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TCPA logoTransCanada PipeLines Limited 6(TCPA)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

TCPA•NYSE
$24.00
$22.34B mkt cap·7.3× P/E·Price updated May 7, 2026
SectorIndustrialsIndustryMidstream Oil & GasSub-IndustryDiversified Oil and Gas Pipelines
AboutTransCanada PipeLines Ltd. provides pipeline services for the gas and oil industries. It operates through the following segments: Natural Gas Pipelines, Liquids Pipelines and Power and Storage. The company was founded on March 21, 1951 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.Show more
  • Revenue$10.02B+3.9%
  • EBITDA$6.16B+11.5%
  • Net Income$3.19B+17.8%
  • EPS (Diluted)3.29+14.6%
  • Gross Margin48.11%+10.0%
  • EBITDA Margin61.48%+7.3%
  • Operating Margin42.52%+7.8%
  • Net Margin31.86%+13.4%
  • ROE13.39%+9.1%
  • ROIC5.24%+5.1%
  • Debt/Equity1.56-4.0%
  • Interest Coverage2.20-4.7%
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TCPA Key Insights

TransCanada PipeLines Limited 6 (TCPA) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 96 (top 4%)
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 15.1%
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high
  • ✓Trading at only 0.9x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Low asset turnover indicates capital-intensive operations

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

TCPA Price & Volume

TransCanada PipeLines Limited 6 (TCPA) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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TCPA Growth Metrics

TransCanada PipeLines Limited 6 (TCPA) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years1.6%
5 Years2.52%
3 Years1.82%
TTM6.68%

Profit CAGR

10 Years9.27%
5 Years14.94%
3 Years137.15%
TTM-58.77%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years9.92%
3 Years122.17%
TTM-62.02%

Return on Capital

10 Years6.24%
5 Years6.23%
3 Years6.29%
Last Year6.58%

TCPA Peer Comparison

TransCanada PipeLines Limited 6 (TCPA) competitors in Diversified Oil and Gas Pipelines — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
TRP logoTRPTC Energy CorporationDirect Competitor67.77B65.0927.1610.29%23.23%9.37%1.65
ENB logoENBEnbridge Inc.Direct Competitor117.81B53.9916.7721.92%18.1%18.7%0.10
KMI logoKMIKinder Morgan, Inc.Direct Competitor70.1B31.512312.45%18.92%10.27%1.00
WMB logoWMBThe Williams Companies, Inc.Direct Competitor89.22B72.9534.0913.78%23.82%18.98%1.96
ET logoETEnergy Transfer LPDirect Competitor68.53B19.9214.76-0.05%6.21%11.56%1.45
EPD logoEPDEnterprise Products Partners L.P.Direct Competitor81.56B37.7314.18-6.44%11.03%19.29%1.14
OKE logoOKEONEOK, Inc.Product Competitor54.1B85.8715.8455.42%10.04%15.86%1.45
TRGP logoTRGPTarga Resources Corp.Product Competitor54.26B252.4429.633.06%12.98%70.77%5.49

Compare TCPA vs Peers

TransCanada PipeLines Limited 6 (TCPA) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

vs TRP

Most directly comparable listed peer for TCPA.

Scale Benchmark

vs XOM

Larger-name benchmark to compare TCPA against a more recognizable public peer.

