National Fuel Gas Overview
National Fuel Gas (NFG) has a ROE of 17.21%, above the Energy sector average of 13.67%.
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Return on Equity measures how efficiently a company uses shareholders' equity to generate profits. A higher ROE indicates better profitability relative to equity.
National Fuel Gas's return on equity stands at 17.21%. That is above the Energy sector average of 13.67%. Stockcircle updates this page with the newest filings so you can track how the metric evolves quarter by quarter.
National Fuel Gas sits higher the Energy benchmark (13.67%) with a ROE of 17.21%. That is roughly 25.9% above the sector mean. Peer context matters because what looks expensive or cheap in absolute terms can be normal for the sector.
A ROE of 17.21% for National Fuel Gas means each unit of related capital or sales is generating that return rate. Higher is usually better for profitability metrics, but extremely high figures can reflect one-time items or thin equity bases. Review several years of data on this page before extrapolating.
The history chart shows how National Fuel Gas's ROE evolved across reporting periods, while the comparison chart places NFG next to similar companies. Use both: a rising metric that still lags peers tells a different story than a rising metric that already leads the group. Growth charts, when available, highlight acceleration or slowdown.
Yes — within Energy, ROE is commonly used to spot outliers. National Fuel Gas's reading of 17.21% (sector avg 13.67%) is a starting point; confirm whether differences come from growth, margins, accounting choices, or one-time items before treating an outlier as a buy or sell signal.
