National Fuel Gas (NFG) financial statements
National Fuel Gas reported revenue of $2.3B in fiscal 2025, up 5.1% a year over 9 years.
Net income was $519M and the operating margin 35.7%, against -28.7% in 2016.
Free cash flow was $187M, and the company returned $188M in dividends and $54M in net buybacks.
The diluted share count rose 8% over the period (dilution).
Revenue and free cash flow
Fiscal years, $ billions.
Income statement
Fiscal years, from National Fuel Gas's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.5B | $1.7B | $2.2B | $2.2B | $1.9B | $2.3B |
| Cost of revenue | — | — | $338M | $386M | $234M | $172M | $392M | $438M | $150M | $213M |
| Gross profit | — | — | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $1.7B | $1.8B | $2.1B |
| Selling, general and admin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $66M | $71M | $75M |
| Operating income | -$417M | $594M | $520M | $512M | $30M | $640M | $815M | $755M | $210M | $813M |
| Interest expense | $121M | $120M | $115M | $107M | $117M | $146M | $121M | $112M | $123M | $141M |
| Pre-tax income | -$524M | $444M | $384M | $390M | -$105M | $478M | $683M | $641M | $87M | $694M |
| Income tax | -$233M | $161M | -$7M | $85M | $19M | $115M | $117M | $165M | $10M | $176M |
| Net income | -$291M | $283M | $392M | $304M | -$124M | $364M | $566M | $477M | $78M | $519M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$3.43 | $3.30 | $4.53 | $3.51 | -$1.41 | $3.97 | $6.15 | $5.17 | $0.84 | $5.68 |
| Diluted shares | 85M | 86M | 86M | 87M | 88M | 92M | 92M | 92M | 92M | 91M |
| Gross margin | — | — | 78.8% | 77.2% | 84.9% | 90.1% | 82.1% | 79.9% | 92.3% | 90.6% |
| Operating margin | -28.7% | 37.6% | 32.6% | 30.2% | 1.9% | 36.7% | 37.3% | 34.7% | 10.8% | 35.7% |
| Net margin | -20.0% | 17.9% | 24.6% | 18.0% | -8.0% | 20.9% | 25.9% | 21.9% | 4.0% | 22.8% |
Balance sheet
Fiscal years, from National Fuel Gas's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $130M | $556M | $230M | $20M | $21M | $32M | $46M | $55M | $38M | $43M |
| Receivables | $133M | $112M | $141M | $140M | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total current assets | $413M | $818M | $545M | $363M | $314M | $522M | $761M | $414M | $356M | $411M |
| Property, plant and equipment | $4.5B | $4.7B | $5.0B | $5.5B | $6.0B | $6.4B | $6.6B | $7.3B | $7.3B | $7.7B |
| Goodwill | $5M | $5M | $5M | $5M | $5M | $5M | $5M | $5M | $5M | $5M |
| Total assets | $5.6B | $6.1B | $6.0B | $6.5B | $7.0B | $7.5B | $7.9B | $8.3B | $8.3B | $8.7B |
| Total current liabilities | $304M | $646M | $440M | $422M | $460M | $1.2B | $1.9B | $806M | $1.1B | $926M |
| Long-term debt | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.6B | $2.6B | $2.1B | $2.4B | $2.2B | $2.4B |
| Total liabilities | $4.1B | $4.4B | $4.1B | $4.3B | $5.0B | $5.7B | $5.8B | $5.3B | $5.5B | $5.6B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.5B | $1.7B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $1.8B | $2.1B | $3.0B | $2.8B | $3.1B |
| Net debt | $2.0B | $1.8B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.6B | $2.6B | $2.6B | $2.3B | $2.7B | $2.6B |
Cash flow
Fiscal years, from National Fuel Gas's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $589M | $685M | $615M | $694M | $741M | $792M | $813M | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Capital spending | $582M | $450M | $584M | $789M | $716M | $752M | $812M | $1.0B | $931M | $913M |
| Free cash flow | $7M | $234M | $31M | -$94M | $25M | $40M | $695,000 | $227M | $135M | $187M |
| Stock-based compensation | $6M | $12M | $16M | $21M | $15M | $17M | $20M | $21M | $22M | $20M |
| Dividends paid | $135M | $139M | $143M | $147M | $153M | $163M | $168M | $176M | $184M | $188M |
| Share buybacks (net) | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $0 | -$64M | -$54M |
| Net borrowing | $0 | $295M | -$271M | $55M | $468M | $108M | -$98M | -$252M | $299M | -$15M |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.5% | 14.8% | 2.0% | -5.6% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 10.5% | 6.9% | 8.2% |
| Dividends per share | $1.59 | $1.62 | $1.66 | $1.70 | $1.74 | $1.78 | $1.83 | $1.91 | $1.99 | $2.07 |
Questions
What was National Fuel Gas's revenue in 2025?
$2.3B in fiscal 2025, from its 10-K filing.
How much free cash flow does National Fuel Gas generate?
$187M in fiscal 2025 (operating cash flow minus capital spending).
From National Fuel Gas's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.