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NGL Energy Partners LP

Rank #306Decline

NGL · NYSE · Energy

NGL Energy Partners LP (NGL) — Rank #306 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.23) · ROE — · Piotroski F-Score N/A.

As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0001504461 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

NGL Energy Partners LP engages in the crude oil, condensate, natural gas liquids, crude oil and produced water businesses in the United States.

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It operates through three segments: Water Solutions, Crude Oil Logistics, and Liquids Logistics. The Water Solutions segment transports, treats, recycles, and disposes produced and flowback water generated from crude oil and natural gas production; aggregates and sells recovered crude oil; disposes solids, such as tank bottoms, and drilling fluid and muds, as well as performs truck washouts; and sells produced water for reuse and recycle, and brackish non-potable water. The Crude Oil Logistics segment purchases crude oil from producers and marketers and transports it to refineries for resale at pipeline injection stations, storage terminals, barge loading facilities, rail facilities, refineries, and other trade hubs; and provides storage, terminaling, and transportation services through pipelines and storage tanks. The Liquids Logistics segment offers natural gas liquids to commercial, retail, and industrial customers across the United States and Canada through its five terminals, third-party storage and terminal facilities, nine common carrier pipelines and a fleet of leased railcars. This segment also provides services for marine exports of butane through its facility located in Chesapeake, Virginia; and owns a propane pipeline in Michigan. NGL Energy Holdings LLC serves as the general partner of the company.

NGL Energy Partners LP was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Industry
Oil & Gas Midstream
Sector
Energy
State
DE
Filer Category
Accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
March 31

Price History

NGL+887.6% · +58.1% CAGRSPY+80.5% · +12.5% CAGR

Company Snapshot

P/E, P/B, and dividend yield matter most — book value provides a floor.

Market Cap

$2.14B

P/E (annual)

P/S (annual)

0.7

P/B

P/OCF (annual)

5.9

Shareholder Yield

Employees

449

Industry

Oil & Gas Midstream

Exchange

NYSE

Signal Flags

2 green2 red
Revenue growth acceleratingGrowth rate increasing year over year
RPO outpacing revenueRemaining performance obligations growing faster than recognized revenue — forward demand building
Revenue declining YoYRevenue contracted year over year
Operating margin decliningOperating margin lower than prior year

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.23
Return on equity
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
Current ratio
1.14×
Net cash
-$3.26B

Cash Flow

3/3 pass
Positive FCF
PASS
Cash-backed earnings
PASS
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
0.4%

Growth

0/1 pass
Revenue growth
-9.0%
Piotroski F-Score
N/A
Share dilution

Terry Smith quality gate

Passes 0/5 Terry Smith thresholds

1 of 5 threshold not computable from filed data.

Asset value and restructuring potential (balance-sheet strength) are the primary reads at this stage.

Profitability

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.23

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

1st of 6 SIC 4922 peers

Return on equity

Gross margin

30.9%

2nd of 6 SIC 4922 peers

Revenue growth (YoY)

-9.0%

RPO growth (YoY)

48.6%

Remaining performance obligations growth — RPO > revenue = forward demand building.

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

2023202420252026
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Growth

Revenue CAGR (3Y)

-17.8%

Revenue CAGR (5Y)

-9.6%

Earnings CAGR (3Y)

FCF CAGR (3Y)

-21.4%

Anti-fragile safety

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

Current ratio

1.14×

4th of 6 SIC 4922 peers

Quick ratio

Net cash

-$3.26B

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Cash-flow health

Free cash flow

$144.68M

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

PASS

FCF / net income

2.02

Cash-backing of earnings.

FCF/NI divergence

Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).

PASS

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

0.4%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Piotroski F-Score

F-Score

N/A

Only 8/9 components determinable.

Lifecycle Phase History

20212026
Decline
Hypergrowth
Value