National Fuel Gas Company NFG

Competitive advantage analysis · energy

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
65/100
Moderate

Ranked against 21 peers in Oil & Gas Integrated

About National Fuel Gas Company

National Fuel Gas Company operates as a diversified energy company. It operates through Integrated Upstream and Gathering, Pipeline and Storage, and Utility segments. The Integrated Upstream and Gathering segment explores for, develops, and produces natural gas and oil. It also builds, owns, and operates gathering facilities in the Appalachian region, as well as provides gathering services to Seneca. The Pipeline … Full NFG analysis →

Key strengths

  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 1.00), suggesting sticky customer base.
  • Cash Generation Consistent Cash generation is consistent (score 0.79), indicating reliable business model.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.29), raising refinancing risk.
  • Liquidity Concerns Liquidity is concerning (score 0.24), raising questions about short-term obligations.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Where NFG ranks in Oil & Gas Integrated

National Fuel Gas Company ranks #5 of 22 scored companies in Oil & Gas Integrated by moat score — the top 23%. The widest moat in the group is Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) at 73/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
1 Suncor Energy Inc. SU 73/100 Moderate
2 Transportadora de Gas del Sur S TGS 67/100 Moderate
3 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petro PBR 66/100 Moderate
4 Exxon Mobil Corporation XOM 65/100 Moderate
5 National Fuel Gas Company NFG 65/100 Moderate
6 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petro PBR-A 65/100 Moderate
7 TotalEnergies SE TTE 62/100 Moderate
8 Shell PLC SHEL 61/100 Moderate
9 Imperial Oil Limited IMO 60/100 Moderate

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How NFG scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 57 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 95 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 90 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 68 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 37 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 60 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding NFG's moat

What is National Fuel Gas Company's moat score?

National Fuel Gas Company (NFG) scores 65 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #5 of 22 scored companies in Oil & Gas Integrated, the top 23%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 21 companies in Oil & Gas Integrated. Its strongest defense is Cost Advantage (95/100) and its weakest is Resilience (37/100).

How does National Fuel Gas Company compare with other Oil & Gas Integrated companies?

National Fuel Gas Company ranks #5 of 22 scored companies in Oil & Gas Integrated by moat score. The widest moat in Oil & Gas Integrated is Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) at 73/100. The companies ranked closest are Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) at 65 just above it and Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petro (PBR-A) at 65 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 21 companies in Oil & Gas Integrated. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is National Fuel Gas Company scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for National Fuel Gas Company?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and NFG scores: Pricing Power (57), Cost Advantage (95), Customer Stickiness (90), Capital Efficiency (68), Resilience (37), Scale & Market Position (60). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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