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Energy Transfer remains a top conviction holding, offering high-quality midstream exposure at a compelling valuation and a robust 6.4% yield. ET trades at a significant discount to peers on both price-to-operating cash flow and EV/EBITDA metrics, despite strong cash generation and growth. Management has raised 2026 EBITDA guidance to $18.8–$19.1B, reflecting operational momentum driven by higher volumes and margins across key segments.
Latest insider transactions and growth catalysts surrounding Energy Transfer led us to see large odds for a price breakout from the stock's long-term resistance levels. ET delivered a strong FQ2 2026, with EPS beating consensus by nearly 60% and revenue up 78% YOY. ET also raised its 2026 EBITDA guidance and updated its capex plan, supporting continued EPS growth at robust rates for future years.
Energy Transfer has signed several deals to provide gas to data centers. It's also supplying more gas to utilities that need it to generate more power for data centers.
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Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET | ET Price Prediction) director and co-founder Kelcy Warren stepped into the open market on August 18 and August 19, 2026, personally directing the accumulation of a large block of common units at prices within pennies of the partnership's 52-week high.
ET reported record Q2 volumes across multiple segments, driven by robust U.S. hydrocarbon export demand and long-term contracts. ET's fee-based contracts provide strong defensiveness against commodity price volatility. ET's growth projects, including major pipelines and processing plants, are backed by long-term commitments and will drive continued distribution growth.
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Energy Transfer (ET) delivered a standout Q2 2026, with 78% YoY revenue growth, record volumes, and a second consecutive guidance raise, underscoring accelerating operational momentum. ET's strategic positioning in the AI-driven data center buildout is translating into contracted natural gas demand and robust project backlogs, driving visibility into multi-year EBITDA and DCF growth. The distribution profile has transformed, with 19 consecutive quarterly increases, 2.2x coverage, and a payout ratio under 44%, supporting a 6.61% yield and sustainable dividend growth.
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Energy Transfer continues to outperform, driven by robust NGL export growth, high utilization rates, and durable volume-driven opportunities. The growth expansion plans are now playing out. ET's multi-year export capacity commitments, full pipeline and fractionator utilization, and accelerated CapEx cycle underpin long-term EBITDA and distribution growth visibility. Management maintains confidence in sustaining 3–5% annual distribution growth and 4–4.5x EBITDA leverage, despite elevated CapEx peaking this year.
Energy Transfer NYSE: ET reported second-quarter adjusted EBITDA of approximately $5.1 billion, up from about $3.9 billion a year earlier, supported by record gathering, NGL transportation and export, and crude oil transportation volumes. Distributable cash flow attributable to partners, as adjusted, rose to roughly $2.6 billion from $2.0 billion in the second quarter of 2025.