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National Fuel Gas Co is a mid-cap company with a market capitalization of $6.98B.
It ranks number 5 by market capitalization among the 13 Natural Gas Distribution issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
Its Current Ratio of 3.20x is the highest of the 13 peers that report one.
For NFG, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 36.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 6.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does.
Ratings: strong buy ≥ +3.1%, buy ≥ +1.5%, sell < -0.5%, strong sell < -1.8% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-11-06 signals)
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Cross-section · 2026-11-06
How NFG ranks among 5150 stocks
90D Alpha forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Natural Gas Distribution peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
Metric
NFG
Industry median
Rank
Market Cap
$6.98B
$5.24B
5/13
P/E Ratio
9.55x
17.31x
9/11
P/B Ratio
1.78x
1.78x
6/11
Dividend Yield
2.84%
3.27%
6/9
EPS
$7.69
–
–
Book Value/Share
$41.28
–
–
Revenue/Share
$26.45
–
–
FCF/Share
$2.34
–
–
Profitability & Margins
Metric
NFG
Industry median
Rank
ROE
17.2%
10.5%
3/9
ROA
6.5%
3.9%
1/8
ROIC
10.2%
6.2%
2/10
Gross Margin
87.7%
53.5%
1/7
Operating Margin
40.3%
23.9%
1/11
Net Margin
26.9%
15.7%
2/9
EBT Margin
36.0%
23.2%
1/12
Tax Rate
25.4%
–
–
Financial Health
Metric
NFG
Industry median
Rank
Current Ratio
3.20x
0.90x
1/13
Quick Ratio
3.10x
1.07x
1/9
D/E Ratio
0.75x
1.55x
10/11
Financial Leverage
2.66x
2.85x
6/10
Interest Coverage
6.3x
2.1x
4/13
Working Capital
$1.11B
-$148M
1/13
Cash Flow
Metric
NFG
Industry median
Rank
Operating Cash Flow
$1.27B
$616M
5/13
Free Cash Flow
$222M
-$159M
3/9
Capital Spending
-$1.05B
-$838M
6/9
OCF Growth YoY
20.0%
9.7%
5/10
FCF Growth YoY
19.6%
–
–
FCF/Sales
8.8%
8.8%
4/7
CapEx/Sales
41.8%
37.1%
3/7
Operational Efficiency
Metric
NFG
Industry median
Rank
Asset Turnover
0.24x
0.28x
5/7
Inventory Turnover
6.0x
27.2x
6/7
Fixed Assets Turnover
0.3x
0.6x
6/7
Days Inventory
61 days
13 days
2/7
Payables Period
173 days
57 days
3/8
Income Statement
Metric
NFG
Industry median
Rank
Total Revenue
$2.51B
$2.72B
6/9
Operating Income
$1.01B
$549M
5/12
Net Income
$675M
$501M
4/10
Cost of Goods Sold
$308M
$872M
6/8
Dividend & Shareholder Information
Metric
NFG
Industry median
Rank
Dividends Per Share
$2.09
–
–
Payout Ratio
27.2%
44.6%
7/9
Shares Outstanding
95M
–
–
Net Income Growth
177.3%
18.0%
1/8
EPS Growth
249.6%
12.5%
1/8
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
Total Current Assets
$1.61B
15.4% of assets
Cash & Short-term Investments
$1.24B
11.8% of assets
Inventory
$51M
0.5% of assets
Total Liabilities
$2.96B
28.3% of assets
Short-term Debt
$358M
3.4% of assets
Quarterly Financial Reports
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Industry Peers · Natural Gas Distribution
National Fuel Gas Co (NFG) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as National Fuel Gas Co (Natural Gas Distribution): 13 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — National Fuel Gas Co. (NFG) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $97.5 million. On a per-share basis, the Williamsville, New York ...
National Fuel Gas Co. ( NFG ), a natural gas utility and energy company, on Wednesday announced plans to separate its Integrated Upstream and Gathering business into an independent, publicly traded ...
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Our AI scores National Fuel Gas Co every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.
How accurate are National Fuel Gas Co stock predictions?
For NFG, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 36.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 6.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are National Fuel Gas Co forecasts updated?
National Fuel Gas Co forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Nov. 6, 2026.
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