MDU Resources Group Inc (MDU) stock
MDUNYSENatural Gas DistributionFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 6, 2026Score 6/306% above fair value
$19.59+0.04 (+0.20%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $4.12BP/E 21.1Yield 2.76%
MDU Resources statistics
103 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 4, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 10, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 1.57
- 2.12
- P/OCF Ratio
- 9.62
- 9.62
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 3.59
- 4.49
- EV / EBIT
- 20.99
- 20.98
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 1.99%
- 2.02%
- Float
- 209M
- 118M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.81%
- 1.37%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 92.3%
- 80.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 19M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 3.12%
- -1.80%
- Short % of Float
- 8.98%
- 4.12%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 8.90%
- 3.58%
- Days to Cover
- 11.92
- 4.52
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $22.98
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $18.14
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $19.36
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $19.02
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $20.53
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.42
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 5.15%
- 1.53%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 5.27%
- 3.82%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -4.76%
- -3.37%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -11.5%
- -2.42%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 0.36%
- 5.22%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -7.51%
- 1.91%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 4.37%
- 35.3%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -32.2%
- 23.2%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -29.2%
- 52.6%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.75
- 0.81
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 56.1
- 53.8
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 20.4%
- 25.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.63
- 0.43
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 11.2%
- 14.6%
- EBITDA Margin
- 28.7%
- 33.2%
- FCF Margin
- -17.2%
- -8.17%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 6.76%
- 9.20%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 2.56%
- 2.64%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 5.52%
- 5.77%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 4.37%
- 4.78%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.88
- 0.90
- Quick Ratio
- 0.30
- 0.39
- Debt / Equity
- 0.87
- 1.30
- Debt / EBITDA
- 4.85
- 4.88
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 4.80
- 4.68
- Interest Coverage
- 2.53
- 2.41
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -0.72%
- 7.96%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 13.8%
- 12.1%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 12.0%
- 10.4%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 2.38%
- 3.90%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -19.5%
- 7.80%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -19.9%
- 6.07%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -13.8%
- 6.26%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.25
- 0.23
- Revenue Per Employee
- $888.85K
- $1.11M
- Profits Per Employee
- $91.83K
- $118.50K
- Employee Count
- 2,096
- 1,444
- WACC
- 6.88%
- 6.96%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $209.02M
- $279.10M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$2.57B
- -$2.57B
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$12.21
- -$23.93
- Equity (Book Value)
- $2.97B
- $2.20B
- Book Value Per Share
- $14.12
- $18.60
- Tangible Book Value
- $2.63B
- $1.44B
- Working Capital
- -$67.39M
- -$14.10M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$748.68M
- -$771.90M
- FCF Per Share
- -$1.52
- -$0.53
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 4.67%
- 4.40%
- FCF Yield
- -7.78%
- -3.90%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.76%
- 2.80%
- Buyback Yield
- -4.12%
- -1.03%
- Shareholder Yield
- -1.37%
- 1.62%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.54
- $1.98
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 5.88%
- 5.10%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 1
- 11
- Payout Ratio
- 59.9%
- 58.8%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $125.91M
- $204.10M
- Income Tax
- $18.30M
- $44.44M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 8.75%
- 16.0%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $17.19
- $47.70
- Graham Upside
- -12.2%
- -27.6%
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.07
- 1.09
- Piotroski F-Score
- 4
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | MDU | S&P 500 | Difference | MDU per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +5.1% | -3.0% | +8.1 pts | ||
| 3 months | -2.7% | -2.8% | +0.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | +2.5% | +11.5% | −9.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | -2.3% | +13.5% | −15.8 pts | ||
| 3 years | +112.1% | +77.7% | +34.4 pts | +28.5% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +105.9% | +72.6% | +33.3 pts | +15.5% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +158.3% | +308.2% | −149.9 pts | +10.0% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
19M MDU shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 3.1% from the previous report, or 8.98% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 11.9 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 54.3% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 18,728,041 | +3.1% | 1,570,758 | 11.9 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 18,161,741 | -3.5% | 1,477,528 | 12.3 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 18,814,289 | +10.1% | 2,326,289 | 8.1 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 17,086,955 | +6.7% | 1,854,881 | 9.2 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 16,015,233 | +11.7% | 1,319,751 | 12.1 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 14,332,889 | +4.5% | 1,768,082 | 8.1 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 13,710,846 | +8.7% | 1,188,061 | 11.5 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 12,619,019 | +4.0% | 1,479,575 | 8.5 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12,128,164 | +7.0% | 1,960,218 | 6.2 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11,337,730 | +12.1% | 1,358,163 | 8.3 |
| May 29, 2026 | 10,117,518 | -1.9% | 2,380,816 | 4.3 |
| May 15, 2026 | 10,317,369 | -11.1% | 1,763,384 | 5.8 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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