In addition to natural gas, Kinder Morgan is also the largest independent transporter of refined petroleum products, an independent terminal operator, and a carbon dioxide transporter. The company transports oil, renewable natural gas (RNG), and LNG.
Kinder Morgan's leading natural gas infrastructure business generates a very stable cash flow. Overall, 90% of it comes from take-or-pay contracts, other fee-based arrangements, or hedges, which have allowed it to generate substantive recurring cash flows for investors.
Kinder Morgan allocates its cash flow toward paying a high-yielding dividend, repurchasing shares, and expanding its natural gas network through capital projects and acquisitions.
Acquisitions have become a notable growth driver, as well. Kinder Morgan made two substantial deals in 2021. The company bought Stagecoach Gas Services, a pipeline and storage network in the Northeast, for $1.22 billion. It also bought Kinetrex Energy, an RNG producer, for $310 million. And in 2022, it acquired North American Natural Resources, an RNG facilities company, for $135 million. In 2023, it bought NextEra Energy Partners' South Texas assets (STX Midstream) for $1.82 billion to add pipeline system assets.
It also closed a $640 million acquisition of a gas gathering and processing system in North Dakota from Outrigger Energy in early 2025.
Kinder Morgan's energy transition ventures business unit (launched in 2021) aims to identify, analyze, and pursue commercial opportunities as the energy sector transitions to lower-carbon fuel sources. Kinder Morgan's extensive natural gas infrastructure footprint makes it potentially suited to store and transport lower-carbon fuel sources such as RNG and hydrogen, positioning it for the future of energy.