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NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO (NFG)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q3 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO

National Fuel Gas Company is a diversified energy company focused on the production, gathering, transportation, storage, and distribution of natural gas. It operates through three main segments: Integrated Upstream and Gathering, which explores and develops natural gas reserves primarily in the Appalachian region; Pipeline and Storage, which provides interstate natural gas transportation and storage services in Pennsylvania and New York; and Utility, which delivers natural gas utility services to approximately 756,000 customers in western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania. The company serves both affiliated and nonaffiliated customers in the eastern United States and Canada.

Snapshot

Revenue
$2.22B
Revenue growth (YoY)
30.0%
Net income
$518.5M
Diluted EPS
$5.68
Gross margin
90.4%
Operating margin
36.7%
Net margin
23.4%
FCF margin
8.4%
ROE
16.8%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
11.5×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$7.88B
Long-term debt / equity
0.77×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended September 30, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at National Fuel Gas

  • Revenue grew 30.0% to $2.2B in FY2025, after a 21.5% decline the year before.
  • Operating margin is 36.7% in FY2025, -0.1 pp against 36.7% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q3 FY2026: revenue $474M, down 10.1% from Q3 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $187M in FY2025, 8.4% of revenue.
  • Net income rose 568.9% to $519M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where National Fuel Gas’s fundamentals sit among the 98 Utilities companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin90.4%
96th percentile of 26
Operating margin36.7%
91st percentile of 86
Net margin23.4%
90th percentile of 91
FCF margin8.4%
81st percentile of 76
Revenue growth (YoY)+30.0%
94th percentile of 94
ROE16.8%
92nd percentile of 89
P/E11.5×
9th percentile of 83
Long-term debt / equity0.77×
25th percentile of 84
Short interest8.47d
86th percentile of 98

National Fuel Gas’s gross margin of 90.4% ranks in the 96th percentile of the 26 Utilities companies reporting it. National Fuel Gas’s revenue growth of +30.0% ranks in the 94th percentile of the 94 Utilities companies reporting it. National Fuel Gas’s return on equity of 16.8% ranks in the 92nd percentile of the 89 Utilities companies reporting it.

No reported insider transactions (codes P/S) in the last 90 days. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 of the superinvestors we track (plus 5 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
2
+5 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
3
1 new, 2 added
Reduced / exited
4
4 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$226.9M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$152.1M2.0MAdded
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$46.4M601.3KAdded
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$20.0M258.5KReduced
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$3.6M46.9KReduced
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$2.2M28.8KNew
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$1.4M17.5KReduced
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$1.2M15.9KReduced

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
5.1M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-3.2%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
8.47
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
607.7K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-145.1M-3.2%8.47
2026-07-315.3M+6.4%6.99
2026-07-155.0M-6.3%7.79
2026-06-305.3M+5.3%6.65
2026-06-155.1M+4.5%7.55
2026-05-294.8M+2.0%4.90
2026-05-154.8M+5.7%5.55
2026-04-304.5M+4.3%5.35

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$2.22B$1.71B$2.17B$3.06B$1.74B
Gross profit$2.01B$1.56B$1.74B$2.67B$1.57B
Operating income$813.5M$209.7M$755.1M$814.5M$639.9M
Net income$518.5M$77.5M$476.9M$566.0M$363.6M
Diluted EPS$5.68$0.84$5.17$6.15$3.97

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$43.2M$38.2M$55.4M$46.0M$31.5M
Current assets$410.7M$355.9M$414.4M$761.1M$522.4M
Total assets$8.72B$8.32B$8.28B$7.90B$7.46B
Current liabilities$925.8M$1.10B$806.3M$1.94B$1.24B
Long-term debt$2.38B$2.19B$2.38B$2.08B$2.63B
Total liabilities$5.62B$5.47B$5.32B$5.82B$5.68B
Total equity$3.09B$2.85B$2.96B$2.08B$1.79B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$1.10B$1.07B$1.24B$812.5M$791.6M
Capital expenditure$912.8M$931.2M$1.01B$811.8M$751.7M
Free cash flow$187.2M$134.7M$227.2M$695,000$39.8M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q3 FY2026$474.0M-10.1%$138.6M$1.45
Q2 FY2026$909.0M23.7%$247.7M$2.59
Q1 FY2026$637.9M24.1%$181.6M$1.98
Q4 FY2025$442.5M42.7%$107.3M$1.18
Q3 FY2025$527.4M55.7%$149.8M$1.64
Q2 FY2025$734.8M31.5%$216.4M$2.37
Q1 FY2025$513.8M2.8%$45.0M$0.49
Q4 FY2024$310.0M21.1%$-167.6M$-1.82

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorUtilities
SIC industryNatural Gas Distribution
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended September 30, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ3 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2017
SEC CIK70145

Selected SEC filings

10-Q2026-07-30
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10-Q2026-04-30
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10-Q2026-01-29
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8-K2026-08-11
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8-K2026-07-30
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8-K2026-07-29
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8-K2026-06-26
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.