Natural Gas Pipelines & Services — Variable operating costs and expenses
Enterprise Products Partners Natural Gas Pipelines & Services — Variable operating costs and expenses increased by 28.6% to $18M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 18.2%, from $22M to $18M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Natural Gas Pipelines & Services — Variable operating costs and expenses shows an upward trend with a 12.6% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase is expected during periods of high volume, but a disproportionate rise relative to throughput may signal operational inefficiencies.
Detailed definition
These are the operating expenses for the natural gas segment that fluctuate directly with the volume of throughput or ac...
Peer comparison
Standard operational metric for pipeline operators; peers track these as part of their overall operating and maintenance (O&M) expenses.
epd_segment_natural_gas_pipelines_services_variable_operating_costs_and_expensesHistorical Data
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 13.5M | 13.5M | 13.5M | 13.5M | 14.8M | 14.8M | 14.8M | 14.8M | 15M | 24M | 15M | 19M | 22M | 20M | 21M | 14M | 18M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +9.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +1.7% | +60.0% | -37.5% | +26.7% | +15.8% | -9.1% | +5.0% | -33.3% | +28.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.3% | +9.3% | +9.3% | +9.3% | +1.7% | +62.7% | +1.7% | +28.8% | +46.7% | -16.7% | +40.0% | -26.3% | -18.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Enterprise Products Partners's natural gas pipelines & services — variable operating costs and expenses?
- Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) reported natural gas pipelines & services — variable operating costs and expenses of $18M in Q1 2026.
- How has Enterprise Products Partners's natural gas pipelines & services — variable operating costs and expenses changed year-over-year?
- Enterprise Products Partners's natural gas pipelines & services — variable operating costs and expenses decreased by 18.2% year-over-year, from $22M to $18M.
- What is the long-term trend for Enterprise Products Partners's natural gas pipelines & services — variable operating costs and expenses?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Enterprise Products Partners's natural gas pipelines & services — variable operating costs and expenses has grown at a 12.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $54M to $77M.
- What does natural gas pipelines & services — variable operating costs and expenses mean?
- Operating costs that change based on how much natural gas is transported or processed.