Kinder Morgan (KMI) stock

Oil and gas pipelines , market cap $67B

Oil and gas pipelines

Worth $67B

$31.49

+0.95%

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Quality Score

Excellent

In its industry

#1of 12

Gas Pipelines

Checks firing

3of 14

Transition

From 52-week high

-9.5%

under its best in a year

KMI's Quality Score rose 2 points on Wed, Nov 11, to 16.

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Why is KMI up?

Up 143% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 73%.

Its profit per share more than tripled, from $0.05 in fiscal 2020 to $1.37 in fiscal 2025.

Sources: Price history, Nov 10, 2026; Annual reports, Dec 31, 2025

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Key facts on KMI

Key facts on KMI
The company	Sales up 12% on the year profit up 32% to $3.6B
Latest filing	10-Q, Oct 23 Filed its quarterly report (10-Q) for the quarter to Sep 30, 2026

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KMI in the news

Oil, refiner, and tanker stocks fell together

Group

“Crude oil prices fall below $90 a barrel as Vance blames GOP election defeat on Iran war”

KMI closed −4.1% that day.

Reported by CNBC · covered by 37 outlets

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The move is what KMI did that session, not a claim about why.

What moves oil and gas

Oil, WTI$99.64-0.4%a barrel, Tue Nov 3from Nov 2

The US benchmark price of a barrel of crude oil, at Cushing, Oklahoma.

EIA spot price, Tue Nov 3. Change from Mon Nov 2. EIA posts spot prices a few days late.

Oil, Brent; US crude in storage; natural gas; and 2 more, for Pro members.

KMI catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed +0.9% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.

43 past catalysts since 2018, with sizes and sources, for Pro members.

Why KMI scores 16

Excellentfor quality, not price, 3 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

+3Chart checks 3 of 14 firing right now, one point each
+3Long-term trend above a rising 200-⁠day average, near its 52-⁠week high

Size adds
Profit addsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
Growth addsSales and margins against a year earlier: up to +3 for fast growth and widening margins, down to -2 when both shrink.
Persistence adds
Insider trades adds

No effect today: Run-up, Dilution, Volatility, Cash flow, and News.

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How KMI ranks in Gas Pipelines

KMI is #1 of 12 by Quality Score.

How KMI ranks in Gas Pipelines
Rank	Stock	Checks	Quality Score
1	KMIKinder Morgan	3/14	16
2	NGGNational Grid	4/14	13
3	TRGPTarga Resources	4/14	13
	EPDEnterprise Products Partners		Open for its score
	KGSKodiak Gas Services		Open for its score
	KNTKKinetik		Open for its score

Net income over four quarters: KMI $3.60B, EPD $6.59B, WMB $3.07B, WES $1.29B.

When does KMI report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Wed Jan 27, after the close (in 77 days).

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.

What KMI reported on Oct 21, 2026

The quarter

Sales of $4.5B, 9% more than a year ago; a profit of $0.34 a share, from $0.28.

The quarter that ended Sep 30, from the company's press release

The press release The filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

Where the quarter's sales came from
Line	Q3 2026	Q2 2026	Q3 2025
By product
Oil and Gas Serviceup 6.5%	$2.5B40%	$2.5B37%	$2.3B42%

Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 23)

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The outlook

No outlook figures read from this release.

The numbers

Market value: $67B; today
Sales: $18B; up 11.7% on the year
Free cash flow: $3.1B; last 12 months

Sales grew 7.7% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.

Pays $1.19 a share a year.

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The whole report on KMI: every line of its sales, every outlook beside the one it replaced, and the company's words, for Pro members.

Close after the report, last 3

-0.3%+0.9%-0.7%

Apr 22Jul 22Oct 21

Reported	When	Gap	Reaction	5 days
Oct 21, 2026After close	After close	+1.0%	-0.7%	-1.2%
Jul 22, 2026After close	After close	+1.6%	+0.9%	-2.0%
Apr 22, 2026After close	After close	+1.4%	-0.3%	+0.1%

KMI closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and KMI's Quality Score going into each

KMI sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew in three of the last seven years, to $17B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.

