---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001506307-26-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KMI"
cik: "0001506307"
company_name: "KINDER MORGAN, INC."
filed_at: "2026-04-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:53:17.090899+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# KMI Q1 EPS $0.44 (+38%); adjusted EPS $0.48; COO Holland to retire; dividend up 2%

## Summary
- Q1 net income $976M vs $717M YoY; adjusted net income $1,063M (+39%).
- Adjusted EBITDA $2,539M (+18%); EPS $0.44 (+38%), adjusted EPS $0.48 (+41%).
- Dividend raised 2% to $0.2975/share ($1.19 annualized), payable May 15, 2026.
- COO James Holland retiring Sept 4; Kenneth Grubb, VP & Chief Project Officer, to succeed.
- Moody's upgrade to BBB+ equivalent; project backlog $10.1B, 92% natural gas.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001506307-26-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KMI
- cik: 0001506307
- company_name: KINDER MORGAN, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1506307/000150630726000033/0001506307-26-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1506307/000150630726000033/kmi-20260422.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001506307-26-000033.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  KINDER MORGAN, INC. reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: net income $976 million, EPS $0.44. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Net income: $976 million
  - EPS: $0.44
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: as of the close of business on May 4, 2026. This dividend is a 2% increase over the first quarter of 2025. KMI is reporting: • First quarter net income attributable to KMI of $976 million versus $717 million in the first quarter of 2025. Adjusted Net Income Attributable to KMI, excluding Certain Items, was $1,063 million, 39% higher than the first quarter of 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1506307/000150630726000033/0001506307-26-000033-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.