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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001692787-26-000089"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KNTK"
cik: "0001692787"
company_name: "Kinetik Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:51:16.841484+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kinetik reports record Q1 Adj EBITDA of $251.2M, affirms FY2026 guidance

## Summary
- Net loss including noncontrolling interest of $5.1M; Adjusted EBITDA $251.2M a record.
- Midstream Logistics Adj EBITDA $178.9M (+12% YoY); Pipeline Transport $78.0M (-17% YoY on EPIC divestiture).
- Affirms FY2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance $950M–$1,050M; capex $450M–$510M.
- Amended Durango G&P agreements extending ~75% of legacy volumes to 2039, adding 12K gross acres.
- Received BLM and NMOCD approvals for Kings Landing acid gas injection; ECCC pipeline nearing completion.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001692787-26-000089
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KNTK
- cik: 0001692787
- company_name: Kinetik Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692787/000169278726000089/0001692787-26-000089-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692787/000169278726000089/apa-20260506.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 0e565d3bb1609b0b432c484cc41e103875f65e1f
  claim: Kinetik Holdings Inc. reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: net income $5.1 million. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: For the three months ended March 31, 2026, Kinetik reported net loss including noncontrolling interest of $5.1 million, Adjusted EBITDA 1 of $251.2 million, Distributable Cash Flow 1 of $180.8 million, and Free Cash Flow 1 of $101.4 million.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692787/000169278726000089/0001692787-26-000089-index.htm

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