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KINDER MORGAN, INC.

For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed Apr 24, 2026.

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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed Apr 24, 2026

KMI$31.19+2.0%Stored close · as of Nov 10, 2026

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

General

As of March 31, 2026, we had $72 million of “Cash and cash equivalents,” an increase of $9 million from December 31, 2025. Additionally, as of March 31, 2026, we had borrowing capacity of approximately $3.4 billion under our credit facility (discussed below in “—Short-term Liquidity”). As discussed further below, we believe our cash flows from operating activities, cash position, and remaining borrowing capacity on our credit facility is more than adequate to allow us to manage our day-to-day cash requirements and anticipated obligations.

We have consistently generated substantial cash flows from operations, providing a source of funds of $1,491 million and $1,162 million in the first three months of 2026 and 2025, respectively. The period-to-period increase is discussed below in “—Cash Flows—Operating Activities.” We primarily rely on cash provided by operations to fund our operations as well as our debt service, sustaining capital expenditures, dividend payments, and our growth capital expenditures; however, we may access the debt capital markets from time to time to refinance our maturing long-term debt and finance incremental investments, if any. From time to time, short-term borrowings are used to fund working capital and finance incremental capital investments, if any. Incremental capital investments initially funded through short-term borrowings may periodically be replaced with long-term financing and/or paid down using retained cash from operations.

We use interest rate swap agreements to convert a portion of the underlying cash flows related to our long-term fixed-rate debt securities (senior notes) into variable-rate debt in order to achieve our desired mix of fixed and variable rate debt, as detailed below:

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
(In millions)
Variable rate debt(a)$88$13
Notional principal amount of fixed-to-variable interest rate swap agreements3,7503,500
Debt balances subject to variable interest rates$3,838$3,513

(a)Reflects outstanding commercial paper notes.

In March 2026, Moody’s Investor Services upgraded our long-term debt rating from Baa2 with a positive outlook to Baa1 with a stable outlook.

Short-term Liquidity

As of March 31, 2026, our principal sources of short-term liquidity are (i) cash from operations and (ii) our $3.5 billion credit facility, with an available capacity of approximately $3.4 billion, and an associated $3.5 billion commercial paper program. The loan commitments under our credit facility can be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes and as a backup to our commercial paper program. Commercial paper borrowings and letters of credit reduce borrowings allowed under our credit facility. We provide for liquidity by maintaining a sizable amount of excess borrowing capacity under our credit facility and, as previously discussed, have consistently generated strong cash flows from operations.

As of March 31, 2026, our $2,186 million of short-term debt consisted primarily of commercial paper borrowings and senior notes that mature in the next twelve months. We intend to fund our debt as it becomes due, primarily through credit facility borrowings, commercial paper borrowings, cash flows from operations, and/or issuing new long-term debt. Our short-term debt as of December 31, 2025 was $1,226 million.

We had working capital (defined as current assets less current liabilities) deficits of $2,475 million and $1,568 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The overall $907 million unfavorable change from year-end 2025 was primarily due to (i) an $885 million increase in senior notes that mature in the next twelve months; (ii) a $162 million increase in the fair value of our derivative contracts liabilities; and (iii) a $90 million net unfavorable change in our accounts receivables and payables, partially offset by a $195 million decrease in accrued interest. Generally, our working capital varies due to factors such as the timing of scheduled debt payments, timing differences in the collection and payment of receivables and payables, the change in fair value of our derivative contracts, and changes in our cash and cash equivalents as a result of excess cash from operations after payments for investing and financing activities.

Capital Expenditures

We account for our capital expenditures in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, we distinguish between capital expenditures as follows:

Type of ExpenditurePhysical Determination of Expenditure
Sustaining capital expenditures•Investments to maintain the operational integrity and extend the useful life of our assets
Expansion capital expenditures (discretionary capital expenditures)•Investments to expand throughput or capacity from that which existed immediately prior to the making or acquisition of additions or improvements

Budgeting of maintenance capital expenditures, which we refer to as sustaining capital expenditures, is done annually on a bottom-up basis. For each of our assets, we budget for and make those sustaining capital expenditures that are necessary to maintain safe and efficient operations, meet customer needs, and comply with our operating policies and applicable law. We may budget for and make additional sustaining capital expenditures that we expect to produce economic benefits such as increasing efficiency and/or lowering future expenses. Budgeting and approval of expansion capital expenditures generally occurs periodically throughout the year on a project-by-project basis in response to specific investment opportunities identified by our business segments from which we generally expect to receive sufficient returns to justify the expenditures. Assets comprising expansion capital projects could result in additional sustaining capital expenditures over time. The need for sustaining capital expenditures in respect of newly constructed assets tends to be minimal but tends to increase over time as such assets age and experience wear and tear. Regardless of whether assets result from sustaining or expansion capital expenditures, once completed, the addition of such assets to our depreciable asset base will impact our calculation of depreciation, depletion and amortization over the remaining useful lives of the impacted or resulting assets.

