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Kinder Morgan, Inc.

KMI

Energy · 30.96 -1.4% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Kinder Morgan, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 19 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 15.3% versus the comparable filing period.
Company-1.4% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 19 activeOil & Gas Midstream · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 4 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • KMI's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if KMI's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Energy · Oil & Gas Midstream

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 19 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 15.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 2.8 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 36.1% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • KMI's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations601
Usable filing statements208
Verified relationships6
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +12.7% year over year.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating margin changed -1.4 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Energy and commodity prices has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 18% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 64% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

30.96
6m-6.4%12m+16.2%24m+44.2%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$16.2B+60.0%$0.78+0.1%
2022-12-31$18.1B+12.2%$1.12-0.4%
2023-12-31$13.6B-24.7%$1.06-1.1%
2024-12-31$13.5B-1.2%$1.17-0.6%
2025-12-31$15.2B+12.7%$1.37+0.1%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Demand and volumemixed · 5 filings
The $16 million (2%) and $51 million (4%) increases, respectively, in Ea st were primarily driven by (i) completed expansion projects; (ii) lower pipeline maintenance costs; and (iii) increased demand for our services primarily due to weather partially offset…
10-Q · Jul 24, 2026
Energy and commodity pricesmixed · 5 filings
The increase in the six-month period was further impacted by increased sales margin primarily due to higher commodity prices due to colder winter weather on our Texas intrastate systems.
10-Q · Jul 24, 2026
Credit and interest ratesmixed · 4 filings
The overall $1,491 million unfavorable change from year-end 2025 was primarily due to (i) an $878 million increase in senior notes that mature in the next twelve months; (ii) a $325 million increase in commercial paper borrowings partly used to fund our Monum…
10-Q · Jul 24, 2026
Macroeconomic conditionsmixed · 4 filings
The increases were primarily driven by greater activity, including labor costs, and inflation.
10-Q · Jul 24, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 4.5× · EV/sales 6.5×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

30.96-1.4% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for KMI. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-04-24 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-18.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +4
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

What improved

  • Revenue increased 15.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 2.8 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 36.1% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

34 Below are the changes in Natural Gas Pipelines Segment EBDA: Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 Increase/ (Decrease) (In millions) Midstream $ 647 $ 445 $ 202 East 781 746 35 West 283 262 21 Total Natural Gas Pipelines $ 1,711 $ 1,453 $ 258 The changes in Natural Gas Pipelines Segment EBDA in the comparable three-month periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 are explained by the following discussion: • The $202 million (45%) increase in Midstream was primarily driven by (i) increased sales margin resulting from higher commodity prices and volumes and increased demand for our services due to colder winter weather on our Texas intrastate systems ; ( ii) higher volumes on KinderHawk Field...

The increase was primarily due to (i) an increase in natural gas sales of $460 million due to higher commodity prices and volumes; a nd (ii) an increase in services revenues of $157 million resulting from higher volumes, primarily driven by increased demand for services and expansion projects placed into service, and higher rates partially offset by a decrease in product sales of $34 million driven primarily by lowe r commodity prices.

e to higher commodity prices and volumes; a nd (ii) an increase in services revenues of $157 million resulting from higher volumes, primarily driven by increased demand for services and expansion projects placed into service, and higher rates partially offset by a decrease in product sales of $34 million driven primarily by lowe r commodity prices.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind KMI

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

JYNTFiling-linked namepartnerFeb 13, 2026

For more detail of significant Certain Items, see the discussion of changes in Segment EBDA below.

LYBLyondellBasell Industries N.V.competitorFeb 13, 2026

The $20 million (7%) decrease in Bulk was primarily driven by the impact of the 2025 closure of LyondellBasell’s Houston refinery on our petroleum coke handling operations partially offset by decreased demurrage costs at our International Marine Terminal.

Depended on by

ETEnergy Transfer LPpartnerFeb 19, 2026

Hector Balderas, Attorney General filed a complaint against ETO, Transwestern, Kinder Morgan, Inc., El Paso Natural Gas L.L.C.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

KMI is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Oil & Gas Midstream. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.