DT Midstream Reports Strong First Quarter 2026 Results
Rhea-AI Summary
DT Midstream (NYSE: DTM) reported Q1 2026 net income of $130 million, or $1.27 per diluted share, and Adjusted EBITDA of $308 million. The board declared a $0.88 per share dividend payable July 15, 2026 to holders of record June 15, 2026.
Company approved investments in the Vector Pipeline 2028 expansion and Millennium Pipeline R2R, completed successful non-binding open seasons for additional Vector and Midwestern Gas Transmission expansions, and placed a new power-plant lateral into service. A conference call and webcast were scheduled for April 30, 2026.
Positive
- Reported net income of $130 million (Q1 2026)
- Adjusted EBITDA of $308 million
- Declared dividend of $0.88 per share payable July 15, 2026
- Approved investment in Vector Pipeline 2028 expansion and Millennium R2R
- Completed customer-backed open seasons for Vector and Midwestern Gas Transmission
Negative
- No forward financial guidance revision disclosed for 2026
- Open seasons described as non-binding (customer interest, not firm contracts)
Market Reaction – DTM
Following this news, DTM has gained 6.37%, reflecting a notable positive market reaction. Our momentum scanner has triggered 22 alerts so far, indicating elevated trading interest and price volatility. The stock is currently trading at $147.63. This price movement has added approximately $902M to the company's valuation.
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DTM showed a very small move of 0.06% while key midstream peers like PAA (0.62%), VNOM (1.24%), WES (0.96%), PBA (1.39%), and TRP (1.38%) traded higher. Momentum scans only flagged TRGP moving -7.09% without news, suggesting today’s setup is more stock-specific than a coordinated sector move.
Previous Earnings Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | Quarterly earnings | Positive | +3.1% | Strong Q3 2025 results and raised full-year Adjusted EBITDA guidance. |
| Jul 31 | Quarterly earnings | Positive | +1.3% | Strong Q2 2025 results, new projects, and reaffirmed multi-year EBITDA outlook. |
| Apr 30 | Quarterly earnings | Positive | -1.4% | Strong Q1 2025 results and ongoing execution of ~$2.3B project backlog. |
| Oct 29 | Quarterly earnings | Positive | +2.1% | Strong Q3 2024 results with guidance raised and major expansion projects. |
| Jul 30 | Quarterly earnings | Positive | +0.6% | Strong Q2 2024 results plus completion of LEAP Phase 3 and new contracts. |
Earnings releases have generally led to modest positive price reactions, with one notable divergence on strong Q1 2025 results.
Over recent quarters, DT Midstream’s earnings releases have highlighted steady growth in net income and Adjusted EBITDA, along with consistent dividend increases from $0.735 to $0.82 per share. Key themes include pipeline expansion projects (e.g., Guardian G3, LEAP phases), rising guidance ranges, and record gathering volumes. These updates, mostly met with single‑digit positive moves, frame the latest Q1 2026 results—with higher earnings and an increased $0.88 dividend—as a continuation of that growth-focused trajectory.
Historical Comparison
In the past, DTM’s earnings headlines have produced mostly modest single‑digit moves, averaging about 1.15%. Today’s strong Q1 2026 update with higher earnings and dividend fits this established pattern of steady, fundamentals-driven reactions.
Earnings releases show a progression of rising net income, growing Adjusted EBITDA, and dividend increases from $0.735 to $0.82 and now $0.88, alongside expanding pipeline projects and a larger organic growth backlog.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement highlights solid Q1 2026 performance, including net income of $130 million, EPS of $1.27, and $308 million in Adjusted EBITDA, alongside a higher quarterly dividend of $0.88. The company also advanced multiple interstate pipeline growth projects, echoing prior updates that emphasized expanding infrastructure and a sizeable organic backlog. Investors may monitor execution on these projects, any changes to 2026 guidance ranges, and future dividend actions to gauge the durability of this growth trend.
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DETROIT, April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DT Midstream, Inc. (NYSE: DTM) today announced first quarter 2026 reported net income of
Reconciliations of Operating Earnings and Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP measures) to reported net income are included at the end of this news release.
The company also announced that the DT Midstream Board of Directors declared a
“Our first quarter results give us a great start to the year,” said David Slater, Executive Chairman and CEO. “And I am pleased that we were able to advance new interstate pipeline growth projects.”