Generally, the determination of whether a capital expenditure is classified as sustaining or as expansion capital expenditures is made on a project level. The classification of our capital expenditures as expansion capital expenditures or as sustaining capital expenditures is made consistent with our accounting policies and is generally a straightforward process, but in certain circumstances can be a matter of management judgment and discretion.

Our capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and the amount we expect to spend for the remainder of 2026 to sustain our assets and expand our business are as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31, 20262026 RemainingExpected 2026
(In millions)
Capital expenditures:
Sustaining capital expenditures$126$818$944
Expansion capital expenditures8052,1702,975
Accrued capital expenditures, contractor retainage, and other(127)——
Capital expenditures$804$2,988$3,919
Add:
Sustaining capital expenditures of unconsolidated joint ventures(a)$37$140$177
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures(b)90286376
Less: Consolidated joint venture partners’ sustaining capital expenditures(1)(8)(9)
Less: Consolidated joint venture partners’ expansion capital expenditures(3)(3)(6)
Less: Insurance reimbursement related to a sustaining capital expenditure(17)—(17)
Acquisition(c)—505505
Accrued capital expenditures, contractor retainage, and other127——
Total capital investments$1,037$3,908$4,945

(a)Sustaining capital expenditures by our joint ventures generally do not require cash outlays by us.

(b)Reflects cash contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures. Also includes contributions to an unconsolidated joint venture that are netted within the amount the joint venture declares as a distribution to us.

(c)Includes recently announced agreement to acquire Monument Pipeline.

Our capital investments consist of the following:

Three Months Ended March 31, 20262026 RemainingExpected 2026
(In millions)
Sustaining capital investments
Capital expenditures for property, plant, and equipment$126$818$944
Sustaining capital expenditures of unconsolidated joint ventures(a)37140177
Less: Consolidated joint venture partners’ sustaining capital expenditures(1)(8)(9)
Less: Insurance reimbursement related to a sustaining capital expenditure(17)—(17)
Total sustaining capital investments1459501,095
Expansion capital investments
Capital expenditures for property, plant, and equipment8052,1702,975
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures(b)90286376
Less: Consolidated joint venture partners’ expansion capital expenditures(3)(3)(6)
Acquisition(c)—505505
Total expansion capital investments8922,9583,850
Total capital investments$1,037$3,908$4,945

(a)Sustaining capital expenditures by our joint ventures generally do not require cash outlays by us.

(b)Reflects cash contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures. Also includes contributions to an unconsolidated joint venture that are netted within the amount the joint venture declares as a distribution to us.

(c)Includes recently announced agreement to acquire Monument Pipeline.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

There have been no material changes in our obligations with respect to other entities that are not consolidated in our financial statements that would affect the disclosures presented as of December 31, 2025 in our 2025 Form 10-K.

Commitments for the purchase of property, plant, and equipment as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were $1,879 million and $2,020 million, respectively, decreasing $141 million primarily related to projects advancing in our Natural Gas Pipelines business segment.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our net cash flows provided by (used in) operating, investing, and financing activities between 2026 and 2025:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025Changes
(In millions)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in)
Operating activities$1,491$1,162$329
Investing activities(803)(1,414)611
Financing activities(617)333(950)
Net Increase in Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Deposits$71$81$(10)

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was higher for the comparable three-month periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 driven by greater contributions primarily from our Natural Gas Pipelines business segment.

Investing Activities

$611 million less cash used in investing activities in the comparable three-month periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 primarily due to the $648 million in cash used for the Outrigger Energy acquisition in the 2025 period.

Financing Activities

$950 million more cash used in financing activities in the comparable three-month periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 primarily due to debt raised for our Outrigger Energy acquisition in the 2025 period.

Dividends

We expect to declare dividends of $1.19 per share on our stock for 2026. The table below reflects our 2026 dividend declared:

Three months endedTotal quarterly dividend per share for the periodDate of declarationDate of recordDate of dividend
March 31, 2026$0.2975April 22, 2026May 4, 2026May 15, 2026

The actual amount of dividends to be paid on our capital stock will depend on many factors, including our financial condition and results of operations, liquidity requirements, business prospects, capital requirements, legal, regulatory and contractual constraints, tax laws, Delaware laws, and other factors. See Item 1A. “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Ownership of Our Capital Stock—The guidance we provide for our anticipated dividends is based on estimates. Circumstances may arise that lead to conflicts between using funds to pay anticipated dividends or to invest in our business.” of our 2025 Form 10-K. All of these matters will be taken into consideration by our board of directors when declaring dividends.

Our dividends are not cumulative. Consequently, if dividends on our stock are not paid at the intended levels, our stockholders are not entitled to receive those payments in the future. Our dividends generally will be paid on or about the 15th day of each February, May, August, and November.

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