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vs TRP, ENB, KMI, WMB

TCPA Income Statement

TransCanada PipeLines Limited 6 (TCPA) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
Line itemDec'11Dec'12Dec'13Dec'14Dec'15Dec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19TTM
Sales/Revenue7.74B8.03B8.32B8.85B8.14B9.49B10.77B9.64B10.02B10.02B
Revenue Growth %-4.8%3.71%3.61%6.38%-8.03%16.68%13.48%-10.48%3.91%6.68%
Cost of Goods Sold4.59B5.02B5.15B5.54B5.11B5.9B6.66B5.42B5.2B5.13B
COGS % of Revenue59.35%62.58%61.97%62.65%62.78%62.16%61.79%56.24%51.89%-
Gross Profit
3.15B▲ 0%
3B▼ 4.5%
3.16B▲ 5.3%
3.3B▲ 4.5%
3.03B▼ 8.3%
3.59B▲ 18.6%
4.12B▲ 14.6%
4.22B▲ 2.5%
4.82B▲ 14.3%
4.89B▲ 0%
Gross Margin %40.65%37.42%38.03%37.35%37.22%37.84%38.21%43.76%48.11%48.77%
Gross Profit Growth %-13.39%-4.53%5.27%4.48%-8.34%18.6%14.61%2.5%14.26%-
Operating Expenses441.93M452.95M418.82M408.37M372.18M413.85M454.13M416.61M560.63M595.04M
OpEx % of Revenue5.71%5.64%5.04%4.62%4.57%4.36%4.22%4.32%5.59%-
Selling, General & Admin0000000000
SG&A % of Revenue----------
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses441.93M452.95M418.82M408.37M372.18M413.85M454.13M416.61M560.63M4M
Operating Income
2.7B▲ 0%
2.55B▼ 5.7%
2.74B▲ 7.5%
2.9B▲ 5.5%
2.66B▼ 8.3%
3.18B▲ 19.6%
3.66B▲ 15.2%
3.8B▲ 3.8%
4.26B▲ 12.0%
4.29B▲ 0%
Operating Margin %34.94%31.78%32.99%32.73%32.65%33.48%34%39.44%42.52%42.83%
Operating Income Growth %-0.32%-5.68%7.55%5.55%-8.27%19.64%15.24%3.83%12.04%-
EBITDA4.01B3.93B4.14B4.29B3.93B4.62B5.3B5.52B6.16B6.3B
EBITDA Margin %51.8%48.99%49.8%48.45%48.27%48.71%49.22%57.28%61.48%62.88%
EBITDA Growth %-1.64%-1.92%5.32%3.51%-8.39%17.75%14.68%4.16%11.54%6.21%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)1.3B1.38B1.4B1.39B1.27B1.45B1.64B1.72B1.9B2.01B
EBIT2.79B2.69B2.79B3.52B230.36M1.75B3.66B4.01B5.23B2.52B
Net Interest Income-999.75M-966.15M-936.47M-931.58M-1.03B-1.35B-1.53B-1.5B-1.58B-1.43B
Interest Income54.01M60.26M67.76M151.95M097.68M108.54M147.17M354.73M296.48M
Interest Expense1.05B1.03B1B1.08B1.03B1.44B1.64B1.65B1.94B1.73B
Other Income/Expense-565.68M-625.69M-391.53M-457.59M-3.45B-2.49B-1.02B-911.55M-260.65M-2.8B
Pretax Income
2.14B▲ 0%
1.93B▼ 10.0%
2.35B▲ 22.2%
2.44B▲ 3.7%
-795.48M▼ 132.6%
687.52M▲ 186.4%
2.64B▲ 283.8%
2.89B▲ 9.6%
4B▲ 38.3%
1.49B▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %27.64%23.99%28.28%27.56%-9.78%7.24%24.49%29.98%39.92%14.85%
Income Tax536.21M462.99M569.41M716.6M25.2M260.24M-71.03M316.3M581.45M17.28M
Effective Tax Rate %25.07%24.05%24.21%29.39%-3.17%37.85%-2.69%10.94%14.54%1.16%
Net Income
1.5B▲ 0%
1.37B▼ 8.8%
1.68B▲ 23.3%
1.59B▼ 5.5%
-824.99M▼ 151.8%
239.36M▲ 129.0%
2.52B▲ 952.6%
2.71B▲ 7.6%
3.19B▲ 17.8%
1.35B▲ 0%
Net Margin %19.35%17.02%20.25%17.99%-10.14%2.52%23.39%28.11%31.86%13.5%
Net Income Growth %18.48%-8.8%23.27%-5.5%-151.85%129.01%952.64%7.57%17.79%-58.77%
Net Income (Continuing)1.6B1.46B1.78B1.72B-820.68M427.28M2.71B2.58B3.42B1.47B
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest1.06B1.04B1.33B1.37B1.24B1.29B1.48B1.21B1.26B97.74M
EPS (Diluted)
2.01▲ 0%
1.82▼ 9.5%
2.22▲ 22.0%
2.05▼ 7.7%
-1.06▼ 151.7%
0.30▲ 128.3%
2.75▲ 816.7%
2.87▲ 4.4%
3.29▲ 14.6%
1.38▲ 0%
EPS Growth %--9.45%21.98%-7.66%-151.71%128.3%816.67%4.36%14.63%-62.02%
EPS (Basic)2.011.822.222.05-1.060.302.752.873.30-
Diluted Shares Outstanding732M738.38M749.58M775M779M0881M918M931M979M
Basic Shares Outstanding732M738.38M749.58M775M779M806M872M902M929M979M
Dividend Payout Ratio77.7%91.76%53.77%72.98%-502.18%42.41%42.44%43.43%-

