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Company snapshot — Kinder Morgan Inc

KMI 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
Kinder Morgan owns and runs energy infrastructure across North America through four segments: natural gas pipelines and storage, products pipelines carrying refined fuel and crude, terminals that store and handle bulk liquids and chemicals, and a CO2 unit that moves carbon dioxide for oil recovery and now also handles renewable and liquefied natural gas. It earns fees for moving and storing other companies' hydrocarbons rather than for producing them itself. The company was founded in 1997, took its current name in 2011, and is based in Houston, Texas.
Where it sits in the stack
Kinder Morgan carries no seat in our Rubin AI build-out index; it sits instead in the energy sleeve of our wider universe, under oil-and-gas midstream infrastructure, alongside pipeline and terminal operators outside the AI stack.
Who it is priced against
The diary has no set peer group for it; the comparison the market usually draws is with Williams Companies, another large gas-pipeline operator.
Why Closelook tracks it
Kinder Morgan is an S&P 500 constituent tracked in our universe; it carries no Closelook score and no index-diary quotes to date.
What the diary watches
Whether gas-pipeline volumes tied to new power and data-centre demand lift throughput across its Natural Gas Pipelines segment.

Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI) trades on US exchanges.

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 KMI, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Jefferies, 2026-09-17

The Street on this name

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

  • Price target Jefferies — target 33 from 35 Target cut to $33 from $35 (+5.4% to spot) 2026-09-17
  • Price target Stifel — target 35 Target set to $35 (+11.4% to spot) 2026-09-09

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Oil & Gas Midstream · United States · 7 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Oil & Gas Midstream · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

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

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 3.71%, quarterly · last 0.30 USD on 2026-08-03

Dividends and capital return

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

  • Trailing 12 months 1.18 USD per share · a 3.71% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +1.7% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 1.16 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.30 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-03
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.28 USD (partial) · 2024: 1.15 USD · 2025: 1.16 USD · 2026: 0.89 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-10-30

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 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

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
  • 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 Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI)?

Kinder Morgan Inc trades as KMI on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is KMI in a Closelook index?

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

Where does KMI trade against its moving averages?

Uptrend stack intact: Trades +0.3% vs the 50-day and +2.5% vs the 200-day average, 8.5% below the 52-week high and +27.5% 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 Kinder Morgan Inc do?

Kinder Morgan owns and runs energy infrastructure across North America through four segments: natural gas pipelines and storage, products pipelines carrying refined fuel and crude, terminals that store and handle bulk liquids and chemicals, and a CO2 unit that moves carbon dioxide for oil recovery and now also handles renewable and liquefied natural gas. It earns fees for moving and storing other companies' hydrocarbons rather than for producing them itself. The company was founded in 1997, took its current name in 2011, and is based in Houston, Texas. The diary has no set peer group for it; the comparison the market usually draws is with Williams Companies, another large gas-pipeline operator.

Where does Kinder Morgan Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Kinder Morgan carries no seat in our Rubin AI build-out index; it sits instead in the energy sleeve of our wider universe, under oil-and-gas midstream infrastructure, alongside pipeline and terminal operators outside the AI stack. Kinder Morgan is an S&P 500 constituent tracked in our universe; it carries no Closelook score and no index-diary quotes to date.

Does Kinder Morgan Inc pay a dividend?

Kinder Morgan Inc has paid 1.18 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 3.71% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.30 USD on 2026-08-03. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Kinder Morgan Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Kinder Morgan Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Jefferies on 2026-09-17 (target 33 from 35). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. 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 KMI, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Oil & Gas Midstream, then Energy. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.