For the quarter ended December 2025, Kinder Morgan (KMI) reported revenue of $4.51 billion, up 13.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.39, compared to $0.32 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.41 billion, representing a surprise of +2.11%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +6.85%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.37.
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.
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: $/66.34 compared to the $/66.65 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Terminals - Bulk transload tonnage: 11.80 MMTon versus 11.92 MMTon estimated by two analysts on average.
- Terminals - Liquids leasable capacity: 78.70 MMBBL compared to the 78.58 MMBBL average estimate based on two analysts.
- Realized weighted average NGL price: $/31.1 versus $/28.48 estimated by two analysts on average.
- Segment EBDA- Products Pipelines: $307 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $302.05 million.
- Segment EBDA- CO2: $146 million compared to the $150.69 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Segment EBDA- Terminals: $294 million compared to the $278.21 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Segment EBDA- Natural gas Pipelines: $1.8 billion versus $1.56 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Kinder Morgan have returned +15.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.4% 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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