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Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 21% YoY at strong marginsStreet coverage with positive forward estimatesQuiet on X (30 mentions/wk)
$KGS·$4.8B·Oil & Gas Equipment & Services·Energy
$47.21-1.3%YTD+39.2%1Y+38.6%
Price updated 1d ago·X counts updated 6d ago
KGKGS
$KGSKodiak Gas Services, Inc.
$47.21-1.25%30 posts0.9×
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On X

The complete picture of $KGS on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

30X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
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How loud $KGS's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level.

AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $KGS — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Kodiak Gas Services is a profitable natural-gas compression operator up 41% YTD — Nov 3 earnings is the next contract read.

Kodiak Gas Services provides contract natural-gas compression services to US upstream and midstream customers. The business is capturing the gas-infrastructure cycle.

  • The business is accelerating: Q1 revenue +21% YoY at a 32% operating margin and ROIC of 6.3% — strong fundamentals with high-margin contract-based revenue that compounds on compression horsepower.
  • At 65.5x PE and 4.2x sales the valuation is premium — paying forward for continued compression-horsepower deployment plus contract-renewal strength.
  • 52-week range position is 47% with vol at just 52% of average — mid-range on light volume, consolidating ahead of Nov 3 earnings as the next catalyst.

Nov 3 Q3 is the gate — any confirmed horsepower-deployment growth plus contract-renewal rate extends the move. A horsepower-deployment slowdown or contract-pricing softness and the stock gives back some gain.

What to watch: Nov 3 Q3 — horsepower-deployment growth, contract renewal rate, operating-margin trajectory, and FY27 guide. A contract-pricing softness is the clear invalidator.

On the calendar: 2026-11-03 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

US oilfield services company providing compression equipment and services to natural gas producers in major US basins.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Oil & Gas Equipment & Services sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $KGS.

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services · Energy

No material change from last week — International E&P spending and offshore deepwater day rates sustain services pricing.

What this means for $KGS

Partial — US oilfield services company providing compression equipment and services to natural gas producers in major US basins.

Top industry ETF

$OIHVanEck Oil Services ETF
+36.6%YTD
+53.1%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
65.5How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
6.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
32.2%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
0.1%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
4.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
5.5%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
40.1%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.55$0.67-18.4%
Q1 2026May 11, 2026$0.20$0.53-62.5%
Q4 2025Feb 25, 2026$0.40$0.49-18.8%
Q3 2025Nov 4, 2025$0.36$0.50-28.0%
Next earningsTue, Nov 3·consensus EPS $0.62

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$391.1M+21.1%31.8%31.8%$0.54$-100.7M
Q1 FY26$345.8M+4.9%44.6%33.7%$0.20$-47.2M
Q4 FY25$332.9M+7.5%42.0%31.1%$0.31$142.0M
Q3 FY25$322.7M-0.6%43.4%32.2%$-0.17$10.9M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 10 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$1.5B$1.5B – $1.5B$2.08$1.70 – $2.429
FY27$1.8B$1.7B – $1.8B$2.92$2.06 – $3.589
FY28$2.1B$1.9B – $2.3B$4.05$2.90 – $4.8810
FY29$2.4B$2.3B – $2.5B$5.64$5.38 – $5.965
FY30$2.9B$2.8B – $3.0B$7.50$7.15 – $7.925

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.32%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-18.2%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-19.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellOct 12Lenamon William ChadCOO1.0K sh$53KSellOct 5Mckee Robert MichaelCEO2.7K sh$144KSellSep 16Pedro R. BuhigasChief Information Officer3.7K sh$213KSellSep 14Hamilton Ewan WilliamEVP & Chief Accounting Officer2.7K sh$169KSellSep 11Lenamon William ChadCOO1.0K sh$63KSellSep 1Mckee Robert MichaelCEO6.0K sh$356KSellAug 19Mckee Robert MichaelCEO6.0K sh$375KSellAug 11Lenamon William ChadCOO1.0K sh$62KSellJul 13Lenamon William ChadCOO1.0K sh$68KSellJul 8Roclawski Cory AnneEVP & CHRO4.2K sh$285K
1–10 of 13
+ 15 other (8 awards · 7 inkinds) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

S-3ASRAuto-shelf registrationSep 28S-3ASR
8-KCharter amendmentSep 288-K — Item 5.03: Charter amendment
8-KPress release / Reg FDAug 68-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. filed a Reg FD disclosure (Item 7.01) with an event date of August 5, 2026, indicating that investor materials and presentations have been posted to the company's investor relations website. The filing makes these materials simultaneously available to all investors as required under Regulation FD.

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)May 15424B5
424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)May 13424B5
S-3ASRAuto-shelf registrationMay 13S-3ASR
8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 88-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KCharter amendmentMay 78-K — Item 5.03: Charter amendment · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
+ 10 other (4 earnings 8-Ks · 3 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 1 routine 8-K) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. (KGS) – What Are Investment Firms Saying About This Stock?defenseworld.net·7d agoKodiak Gas Services, Inc. $KGS Stock Purchased by Chickasaw Capital Management LLCdefenseworld.net·10d agoKodiak Gas Services Announces Power Supply Agreement with West Texas Data Centerbusinesswire.com·27d agoKodiak Gas Services (NYSE:KGS) Insider Sells $212,966.82 in Stockdefenseworld.net·28d agoExecutive Dumps Nearly 2,000 Shares of Energy Stock, Valued at Almost $120,000fool.com·29d ago

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