Kinder Morgan (KMI) reported $4.24 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 10.4%. EPS of $0.34 for the same period compares to $0.34 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.53% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.14 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.35, the EPS surprise was -2.86%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Kinder Morgan performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Realized weighted average oil price: $68.38 per barrel versus $68.39 per barrel estimated by two analysts on average.
• Terminals - Bulk transload tonnage: 12.5 MMTon versus 13.45 MMTon estimated by two analysts on average.
• Terminals - Liquids leasable capacity: 78.8 MMBBL versus the two-analyst average estimate of 78.08 MMBBL.
• Realized weighted average NGL price: $35.36 per barrel versus the two-analyst average estimate of $29.54 per barrel.
• Segment EBDA- Products Pipelines: $273 million compared to the $284.28 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Segment EBDA- Terminals: $275 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $269.13 million.
• Segment EBDA- Natural gas Pipelines: $1.45 billion versus $1.56 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
• Segment EBDA- CO2: $181 million compared to the $181.42 million average estimate based on two analysts.

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Shares of Kinder Morgan have returned -3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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