TCPA Balance Sheet

TransCanada PipeLines Limited 6 (TCPA) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line itemDec'11Dec'12Dec'13Dec'14Dec'15Dec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19TTM
Total Current Assets3.78B3.84B5.53B5.56B4.58B6B3.74B3.76B5.9B6.87B
Cash & Short-Term Investments972.26M799.44M1.21B1.14B1.32B1.23B948.16M366.82M1.08B2.25B
Cash Only617.73M539.32M842.35M783.08M1.01B954.48M948.16M366.82M1.08B2.25B
Short-Term Investments354.53M260.12M371.76M353.12M318.19M280.38M264.98M000
Accounts Receivable1.83B2.12B3.7B3.64B2.79B1.56B2.01B1.97B1.99B2.34B
Days Sales Outstanding86.2896.55162.3150.1125.2160.0168.274.6672.3380.89
Inventory243.56M224.97M236.24M252.1M232.53M274.41M301.69M315.57M348.56M585.63M
Days Inventory Outstanding19.3516.3516.7316.616.6216.9716.5421.2424.4737.39
Other Current Assets729.68M695.99M383.06M529.25M234.68M2.84B385.49M1.07B2.44B1.7B
Total Non-Current Assets43.43B45.7B47.76B47.83B43.6B59.57B64.98B68.67B70.66B75.51B
Property, Plant & Equipment31.89B33.86B35.39B36.07B32.26B40.62B45.71B48.69B50.5B54.61B
Fixed Asset Turnover0.24x0.24x0.23x0.25x0.25x0.23x0.24x0.20x0.20x0.19x
Goodwill3.47B3.47B3.48B3.48B3.46B10.41B10.44B10.38B9.94B9.93B
Intangible Assets420.33M377.62M842.35M1.35B1.46B1.56B475.68M769.51M1.32B0
Long-Term Investments5.4B5.77B5.7B5.06B4.96B5.46B6.6B7.1B7.33B33.58B
Other Non-Current Assets2.13B2.12B2.14B1.73B1.44B1.29B1.5B1.49B1.54B8.19B
Total Assets
47.2B▲ 0%
49.55B▲ 5.0%
53.3B▲ 7.6%
53.39B▲ 0.2%
48.18B▼ 9.8%
65.58B▲ 36.1%
68.72B▲ 4.8%
72.43B▲ 5.4%
76.56B▲ 5.7%
82.39B▲ 0%
Asset Turnover0.16x0.16x0.16x0.17x0.17x0.14x0.16x0.13x0.13x0.13x
Asset Growth %-3.88%4.96%7.56%0.18%-9.75%36.1%4.79%5.4%5.71%23.73%
Total Current Liabilities5.4B5.9B6.38B7.3B5.48B7.47B7.88B9.48B9.95B13.38B
Accounts Payable683.53M926.99M815.06M1.4B1.08B1.82B2.27B2.36B2.56B3.66B
Days Payables Outstanding54.3267.3757.7292.3377.48112.67124.6158.85179.41236.91
