---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001506307-23-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KMI"
cik: "0001506307"
company_name: "KINDER MORGAN, INC."
filed_at: "2023-01-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T13:57:34.314704+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kinder Morgan Q4 EPS $0.30 (+7% YoY), DCF per share $0.54 (+13%); dividend up 3%; $1B buyback authorized

## Summary
- Q4 net income attributable to KMI $670M vs $637M YoY; EPS $0.30 up 7%; DCF per share $0.54 up 13%.
- Board declared Q4 dividend $0.2775 (annualized $1.11), a 3% increase; payable Feb 15, 2023 to holders of record Jan 31, 2023.
- Board authorized $1B increase in share repurchase program.
- 2023 outlook: net income ~$2.5B ($1.12/share), DCF $4.8B ($2.13/share), Adjusted EBITDA $7.7B, leverage target 4.0x.
- Management announces succession plans; details not specified in the press release.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001506307-23-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KMI
- cik: 0001506307
- company_name: KINDER MORGAN, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-01-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1506307/000150630723000002/0001506307-23-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1506307/000150630723000002/kmi-20230118.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  KINDER MORGAN, INC. reported the full year of 2022 results: net income $2,548 million.
  - Period: the full year of 2022
  - Net income: $2,548 million
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: For the full year of 2022, the company reported net income attributable to KMI of $2,548 million, compared to $1,784 million for the full year of 2021 and DCF of $4,970 million, down 9% from $5,460 million for the comparable period in 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1506307/000150630723000002/0001506307-23-000002-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  KINDER MORGAN, INC. reported the quarter ended December 31, 2022 results: net income $670 million, EPS $0.30 per share.
  - Period: the quarter ended December 31, 2022
  - Net income: $670 million
  - EPS: $0.30 per share
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: The company is reporting fourth quarter net income attributable to KMI of $670 million, compared to net income attributable to KMI of $637 million in the fourth quarter of 2021; and distributable cash flow (DCF) of $1,217 million, compared to $1,093 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1506307/000150630723000002/0001506307-23-000002-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  KINDER MORGAN, INC. reported 2023 results: net income $2.5 billion, EPS $1.12 per share. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: 2023
  - Net income: $2.5 billion
  - EPS: $1.12 per share
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: For 2023, KMI expects to generate net income attributable to KMI of $2.5 billion ($1.12 per share) and declare dividends of $1.13 per share, a 2% increase from the dividends declared for 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1506307/000150630723000002/0001506307-23-000002-index.htm

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