Hess Midstream

HESM

Market cap $4.81B

Key Takeaways: On a year-over-year basis, 96.0% of the Alerian Midstream Energy Index (AMNA) by weighting have grown their dividends. MLPs largely drove sequential growth in payouts for 1Q26, while most corporations kept their dividends steady.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Hess Midstream Partners (HESM) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Although the revenue and EPS for Hess Midstream Partners (HESM) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Hess Midstream LP (HESM) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $HESM--Hess Midstream LP (NYSE: HESM) (“Hess Midstream” or the “Company”) today reported first quarter 2026 net income of $157.7 million compared with net income of $161.4 million for the first quarter of 2025. After deduction for noncontrolling interests, net income attributable to Hess Midstream was $87.6 million, or $0.68 basic earnings per Class A share, compared with $0.65 basic earnings per Class A share in the first quarter of 2025. Hess Midstream generated Adjusted EB.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $HESM--HESS MIDSTREAM LP ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTION PER SHARE LEVEL INCREASE.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hess Midstream LP Schedules Earnings Release Conference Call.

Hess Midstream faces risk as its core Bakken acreage remains high-cost and lacks profitability. Both HESM and Chevron confirm Bakken production will remain flat at 200,000 BOED. The rig count is now down to three. The lack of production growth limits HESM's future prospects.  Current dividend increases serve as a short-term distraction.

Hess Midstream LP (HESM) remains a Buy, demonstrating strong cash flow, resilient financials, and a sustainable, competitive yield despite macro uncertainty. HESM pivots from heavy CAPEX to capital returns, targeting 5% distribution growth through 2028, with recent buybacks and targeting leverage reduction below 2.5x Adj. EBITDA. Guidance calls for Adj. FCF to reach $850–900 million, growing 10% annually, supporting an 8.4% yield and 76% payout ratio by 2026.

Hess Midstream remains a "Strong Buy," offering an 8% yield and 5%+ distribution growth, with fair value seen near $45. HESM's revenue is protected by long-term, inflation-linked fee contracts and minimum volume commitments, mitigating commodity price risk through at least 2028. Lower capex and disciplined capital allocation are driving higher free cash flow, supporting both buybacks and leverage reduction toward 2.75x.