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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001692787-26-000047"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KNTK"
cik: "0001692787"
company_name: "Kinetik Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2026-02-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T23:41:02.143653+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kinetik reports record 2025 Adjusted EBITDA of $987.7M; 2026 guidance $950M-$1,050M

## Summary
- Q4 net income $416.7M, FY net income $525.9M; Adj. EBITDA Q4 $252.1M, FY $987.7M (record).
- Gas processed volumes 1.79 Bcf/d in Q4 (+3% YoY); Midstream Logistics Adj. EBITDA up 15% YoY to $173.1M.
- 2026 Adj. EBITDA guidance $950M-$1,050M; capex $450M-$510M; expects high single-digit volume growth.
- Amended G&P contracts with two largest customers extending into mid-2030s; FID on 40 MW power project.
- Repurchased $176M of Class A common stock in 2025; new capital allocation targets 3.5x-4.0x leverage.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001692787-26-000047
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KNTK
- cik: 0001692787
- company_name: Kinetik Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-02-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692787/000169278726000047/0001692787-26-000047-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692787/000169278726000047/apa-20260225.htm

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