Mr. Market is currently offering Kinder Morgan, Inc. at $32.42.
The business passes only 3 of 7 of Graham's defensive criteria — well below his required standard.
At $32.42, the stock trades at a 56% premium to its Graham Number of $20.78. Graham would consider this price speculative.
There is no margin of safety at the current price. Graham would advise patience and waiting for a better entry point.
Negative NCAV — liabilities exceed current assets. Common in capital-return businesses (buybacks, debt-funded dividends) and capital-intensive industries. Not automatically a warning sign..
Conclusion: By Graham's standards, this stock is speculative at its current price. The intelligent investor would look elsewhere or wait.
Kinder Morgan, Inc. operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in North America. It operates through Natural Gas Pipelines, Products Pipelines, Terminals, and CO2 segments. The Natural Gas Pipelines segment owns and operates interstate and intrastate natural gas pipeline, and storage systems; natural gas gathering systems and natural gas processing and treating facilities; natural gas liquids fractionation facilities and transportation systems; and liquefied natural gas gasification, liquefaction, and storage facilities. The Products Pipelines segment owns and operates refined petroleum products, and crude oil and condensate pipelines; and associated product terminals and petroleum pipeline transmix facilities. The Terminals segment owns and/or operates liquids and bulk terminals that stores and handles various commodities, including gasoline, diesel fuel, renewable fuel and feedstocks, chemicals, ethanol, metals, and petroleum coke; and owns tankers. The CO2 segment produces, transports, and markets CO2 to recovery and production crude oil from mature oil fields; owns interests in/or operates oil fields and gasoline processing plants; and operates a crude oil pipeline system in West Texas, as well as owns and operates RNG and LNG facilities. The company was formerly known as Kinder Morgan Holdco LLC and changed its name to Kinder Morgan, Inc. in February 2011. Kinder Morgan, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit % | 52.9% ▼ | 55.7% | 53.1% | 40.4% | N/A |
| Operating Margin % | 27.9% ▼ | 29.0% | 27.8% | 21.2% | N/A |
| Net Income % | 18.0% ▲ | 17.3% | 15.6% | 13.3% | N/A |
| Diluted EPS | 1.37 ▲ | 1.17 | 1.06 | 1.12 | N/A |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $72.7B | $71.4B | $71.0B | $70.1B | N/A |
| Total Debt | $31.8B ↑ | $31.7B | $31.9B | $31.6B | N/A |
| Working Capital | -$1.6B ▲ | -$2.6B | -$4.7B | -$3.1B | N/A |
| Years to Pay Debt | 10.40 | 12.12 | 13.34 | 12.39 | N/A |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $2.9B ▼ | $3.0B | $4.2B | $3.3B | N/A |
| Owner Earnings | $8.5B | $7.6B | $7.0B | $6.4B | N/A |
| CapEx % of Net Income | 99.0% | 100.6% | 96.9% | 63.6% | N/A |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Expenditure % of Net Income | 99.0% | 100.6% | 96.9% | 63.6% | N/A |
| Repurchase of Capital Stock | $0M | -$7M | -$522M | -$368M | N/A |
| Free Cash Flow | $2.9B ▼ | $3.0B ▼ | $4.2B ▲ | $3.3B • | N/A • |
| Warren's Owner Earnings | $8.5B | $7.6B | $7.0B | $6.4B | N/A |
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Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) fundamental analysis — Overall grade D based on profitability, financial health, valuation and cash flow. Graham's Fair Value: $20.78. Margin of safety: 0%. Gross profit margin: 52.9%. Operating margin: 27.9%. Net margin: 18.0%. Market cap: $72.1B. Sector: Energy. Industry: Oil & Gas Midstream. Analysis powered by 360investing — free fundamental stock analysis based on Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett principles.
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