National Fuel Gas vs Spire
NFG and SR side by side, both in gas production and distribution. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NFG and SR compare
National Fuel Gas is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Spire ($7.3B against $5.2B).
Spire grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (19.2% versus 15.1% for National Fuel Gas).
National Fuel Gas keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 26.9% compared with 20.1% at Spire.
Both pay dividends: National Fuel Gas yields 2.9% and Spire 3.7%.
National Fuel Gas scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 10 for Spire), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NFG | SR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $7.3B | $5.2B |
| Share price | $76.35 | $88.14 |
| Change, 1 year | −4.7% | −2.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 29.5% | 43.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.40 | 0.35 |
| Employees | 2,322 | 3,497 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 10 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.6× | – |
| P/S | 2.9× | 1.9× (better) |
| P/B | – | 1.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.4× (better) | 13.2× |
| P/FCF | 32.6× | – |
| FCF yield | 3.1% (better) | −4.3% |
| Fair value | $114.32 | $77.10 |
| Margin of safety | 33.2% (better) | −14.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 15.1% | 19.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.1% (better) | 5.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 177% (better) | 92.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 169% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 24.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 40.3% (better) | 21.6% |
| Net margin | 26.9% (better) | 20.1% |
| FCF margin | 8.8% (better) | −8.1% |
| Return on equity | – | 15.5% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 5.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 1.96 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.56 (better) | 7.55 |
| Interest coverage | 6.8× (better) | 2.2× |
| Current ratio | 3.20 (better) | 0.37 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.68 (better) | 0.67 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.9% | 3.7% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 29.4% | 34.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 3.6% | 4.7% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% (better) | −0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.9% | 3.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 83.6% | 90.9% |
| Held by insiders | 1.4% | 2.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$56.6K |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.1% | – |
Go deeper
- NFG stock overview
- NFG income statement
- NFG valuation and score
- SR stock overview
- SR income statement
- SR valuation and score
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