Short-Term Debt2.75B3.18B4B4.43B2.93B3.71B3.69B4.56B5.45B8.31B
Deferred Revenue (Current)00000013.57M8.05M0283.78M
Other Current Liabilities1.97B1.79B1.54B1.46B1.46B1.94B1.9B2.55B1.95B1.35B
Current Ratio0.70x0.65x0.87x0.76x0.84x0.80x0.47x0.40x0.59x0.59x
Quick Ratio0.65x0.61x0.83x0.73x0.79x0.77x0.44x0.36x0.56x0.56x
Cash Conversion Cycle51.3245.53121.3174.3764.35-35.69-39.86-62.96-82.61-118.63
Total Non-Current Liabilities23.13B24.22B26.73B26.51B28.09B39.68B39.37B40.26B41.63B43.37B
Long-Term Debt18.4B19.1B21.6B20.82B22.65B31.5B31.03B32.23B33.08B34.72B
Capital Lease Obligations172.85M0000000367.07M0
Deferred Tax Liabilities3.53B3.97B4.3B4.55B3.7B5.71B4.31B4.41B4.4B16.76B
Other Non-Current Liabilities932.97M1.15B832.94M1.14B1.74B2.46B4.03B3.53B3.61B16.8B
Total Liabilities28.54B30.12B33.12B33.81B33.57B47.15B47.26B49.73B51.58B56.76B
Total Debt21.32B22.28B25.61B25.25B25.58B35.21B34.73B36.79B38.89B43.03B
Net Debt20.71B21.74B24.77B24.47B24.57B34.25B33.78B36.42B37.81B40.78B
Debt / Equity1.14x1.15x1.27x1.29x1.75x2.01x1.62x1.62x1.56x1.56x
Debt / EBITDA5.32x5.67x6.18x5.89x6.51x7.61x6.55x6.66x6.31x6.83x
Net Debt / EBITDA5.17x5.53x5.98x5.71x6.26x7.41x6.37x6.59x6.14x6.14x
Interest Coverage2.57x2.49x2.73x2.67x2.59x2.20x2.23x2.31x2.20x1.46x
Total Equity
18.67B▲ 0%
19.42B▲ 4.1%
20.18B▲ 3.9%
19.58B▼ 3.0%
14.61B▼ 25.4%
17.55B▲ 20.1%
21.46B▲ 22.3%
22.69B▲ 5.7%
24.98B▲ 10.1%
25.63B▲ 0%
Equity Growth %12.31%4.05%3.88%-2.96%-25.37%20.11%22.29%5.73%10.1%14.29%
Book Value per Share25.5026.3126.9225.2618.76-24.3624.7226.8326.18
Total Shareholders' Equity17.61B18.38B18.84B18.21B13.38B16.26B19.98B21.48B23.72B25.53B
Common Stock13.79B14.37B14.31B14.09B11.75B15.65B16.89B16.97B18.81B20.98B
Retained Earnings4.48B4.68B4.82B4.84B2.15B1.18B1.3B2.03B3.05B2.78B
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-2.05B0-879.06M-1.07B-675.98M-715.86M-1.38B-443.7M-1.2B-1.56B
Minority Interest1.06B1.04B1.33B1.37B1.24B1.29B1.48B1.21B1.26B97.74M

