Growth Metrics

National Fuel Gas (NFG) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

National Fuel Gas' FCF Payout Ratio history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.31 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 173.32% to 0.31 in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.18, a 133.23% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.19, down 85.83% from a year prior.
  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 0.31 in Q1 2026 for National Fuel Gas, up from 17.84 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for NFG hit a ceiling of 0.46 in Q4 2022 and a floor of 17.84 in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 1.01 across 5 years, with a median of 0.1 in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: surged 379.92% in 2023 and later crashed 5751.78% in 2025.
  • Tracing NFG's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.46 in 2022, then plummeted by 43.25% to 0.26 in 2023, then rose by 20.18% to 0.32 in 2024, then crashed by 5751.78% to 17.84 in 2025, then soared by 101.76% to 0.31 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Payout Ratio for NFG at 0.31 in Q1 2026, 17.84 in Q4 2025, and 0.24 in Q3 2025.