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Neutral1750.0%
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Kinder Morgan, Inc. · KMI · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026
KMI Q1 2026: Strong gas demand lifts results and outlook
The quarter supports a constructive operating case for KMI: accelerating natural-gas demand, a larger project backlog, improved leverage, and raised guidance sentiment strengthen the near-term trajectory. The thesis still depends on permitting, project execution, and successful integration of Monument.
Reported After market closeNYSEEnergy
$69.59B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$0.48
Consensus $0.40
EPS surprise
+21.2%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$4.83B
Consensus $4.63B
Revenue surprise
+4.3%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
-0.3%
Event window
SPY move
-0.4%
Same window
Abnormal move
+0.1%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.5×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+5.6%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did KMI fall 0.3% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q1?What changed in KMI's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q1?Give me the bull and bear case for KMI after FY2026 Q1 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, KMI moved from a $10 billion to a $10.1 billion backlog, added the Monument pipeline acquisition, reported stronger natural-gas volumes, improved leverage to 3.6x, and raised guidance sentiment.
Guidance delta
Guidance sentiment was raised; management analysis says KMI expects to exceed its EBITDA budget by more than 3%.
Key takeaways
- Q1 2026 results exceeded expectations, with adjusted EPS up 41% and EBITDA up 18% year over year.
- Natural-gas demand accelerated across the network, with pipeline volumes up 8% and gathering volumes up 15%.
- The project backlog grew to $10.1 billion, supported by power-related and LNG projects.
- Leverage improved to 3.6x while the dividend increased 2%, according to the supplied analysis.
Management priorities
- Execute the $10.1 billion project backlog, with emphasis on power and LNG opportunities.
- Integrate and commission the Monument pipeline acquisition and expand storage capacity.
- Finalize the Western Gateway joint venture with Phillips 66 and advance it toward final investment decision.
- Maintain disciplined capital allocation while increasing capex for growth projects.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$31.25Previous close
$15Low
$26.31Average
$43High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 25, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Hold | Sell | Upgrade | Jan 28, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 22, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 28, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Jul 25, 2025 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 23, 2025 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 27, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 26, 2024 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 11, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 19, 2024 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Mar 1, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 27, 2021 |
| Raymond James | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 11, 2021 |
| SMBC Nikko | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Dec 3, 2020 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 9, 2020 |
| CFRA | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 24, 2020 |
| PiperJaffray | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Dec 18, 2019 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 17, 2019 |
| TD Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 2, 2019 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jul 30, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 17, 2019 |
| Argus | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | May 5, 2018 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 20, 2018 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Mar 21, 2018 |
| Tudor Pickering | Hold | Accumulate | Downgrade | Jan 22, 2013 |
| Bank oferica | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Mar 20, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $31.25. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $36 | $31.68 | +15.2% | Sep 22, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Elvira Scotto | $36 | $31.72 | +15.2% | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Julien Dumoulin-Smith | $33 | $31.31 | +5.6% | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $35 | $31.41 | +12.0% | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Devin McDermott | $38 | $31.82 | +21.6% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $36 | $32.49 | +15.2% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| UBS | Manav Gupta | $43 | $31.46 | +37.6% | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $32 | $34.07 | +2.4% | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $30 | $29.69 | -4.0% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Jason Gabelman | $35 | $29.53 | +12.0% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $29 | $27.86 | -7.2% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $29 | $26.89 | -7.2% | Dec 23, 2025 |
| UBS | Manav Gupta | $38 | $26.76 | +21.6% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $30 | $28.14 | -4.0% | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $32 | $27.67 | +2.4% | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Jason Gabelman | $34 | $28.34 | +8.8% | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $31 | $27.14 | -0.8% | Mar 3, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Brandon Bingham | $26 | $28.16 | -16.8% | Jan 10, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Elvira Scotto | $26 | $24.74 | -16.8% | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | John MacKay | $26 | $24.82 | -16.8% | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Stewart Glickman | $28 | $24.82 | -10.4% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Roth Capital | John White | $30.5 | $24.93 | -2.4% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Neal Dingmann | $25 | $24.93 | -20.0% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Michael Blum | $27 | $24.93 | -13.6% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Elvira Scotto | $24 | $24.86 | -23.2% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Gabriel Moreen | $25 | $24.38 | -20.0% | Oct 11, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Neel Mitra | $27 | $23.72 | -13.6% | Oct 11, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Elvira Scotto | $22 | $21.29 | -29.6% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Bill Selesky | $24 | $21.73 | -23.2% | Jul 19, 2024 |
| UBS | Brian Reynolds | $24 | $19.94 | -23.2% | Jun 12, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Michael Blum | $22 | $19.5 | -29.6% | Jun 4, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Stewart Glickman | $22 | $19.4 | -29.6% | May 14, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Michael Blum | $18 | $18.21 | -42.4% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Linda Ezergailis | $21 | $18.24 | -32.8% | Apr 18, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Neal Dingmann | $20 | $17.97 | -36.0% | Mar 25, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | John Mackay | $20 | $16.76 | -36.0% | Oct 10, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Spiro Dounis | $19 | $16.94 | -39.2% | Jul 10, 2023 |
| Barclays | Theresa Chen | $20 | $17.99 | -36.0% | Jul 31, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Neal Dingmann | $22 | $18.2 | -29.6% | May 2, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Gabriel Moreen | $22 | $19.15 | -29.6% | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $20 | $19.84 | -36.0% | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Devin McDermott | $19 | $17.2 | -39.2% | Jan 30, 2022 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Selman Akyol | $19 | $16.79 | -39.2% | Aug 2, 2021 |
| TD Securities | Linda Ezergailis | $21 | $17.6 | -32.8% | Jul 6, 2021 |
| Piper Sandler | Pearce Hammond | $19 | $17.48 | -39.2% | Jun 17, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Michael Lapides | $15 | $17.98 | -52.0% | Jun 13, 2021 |
| Credit Suisse | Spiro M. Dounis | $19 | $17.43 | -39.2% | May 27, 2021 |
| Citigroup | Timm Schneider | $17 | $15.98 | -45.6% | Apr 27, 2021 |
| Neuberger Berman | Mirek Zak | $17 | $15.98 | -45.6% | Apr 27, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationKinder Morgan, Inc. operates as a leading energy infrastructure company across North America. Its extensive operations are categorized into four primary business segments: Natural Gas Pipelines, Products Pipelines, Terminals, and CO2. The Natural Gas Pipelines segment manages a vast network of interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines, along with underground storage systems. This includes natural gas gathering systems, processing and treatment facilities, natural gas liquids fractionation plants, transportation systems, and infrastructure for liquefied natural gas liquefaction and storage. Within its Products Pipelines segment, the company owns and operates pipelines designed for refined petroleum products, crude oil, and condensate, supported by associated product terminals and facilities for petroleum pipeline transmix.…
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- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
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- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-25T07:10:59.227437+00:00
Methodology
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-09-25. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.