Slater noted the following significant business updates:
- DTM has approved investment in the Vector Pipeline 2028 expansion project and the Millennium Pipeline R2R project
- Successfully completed non-binding open seasons for an expansion of Midwestern Gas Transmission and an additional expansion of Vector Pipeline; both open seasons received customer interest exceeding the offered capacity
- Placed into service a new power plant lateral from Midwestern Gas Transmission
“Our first quarter results place us on track to deliver our financial goals for 2026,” said Jeff Jewell, Executive Vice President and CFO.
The company has scheduled a conference call to discuss results for 9:00 a.m. ET (8:00 a.m. CT) today. Investors, the news media and the public may listen to a live internet broadcast of the call at this link. The participant toll-free telephone dial-in number in the U.S. and Canada is 888.596.4144, and the toll number is 646.968.2525; the passcode is 7282929. International access numbers are available here. The webcast will be archived on the DT Midstream website at investor.dtmidstream.com.
About DT Midstream
DT Midstream (NYSE: DTM) is an owner, operator and developer of natural gas interstate and intrastate pipelines, storage and gathering systems, compression, treatment and surface facilities. The company transports clean natural gas for utilities, power plants, marketers, large industrial customers and energy producers across the Southern, Northeastern and Midwestern United States and Canada. The Detroit-based company offers a comprehensive, wellhead-to-market array of services, including natural gas transportation, storage and gathering. For more information, please visit the DT Midstream website at www.dtmidstream.com.
Why DT Midstream Uses Operating Earnings, Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow
Use of Operating Earnings Information – Operating Earnings exclude non-recurring items, certain mark-to-market adjustments and discontinued operations. DT Midstream management believes that Operating Earnings provide a more meaningful representation of the company’s earnings from ongoing operations and uses Operating Earnings as the primary performance measurement for external communications with analysts and investors. Internally, DT Midstream uses Operating Earnings to measure performance against budget and to report to the Board of Directors.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as GAAP net income attributable to DT Midstream before expenses for interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and loss from financing activities, further adjusted to include the proportional share of net income from equity method investees (excluding interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), and to exclude certain items the company considers non-routine. DT Midstream believes Adjusted EBITDA is useful to the company and external users of DT Midstream’s financial statements in understanding operating results and the ongoing performance of the underlying business because it allows management and investors to have a better understanding of actual operating performance unaffected by the impact of interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and non-routine charges noted in the table below. We believe the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is meaningful to investors because it is frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties in the midstream industry to evaluate a company’s operating performance without regard to items excluded from the calculation of such measure, which can vary substantially from company to company depending on accounting methods, book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired, among other factors. DT Midstream uses Adjusted EBITDA to assess the company’s performance by reportable segment and as a basis for strategic planning and forecasting.
Distributable Cash Flow (DCF) is calculated by deducting earnings from equity method investees, depreciation and amortization attributable to noncontrolling interests, cash interest expense, maintenance capital investment (as defined below), and cash taxes from, and adding interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, certain items we consider non-routine and dividends and distributions from equity method investees to, Net Income Attributable to DT Midstream. Maintenance capital investment is defined as the total capital expenditures used to maintain or preserve assets or fulfill contractual obligations that do not generate incremental earnings. We believe DCF is a meaningful performance measurement because it is useful to us and external users of our financial statements in estimating the ability of our assets to generate cash earnings after servicing our debt, paying cash taxes and making maintenance capital investments, which could be used for discretionary purposes such as common stock dividends, retirement of debt or expansion capital expenditures.
In this release, DT Midstream provides 2026 and 2027 Adjusted EBITDA guidance. The reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA as projected for full-year 2026 and 2027 is not provided. DT Midstream does not forecast net income as it cannot, without unreasonable efforts, estimate or predict with certainty the components of net income. These components, net of tax, may include, but are not limited to, impairments of assets and other charges, divestiture costs, acquisition costs, or changes in accounting principles. All of these components could significantly impact such financial measures. At this time, DT Midstream is not able to estimate the aggregate impact, if any, of these items on future period reported earnings. Accordingly, DT Midstream is not able to provide a corresponding GAAP equivalent for Adjusted EBITDA.
