National Fuel Gas Company

NYSE:NFG Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.5b

National Fuel Gas Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 3/6

National Fuel Gas is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.4%. Next payment date is on 15th January, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 31st December, 2024.

Key information

3.4%

Dividend yield

1.2%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield4.6%
Future Dividend Yield3.1%
Dividend Growth3.0%
Next dividend pay date15 Jan 25
Ex dividend date31 Dec 24
Dividend per shareUS$2.060
Payout ratio239%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

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

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodayDec 26 2024Ex Dividend DateDec 31 2024Dividend Pay DateJan 15 202515 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 4 days to receive the upcoming dividend

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: NFG's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: NFG's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

National Fuel Gas Dividend Yield vs Market
How does NFG dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (NFG)3.4%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Gas Utilities)3.5%
Analyst forecast (NFG) (up to 3 years)3.1%

Notable Dividend: NFG's dividend (3.4%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.43%).

High Dividend: NFG's dividend (3.4%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.45%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (239.2%), NFG's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (138.9%), NFG's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 21:05
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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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