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TCPA vs TRP

Transcanada Pipelines Ltd. and TC Energy Corp., side by side — 8 fiscal years reported in CAD, drawn from SEC filings.

At a glance

Most recent reported year

TCPA vs TRP, at a glance
Metric TCPA TRP
RevenueCAD 13.4BCAD 15.2B
Net incomeCAD 3.1BCAD 3.5B
Gross margin·98.6%
Net margin24.9%26.9%
Return on equity14.0%12.8%
Diluted EPS·CAD 3.27
Dividend / share·CAD 3.40
Payout ratio68.3%99.7%
Free cash flowCAD -2.2B·
EquityCAD 22.4BCAD 27.3B
Net debt / equity1.50×0.05×
Current ratio0.37×0.63×
Revenue CAGR 5y10.9%3.2%
Profit CAGR 5y18.0%−5.3%

TCPA and TRP book revenue within 15% of each other, and TRP keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (26.9% against 24.9%).

The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.

Revenue by year

8 years side by side

TCPA vs TRP, revenue by year
Fiscal year TCPA TRP
FY2017CAD 13.4BCAD 13.4B
FY2016CAD 12.5BCAD 12.5B
FY2015CAD 11.4BCAD 11.4B
FY2014CAD 10.2BCAD 10.2B
FY2013CAD 8.8BCAD 8.8B
FY2012CAD 8.0BCAD 8.0B
FY2011CAD 7.8BCAD 7.8B
FY2010CAD 6.9BCAD 6.9B
Net income by year

Bottom line

TCPA vs TRP, net income by year
Fiscal year TCPA TRP
FY2017CAD 3.1BCAD 3.2B
FY2016CAD 321.0MCAD 233.0M
FY2015CAD -1.1BCAD -1.1B
FY2014CAD 1.8BCAD 1.8B
FY2013CAD 1.8BCAD 1.8B
FY2012CAD 1.4BCAD 1.4B
FY2011CAD 1.5BCAD 1.6B
FY2010CAD 1.3BCAD 1.3B
Revenue gap over time

8 fiscal years

Revenue gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2017==
FY2016==
FY2015==
FY2014==
FY2013==
FY2012==
FY2011==
FY2010==

The higher-revenue side has changed between TCPA and TRP over this period.

8 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin gap over time

8 fiscal years

Net margin gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2017−0.4 ppTRP
FY2016+0.7 ppTCPA
FY2015==
FY2014+0.0 ppTCPA
FY2013−0.2 ppTRP
FY2012−0.2 ppTRP
FY2011−1.0 ppTRP
FY2010−0.6 ppTRP

The higher net margin has changed hands between TCPA and TRP over this period.

8 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin volatility

Standard deviation, each side

TRP's net margin has been more volatile than TCPA's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 11.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 11.0.

8 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in net margin

Year by year

The lead in net margin changed hands between TCPA and TRP over these 8 fiscal years — TCPA led in 2 and TRP in 5.

8 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Return on equity volatility

Standard deviation, each side

TRP's return on equity has been more volatile than TCPA's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 5.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.6.

8 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in return on equity

Year by year

The lead in return on equity changed hands between TCPA and TRP over these 8 fiscal years — TCPA led in 4 and TRP in 4.

8 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

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