Financial leverage has intensified, with the debt-to-equity ratio rising to 0.83 in 2026Q1 from 0.54 in 2023Q4, signaling a deteriorating balance sheet trajectory.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 |
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| Total Current Assets | 6.16B | 4.7B | 4.78B | 4.92B | 5.36B | 6.14B | 3.67B | 4.61B | 3.53B | 4B | 4.28B | 2.97B | 4.18B | 4.96B | 5.15B | 4.36B |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 172M | 329M | 349M | 453M | 404M | 456M | 63M | 47M | 69M | 40M | 50M | 30M | 404M | 43M | 25M | 27M |
| Cash Only | 172M | 329M | 349M | 453M | 404M | 456M | 63M | 47M | 69M | 40M | 50M | 30M | 404M | 43M | 25M | 27M |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 4.82B | 3.6B | 3.9B | 3.76B | 3.91B | 4.71B | 2.55B | 3.72B | 2.45B | 3.03B | 2.28B | 1.78B | 2.62B | 3.64B | 3.56B | 3.2B |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 31.46 | 29.67 | 28.44 | 28.17 | 24.87 | 40.81 | 40.01 | 40.34 | 26.3 | 42.16 | 41.22 | 28.14 | 21.96 | 31.42 | 34.42 | 34.06 |
| Inventory | 380M | 211M | 439M | 548M | 729M | 783M | 647M | 604M | 640M | 713M | 1.34B | 916M | 891M | 1.06B | 1.21B | 978M |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 1.98 | 1.85 | 3.44 | 4.39 | 4.91 | 7.28 | 11.2 | 7.33 | 7.71 | 11.02 | 27.65 | 16.59 | 8.15 | 10.01 | 12.66 | 11.22 |
| Other Current Assets | 785M | 566M | 87M | 155M | 318M | 196M | 405M | 242M | 373M | 221M | 603M | 241M | 271M | 220M | 351M | 157M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 26.6B | 26.57B | 22.98B | 23.68B | 23.85B | 23.84B | 22.28B | 25.36B | 21.98B | 22.75B | 21.83B | 21.17B | 19.8B | 16.49B | 14.11B | 11.05B |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 17.07B | 17.06B | 15.76B | 16.09B | 15.6B | 15.3B | 15B | 15.83B | 14.79B | 14.11B | 13.89B | 13.49B | 12.29B | 10.84B | 9.66B | 7.76B |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 2.88x | 2.59x | 3.18x | 3.03x | 3.68x | 2.75x | 1.55x | 2.13x | 2.30x | 1.86x | 1.45x | 1.72x | 3.54x | 3.90x | 3.91x | 4.42x |
| Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.54B | 2.52B | 2.57B | 2.34B | 2.4B | 2.46B | 2.5B | 2.54B | 1.85B |
| Intangible Assets | 1.69B | 1.75B | 1.68B | 1.88B | 2.15B | 1.96B | 805M | 706M | 772M | 844M | 242M | 283M | 366M | 420M | 473M | 430M |
| Long-Term Investments | 11.27B | 2.85B | 2.81B | 2.82B | 3.13B | 3.87B | 3.86B | 3.68B | 2.7B | 2.76B | 2.34B | 2.03B | 1.74B | 485M | 343M | 191M |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 3.83B | 3.78B | 1.52B | 1.65B | 1.66B | 1.34B | 1.18B | 2.59B | 664M | 1.94B | 1.38B | 1.13B | 1.24B | 1.17B | 1.08B | 796M |
| Total Assets | 32.76B | 31.28B | 27.76B | 28.6B | 29.21B | 29.98B | 25.95B | 29.97B | 25.51B | 26.75B | 26.1B | 24.14B | 23.98B | 21.45B | 19.26B | 15.41B |
| Asset Turnover | 1.49x | 1.42x | 1.80x | 1.70x | 1.96x | 1.40x | 0.90x | 1.12x | 1.33x | 0.98x | 0.77x | 0.96x | 1.81x | 1.97x | 1.96x | 2.22x |
| Asset Growth % | 30.51% | 12.68% | -2.94% | -2.09% | -2.57% | 15.52% | -13.41% | 17.47% | -4.64% | 2.49% | 8.12% | 0.66% | 11.79% | 11.39% | 24.94% | - |
| Total Current Liabilities | 6.54B | 4.9B | 4.92B | 5B | 5.89B | 6.23B | 4.25B | 5.02B | 3.46B | 4.53B | 4.67B | 3.41B | 4.76B | 5.41B | 5.18B | 4.52B |
| Accounts Payable | 4.93B | 3.46B | 3.88B | 3.85B | 4.04B | 4.81B | 2.42B | 3.69B | 2.71B | 3.32B | 2.5B | 1.94B | 2.92B | 3.9B | 3.77B | 0 |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 32.72 | 30.34 | 30.41 | 30.79 | 27.27 | 44.7 | 41.97 | 44.77 | 32.57 | 51.38 | 51.55 | 35.11 | 26.69 | 36.69 | 39.45 | - |
