjusted. $ in millions.

FYRevenueGross profitOp incomeNet incomeEPSOCFCapExFCFDividendsBuybacksSBCCashLT debtEquityShares
202517,0283,3311,9238.493,9173,3335847016617,4333,068217
202414,1372,6951,3125.743,6502,9666846315714,1752,592221
202313,5212,6261,3463.663,2122,3858266214212,9542,740226
202219,8211,7291,1963.882,3811,3341,0475821911,5362,666231
202116,09386571-0.072,3035051,798591596,5972,012229
20206,874-1,304-1,554-7.261,745952793662437,7562,654232
20197,3982,553193-209-1.441,3902,878-1,488603317,8224,921233
20189,3512,2462382-0.531,1443,115-1,971562325,6326,079224
20177,8011,909-12254-0.319401,298-358421374,7036,160207
20166,6911,76856-187-1.8083756227530744,6065,249154

Some concepts are structurally absent for certain industries (banks report no gross profit or capex). Missing ≠ zero.