Kinder Morgan Inc vs MPLX LP

Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI) is slightly undervalued and MPLX LP (MPLX) is slightly undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, MPLX trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +16%, against +9% for KMI.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.4% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $34.28; the price of $31.27 is 9% below that value, and 79% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 43/100 on 10 of 12 signals

MPLX LP (MPLX)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $70.27; the price of $59.16 is 16% below that value, and 81% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 69/100 on 9 of 12 signals

MetricKMIMPLX
VerdictSlightly undervaluedSlightly undervalued
Price$31.27$59.16
Intrinsic value$34.28$70.27
Margin of safety+9%+16%
Leak Score43/100 (10/12)69/100 (9/12)
Market cap$69.6B$60.0B
Revenue growth, 5 years7.9%6.8%
Operating margin29.6%38.8%
Net margin19.3%39.3%
Return on equity11.1%33.9%
Debt to equity1.021.86
P/E20.2x12.7x
Forward P/E20.3x12.3x
P/B2.2x4.3x
Dividend yield3.8%7.7%

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