Does Extended EBITDA Outlook And Balance Sheet Tweaks Change The Bull Case For TC Energy (TSX:TRP)?

Simply Wall St · 2d ago
  • In the past quarter, TC Energy reported resilient third-quarter 2025 results with double-digit EBITDA growth led by its natural gas pipelines, extended its 5–7% annual EBITDA growth outlook through 2028, declared another quarterly dividend in a 25-year growth streak, and issued US$350 million of fixed-for-life junior subordinated notes to redeem preferred shares and trim debt.
  • This combination of stronger earnings, longer-term growth guidance, and balance sheet refinement highlights how TC Energy is leaning on core gas infrastructure to underpin both expansion plans and continued dividend growth.
  • Now, we'll explore how the extended 5–7% EBITDA growth outlook through 2028 could reshape TC Energy's existing investment narrative.

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TC Energy Investment Narrative Recap

To own TC Energy, you need to believe in steady, infrastructure-style cash flows from regulated and long-term contracted gas pipelines, with enough growth to support an elevated dividend and balance sheet repair. The latest quarter’s double-digit EBITDA growth and extension of 5–7% annual EBITDA guidance through 2028 reinforce that growth pillar, while the biggest near term risk, its stretched leverage and interest coverage, is only modestly eased by the recent financing moves.

The US$350 million fixed-for-life junior subordinated notes issue, used to redeem preferred shares and trim debt, ties directly into that balance sheet risk and dividend sustainability story. For investors focused on catalysts, this step supports TC Energy’s effort to align its capital structure with its long-term EBITDA outlook and 25-year dividend growth record, even as earnings and interest coverage metrics remain under pressure.

However, investors should also be aware that concentration in long-lived gas infrastructure could become a problem if...

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TC Energy's narrative projects CA$17.2 billion revenue and CA$4.0 billion earnings by 2028.

Uncover how TC Energy's forecasts yield a CA$77.50 fair value, a 3% upside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

TSX:TRP Community Fair Values as at Dec 2025
TSX:TRP Community Fair Values as at Dec 2025

Four Simply Wall St Community members put TC Energy’s fair value between CA$46.88 and CA$77.50, underlining how far apart individual views can sit. When you set that against the company’s extended 5–7% annual EBITDA growth outlook through 2028, it becomes clear why you might want to compare several independent takes on what could drive future returns.

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