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KMI · Q2 2026

KINDER MORGAN, INC.

Reported 2026-07-22
BEAT
51EarnIQ signal
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Confidence rising

Mild quarter-over-quarter shift

Strong volume growth and major project completions position KMI to exceed full-year financial guidance.

  • ✓Guidance was raised, with high specificity.
  • ✓Management tone registered as confident (90/100).
  • ✓EarnIQ detected 0 potential management deflections.
Headline–confidence gap

Headline confirmed

Management confidence reinforces the reported beat.

EPS: reported vs expected—— vs —
Revenue: reported vs expected—— vs —
Guidance specificityHighRaised
Market expectations are being matched to this report.

Our fee-based business model, strategically located network of assets, and portfolio of long-term contracts with financially strong customers continue to support stable and predictable cash flows.

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The evidence behind the signal

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Management language

Why confidence moved

“Our fee-based business model, strategically located network of assets, and portfolio of long-term contracts with financially strong customers continue to support stable and predictable cash flows”
“Strong financial contributions from our business segments resulted in a record second quarter.”
“Our balance sheet remains healthy, as we ended the quarter with a Net Debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA ratio of 3.6 times, at the low end of our targeted range.”
Guidance specificity
90/100

High specificity

KMI expects to be more than 5% favorable to budget on Adjusted EBITDA and more than 12% favorable on Adjusted EPS, with a year-end Net Debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA of 3.6 times.

Pressure point
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Potential regulatory or permitting delays

0 potential deflections detected in management communication.

Narrative break

What changed

Significant acceleration of natural gas infrastructure investments supporting power generation and data center demand.

Q&A evidence

Management responses

No material Q&A deflections were detected.

Key positives
  • Achieved record second-quarter net income of $867 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $2,199 million.
  • Placed approximately $660 million (KM-share) of expansion projects into service during the quarter.
  • Strong natural gas volume growth, with transport volumes up 7% and gathering volumes up 26% year-over-year.
Key risks
  • Potential regulatory or permitting delays regarding major expansion projects like SSE4 and MSX.
  • Temporary disruptions affecting volumes in segments such as West Coast refined products supply.
  • Uneven earnings profiles within CO2 enhanced oil recovery and gathering and processing assets.
Topic velocity

Language versus prior quarter

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Signal composition

What drove the EarnIQ score

Tone+20
Eps Beat+0
Guidance+15
New Signal+8
Miss Penalty+0
Qoq Improvement+8
Deflection Penalty+0