Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.370-1.370 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.360. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Kinder Morgan Stock Up 0.1%

KMI opened at $27.33 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $27.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $27.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $60.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.40, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.67. Kinder Morgan has a fifty-two week low of $23.94 and a fifty-two week high of $31.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.63.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The pipeline company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.29. Kinder Morgan had a net margin of 16.61% and a return on equity of 8.57%. The business had revenue of $4.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.98 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.25 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. Kinder Morgan has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.270 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Kinder Morgan will post 1.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Kinder Morgan Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2925 per share. This represents a $1.17 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 3rd. Kinder Morgan’s dividend payout ratio is presently 95.90%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KMI has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $30.00 price target on shares of Kinder Morgan in a report on Thursday, October 9th. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research report on Friday, September 19th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $32.00 price target for the company. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $30.00 price target on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Kinder Morgan from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Kinder Morgan from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Kinder Morgan presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $31.33.

Insider Activity

In other news, Chairman Richard D. Kinder purchased 1,000,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 27th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $25.96 per share, for a total transaction of $25,960,000.00. Following the acquisition, the chairman directly owned 246,212,353 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,391,672,683.88. This represents a 0.41% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP John W. Schlosser sold 6,166 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.81, for a total value of $171,476.46. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 207,370 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,766,959.70. The trade was a 2.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders bought 1,004,287 shares of company stock valued at $26,072,463 and sold 18,498 shares valued at $511,655. Corporate insiders own 12.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Quest Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Kinder Morgan by 0.8% during the third quarter. Quest Investment Management LLC now owns 52,886 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,497,000 after acquiring an additional 435 shares during the last quarter. L2 Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Kinder Morgan by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. L2 Asset Management LLC now owns 9,285 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $263,000 after purchasing an additional 596 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. increased its holdings in Kinder Morgan by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 55,900 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,583,000 after purchasing an additional 671 shares during the last quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp raised its position in Kinder Morgan by 8.6% in the third quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 9,035 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $256,000 after purchasing an additional 714 shares during the period. Finally, Nicolet Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Kinder Morgan by 7.1% during the third quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 11,417 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $320,000 after purchasing an additional 758 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.52% of the company’s stock.

About Kinder Morgan

Kinder Morgan, Inc operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in North America. The company operates through Natural Gas Pipelines, Products Pipelines, Terminals, and CO2 segments. The Natural Gas Pipelines segment owns and operates interstate and intrastate natural gas pipeline, and storage systems; natural gas gathering systems and natural gas processing and treating facilities; natural gas liquids fractionation facilities and transportation systems; and liquefied natural gas gasification, liquefaction, and storage facilities.