KMI has 3 of 14 chart checks firing

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Volume1 of 3 shown

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Tight range1 of 3 shown

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KMI RSI today: 44.7, below its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 44.7, MACD below signal, below both averages. Not scored.13 readings

The deep dive on KMI

What it does and how it makes money2 findingsIt kept 28 cents of each dollar of sales in fiscal 2025: $4.72B of operating profit on $16.9B of sales.Annual report, filed Feb 13, 2026
Where it stands4 findingsFor Pro members4 findings on where KMI stands: its cash, debt, and share count, for Pro members
What changed in its filings4 findings"On July 25, 2024, the Court granted our motion for summary judgment with respect to Claims I and II based on the Court’s determination that the formula used to calculate projected service was neither backloaded nor a violation of ERISA’s anti-cutback rule." (10-Q for the quarter to Sep 30, 2026)SEC filing · Oct 23, 2026A new heading in its "Risk Factors" this year: "Changes in U.S. trade policy and the impact of tariffs may have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations." (10-K for fiscal 2025; not in fiscal 2024's)SEC filing · Feb 13, 2026, against the one of Feb 13, 2025
Who holds and trades it4 findingsFor Pro members4 findings on who holds and trades KMI, for Pro members
Against its closest peers4 peersNet income over four quarters: KMI $3.60B, EPD $6.59B, WMB $3.07B, WES $1.29B.

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Is KMI's dividend covered? What its financials say

Its dividends come to 86% of its free cash flow.

KMI's dividend against its free cash flow
Dividend	$1.19 a share a year Paid 4 times a year
Paid out	About $2.7B a year $1.19 a share on 2.2B shares, its average count in the quarter to Sep 30, 2026
Free cash flow	$3.1B The last four quarters, to Sep 30, 2026
Record	Raised every year since 2017 Its dividends a share each year, from its annual reports

KMI insider trades

One insider bought $15M across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market sales on record. The newest:

BuyRichard D. Kinder$15MExecutive Chairmanat $29.99 on Nov 6, filed Nov 6

BuyRichard D. KinderExecutive Chairman$15Mat $29.99 on Nov 6, filed Nov 6

KMI trades by Congress and the executive branch

7 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:

SellDonald Trump$1K to $15KPresident (R)traded Jul 31, disclosed Sep 22(53 days later)

SellDonald TrumpPresident (R)$1K to $15Ktraded Jul 31, disclosed Sep 22(53 days later)

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KMI's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

Kimberly A. DangChief Executive Officer · no trades on file
Richard D. KinderExecutive Chairman · 1 trade
Dax SandersPresident · no trades on file
David Patrick MichelsVP and Chief Financial Officer · 1 trade
John W. SchlosserV.P. (President, Terminals) · 9 trades
Michael P. GarthwaiteVP (Pres., Products Pipelines) · 8 trades
Matthew E. WatsonChief Accounting Officer · 2 trades
Anthony B. AshleyVP (President, CO2 and ETV) · 1 trade

10 more officers and directors file at KMI.

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Which ETFs hold KMI?

In ETFs: KMI is 0.2% of VYM, under 0.1% of VOO, and under 0.1% of SPYI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.

About Kinder Morgan

Kinder Morgan operates natural gas, crude oil, and refined products pipelines connecting producing regions to demand centers. It is principally involved in the gathering, storage, and transmission of natural gas across the continental United States. It also operates distribution centers for refined products along with the largest fleet of Jones Act-compliant tankers.

11,028 employeesHouston, TXkindermorgan.com

What Kinder Morgan says it competes with

“The market for natural gas infrastructure is highly competitive, and new pipelines, storage facilities, treating facilities, and facilities for related services are currently being built to serve demand for natural gas in the domestic and export markets served by the pipelines in our Natural Gas Pipelines business segment.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Feb 13, 2026

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As of Nov 11, 2026: KMI's Quality Score is 16 (Excellent), #1 of 12 in Gas Pipelines. Insiders bought $15M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does KMI's Quality Score say?

KMI scores 16 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent. It is #1 of 12 in Natural Gas Transmission by Quality Score, with 3 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 143% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 73%. 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.

What is KMI's Quality Score?

KMI scores 16 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent (15 to 19). That is #1 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 KMI's 16.

Are insiders buying KMI?

One insider bought $15M across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market sales on record. The newest is Richard D. Kinder, Executive Chairman, who bought $15M on Nov 6.

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