ONEOK, Inc. · OKE · FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026
ONEOK Maintains 2026 Outlook as Synergies and Projects Advance
The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional view of ONEOK's earnings trajectory: management points to durable fee-based growth, acquisition synergies, and capacity expansion, while the key test is whether project execution and incremental synergies offset commodity-spread, throughput, and capital-return risks.
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, the discussion moved from reaffirming the existing framework to a more explicit 2026 plan: management cited $8.1 billion of adjusted EBITDA guidance, incremental synergies, and a project timetable while continuing to emphasize debt reduction, dividends, and shareholder returns.
Guidance delta
Maintained: management's 2026 adjusted EBITDA outlook is $8.1 billion, supported by volume growth, acquisition synergies, and scheduled capacity projects.
Key takeaways
- Management described 2025 as a year of double-digit earnings growth and highlighted continued acquisition integration.
- The company said recent acquisitions have generated more than $500 million of synergies, with additional synergies included in the 2026 outlook.
- Major projects including Shadowfax, the Denver pipeline expansion, and Medford Phase 1 were described as on schedule.
- The earnings framework emphasizes fee-based cash generation, volume growth, and continued balance-sheet and shareholder returns.
Management priorities
- Capture additional acquisition synergies.
- Bring scheduled processing, pipeline, and fractionation projects online.
- Grow fee-based volumes across the Permian, Bakken, Mid-Continent, and Gulf Coast.
- Maintain capital discipline while reducing debt and returning capital to shareholders.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Sep 1, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 1, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 29, 2025 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 1, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Underperform | Upgrade | Jan 10, 2024 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 4, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 15, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Sell | Upgrade | Jan 14, 2022 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Sep 23, 2021 |
| SMBC Nikko | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Dec 3, 2020 |
| Argus Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 3, 2020 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 30, 2020 |
| Baird | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Mar 9, 2020 |
| Edward Jones | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Mar 3, 2020 |
| Tudor Pickering | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 8, 2019 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 6, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Nov 2, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 5, 2018 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 3, 2018 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 20, 2018 |
| U.S. Capital Advisors | Buy | Overweight | Maintain | Jan 4, 2018 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Jul 5, 2017 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 18, 2017 |
| US Capital Advisors | Hold | Overweight | Downgrade | May 18, 2016 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 22, 2016 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 25, 2015 |
| ISI Group | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 29, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $87.16. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital One Financial | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $91.6 | +26.2% | Sep 22, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $93 | $95.72 | +6.7% | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Robert Kad | $112 | $97.42 | +28.5% | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Gabe Daoud | $104 | $94.89 | +19.3% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $105 | $95.69 | +20.5% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Praneeth Satish | $106 | $95.69 | +21.6% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Holly Stewart | $95 | $96.01 | +9.0% | Sep 1, 2026 |
| UBS | Manav Gupta | $108 | $94.76 | +23.9% | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $105 | $96.79 | +20.5% | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $103 | $88.8 | +18.2% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $93.56 | +3.3% | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $93 | +9.0% | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $88 | $90.67 | +1.0% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Gabe Daoud | $93 | $90.2 | +6.7% | May 4, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $92 | $90.47 | +5.6% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $89 | $89.32 | +2.1% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $89.32 | +3.3% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Theresa Chan | $82 | $85.6 | -5.9% | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $89 | $87.33 | +2.1% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Robert Kad | $104 | $79.47 | +19.3% | Jan 28, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $103 | $75.59 | +18.2% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $74.27 | -8.2% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $91 | $73.61 | +4.4% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $76 | $75.85 | -12.8% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | John Mackay | $72 | $67 | -17.4% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Selman Akyol | $94 | $67.48 | +7.8% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Michael Blum | $82 | $67.2 | -5.9% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $82 | $70.01 | -5.9% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Barclays | Theresa Chen | $78 | $72.38 | -10.5% | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | John Mackay | $75 | $73.1 | -14.0% | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $82 | $75.89 | -5.9% | Aug 29, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $73.85 | +26.2% | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Barclays | Theresa Chen | $83 | $75.33 | -4.8% | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Holly Stewart | $92 | $81.58 | +5.6% | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Robert Kad | $133 | $102.38 | +52.6% | Mar 25, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $102 | $89.74 | +17.0% | Mar 6, 2025 |
| Bank of America Securities | Jean Ann Salisbury | $105 | $95.65 | +20.5% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Elvira Scotto | $98 | $95.39 | +12.4% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Robert Kad | $111 | $91.37 | +27.4% | Sep 16, 2024 |
| CFRA | Stewart Glickman | $97 | $92.07 | +11.3% | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Spiro Dounis | $102 | $92.36 | +17.0% | Sep 3, 2024 |
| CFRA | Stewart Glickman | $90 | $83.06 | +3.3% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Neal Dingmann | $83 | $82.79 | -4.8% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Seaport Global | Sunil Sibal | $89 | $82.2 | +2.1% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Seaport Global | Sunil Sibal | $76 | $68.97 | -12.8% | Feb 8, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | $78 | $61.75 | -10.5% | Oct 2, 2023 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $73 | $64.7 | -16.2% | Dec 21, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $67 | $64.12 | -23.1% | Dec 9, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $74 | $57.7 | -15.1% | Jul 20, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $62 | $58.36 | -28.9% | Jul 20, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Neal Dingmann | $78 | $63.31 | -10.5% | May 2, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $75 | $65.48 | -14.0% | Apr 28, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $81 | $66.3 | -7.1% | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $75 | $73.02 | -14.0% | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Chase Mulvehill | $66 | $60.46 | -24.3% | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Robert Kad | $70 | $61.49 | -19.7% | Jan 7, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Timm Schneider | $62 | $59.7 | -28.9% | Jan 5, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Jeremy Tonet | $66 | $63.02 | -24.3% | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Raymond James | James Weston | $70 | $62.45 | -19.7% | Nov 4, 2021 |
| Bernstein | Jean Ann Salisbury | $66 | $55.76 | -24.3% | Sep 23, 2021 |
| Neuberger Berman | Mirek Zak | $57 | $53.19 | -34.6% | Jun 8, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationONEOK, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, functions as a leading energy infrastructure company within the United States. Its primary focus is the comprehensive management of natural gas, encompassing gathering, processing, storage, and transportation. These operations are structured into three distinct segments: Natural Gas Gathering and Processing, Natural Gas Liquids (NGL), and Natural Gas Pipelines. The company owns an extensive system of natural gas gathering pipelines and processing plants, predominantly situated in the Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain regions. Furthermore, ONEOK manages both federally (FERC) and state-regulated interstate and intrastate natural gas transmission pipelines, alongside crucial natural gas storage facilities. A significant component of ONEOK's business is dedicated to Natural Gas Liquids. The company handles the entire NGL value chain, from collecting, treating, and fractionating to transporting, storing, marketing, and distributing these products.…
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