# Kinetik Holdings Inc. (KNTK) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels. Price $54.43, market value $9.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 19.0×** (5-yr avg 22.5×, 3-yr avg 24.4×). Kinetik Holdings Inc. trades at 19.0× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 22.5×. The Energy median in the September 2026 study was 16.8×. Forward P/E is 25.0×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 0.16**. A PEG of 0.16 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 4.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.9×.
- **EV / EBITDA: 21.7×**. Enterprise value is 21.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 1.7%** (5-yr avg 16.0%). Free cash flow equals 1.7% of the market value, below its five-year average of 16.0%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 5.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 10.5%**. 10.5% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 10.1%**. 10.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: -31.5%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 4.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 4.8%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 2.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 19.0%** (3-yr 13.3%/yr, 5-yr 33.9%/yr). Revenue grew 19.0% over the last year, against 33.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 157.8%** (3-yr 21.4%/yr). Earnings per share rose 157.8%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -35.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -35.0% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 6.4×**. It would take 6.4 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.54**. A Z-score of 1.54 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 5.90%** ($3.21 per share, trailing). Kinetik Holdings Inc. yields 5.90%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 109%** (134% of free cash flow). The dividend exceeds earnings (109% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (16 analysts). 16 analysts cover Kinetik Holdings Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $56.63 (+4% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 37.1%** (YTD 59.2%, 3-mo 22.4%). The shares are up 37.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -3.0%** (73.7% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 59**. An RSI of 59 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.03** (volatility 36%). Beta of -0.03 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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