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KMI Kinder Morgan

energy · 2026-09-25

N/A
too hard · 56
Owner-earnings value$21.44
Price$31.25
Margin of safety -31.4%

Quality gate · 56/100

Returns on capital 0/30
Consistency 21.4/22
Margins / pricing power 13.7/16
Balance sheet 5.6/16
Cash conversion 10/10
Capital allocation 4.8/6

⚠ sub-hurdle returns (median roic 6% < 9%) · over-levered (net debt/EBITDA 4.1x > 4x)

Median ROIC5.5%
Gross margin52.8%
Net debt / EBITDA4.1x
FCF conversion126%
Share count / yr-0.3%
Profitable years4/4

Moat & management

Owner-earnings inputs

Owner earnings (TTM)3.16B
Owner-earnings yield4.5%
Free-cash-flow yield4.5%
Growth used (normalized)0.0%
Market-implied growth (reverse DCF)9.0%
Terminal growth3.0%
Discount rate (hurdle)9.0%

Projected owner earnings

YrOwner earningsGrowthPV
13.16B 0.0%2.90B
23.17B 0.3%2.67B
33.19B 0.7%2.46B
43.22B 1.0%2.28B
53.26B 1.3%2.12B
63.32B 1.7%1.98B
73.39B 2.0%1.85B
83.46B 2.3%1.74B
93.56B 2.7%1.64B
103.66B 3.0%1.55B

Recent news

score · 8 articles

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  • Kinder Morgan Poised to Benefit From Higher Commodity Prices, RBC Says
  • XLE Is 91% Oil and Gas. Investors Buying “Energy” May Own Less Than They Think
  • 2 High-Yield Energy Dividend Stocks to Buy in September With Dividends You Can Count On
  • Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know
  • Why Kinder Morgan Stock’s Payout Ratio Rebound to 77% Matters for Future Raises

⚠ maintenance capex ≈ min(capex, D&A), capped at FCF · Price pays for ~9%/yr owner-earnings growth over 10y (reverse DCF); model credits 0%.

History

DateQualityPriceValueMoSRating
2026-09-25 56 $31.25 $21.44 -31.4% N/A
2026-08-24 56 $30.98 $21.44 -30.8% N/A
2026-07-21 56 $32.58 $21.63 -33.6% N/A
2026-07-02 56 $31.72 $21.63 -31.8% N/A
2026-06-25 56 $32.59 $21.63 -33.6% N/A
2026-06-23 56 $32.54 $21.63 -33.5% N/A