PAA (Plains All American Pipeline LP) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $2.46 (As of Jun. 2026)

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PAA Plains All American Pipeline LP PAA
78 GF Score
Price $26.09
GF Value $19.86
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Plains All American Pipeline LP Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Plains All American Pipeline LP PAA +1.50% 78 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $2.46 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates PAA with a GF Score™ of 78/100 and a GF Value™ of $19.86 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 13 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Plains All American Pipeline LP's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $1.157. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $2.46 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Plains All American Pipeline LP's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 35.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 29.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 18.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 16.50% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Plains All American Pipeline LP was 38.90% per year. The lowest was -12.60% per year. And the median was 15.50% per year.

As of today (2026-09-13), Plains All American Pipeline LP's current stock price is $26.09. Plains All American Pipeline LP's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $2.46. Plains All American Pipeline LP's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 10.61.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Plains All American Pipeline LP was 66.82. The lowest was 6.11. And the median was 13.96.


Plains All American Pipeline LP  (NAS:PAA) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Plains All American Pipeline LP's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=26.09/2.46
=10.61

* 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.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Plains All American Pipeline LP was 66.82. The lowest was 6.11. And the median was 13.96.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Plains All American Pipeline LP Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Plains All American Pipeline LP Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Plains All American Pipeline LP's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* 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 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Plains All American Pipeline LP Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.68 0.99 1.22 1.52 2.13

Plains All American Pipeline LP Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.82 1.93 2.13 2.12 2.46

PAA vs VNOM, WES, DTM: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Plains All American Pipeline LP's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Plains All American Pipeline LP's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Plains All American Pipeline LP's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Plains All American Pipeline LP Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Plains All American Pipeline LP's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=1.157/333.9520*333.9520
=1.157

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Plains All American Pipeline LP Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201609 -0.174 241.428 -0.241
201612 -0.330 241.432 -0.456
201703 0.714 243.801 0.978
201706 0.510 244.955 0.695
201709 0.314 246.819 0.425
201712 0.461 246.524 0.624
201803 0.351 249.554 0.470
201806 0.050 251.989 0.066
201809 -0.227 252.439 -0.300
201812 0.854 251.233 1.135
201903 0.941 254.202 1.236
201906 0.086 256.143 0.112
201909 0.046 256.759 0.060
201912 0.580 256.974 0.754
202003 0.886 258.115 1.146
202006 -0.196 257.797 -0.254
202009 0.203 260.280 0.260
202012 0.173 260.474 0.222
202103 0.961 264.877 1.212
202106 0.208 271.696 0.256
202109 0.364 274.310 0.443
202112 0.786 278.802 0.941
202203 0.339 287.504 0.394
202206 1.001 296.311 1.128
202209 1.175 296.808 1.322
202212 0.274 296.797 0.308
202303 0.890 301.836 0.985
202306 1.064 305.109 1.165
202309 -0.074 307.789 -0.080
202312 1.441 306.746 1.569
202403 0.374 312.332 0.400
202406 0.823 314.175 0.875
202409 0.829 315.301 0.878
202412 0.885 315.605 0.936
202503 0.709 319.799 0.740
202506 0.745 322.561 0.771
202509 0.898 324.800 0.923
202512 0.906 324.054 0.934
202603 0.408 330.213 0.413
202606 1.157 333.952 1.157

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $2.46 mean?
Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $2.46 as of Jun. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Plains All American Pipeline LP and its competitors.
Is Plains All American Pipeline LP's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Plains All American Pipeline LP's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $2.46. Overall, Plains All American Pipeline LP has a GF Score™ of 78/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Plains All American Pipeline LP's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to VNOM and WES?
Plains All American Pipeline LP's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $2.46 can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for an Oil & Gas company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Oil & Gas industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Plains All American Pipeline LP and its competitors. Plains All American Pipeline LP's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $2.46. 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 $19.86, compared to a current price of $26.09 — trading 31.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $2.46. Plains All American Pipeline LP's overall GF Score™ is 78/100 with 13 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $2.46 as of Jun. 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 $26.09 is trading 31.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $19.86. GuruFocus considers Plains All American Pipeline LP to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for PAA:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $2.46
  • GF Value™: $19.86 vs. price of $26.09 (31.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 13 warning signs

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

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address 333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
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.
78GF Score

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