Kinder Morgan (KMI): Valuation Check After New 2025–2026 Profit Outlook and Higher 2026 Dividend Guidance

Kinder Morgan (KMI) just tightened the picture for income investors, issuing fresh 2025 and 2026 profit guidance alongside plans for a higher 2026 dividend that extends its long running payout growth streak.

See our latest analysis for Kinder Morgan.

At a recent share price of $26.49, Kinder Morgan’s year to date share price return of minus 5.76 percent contrasts with its 5 year total shareholder return of 159.74 percent. This suggests that longer term income focused momentum remains firmly intact despite short term noise around the new guidance and dividend outlook.

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With analysts still seeing upside to Kinder Morgan’s share price and fresh guidance pointing to higher profits and payouts, is the current weakness an opportunity to buy into mispricing, or is the market already discounting that growth?

Most Popular Narrative Narrative: 14.7% Undervalued

With the most popular narrative pointing to a fair value near $31.06 versus Kinder Morgan’s $26.49 last close, the story leans toward upside from here.

The surging U.S. LNG export market, with U.S. gas feed to export terminals projected to double by 2030 and Kinder Morgan already transporting about 40% of this feed gas, is likely to significantly increase future earnings, especially as additional U.S. capacity comes online and new contracts are signed.

Read the complete narrative.

Curious how steady revenue growth, rising margins and a richer future earnings multiple all work together in this outlook? The narrative’s projections hide some bold assumptions about where profits, cash flows and valuation could land a few years from now, and how that compares to today’s more cautious market pricing.

Result: Fair Value of $31.06 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, high leverage and the risk of overbuilt pipelines or weaker recontracting terms could quickly challenge today’s upside narrative and valuation assumptions.

Find out about the key risks to this Kinder Morgan narrative.

Another Take on Valuation

While the narrative points to upside, Kinder Morgan’s 21.7x earnings multiple already sits above both its peer average of 16.6x and the US Oil and Gas industry at 12.8x. It is also slightly above its 21.1x fair ratio. That premium suggests less margin for error if growth underdelivers.

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

Build Your Own Kinder Morgan Narrative

If you would rather stress test these assumptions yourself, you can dig into the numbers and build a fully customised view in just a few minutes: Do it your way.

A great starting point for your Kinder Morgan research is our analysis highlighting 3 key rewards and 2 important warning signs that could impact your investment decision.

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