Forward-looking Statements
This release contains statements which, to the extent they are not statements of historical or present fact, constitute “forward-looking statements” under the securities laws. These forward-looking statements are intended to provide management’s current expectations or plans for our future operating and financial performance, business prospects, outcomes of regulatory proceedings, market conditions, and other matters, based on what we believe to be reasonable assumptions and on information currently available to us.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “expectations,” “plans,” “strategy,” “prospects,” “estimate,” “project,” “target,” “anticipate,” “will,” “should,” “see,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “confident,” “may,” and other words of similar meaning. The absence of such words, expressions or statements, however, does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. In particular, express or implied statements relating to future earnings, cash flow, results of operations, uses of cash, tax rates and other measures of financial performance, future actions, conditions or events, potential future plans, strategies or transactions of DT Midstream, and other statements that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and conditions, but rather are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties that may cause actual future results to be materially different from those contemplated, projected, estimated, or budgeted. Many factors may impact forward-looking statements of DT Midstream including, but not limited to, the following: changes in general economic conditions, including increases in interest rates and associated Federal Reserve policies, a potential economic recession, and the impact of inflation on our business; industry changes, including the impact of consolidations, alternative energy sources, technological advances, infrastructure constraints and changes in competition; changes in global trade policies and tariffs; global and domestic supply chain disruptions; actions taken by third-party operators, producers, processors, transporters and gatherers; changes in expected production from Expand Energy and other third parties in our areas of operation; demand for natural gas gathering, transmission, storage, transportation, sand mining, and water services; the availability and price of natural gas to the consumer compared to the price of alternative and competing fuels; our ability to successfully and timely implement our business plan; our ability to complete organic growth projects on time and on budget; our ability to finance, complete, or successfully integrate acquisitions; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits from acquisitions and our ability to manage the risks associated with acquisition activity; the price and availability of debt and equity financing; restrictions in our existing and any future credit facilities and indentures; the effectiveness of our information technology and operational technology systems and practices to detect and defend against evolving cyber attacks on United States critical infrastructure; changing laws regarding cybersecurity and data privacy, and any cybersecurity threat or event; operating hazards, environmental risks, and other risks incidental to gathering, storing and transporting natural gas; geologic and reservoir risks and considerations; natural disasters, adverse weather conditions, casualty losses and other matters beyond our control; the impact of outbreaks of illnesses, epidemics and pandemics, and any related economic effects; the impacts of geopolitical events, including the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East; labor relations and markets, including the ability to attract, hire and retain key employee and contract personnel; large customer defaults; changes in tax status, as well as changes in tax rates and regulations; the effects and associated cost of compliance with existing and future laws and governmental regulations, such as the Inflation Reduction Act and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act; changes in environmental laws, regulations or enforcement policies, including laws and regulations relating to pipeline safety, climate change and greenhouse gas emissions; changes in laws and regulations or enforcement policies, including those relating to construction and operation of new interstate gas pipelines, ratemaking to which our pipelines may be subject, or other non-environmental laws and regulations; our ability to qualify for federal income tax credits; ability to develop low carbon business opportunities and deploy greenhouse gas reducing technologies; changes in insurance markets impacting costs and the level and types of coverage available; the timing and extent of changes in commodity prices; the success of our risk management strategies; the suspension, reduction or termination of our customers’ obligations under our commercial agreements; disruptions due to equipment interruption or failure at our facilities, or third-party facilities on which our business is dependent; the effects of future litigation; and the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and our reports and registration statements filed from time to time with the SEC.
The above list of factors is not exhaustive. New factors emerge from time to time. We cannot predict what factors may arise or how such factors may cause actual results to vary materially from those stated in forward-looking statements, see the discussion under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on Form 10-K and any other reports filed with the SEC. Given the uncertainties and risk factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, you should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.
Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made. We are under no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any obligation to, update or alter our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or otherwise.
| DT Midstream, Inc. Reconciliation of Reported to Operating Earnings (non-GAAP, unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Adjustments | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to DT Midstream | $ | 130 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 130 | $ | 111 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 111 | ||||||||||
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| Net Income Attributable to DT Midstream | $ | 130 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 130 | $ | 108 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 108 | ||||||||||
