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Kinder Morgan (KMI) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Kinder Morgan (KMI - Free Report) reported $4.83 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 13.8%. EPS of $0.48 for the same period compares to $0.34 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.76% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.65 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.38, the EPS surprise was +24.9%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Kinder Morgan performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Total oil production - net: 26.95 millions of barrels of oil compared to the 25.94 millions of barrels of oil average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Realized weighted average oil price: $/65.42 versus $/64.56 estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Terminals - Bulk transload tonnage: 12.10 MMTon versus the two-analyst average estimate of 11.76 MMTon.
  • Terminals - Liquids leasable capacity: 78.70 MMBBL versus 79.15 MMBBL estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Realized weighted average NGL price: $/30.02 versus $/25.38 estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Segment EBDA- Products Pipelines: $320 million compared to the $287.22 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Segment EBDA- CO2: $168 million versus $153.46 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Segment EBDA- Terminals: $329 million compared to the $281.65 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Segment EBDA- Natural gas Pipelines: $1.71 billion versus $1.64 billion estimated by two analysts on average.

View all Key Company Metrics for Kinder Morgan here>>>

Shares of Kinder Morgan have returned -7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +8.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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