National Fuel Gas Company

NYSE:NFG Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.5b

National Fuel Gas Past Earnings Performance

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National Fuel Gas has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 22.4%, while the Gas Utilities industry saw earnings growing at 6.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.8% per year. National Fuel Gas's return on equity is 2.7%, and it has net margins of 4%.

Key information

22.4%

Earnings growth rate

21.6%

EPS growth rate

Gas Utilities Industry Growth10.0%
Revenue growth rate6.8%
Return on equity2.7%
Net Margin4.0%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

National Fuel Gas' (NYSE:NFG) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Nov 14
National Fuel Gas' (NYSE:NFG) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Recent updates

Why National Fuel Gas Is Still On My 'Buy' List

Nov 25

National Fuel Gas' (NYSE:NFG) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Nov 14
National Fuel Gas' (NYSE:NFG) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Is National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) A Risky Investment?

Oct 19
Is National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) A Risky Investment?

Returns On Capital At National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) Have Stalled

Oct 04
Returns On Capital At National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) Have Stalled

Is National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG) Worth US$61.0 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Sep 17
Is National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG) Worth US$61.0 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares

Sep 04
National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares

National Fuel Gas Wasn't Necessarily A 'Buy', But Might Be Now

Aug 31

National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Jul 12
National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

National Fuel Gas: A Dividend King In A Highly Cyclical Sector

Jun 15

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG)

Jun 12
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG)

National Fuel Gas Company Just Beat EPS By 28%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

May 06
National Fuel Gas Company Just Beat EPS By 28%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks

Apr 18
National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks

National Fuel Gas: Buy This Dividend Champion For Improving Commodity Pricing

Mar 22

Returns At National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Mar 18
Returns At National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Here's Why Shareholders May Want To Be Cautious With Increasing National Fuel Gas Company's (NYSE:NFG) CEO Pay Packet

Mar 02
Here's Why Shareholders May Want To Be Cautious With Increasing National Fuel Gas Company's (NYSE:NFG) CEO Pay Packet

National Fuel Gas: Undervalued Dividend King Well Worth The Price

Feb 14

National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Feb 11
National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG)

Jan 09
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG)

National Fuel Gas: Don't Be Discouraged By The Bearish Forecast Of The EIA

Nov 28

National Fuel Gas Bridges Stability And Growth With Eastern Shift

Sep 19

National Fuel Gas: This Dividend King Is Cheaply Valued

Sep 01

Despite The Steep Decline, National Fuel Gas Is Still A Hold

Jun 16

National Fuel Gas Non-GAAP EPS of $1.84 beats by $0.15, revenue of $658.86M beats by $64.42M

Feb 02

Pairing National Fuel Gas And Dorchester Minerals: Revisited

Jan 18

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How National Fuel Gas makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:NFG Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 241,94578-150
30 Jun 241,942319-140
31 Mar 241,953466-140
31 Dec 232,040440-140
30 Sep 232,174477-140
30 Jun 232,240561-120
31 Mar 232,314577-80
31 Dec 222,29860310
30 Sep 222,18656670
30 Jun 222,10749590
31 Mar 221,999473130
31 Dec 211,848418210
30 Sep 211,743364240
30 Jun 211,675131240
31 Mar 211,60386240
31 Dec 201,543-133250
30 Sep 201,546-124250
30 Jun 201,55269240
31 Mar 201,58692230
31 Dec 191,647288210
30 Sep 191,693304200
30 Jun 191,689295480
31 Mar 191,675294440
31 Dec 181,663296320
30 Sep 181,593392270
30 Jun 181,59039900
31 Mar 181,59639600
31 Dec 171,57739300
30 Sep 171,580283350
30 Jun 171,58527500
31 Mar 171,57322400
31 Dec 161,500-1300
30 Sep 161,452-29100
30 Jun 161,461-51600
31 Mar 161,465-81800
31 Dec 151,612-65300
30 Sep 151,761-37900
30 Jun 151,826-13400
31 Mar 151,92722300
31 Dec 142,08730200
30 Sep 142,11329900
30 Jun 142,08529000
31 Mar 142,08528400
31 Dec 131,92727400

Quality Earnings: NFG has a large one-off loss of $510.5M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: NFG's current net profit margins (4%) are lower than last year (21.9%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: NFG's earnings have grown significantly by 22.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: NFG's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: NFG had negative earnings growth (-83.7%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Gas Utilities industry average (4.1%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: NFG's Return on Equity (2.7%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 07:15
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

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Management10 years
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Analyst Sources

National Fuel Gas Company is covered by 26 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
Jim HarmonBarclays
Carl KirstBMO Capital Markets Equity Research