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Plains All American Pipeline LP has a Cash Ratio of 0.03. It indicates that there are more current liabilities than Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities, and the company does not have sufficient cash on hand to pay off its short-term debt.
The historical rank and industry rank for Plains All American Pipeline LP's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
PAA'
s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 0.04 Max: 0.22
Current: 0.03
During the past 13 years, Plains All American Pipeline LP's highest Cash Ratio was 0.22. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.04.
PAA's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than 91.9% of 963
companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 0.44
vs PAA: 0.03
Plains All American Pipeline LP (NAS:PAA) Cash Ratio Explanation
The cash ratio is more conservative than other liquidity ratios, such as Quick Ratio and Current Ratio, because it only considers a company's most liquid resources. The numerator of cash ratio only considers Cash, Cash Equivalents and marketable securities. Other current assets, such as accounts receivable and inventories, are not included. The rationale is that these assets may require time to be transformed into cash, and the amount of money received is also uncertain.
The cash ratio shows a company’s ability to pay all current liabilities immediately without selling or liquidating other assets. Generally speaking, a higher cash ratio suggests the company has a stronger ability to cover its short-term debt. However, a high cash ratio could also indicate inefficient management: the company is inefficient in making full utilization of cash to invest protential profitable project. It may also suggest that the company is not confident about future profitability.
In general, the higher the cash ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.
Plains All American Pipeline LP Cash Ratio Related Terms
Plains All American Pipeline LP Cash Ratio Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Plains All American Pipeline LP's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Ratio data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Plains All American Pipeline LP Cash Ratio vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Plains All American Pipeline LP's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Plains All American Pipeline LP's Cash Ratio falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA) has a Cash Ratio of 0.03 as of Mar. 2026. Cashflow ratio is the ratio of Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to current liabilities. View historical data on Plains All American Pipeline LP and its competitors. This is 25% below median its historical median of 0.04. Over the past decade, Plains All American Pipeline LP's Cash Ratio has ranged from 0.01 to 0.22. According to the industry distribution chart, Plains All American Pipeline LP ranks #885 out of 963 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 91.9%.
Is Plains All American Pipeline LP's Cash Ratio too high?
Plains All American Pipeline LP's current Cash Ratio of 0.03 is 25% below median its 10-year median of 0.04. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.01 to a high of 0.22. The Oil & Gas industry median Cash Ratio is 0.44. Plains All American Pipeline LP's value of 0.03 is 93.2% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Plains All American Pipeline LP ranks #885 out of 963 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Plains All American Pipeline LP has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Plains All American Pipeline LP's Cash Ratio compare to WES and DTM?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Plains All American Pipeline LP ranks #885 out of 963 companies for Cash Ratio. This places Plains All American Pipeline LP in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cash Ratio is 0.44. Plains All American Pipeline LP's value of 0.03 is 93.2% below this benchmark. Historically, Plains All American Pipeline LP's own Cash Ratio has ranged from 0.01 to 0.22 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.04 vs. the industry median of 0.44, Plains All American Pipeline LP has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cash Ratio for an Oil & Gas company?
The median Cash Ratio among Oil & Gas companies is 0.44, based on 963 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cash Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cash Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Plains All American Pipeline LP's current Cash Ratio of 0.03 is 93.2% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cash Ratio mean?
A high Cash Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cashflow ratio is the ratio of Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to current liabilities. View historical data on Plains All American Pipeline LP and its competitors. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Cash Ratio is 0.44 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Plains All American Pipeline LP's current Cash Ratio is 0.03, which is 25% below median its own 10-year median of 0.04. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Plains All American Pipeline LP stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $17.28, compared to a current price of $24.82 — trading 43.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Cash Ratio is 0.03, which is 25% below median its 10-year median of 0.04 and 93.2% below the Oil & Gas industry median of 0.44. Plains All American Pipeline LP's overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 14 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cash Ratio calculated?
Cash Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA), the current Cash Ratio is 0.03 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Plains All American Pipeline LP stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $24.82 is trading 43.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of $17.28.
GuruFocus considers Plains All American Pipeline LP to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for PAA:
Cash Ratio: 0.03 (25% below median its 10-year median of 0.04)
GF Value™: $17.28 vs. price of $24.82 (43.6% above fair value)
Industry Position: 93.2% below the Oil & Gas median (#885 of 963)
No single metric tells the full story. See the PAA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Plains All American Pipeline LP Business Description
Plains All American Pipeline LP, through its subsidiaries, engages in the pipeline transportation, terminaling, storage, and gathering of crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States and Canada. The company operates through two segments, Crude Oil and NGL. The Crude Oil segment offers gathering and transporting crude oil through pipelines, gathering systems, trucks, barges, or railcars. The NGL segment is involved in natural gas processing and NGL fractionation, storage, transportation, and terminalling. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Crude Oil segment.
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