TCPA Cash Flow Statement

TransCanada PipeLines Limited 6 (TCPA) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line itemDec'11Dec'12Dec'13Dec'14Dec'15Dec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19TTM
Cash from Operations3.5B3.56B3.43B3.52B2.99B4.39B4.46B4.89B5.6B5.6B
Operating CF Margin %45.26%44.37%41.23%39.8%36.75%46.21%41.43%50.69%55.93%-
Operating CF Growth %15.14%1.66%-3.72%2.69%-15.06%46.7%1.74%9.52%14.66%38.77%
Net Income1.5B1.37B1.68B1.59B-824.99M239.36M2.52B2.71B3.19B1.35B
Depreciation & Amortization1.3B1.38B1.4B1.39B1.27B1.45B1.64B1.72B1.9B2.01B
Stock-Based Compensation0000000000
Deferred Taxes345.69M277.19M528.94M590.55M-73.43M143.17M-189.95M85.66M42.41M-390.52M
Other Non-Cash Items152.22M249.07M132.71M111.37M2.88B2.37B711.12M445.89M243.69M2.36B
Working Capital Changes203.29M288.24M-314.35M-163.18M-258.44M187.17M-217.89M-74.68M225.95M62.37M
Change in Receivables-33.39M50.22M-56.47M-176.99M-14.4M-363.15M-459.72M-50.52M23.91M0
Change in Inventory2.95M27.12M-28.24M-23.31M-2.16M-64.87M-30.33M-35.88M-32.39M0
Change in Payables238.64M146.63M-273.88M339.3M-114.46M322.14M120.52M-51.25M271.45M0
Cash from Investing-3B-3.27B-4.82B-3.58B-3.32B-14.55B-3.24B-7.42B-5.44B-7.13B
Capital Expenditures-2.47B-2.61B-4.2B-3.76B-3.19B-3.95B-6.01B-7.26B-6.31B-4.97B
CapEx % of Revenue31.89%32.47%50.49%42.52%39.19%41.65%55.78%75.27%62.97%-
Acquisitions0-214.92M-203.29M-38.85M-169.89M-10.14B3.74B449.55M1.85B-118.9M
Investments----------
Other Investing90.35M205.89M-263.53M443.77M395.94M118.56M371.92M128.13M-518.22M-477.19M
Cash from Financing-526.39M-368.58M1.7B-297.86M483.05M10.37B-1.13B2.01B534.41M2.2B
Debt Issued (Net)123.74M964.15M2.05B758.04M1.78B4.77B849.2M2.57B2.02B5.3B
Equity Issued (Net)1000K1000K1000K1000K01000K-1000K1000K1000K4M
Dividends Paid-1.16B-1.25B-1.42B-1.16B-1.04B-1.2B-1.19B-1.27B-1.51B-2.65B
Share Repurchases000-172.67M00-961.73M000
Other Financing-2.16B-349.5M-137.41M-681.2M-257.72M3.33B-46.29M-128.86M-166.57M-507.06M
Net Change in Cash
-139.08M▲ 0%
-78.41M▲ 43.6%
303.03M▲ 486.5%
-59.28M▼ 119.6%
223.33M▲ 476.8%
-51.93M▼ 123.3%
-6.31M▲ 87.8%
-581.34M▼ 9107.8%
708.95M▲ 221.9%
769.51M▲ 0%
Free Cash Flow
1.04B▲ 0%
955.11M▼ 7.7%
-769.88M▼ 180.6%
455.86M▲ 159.2%
169.89M▼ 62.7%
653.22M▲ 284.5%
-1.43B▼ 318.8%
-2.01B▼ 40.4%
-159.63M▲ 92.0%
418.11M▲ 0%
FCF Margin %13.37%11.9%-9.26%5.15%2.09%6.88%-13.27%-20.82%-1.59%4.17%
FCF Growth %151.09%-7.73%-180.61%159.21%-62.73%284.49%-318.83%-40.45%92.05%150.49%
FCF per Share1.411.29-1.030.590.22--1.62-2.19-0.17-0.17
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)2.34x2.61x2.04x2.21x-3.62x18.33x1.77x1.80x1.76x0.31x
Interest Paid0000000000
Taxes Paid0000000000

TCPA Key Ratios

TransCanada PipeLines Limited 6 (TCPA) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201120122013201420152016201720182019TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)8.49%7.17%8.5%8%-4.83%1.49%12.92%12.28%13.39%5.28%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)5.07%4.75%4.78%4.88%4.79%5.24%5.13%4.99%5.24%5.24%
Gross Margin40.65%37.42%38.03%37.35%37.22%37.84%38.21%43.76%48.11%48.77%
Net Margin19.35%17.02%20.25%17.99%-10.14%2.52%23.39%28.11%31.86%13.5%
Debt / Equity1.14x1.15x1.27x1.29x1.75x2.01x1.62x1.62x1.56x1.56x
Interest Coverage2.57x2.49x2.73x2.67x2.59x2.20x2.23x2.31x2.20x1.46x
FCF Conversion2.34x2.61x2.04x2.21x-3.62x18.33x1.77x1.80x1.76x0.31x
Revenue Growth-4.8%3.71%3.61%6.38%-8.03%16.68%13.48%-10.48%3.91%6.68%

TCPA Frequently Asked Questions

TransCanada PipeLines Limited 6 (TCPA) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

TransCanada PipeLines Limited 6 (TCPA) reported $10.02B in revenue for fiscal year 2019. This represents a 55% increase from $6.46B in 2006.

TransCanada PipeLines Limited 6 (TCPA) grew revenue by 3.9% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, TransCanada PipeLines Limited 6 (TCPA) is profitable, generating $1.35B in net income for fiscal year 2019 (31.9% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, TransCanada PipeLines Limited 6 (TCPA) pays a dividend with a yield of 6.21%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

TransCanada PipeLines Limited 6 (TCPA) has a return on equity (ROE) of 13.4%. This is reasonable for most industries.

TransCanada PipeLines Limited 6 (TCPA) generated $418.1M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2019. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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