National Fuel Gas (NFG) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

National Fuel Gas' (NFG) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 12.38% in Q1 2026, up 1022.0% year-on-year from 1.1% in Q1 2025, and down 3.91% quarter-over-quarter from 12.88% in Q4 2025.

National Fuel Gas (NFG) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

National Fuel Gas has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 12.38% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 12.38%, up 1022.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.38% (up 1022.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.71%, up 780.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 12.38% for Q1 2026 at National Fuel Gas, down from 12.88% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 13.44% in Q3 2022 to a low of 1.25% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 10.62% (2025), against an average of 9.35%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 803 bps in 2024 and surged 1163 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • National Fuel Gas' Return on Capital Employed stood at 13.26% in 2022, then decreased by 30 bps to 9.28% in 2023, then plunged by 87 bps to 1.25% in 2024, then surged by 932 bps to 12.88% in 2025, then dropped by 4 bps to 12.38% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 12.38% (Q1 2026), 12.88% (Q4 2025), and 10.62% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro 1,901.04 Bn 1,894.28 Bn 11.34 Bn -
2 Exxon Mobil 629.96 Bn 628.14 Bn - 10.30%
3 TotalEnergies SE 621.59 Bn 621.59 Bn 26,816.00 222.35%
4 Shell 546.31 Bn 505.07 Bn - -
5 Chevron 370.90 Bn 376.56 Bn 20.34 Bn 18.04%
6 Cenovus Energy 354.37 Bn 352.41 Bn 6.46 Bn 12.10%
7 Eni Spa 252.26 Bn 242.70 Bn - 3.93%
8 Bp 196.12 Bn 159.56 Bn - -
9 Suncor Energy 57.67 Bn 55.06 Bn 7.44 Bn 40.53%
10 National Fuel Gas 7.36 Bn 7.33 Bn 650.52 Mn 12.38%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 12.38%
Dec 31, 2025 12.88%
Sep 30, 2025 10.62%
Jun 30, 2025 5.77%
Mar 31, 2025 2.16%
Dec 31, 2024 1.25%
Sep 30, 2024 2.87%
Jun 30, 2024 6.59%
Mar 31, 2024 9.33%
Dec 31, 2023 9.28%
Sep 30, 2023 10.22%
Jun 30, 2023 10.96%
Mar 31, 2023 11.69%
Dec 31, 2022 13.26%
Sep 30, 2022 13.44%
Jun 30, 2022 13.28%
Mar 31, 2022 12.97%
Dec 31, 2021 10.65%
Sep 30, 2021 10.49%
Jun 30, 2021 5.09%