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Kinder Morgan (KMI) Q3 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

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For the quarter ended September 2026, Kinder Morgan (KMI - Free Report) reported revenue of $4.53 billion, up 9.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.35, compared to $0.29 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.52% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.38 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.33, the EPS surprise was +6.06%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

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:
  • Realized weighted average oil price: $/68.65 versus the two-analyst average estimate of $/71.4.
  • Realized weighted average NGL price: $/34.48 versus $/35.06 estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Terminals - Liquids leasable capacity: 78.70 MMBBL versus the two-analyst average estimate of 78.60 MMBBL.
  • NGL sales volumes - net: 9.88 millions of barrels of oil compared to the 9.8 millions of barrels of oil average estimate based on two analysts.
  • CO2 sales volumes - net: 0.27 Bcf/D compared to the 0.30 Bcf/D average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Total oil production - net: 27.07 millions of barrels of oil versus 28.2 millions of barrels of oil estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Terminals - Bulk transload tonnage: 13.50 MMTon versus 12.65 MMTon estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Segment EBDA- Natural gas Pipelines: $1.5 billion versus $1.41 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Segment EBDA- Terminals: $385 million compared to the $284.75 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Segment EBDA- Products Pipelines: $172 million compared to the $290.54 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Segment EBDA- CO2: $172 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $195.07 million.

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

Shares of Kinder Morgan have returned +7.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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