| Short-Term Debt | 420M | 590M | 408M | 446M | 1.23B | 899M | 909M | 530M | 66M | 737M | 1.72B | 999M | 1.29B | 1.11B | 1.09B | 686M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 361M | 0 | -2M | -3.37B | -2.5B | -1.94B | -2.92B | -3.9B | -3.71B | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 1.19B | 810M | 635M | 714M | 618M | 524M | 560M | 630M | 687M | 424M | 447M | 471M | 552M | 369M | 332M | 3.84B |
| Current Ratio | 0.94x | 0.96x | 0.97x | 0.98x | 0.91x | 0.98x | 0.86x | 0.92x | 1.02x | 0.88x | 0.92x | 0.87x | 0.88x | 0.92x | 0.99x | 0.96x |
| Quick Ratio | 0.88x | 0.92x | 0.88x | 0.87x | 0.79x | 0.86x | 0.71x | 0.80x | 0.84x | 0.73x | 0.63x | 0.60x | 0.69x | 0.72x | 0.76x | 0.75x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 0.72 | 1.18 | 1.47 | 1.77 | 2.52 | 3.38 | 9.23 | 2.9 | 1.44 | 1.8 | 17.31 | 9.62 | 3.42 | 4.74 | 7.63 | - |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 12.27B | 12.16B | 8.52B | 8.62B | 8.68B | 9.57B | 10.51B | 10.43B | 10.05B | 9.86B | 10.73B | 11.5B | 9.85B | 7.76B | 7.11B | 5.1B |
| Long-Term Debt | 10.96B | 10.63B | 7.21B | 7.3B | 7.24B | 8.34B | 9.31B | 9.14B | 9.14B | 9.18B | 10.12B | 10.93B | 9.3B | 7.23B | 6.52B | 4.72B |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 845M | 265M | 313M | 274M | 358M | 398M | 387M | 436M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 197M | 197M | 0 | 535M | 545M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 1.11B | 1.06B | 990M | 506M | 536M | 830M | 807M | 857M | 910M | 679M | 606M | 567M | 548M | 531M | 586M | 377M |
| Total Liabilities | 18.81B | 17.06B | 13.44B | 13.63B | 14.57B | 15.8B | 14.76B | 15.45B | 13.51B | 14.39B | 15.4B | 14.91B | 14.6B | 13.17B | 12.29B | 9.62B |
| Total Debt | 11.58B | 11.49B | 7.93B | 8.03B | 8.82B | 9.64B | 10.61B | 10.22B | 9.14B | 9.18B | 10.12B | 11.93B | 10.59B | 8.34B | 7.61B | 5.41B |
| Net Debt | 11.41B | 11.16B | 7.58B | 7.57B | 8.42B | 9.18B | 10.54B | 10.17B | 9.07B | 9.14B | 10.07B | 11.9B | 10.18B | 8.3B | 7.58B | 5.38B |
| Debt / Equity | 0.83x | 0.81x | 0.55x | 0.54x | 0.60x | 0.68x | 0.95x | 0.70x | 0.73x | 0.40x | 0.51x | 0.71x | 0.62x | 0.54x | 0.55x | 0.47x |
| Debt / EBITDA | 4.96x | 4.82x | 3.61x | 3.14x | 3.92x | 5.95x | - | 3.95x | 3.27x | 5.52x | 6.96x | 7.06x | 4.86x | 3.97x | 3.99x | 3.49x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 4.89x | 4.69x | 3.45x | 2.97x | 3.74x | 5.67x | - | 3.94x | 3.25x | 5.50x | 6.93x | 7.04x | 4.68x | 3.95x | 3.98x | 3.48x |
| Interest Coverage | 8.95x | 3.99x | 4.34x | 5.18x | 4.48x | 2.68x | -4.98x | 6.27x | 6.59x | 2.72x | 2.51x | 3.24x | 5.31x | 5.64x | 4.98x | 4.98x |
| Total Equity | 13.95B | 14.22B | 14.32B | 14.97B | 14.64B | 14.18B | 11.19B | 14.52B | 12.51B | 23.02B | 19.68B | 16.71B | 17.11B | 15.52B | 13.94B | 11.59B |
| Equity Growth % | -10.08% | -0.7% | -4.38% | 2.28% | 3.25% | 26.69% | -22.93% | 16.05% | -45.65% | 16.99% | 17.78% | -2.33% | 10.19% | 11.39% | 20.26% | - |
| Book Value per Share | 70.46 | 71.80 | 72.67 | 76.78 | 75.45 | 73.08 | 45.49 | 85.41 | 78.69 | 158.77 | 198.76 | 201.28 | 316.76 | 313.16 | 289.93 | 241.08 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 1.27B | 1.34B | 1.35B | 1.55B | 1.52B | 1.53B | 1.46B | 2.19B | 1.04B | 12.36B | 10.71B | 9.23B | 9.38B | 8.28B | 6.97B | 5.79B |
| Common Stock | 1.27B | 1.34B | 1.35B | 1.55B | 1.52B | 1.53B | 1.46B | 2.15B | 1.85B | 1.7B | 1.74B | 1.76B | 1.66B | 1.03B | 0 | 0 |
