National Fuel Gas (NFG) stock
NFG's Quality Score fell 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 2. It closed away from its high of the day (2 chart checks stopped).
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Key facts on NFG
| Holding it back | Below a falling 200-day average |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 5 |
NFG catalysts
After its last 4 reports it closed -1.1% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Why NFG scores 2
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 1 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
- −2Long-term trend below a falling 200-day average, down over one year
- +2Profit A profit of $675M over the last four quarters, up 177% from $244M the four before, from the SEC filings
- Chart checks adds
- Growth adds
How NFG ranks in Gas Distribution
NFG is #9 of 10 by Quality Score.
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Free cash flow over four quarters: NFG $222M, NWN -$266M, ATO -$2.02B.
When does NFG report earnings, and what happens after?
Expected to report Wed Jan 27, after the close (in 78 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
What NFG reported on Nov 5, 2026
The quarter
Sales of $300.1M, about the same as a year ago.
“The Company’s operations that are included in Corporate and All Other generated a combined net loss of $29.1 million in the fourth quarter, largely due to transaction and financing costs related to the Ohio gas utility acquisition that closed on October 1, 2026, and costs related to the pending IUG separation.”
Where the sales came from
NFG's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
The outlook
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Adjusted earnings per share | $6.00 to $6.40 |
In the company's words
“Utility segment earnings are expected to increase as a result of the Ohio gas utility acquisition, the continuation of our multi-year New York rate case settlement, and the recently approved base rate increase in Pennsylvania.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Nov 5)
The numbers
- $7B
- today
- $2.5B
- up 15.1% on the year
- $222M
- last 12 months
Sales grew 8.1% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $2.22 a share a year.
Close after the report, last 3
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026 | -2.3% | -3.4% | not yet |
| Jul 30, 2026 | -1.9% | +1.9% | -2.5% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -0.9% | -4.2% | -7.5% |
NFG sales and profit by year
Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $2.3B in 2025. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.
NFG has 1 of 14 chart checks firing
NFG RSI today: 36.4, below its 50-day and 200-day averages
RSI 36.4, MACD below signal, below both averages. Not scored.
The deep dive on NFG
- What it does and how it makes moneyAnnual report, filed Nov 21, 2025
- Where it stands
- What changed in its filingsSEC filing · Nov 21, 2025, against the one of Nov 22, 2024
- Who holds and trades it
- Against its closest peers
Is NFG's dividend covered? What its financials say
Its dividends come to 96% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $2.22 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $213M a year |
| Free cash flow | $222M |
| Record | Raised each of the last 5 years |
NFG insider trades
NFG trades by Congress and the executive branch
2 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
NFG's officers and directors
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
Which ETFs hold NFG?
In ETFs: NFG is under 0.1% of DGRO, under 0.1% of VIG, and under 0.1% of VYM, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jul 31, 2026.
About National Fuel Gas
National Fuel Gas Co is a diversified energy company involved in natural gas production, gathering, transportation, distribution, and marketing. It operates through three segments: Integrated Upstream and Gathering, Pipeline and Storage, and Utility. The majority of revenue comes from the Integrated Upstream and Gathering segment, which focuses on Seneca's natural gas exploration and development in the Appalachian region and Midstream operations supporting gas processing and gathering. The Pipeline and Storage segment transports and stores natural gas for customers in the northeastern United States and Canada, while the Utility segment supplies natural gas to retail customers in western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania. the company opeartes in United States.
What National Fuel Gas says it competes with
“Competition in the natural gas industry exists among providers of natural gas, as well as between natural gas and other sources of energy, such as fuel oil, geothermal, and electrification technologies.”
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What does NFG's Quality Score say?
NFG scores 2 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #9 of 10 in Natural Gas Distribution by Quality Score, with 1 of 14 chart checks firing. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
What is NFG's Quality Score?
NFG scores 2 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #9 of 10 in Natural Gas Distribution by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind NFG's 2.
When does NFG report earnings?
Expected to report Wed Jan 27, after the close, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. NFG closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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