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Company snapshot — Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.

KGS in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Kodiak Gas Services supplies contract compression equipment that helps oil and gas producers move gas from wellhead to pipeline. It runs two segments: contract services, where it deploys company owned and customer owned compressors alongside gas treating and cooling units, and other services, covering station construction, equipment overhaul, parts sales and freight work. Its customers are US natural gas and oil producers who need midstream infrastructure kept running. The company is based in The Woodlands, Texas, and has traded publicly since 2023.
Where it sits in the stack
Kodiak holds no seat in the diary's Rubin index; it belongs to the oil and gas equipment and services sector, a part of the market the diary does not track as a constraint or customer within the AI build-out stack.
Who it is priced against
The diary's peer group for Kodiak lists no set of names; the market usually places it alongside other contract compression providers such as Archrock.
Why Closelook tracks it
Kodiak carries no index seat, no Closelook score, and appears in no edition or quote list; coverage here rests only on what the diary can confirm from public information.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether Kodiak's compression volumes track growth in US natural gas production, which would point to demand for its equipment beyond its current customer base.

Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. (KGS) trades on US exchanges, classified under Energy.

The Closelook company score reads 50/100 composite (momentum 40, quality 50, valuation 23) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for KGS, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 1 analyst action on the wire · latest: price target by RBC Capital, 2026-08-13

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for KGS from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target RBC Capital — target 88 from 84 Target raised to $88 from $84 (+41.8% to spot) 2026-08-13

1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Oil & Gas Equipment & Services · US · 4 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services · US

Names in the same industry from the Closelook universe; scored names rank on their Closelook score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against KGS on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 3.34%, quarterly · buybacks 104 m USD in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What KGS pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 1.96 USD per share · a 3.34% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +49.6% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 1.31 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.49 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-17
  • By calendar year 2025: 1.80 USD (partial) · 2026: 1.47 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-02-14
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 160 m USD 119% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2025 104 m USD 1.8% of today's market value
  • Share count +2.7% in FY2025 25 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 264 m USD · 93% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sector × region Energy in US: −1.3% week · +1.1% month · +20.5% quarter · +16.0% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLE.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-20
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. (KGS)?

Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. trades as KGS on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Energy in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is KGS in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

What is Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.'s Closelook composite score?

50 out of 100, with momentum 40, quality 50 and valuation 23 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-19. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does KGS trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -4% vs the 50-day and +4% vs the 200-day average, 23.8% below the 52-week high and +84.8% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. do?

Kodiak Gas Services supplies contract compression equipment that helps oil and gas producers move gas from wellhead to pipeline. It runs two segments: contract services, where it deploys company owned and customer owned compressors alongside gas treating and cooling units, and other services, covering station construction, equipment overhaul, parts sales and freight work. Its customers are US natural gas and oil producers who need midstream infrastructure kept running. The diary's peer group for Kodiak lists no set of names; the market usually places it alongside other contract compression providers such as Archrock.

Where does Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. sit in the AI build-out?

Kodiak holds no seat in the diary's Rubin index; it belongs to the oil and gas equipment and services sector, a part of the market the diary does not track as a constraint or customer within the AI build-out stack. Kodiak carries no index seat, no Closelook score, and appears in no edition or quote list; coverage here rests only on what the diary can confirm from public information.

Does Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. pay a dividend?

Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. has paid 1.96 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 3.34% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.49 USD on 2026-08-17. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 160 m USD in dividends and bought back 104 m USD of its own shares, 93% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count rose 2.7% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. recently?

The most recent analyst action on Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. on the Closelook wire is a price target by RBC Capital on 2026-08-13 (target 88 from 84). 1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for KGS, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

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