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Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. KGS
Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. (KGS) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.07% (safety: at-risk). FY2025 revenue was $1.3B at a 6.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | Jefferies | Buy (init) |
| 2026-05-27 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (init) |
| 2026-05-21 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-05-18 | RBC Capital | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-05-15 | Goldman Sachs | Buy (main) |
| 2026-05-13 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.015 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.003 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.079 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.388 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KGS | Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. | 5/9 | 0.85 | 95.6 | +12.8% |
| DTM | DT Midstream, Inc. | 7/9 | 1.68 | 34.9 | +26.7% |
| AM | Antero Midstream Corp | 4/9 | 1.57 | — | +7.4% |
| AROC | Archrock, Inc. | 8/9 | — | 22.8 | +28.7% |
| USAC | USA Compression Partners, LP | 6/9 | — | 33.5 | +5% |
| SMC | Summit Midstream Corp | 4/9 | — | — | +30.8% |
| NGL | NGL Energy Partners LP | 3/9 | — | — | -9% |
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About Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.
Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. operates and provides contract compression infrastructure for customers in the oil and gas industry in the United States. It operates in two segments, Contract Services and Other Services. The Contract Services segment operates company-owned and customer-owned compression, and gas treating and cooling infrastructure to enable the production, gathering, processing, and transportation of natural gas and oil. The Other Services segment provides a range of services to support the needs of customers, including station construction, maintenance and overhaul, freight and crane charges, parts sales, and other ancillary time and material-based offerings. The company was formerly known as Frontier TopCo, Inc. Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
FAQ
Is KGS financially healthy?
Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does KGS pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 2.07% with a 198.2% payout ratio, rated “at-risk” for safety.
How profitable is KGS?
In FY2025, Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. had a net margin of 6.2% and a return on equity of 6.7%.
What is KGS's P/E ratio?
Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.'s trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is about 95.6×, based on its latest annual earnings.
What is the analyst price target for KGS?
The average Wall-Street price target for Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. is $84.07, about 35.5% above the recent price, from 14 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is KGS a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a P/E of about 95.6×, a dividend yield of 2.07%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.