Growth Metrics

National Fuel Gas (NFG) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

National Fuel Gas' Operating Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 40.44% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 302.0% to 40.44% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 41.2%, a 3369.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 35.72%, up 2493.0% from a year prior.
  • Operating Margin hit 40.44% in Q1 2026 for National Fuel Gas, down from 42.38% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for NFG hit a ceiling of 43.46% in Q1 2025 and a floor of 52.83% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 28.77% across 5 years, with a median of 38.55% in 2025.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: crashed -8679bps in 2024 and later surged 9138bps in 2025.
  • Tracing NFG's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 38.61% in 2022, then increased by 2bps to 39.42% in 2023, then plummeted by -60bps to 15.69% in 2024, then soared by 170bps to 42.38% in 2025, then dropped by -5bps to 40.44% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for NFG at 40.44% in Q1 2026, 42.38% in Q4 2025, and 38.55% in Q3 2025.