AROC vs KMI
Archrock, Inc. and Kinder Morgan, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AROC | KMI |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.5B | $16.9B |
| Net income | $322.3M | $3.1B |
| Gross margin | 48.6% | 67.4% |
| Net margin | 21.6% | 18.7% |
| Return on equity | 22.9% | 9.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.83 | $1.37 |
| Dividend / share | $0.80 | $1.17 |
| Payout ratio | 43.9% | 85.2% |
| Free cash flow | $119.6M | $2.9B |
| Equity | $1.5B | $31.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.62× | 1.02× |
| Current ratio | 1.54× | 0.64× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 11.2% | 7.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 91.4% |
KMI bills 11.4× the revenue of AROC, and AROC keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (21.6% against 18.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AROC | KMI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.5B | $16.9B |
| FY2024 | $1.2B | $15.1B |
| FY2023 | $990.3M | $15.3B |
| FY2022 | $845.6M | $19.2B |
| FY2021 | $781.5M | $16.6B |
| FY2020 | $875.0M | $11.7B |
| FY2019 | $965.5M | $13.2B |
| FY2018 | $904.4M | $14.1B |
| FY2017 | $794.7M | $13.7B |
| FY2016 | $807.1M | $13.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AROC | KMI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $322.3M | $3.1B |
| FY2024 | $172.2M | $2.6B |
| FY2023 | $105.0M | $2.4B |
| FY2022 | $44.3M | $2.5B |
| FY2021 | $28.2M | $1.8B |
| FY2020 | $-68.4M | $119.0M |
| FY2019 | $97.3M | $2.2B |
| FY2018 | $21.1M | $1.6B |
| FY2017 | $19.0M | $183.0M |
| FY2016 | $-54.6M | $708.0M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$15,447,182,000 | KMI |
| FY2024 | −$13,942,409,000 | KMI |
| FY2023 | −$14,343,663,000 | KMI |
| FY2022 | −$18,354,432,000 | KMI |
| FY2021 | −$15,828,539,000 | KMI |
| FY2020 | −$10,825,030,000 | KMI |
| FY2019 | −$12,243,515,000 | KMI |
| FY2018 | −$13,239,559,000 | KMI |
| FY2017 | −$12,910,345,000 | KMI |
| FY2016 | −$12,250,931,000 | KMI |
| FY2015 | −$13,404,892,000 | KMI |
| FY2014 | −$15,266,847,000 | KMI |
| FY2013 | −$13,207,228,000 | KMI |
| FY2012 | −$7,178,754,000 | KMI |
| FY2011 | −$5,330,375,000 | KMI |
| FY2010 | −$5,434,817,000 | KMI |
| FY2009 | −$4,469,599,000 | KMI |
KMI has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +3.0 pp | AROC |
| FY2024 | −3.1 pp | KMI |
| FY2023 | −5.6 pp | KMI |
| FY2022 | −8.4 pp | KMI |
| FY2021 | −7.5 pp | KMI |
| FY2020 | −9.4 pp | KMI |
| FY2019 | −6.9 pp | KMI |
| FY2018 | −10.3 pp | KMI |
| FY2017 | +0.7 pp | AROC |
| FY2016 | −13.6 pp | KMI |
| FY2015 | −14.0 pp | KMI |
| FY2014 | −5.8 pp | KMI |
| FY2013 | −4.5 pp | KMI |
| FY2012 | −5.6 pp | KMI |
| FY2011 | −21.3 pp | KMI |
| FY2010 | −8.5 pp | KMI |
| FY2009 | −30.8 pp | KMI |
The higher net margin has changed hands between AROC and KMI over this period.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
AROC's net margin has been more volatile than KMI's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 11.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.3.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between AROC and KMI over these 17 fiscal years — AROC led in 2 and KMI in 15.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
AROC's return on equity has been more volatile than KMI's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 10.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.4.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between AROC and KMI over these 16 fiscal years — AROC led in 5 and KMI in 11.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.