| (1) Excluding tax related adjustments, the amount of income taxes was calculated based on a combined federal and state income tax rate, considering the applicable jurisdictions of the respective segments and deductibility of specific operating adjustments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DT Midstream, Inc. Reconciliation of Reported to Operating Earnings per diluted share (1) (non-GAAP, unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Adjustments | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to DT Midstream | $ | 1.27 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1.27 | $ | 1.08 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1.08 | |||||||||||
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| Adjustments | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to DT Midstream | $ | 1.27 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1.27 | $ | 1.06 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1.06 | |||||||||||
| (1) Per share amounts are divided by Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding — Diluted, as noted on the Consolidated Statements of Operations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2) Excluding tax related adjustments, the amount of income taxes was calculated based on a combined federal and state income tax rate, considering the applicable jurisdictions of the respective segments and deductibility of specific operating adjustments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DT Midstream, Inc. Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to DT Midstream to Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP, unaudited) | |||||||||||||
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| Net Income Attributable to DT Midstream | $ | 130 | $ | 111 | $ | 108 | |||||||
| Plus: Interest expense | 40 | 41 | 40 | ||||||||||
| Plus: Income tax expense | 36 | 40 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Plus: Depreciation and amortization | 69 | 67 | 63 | ||||||||||
| Plus: EBITDA from equity method investees (1) | 78 | 70 | 73 | ||||||||||
| Less: Interest income | (1 | ) | — | (1 | ) | ||||||||
| Less: Earnings from equity method investees | (43 | ) | (37 | ) | (37 | ) | |||||||
| Less: Depreciation and amortization attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||
| Other | — | 2 | — | ||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 308 | $ | 293 | $ | 280 | |||||||
| (1) Includes share of our equity method investees’ earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, which we refer to as “EBITDA.” A reconciliation of earnings from equity method investees to EBITDA from equity method investees follows: | |||||||||||||
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| 2026 | 2025 | 2025 | |||||||||||
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| Earnings from equity method investees | $ | 43 | $ | 37 | $ | 37 | |||||||
| Plus: Depreciation and amortization attributable to equity method investees | 21 | 19 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Plus: Interest expense attributable to equity method investees | 14 | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||
| EBITDA from equity method investees | $ | 78 | $ | 70 | $ | 73 | |||||||
| DT Midstream, Inc. Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to DT Midstream to Adjusted EBITDA Pipeline Segment (non-GAAP, unaudited) | |||||||||||||
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| Net Income Attributable to DT Midstream | $ | 108 | $ | 93 | $ | 92 | |||||||
| Plus: Interest expense | 14 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Plus: Income tax expense | 30 | 34 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Plus: Depreciation and amortization | 29 | 28 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Plus: EBITDA from equity method investees (1) | 78 | 70 | 73 | ||||||||||
| Less: Interest income | (1 | ) | — | (1 | ) | ||||||||
| Less: Earnings from equity method investees | (43 | ) | (37 | ) | (37 | ) | |||||||
| Less: Depreciation and amortization attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 214 | $ | 200 | $ | 197 | |||||||
| (1) Includes share of our equity method investees’ earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, which we refer to as “EBITDA.” A reconciliation of earnings from equity method investees to EBITDA from equity method investees follows: | |||||||||||||
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| 2026 | 2025 | 2025 | |||||||||||
| (millions) | |||||||||||||
| Earnings from equity method investees | $ | 43 | $ | 37 | $ | 37 | |||||||
| Plus: Depreciation and amortization attributable to equity method investees | 21 | 19 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Plus: Interest expense attributable to equity method investees | 14 | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||
| EBITDA from equity method investees | $ | 78 | $ | 70 | $ | 73 | |||||||
| DT Midstream, Inc. Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to DT Midstream to Adjusted EBITDA Gathering Segment (non-GAAP, unaudited) | |||||||||
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| Net Income Attributable to DT Midstream | $ | 22 | $ | 18 | $ | 16 | |||
| Plus: Interest expense | 26 | 28 | 27 | ||||||
| Plus: Income tax expense | 6 | 6 | 5 | ||||||
| Plus: Depreciation and amortization | 40 | 39 | 35 | ||||||
| Other | — | 2 | — | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 94 | $ | 93 | $ | 83 | |||
| DT Midstream, Inc. Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to DT Midstream to Distributable Cash Flow (non-GAAP, unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
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| 2026 | 2025 | 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Consolidated | (millions) | |||||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to DT Midstream | $ | 130 | $ | 111 | $ | 108 | ||||||||
| Plus: Interest expense | 40 | 41 | 40 | |||||||||||
| Plus: Income tax expense | 36 | 40 | 35 | |||||||||||
| Plus: Depreciation and amortization | 69 | 67 | 63 | |||||||||||
| Less: Earnings from equity method investees | (43 | ) | (37 | ) | (37 | ) | ||||||||
| Less: Depreciation and amortization attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||||||
| Plus: Dividends and distributions from equity method investees | 56 | 48 | 48 | |||||||||||
| Less: Cash interest expense | — | (76 | ) | — | ||||||||||
| Less: Cash taxes | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | 2 | |||||||||
| Less: Maintenance capital investment (1) | (11 | ) | (29 | ) | (8 | ) | ||||||||
| Distributable Cash Flow | $ | 274 | $ | 162 | $ | 250 | ||||||||
| (1) Maintenance capital investment is defined as the total capital expenditures used to maintain or preserve assets or fulfill contractual obligations that do not generate incremental earnings. | ||||||||||||||
Investor Relations Todd Lohrmann, DT Midstream, 313.774.2424 investor_relations@dtmidstream.com