Kinder Morgan (KMI)
NYSEEnergyOil & Gas MidstreamSnapshot 2026-09-14
$30.96+0.32%
Close 2026-09-14 · 1-day change
NYSEEnergyOil & Gas MidstreamSnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Energy is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar under pressure — Adjusted EBITDA of $8.6 billion in 2026, up 2% from 2025: EBITDA margin 43.9% vs target 43.5% (implied by $8.6B/$19.8B).
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 12% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on margins.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskKinder Morgan's growth in natural gas infrastructure must continue to justify its price. Adjusted EBITDA is projected at $8.6 billion in 2026, up 2% from 2025. The last quarter's earnings beat supports this growth narrative. KMI trades at 20× P/E versus a peer median of 23×. This suggests the price reflects less growth than expected. The primary risk is weak execution quality, which could pressure the adjusted EBITDA target. Peer multiples imply a price about 7% below where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-14. KMI is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 23 analysts currently covering KMI (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 4 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for KMI in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Grow dividend consistently with 2% annual increases
Consistent dividend growth supports capital allocation objective.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-14. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $30.96
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $30.96.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Around the middle on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Execute and place natural gas infrastructure projects into service
Gas growth aligns with infrastructure project execution.
Advances: Maintain strong financial performance with growth in Adjusted EPS and EBITDA
Q2 earnings beat supports financial performance objective.
Advances: Grow dividend consistently with 2% annual increases
Pipeline deal enhances dividend growth potential.
Advances: Execute and place natural gas infrastructure projects into service
Western Gateway project execution aligns with growth objectives.
Advances: Execute and place natural gas infrastructure projects into service
Approval of pipeline aligns with natural gas infrastructure growth objective.
Advances: Maintain strong financial performance with growth in Adjusted EPS and EBITDA
Earnings beat indicates strong financial performance and growth.
Advances: Maintain strong financial performance with growth in Adjusted EPS and EBITDA
Strong financial performance aligns with growth objectives.
