Why is KGS down?
Down 20% so far from Oct 6 to Nov 2.
- Kodiak Gas Services fell 20% so far from Oct 6 to Nov 2 while gas pipeline stocks fell a median 0.1%:
Down 20% so far from Oct 6 to Nov 2.
KGS's Quality Score fell 3 points on Fri, Oct 30, to 1. Its volume picked back up (3 chart checks stopped).
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| Holding it back | Below its 200-day since September |
| Its score | Down:Lowest Quality Score since Jul 2025 |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Sep 28 |
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After its last 4 reports it closed +1.9% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 0 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
KGS is #12 of 12 by Quality Score among Natural Gas Transmission.
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Share count against a year before: KGS +8.8%, KNTK +22%, AROC -0.3%, DTM +0.4%.
Reports Mon Nov 9, before the open (in 7 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
KGS's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Adjusted EBITDA | $830M to $860M |
Sales grew 23% a year over 3 years, fiscal 2022 to 2025.
Pays $1.96 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | -5.2% | +5.3% | +9.7% |
| May 11, 2026 | +5.7% | +8.4% | +5.5% |
| Mar 11, 2026 | -0.9% | +0.4% | -0.8% |
Sales grew every year from 2021 to 2025, to $1.3B. It made a profit in each of the five years.
Its dividends come to 3958% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $1.96 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $198M a year |
| Free cash flow | $5M |
| Record | Raised each of the last 3 years |
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: KGS is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Kodiak Gas Services Inc is an operator of contract compression infrastructure in the United States. The company manages its business through two operating segments: Contract Services and Other Services. Contract Services consists of operating company-owned and customer-owned compression, gas treating, and cooling infrastructure, pursuant to fixed-revenue contracts to enable the production and gathering of natural gas and oil. Other Services consist of a full range of contract services to support the ancillary needs of customers, including station construction, maintenance and overhaul, freight and crane charges, and other time and material-based offerings. Maximum revenue for the company is generated from its Contract Services segment.
“The contract compression and related services business is competitive.”
KGS scores 1 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #12 of 12 in Natural Gas Transmission by Quality Score, with 0 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 20% so far from Oct 6 to Nov 2. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
KGS scores 1 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #12 of 12 in Natural Gas Transmission by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind KGS's 1.
Reports Mon Nov 9, before the open, a date the company confirmed. KGS closed higher after 3 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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