Stocks · Energy · Oil & Gas Midstream

Kinder Morgan, Inc. KMI

$31.07 +1.77% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $69.19B

Low risk

Next earnings report: Oct 28, 2026

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Three things to know

  1. Net debt is 4.0× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
  2. Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $1.56, up 27.9% year over year.
  3. Revenue over the last four quarters was $17.96B, up 12.7% from a year earlier.

PromtFinance scores

Each score is a percentile within the Energy sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.

Growth55Neutral

How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.

  • Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 47%
  • EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 32%
  • FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 32%
  • Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 37%
  • Revenue growth accelerationBottom 29%
Quality44Weak

Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.

  • Return on invested capitalBottom 44%
  • Gross marginTop 23%
  • Operating marginTop 25%
  • Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 46%
  • Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 30%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 18%
  • Interest coverBottom 43%
Value41Weak

How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.

  • Earnings yieldTop 45%
  • Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 49%
  • EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 29%
  • Sales / enterprise valueBottom 16%
  • P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 27%
Momentum47Neutral

Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.

  • 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 35%
  • 6-month returnTop 47%
  • 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 44%
  • Distance from 52-week highTop 24%
  • Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 45%
Revisions51Neutral

Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).

  • Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 44%
  • Consecutive EPS beatsTop 21%
  • Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 38%
  • Upside to consensus price targetBottom 39%
Stability82Strong

Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.

  • Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 8%
  • Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 4%
  • Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 35%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 18%

What changed

Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).

MeasureBeforeNow
Revenue growth (YoY)13.1%12.7%↓
EPS growth (YoY)28.4%27.9%↓
Gross margin35.8%54.9%↑
Operating margin28.5%29.0%↑
FCF margin17.1%21.5%↑

Fundamental momentum

MeasureNow (TTM)Year / quarter beforeSector rank
Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)12.7%13.1%↓Top 47%
EPS growth (TTM, YoY)27.9%28.4%↓Top 32%
Gross margin54.9%35.8%↑Top 23%
Operating margin29.0%28.5%↑Top 25%
Net margin19.3%17.1%↑—
Free-cash-flow margin21.5%17.1%↑—
Return on invested capital5.7%—Bottom 44%
Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR-4.7%—Bottom 37%

Quality of earnings and balance sheet

Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
1.91×
Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
-4.3%
Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
0.0%
Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
-5.1 pp
Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
3.99×
Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
3.0×

Shareholder returns

Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
3.80%
Net buyback yield (TTM)
0.00%
Shareholder yield
3.80%
Share count change, 1 year
+0.1%
Share count change, 3-year CAGR
-0.2%

Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.

Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 24, 2026).

Earnings and expectations

Earnings momentum

Consecutive EPS beats
3
Beats in the last 8 reports
4 of 8
Average EPS surprise, last 4
+10.6%
Average 2-day reaction, last 8
+0.2%
Positive 20 days after report
5 of 8

Analysts

Consensus price target
$37.20
Target vs current price
+19.7%
Analysts with a rating
34
Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
47%
Consensus rating
Hold

How the stock reacted to recent reports

Report dateEPS surprise2 days5 days20 days60 days
Jul 22, 2026+15.4%+0.3%-2.4%+1.5%—
Apr 22, 2026+21.2%+0.8%+0.7%+8.7%+2.3%
Jan 21, 2026+6.9%+2.2%+5.8%+15.5%+13.7%
Oct 22, 2025-1.0%+0.2%-5.2%-1.5%+1.7%
Jul 16, 2025+0.1%-0.1%-3.5%-4.9%+0.7%
Apr 16, 2025-4.3%-1.0%-2.4%+0.9%+4.0%
Jan 22, 2025-4.6%-1.4%-12.0%-13.9%-13.7%
Oct 16, 2024-7.4%+0.7%+0.2%+9.8%+15.2%

Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.

Earnings history

Report dateEPSEstimateSurpriseRevenue
Jul 22, 2026$0.37$0.32+15.4%$4.48B
Apr 22, 2026$0.48$0.40+21.2%$4.83B
Jan 21, 2026$0.39$0.36+6.9%$4.51B
Oct 22, 2025$0.29$0.29-1.0%$4.15B
Jul 16, 2025$0.28$0.28+0.1%$4.04B
Apr 16, 2025$0.34$0.36-4.3%$4.25B
Jan 22, 2025$0.32$0.34-4.6%$3.97B
Oct 16, 2024$0.25$0.27-7.4%$3.68B

Valuation in context

MultipleNow5-year median5-year percentileSector rank (cheapness)
P/E (trailing)19.9×21.2×43thTop 45%
P/E (forward)20.2×———
EV / EBITDA12.6×——Bottom 29%
EV / Sales5.64×——Bottom 16%
Free-cash-flow yield5.59%——Bottom 49%
Earnings yield5.02%——Top 45%

P/E over the past five years

Range 15.4× – 42.6× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.

