Current Assets
Restricted Cash
Kinder Morgan Restricted Cash increased by 134.8% to $108M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 49.8%, from $215M to $108M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Restricted Cash shows an upward trend with a 13.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Assets
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2015
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 24, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase often signals higher regulatory or contractual obligations, potentially tying up capital that could otherwise be used for growth.
Detailed definition
This refers to cash balances that are legally or contractually set aside for specific purposes, such as collateral for d...
Peer comparison
Common in capital-intensive industries like energy, where environmental bonding and debt covenants often require restricted cash holdings.
Metric ID:
restricted_cashHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $604M | $177M | $7M | $264M | $317M | $240M | $49M | $22M | $23M | $17M | $13M | $24M | $26M | $25M | $126M | $215M | $115M | $62M | $46M | $108M |
| QoQ Change | — | -70.7% | -96.0% | >999% | +20.1% | -24.3% | -79.6% | -55.1% | +4.5% | -26.1% | -23.5% | +84.6% | +8.3% | -3.8% | +404.0% | +70.6% | -46.5% | -46.1% | -25.8% | +134.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -47.5% | +35.6% | +600.0% | -91.7% | -92.7% | -92.9% | -73.5% | +9.1% | +13.0% | +47.1% | +869.2% | +795.8% | +342.3% | +148.0% | -63.5% | -49.8% |
Range$7M – $604M
CAGR-30.4%
Avg YoY Growth+146.8%
Median YoY Growth+11.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Kinder Morgan's restricted cash?
- Kinder Morgan (KMI) reported restricted cash of $108M in Q1 2026.
- How has Kinder Morgan's restricted cash changed year-over-year?
- Kinder Morgan's restricted cash decreased by 49.8% year-over-year, from $215M to $108M.
- What is the long-term trend for Kinder Morgan's restricted cash?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Kinder Morgan's restricted cash has grown at a 13.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $25M to $46M.
- What does restricted cash mean?
- Cash that is legally set aside and cannot be used for general business operations.