| Retained Earnings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -844M | -1.72B | -1.77B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.1B | -2.8B | -2.37B | -2.2B | -1.93B | -1.67B | -1.52B | -1.31B |
| Minority Interest | 12.68B | 12.87B | 12.96B | 13.42B | 13.11B | 12.64B | 9.73B | 12.33B | 11.47B | 10.66B | 8.97B | 7.47B | 7.72B | 7.24B | 6.97B | 5.79B |
Rising leverage and liquidity
As reported in recent financial statements, PAGP's total debt has climbed from $8.0 billion in 2023Q4 to $11.6 billion by 2026Q1, signaling a deteriorating balance sheet trajectory that appears increasingly reliant on debt financing to support its asset base amidst a maturing Permian production environment.
The consistent rise in total liabilities relative to equity suggests that the company is struggling to deleverage despite its stated focus on capital discipline. Investors should monitor whether this trend reflects necessary infrastructure investment or a potential inability to generate sufficient internal cash flow to fund operations.
Based on the provided data, the debt-to-equity ratio has surged from 0.54 in 2023Q4 to 0.83 in 2026Q1, indicating that the company's reliance on external financing is intensifying and may limit future financial flexibility in a high-interest-rate environment that pressures midstream capital structures.
This upward trend in leverage warrants investigation, as it may constrain the company's ability to navigate potential downturns in Permian basin throughput. The shift suggests that debt is increasingly being used to bridge the gap between operational cash generation and capital requirements.
According to recent SEC filings, the current ratio has compressed to 0.94 in 2026Q1, down from 1.04 in 2025Q3, which suggests that the company's short-term liquidity buffer is thinning and may leave it vulnerable to unexpected operational shocks or sudden shifts in working capital requirements.
A current ratio below unity implies that current liabilities are outpacing current assets, which is a concerning development for a capital-intensive midstream operator. This liquidity profile suggests that the company may have limited room for error if cash flow volatility persists.
As evidenced by financial disclosures, total assets have expanded to $32.8 billion in 2026Q1, yet this growth in the asset base has not translated into improved profitability, suggesting that recent capital expenditures may be struggling to achieve the expected returns on invested capital in the current market.
The expansion of the asset base, particularly in PPE, appears to be a defensive move to maintain market share in the Permian rather than a driver of high-margin growth. This strategy risks over-capitalization if basin production growth plateaus as anticipated by industry analysts.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying PAGP stock.
As of 2025, Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (PAGP) had total assets of $31.28B including $4.70B in current assets.
Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (PAGP) carries total debt of $11.49B, offset by $329.0M in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (PAGP) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $1.34B ($71.80 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (PAGP) reported a current ratio of 0.96x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.