What moved the stock over the past year

Price return, 1 year
+9.8%
Earnings per share growth (TTM)
+27.9%
Change in P/E multiple
-7.8%

Most of the move came from earnings growth.

Technical state

Trend checklist

  • ✗ Price above 20-day average
  • ✗ Price above 50-day average
  • ✗ Price above 200-day average
  • ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
  • ✗ MACD histogram positive

Trend quality

Days above the 50-day average
0
Days above the 200-day average
0
50-day average slope (20 days)
-1.6%
200-day average slope (20 days)
+1.3%
Distance from 50-day average
-1.3%
Distance from 200-day average
-1.2%
RSI (14)
48.9
Relative volume
0.90×

Risk and drawdowns

Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
21.2%
Volatility vs own 5-year history
53th percentile · Normal for this stock
Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
0.31
Correlation with S&P 500
0.19
Current drawdown from 1-year high
-9.4%
Maximum drawdown, 3 years
-19.3%

Largest declines in the past six years

From peakTo lowDeclineLengthRecovery
Jun 7, 2022Oct 4, 2023-20.4%333 days192 days (Jul 11, 2024)
Jun 11, 2021Dec 20, 2021-20.4%133 days71 days (Apr 1, 2022)
Jan 21, 2025Apr 8, 2025-19.3%54 days212 days (Feb 11, 2026)
Oct 8, 2020Nov 6, 2020-12.6%21 days5 days (Nov 13, 2020)
May 19, 2026Sep 30, 2026-12.1%92 daysNot yet recovered

Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.

Financial statements

Market cap
$69.19B
P/E (TTM)
19.9
EPS, diluted (TTM)
$1.56
Revenue (TTM)
$17.96B
Dividend yield
3.80%
52-week range
$25.60 – $34.81
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Revenue$17.53B$19.55B$15.16B$15.07B$16.95B
Gross profit$6.37B$5.50B$5.13B$5.53B$7.40B
Operating income$5.28B$4.43B$4.04B$4.38B$4.81B
Net income$1.78B$2.55B$2.39B$2.61B$3.06B
EPS (diluted)$0.78$1.12$1.06$1.17$1.37
Q3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Revenue$3.68B$3.97B$4.25B$4.04B$4.15B$4.51B$4.83B$4.48B
Net income$625.0M$667.0M$717.0M$715.0M$628.0M$996.0M$976.0M$867.0M
EPS (diluted)$0.28$0.30$0.32$0.32$0.28$0.45$0.44$0.39
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Operating cash flow$5.71B$4.97B$6.49B$5.63B$6.25B
Capital expenditure-$1.28B-$1.62B-$2.35B-$2.63B-$3.03B
Free cash flow$4.43B$3.35B$4.15B$3.01B$3.22B
Dividends paid-$2.44B-$2.50B-$2.53B-$2.56B-$2.60B
Net share buybacks$0-$368.0M-$522.0M-$7.0M$0

Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.

Cash and short-term investments
$89.0M
Total assets
$74.06B
Total liabilities
$41.18B
Total debt
$32.25B
Net debt
$32.16B
Shareholders’ equity
$31.63B

As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 24, 2026).

Dividends

Ex-dateAmountPaid
Aug 3, 2026$0.30Aug 17, 2026
May 4, 2026$0.30May 15, 2026
Feb 2, 2026$0.29Feb 17, 2026
Nov 3, 2025$0.29Nov 17, 2025
Jul 31, 2025$0.29Aug 15, 2025
Apr 30, 2025$0.29May 15, 2025
Feb 3, 2025$0.29Feb 18, 2025
Oct 31, 2024$0.29Nov 15, 2024

Short interest

Shares sold short
46,516,397
Days to cover
4.09
Change vs previous report
-4.4%

FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.

Stock splits

Jan 20, 2015
10-for-1