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DT Midstream

DTM
63
Oil & Gas Midstream · Energy
Price
$126.77
-3.22 (-2.48%)
Market Cap
$12.93B
Winston Score
63
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+6.0% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 96.7M (2021) → 102.5M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

DT Midstream is an energy infrastructure company that collects, cleans, and moves natural gas from where it is produced to where it is needed. It owns pipelines, processing plants, and storage facilities, mainly serving natural gas producers and utilities across the Midwest and Northeast United States. The company was spun off from DTE Energy in 2021 and focuses entirely on natural gas infrastructure.

DT Midstream makes money by charging fees to customers who use its pipelines and processing facilities, meaning revenue does not depend heavily on the price of natural gas itself. It operates roughly 1,000 miles of pipelines and serves key production areas like the Appalachian Basin. Its long-term, fee-based contracts with creditworthy customers provide stable, predictable cash flow, which is its main competitive advantage. The key growth driver is rising demand for natural gas infrastructure, including potential connections to liquefied natural gas export facilities, though rising interest rates and the capital-heavy nature of the business remain ongoing financial risks.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+11.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+4.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.4B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

DT Midstream is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 11%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
73.8%
Premium pricing power — 73.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
50.4%
Excellent — 50.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
8.0%
Weak — 8.0% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+18.1%
Fast-growing sales (+18.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+22.3%
Earnings growing fast (+22.3% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
200%
Turns 200% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
36.6%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (36.6%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.71
Moderate — manageable debt (0.71)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.99x
Tight — interest eats into profit (4.0x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
27.6x
Growth-priced — P/E 27.6

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+3.4
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (27.6 → 24.2)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.46%
Moderate income — 2.46% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+8.3%
Dividend growing modestly (8.3% YoY)

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