
Energy Transfer outpaces Kinder Morgan on earnings estimate revisions, ROE and valuation, while the latter carries less debt, sharpening the midstream stock comparison.
Kinder Morgan, Inc. is one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America. The company specializes in owning and controlling oil and gas pipelines and terminals.
| Revenue (TTM) | $17.96B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $8.87B |
| EBITDA | $7.63B |
| Operating Margin | 30.10% |
| Return on Equity | 11.00% |
| Return on Assets | 4.45% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $8.07 |
| Book Value | $14.22 |
| Price-to-Book | 2.20 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 3.81 |
| EV/Revenue | 5.66 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.21 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 21.20% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.80% |
| Shares Outstanding | $2.23B |
| Float | $1.94B |
| % Insiders | 12.70% |
| % Institutions | 70.85% |
Volatility is currently contracting

Energy Transfer outpaces Kinder Morgan on earnings estimate revisions, ROE and valuation, while the latter carries less debt, sharpening the midstream stock comparison.

Most investors assume energy dividends live and die with oil prices, but five pipeline operators have kept raising their payouts through every crash and recovery since 1999. The reason has everything to do with how midstream companies actually get paid.

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Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Kinder Morgan (KMI). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.

Natural gas is set to supply 40% of U.S. electricity through 2027, positioning Kinder Morgan and Williams to benefit from rising power and LNG demand.

The latest trading day saw Kinder Morgan (KMI) settling at $31.31, representing a +1.89% change from its previous close.

Chicago, IL – September 17, 2026 – Zacks Equity Research shares Constellium CSTM as the Bull of the Day and AGCO AGCO as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Kinder Morgan, Inc. KMI, MPLX LP MPLX and The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB.

Kinder Morgan offers robust dividend coverage, driven by record natural gas activity and a strong pipeline of organic growth projects. KMI benefits from 96% of cash flows being take-or-pay, fee-based, or hedged, providing high visibility and stability for future distributions. Natural gas demand, fueled by AI data center buildouts, positions KMI for accelerated EBITDA and distributable cash flow growth.

Kinder Morgan, MPLX and Williams stand out amid Iran-war oil volatility, backed by fee-based midstream businesses and long-term contracts.

Pipeline stocks sit near the top of yield tables for a structural reason most investors overlook, and three C-corp operators are quietly collecting fee-based cash flow through every commodity cycle without mailing you a tax nightmare at year end.
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