# Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA TGS (TGS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels. Price $29.05, market value $4.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 12.7×** (5-yr avg 0.1×, 3-yr avg 0.1×). Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA TGS trades at 12.7× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 0.1×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Energy median in the September 2026 study was 16.8×. Forward P/E is 11.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.02**. A PEG of 0.02 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / book: 1.9×**. The shares trade at 1.9× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 7.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 7.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 53.7%**. Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA TGS keeps 53.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 44.7%**. 44.7% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 24.7%**. 24.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 13.5%**. 13.5% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 18.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 18.9%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 10.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 10.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 39.9%** (3-yr 15.2%/yr, 5-yr 59.7%/yr). Revenue grew 39.9% over the last year, against 59.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 468.5%** (3-yr 112.5%/yr, 5-yr 194.2%/yr). Earnings per share rose 468.5%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 50.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 50.0% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.55**. Debt is 0.55 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Interest coverage: 7.1×**. Operating profit covers interest 7.1× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 5.00** (quick 4.98). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 5.00 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.99**. A Z-score of 1.99 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.16%** ($0.95 per share, trailing). Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA TGS yields 3.16%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 55%**. 55% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 9.4%** (YTD -6.6%, 3-mo -1.6%). The shares are up 9.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -20.1%** (47.2% above the low). Trading 20% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 51**. An RSI of 51 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.82** (volatility 59%). Beta of 0.82 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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