National Fuel Gas Company (NFG) Cash Flow: Operating & Free Cash Flow

National Fuel Gas Company (NFG) Cash Flow Statement

In fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Sep 30, 2025), National Fuel Gas Company generated $1.10B of operating cash flow and spent $912.82M on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $187.21M, up 39.0% from $134.72M a year earlier, or 8.2% of revenue. It returned $247.53M to shareholders through $188.44M in dividends and $59.09M in share buybacks.

National Fuel Gas Company Cash Flow Statement Analysis

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Cash flow statement showing operating, investing, and financing activities for National Fuel Gas Company (NFG) - Annual data in billions USD
Breakdown	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017
Period ending	Sep 2025	Sep 2024	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Sep 2021	Sep 2020	Sep 2019	Sep 2018	Sep 2017
Operating Activities
Net Income	0.52	0.08	0.48	0.57	0.36	-0.12	0.30	0.39	0.28
Depreciation & Amortization	0.42	0.46	0.41	0.37	0.36	0.76	0.28	0.24	0.22
Deferred Income Tax	0.12	0.00	0.15	0.10	0.11	0.05	0.12	-0.02	0.12
Stock Based Compensation	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.01
Change in Working Capital	-0.19	-0.03	0.16	-0.25	-0.08	0.03	-0.04	-0.03	0.03
Change in Accounts Receivable	-0.05	0.03	0.21	-0.17	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.00
Change in Inventory	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Change in Accounts Payable	-0.03	-0.01	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.00	-0.02	0.02	0.00
Change in Other Working Capital	0.02	-0.06	-0.08	0.03	-0.10	0.03	-0.02	-0.05	0.03
Other Operating Activities	0.02	0.54	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02
Net Cash from Operating Activities	1.10	1.07	1.24	0.81	0.79	0.74	0.69	0.62	0.68
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures	-0.91	-0.93	-1.01	-0.81	-0.75	-1.22	-0.79	-0.58	-0.45
Sales/Maturities of Investments	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.03	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Investing Activities	0.01	0.00	-0.11	0.01	0.12	0.00	-0.01	0.06	0.03
Net Cash from Investing Activities	-0.89	-0.93	-1.11	-0.52	-0.63	-1.22	-0.80	-0.53	-0.42
Financing Activities
Debt Repayment	-1.00	0.10	-0.02	-0.10	-0.02	0.47	0.00	-0.27	0.30
Common Stock Issued	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01
Common Stock Repurchased	-0.06	-0.07	-0.01	-0.01	0.00	0.16	-0.01	0.00	0.00
Dividends Paid	-0.19	-0.18	-0.18	-0.17	-0.16	-0.15	-0.15	-0.14	-0.14
Other Financing Activities	0.00	0.00	0.00	-0.10	0.13	0.00	0.06	0.00	0.00
Net Cash from Financing Activities	-0.20	-0.15	-0.21	-0.28	-0.06	0.48	-0.10	-0.41	0.16
Summary
Net Change in Cash	0.00	-0.02	-0.08	0.02	0.10	-0.01	-0.21	-0.32	0.43
Cash at Beginning of Period	0.04	0.06	0.14	0.12	0.02	0.03	0.23	0.56	0.13
Cash at End of Period	0.04	0.04	0.06	0.14	0.12	0.02	0.03	0.23	0.56
Free Cash Flow	0.19	0.13	0.23	0.00	0.04	-0.48	-0.09	0.03	0.23
Supplemental Disclosures
Interest Paid	0.16	0.13	0.12	0.12	0.14	-	-	-	-
Income Taxes Paid	0.05	0.00	0.04	0.02	0.01	-	-	-	-

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Jun 30, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About National Fuel Gas Company Cash Flow

What is National Fuel Gas Company's free cash flow?

National Fuel Gas Company generated free cash flow of $187.21M in fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Sep 30, 2025), operating cash flow of $1.10B minus $912.82M of capital expenditures. That was up 39.0% from $134.72M a year earlier. Free cash flow equaled 8.2% of revenue.

How much does National Fuel Gas Company spend on capital expenditures?

National Fuel Gas Company spent $912.82M on capital expenditures in fiscal 2025, compared with $931.24M a year earlier. That equals 83.0% of operating cash flow.

Does National Fuel Gas Company pay dividends or buy back shares?

Yes. In fiscal 2025 National Fuel Gas Company returned $188.44M in dividends and $59.09M in share buybacks to shareholders, according to its cash flow statement.

What is free cash flow?

Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. It is the cash a company has left for dividends, buybacks, debt repayment or acquisitions after funding its operations and investment. Full definition