National Fuel Gas Company (NFG) — Earnings Call X-Ray
Our AI read all 38 of NFG's earnings calls (2016–2025) and answered the same battery of questions about each one. Every past call is free; the newest quarter unlocks with a free account.
Previous Call Grade
A
Q1 2025
Calls Analyzed
38
2016–2025
Avg Candor
7.7/9
evasion 1.5/9
Call-by-call analysis
🔒 Q2 2025 earnings call
2025-05-01
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A
Q1 2025 earnings call
2025-01-30
move ±6.9%
Management raised guidance against accelerating demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: expandingPricing: raisingCapex: decreasing 3 analysts · 6 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
YES Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
YES Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B
Q4 2024 earnings call
2024-11-07
move ±7.9%
Management lowered guidance against mixed demand signals. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: loweredDemand: mixedMargins: stablePricing: under pressureCapex: decreasing 2 analysts · 5 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsDirection beats results
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B+
Q3 2024 earnings call
2024-08-01
move ±6.3%
Management raised guidance against accelerating demand. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: stablePricing: under pressureCapex: decreasing 3 analysts · 5 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts⚑ Reads rehearsedDirection beats results
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
YES Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
YES Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
YES Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B
Q2 2024 earnings call
2024-05-02
move ±6.9%
Management lowered guidance against mixed demand signals and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Guidance: loweredDemand: mixedMargins: expandingPricing: under pressureHeadcount: growingCapex: decreasing 2 analysts · 4 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Early product, fast growth
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
YES Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B+
Q1 2024 earnings call
2024-02-08
move ±9.3%
Management raised guidance against steady demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: raisedDemand: stableMargins: contractingPricing: under pressureCapex: decreasing 4 analysts · 7 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsDirection beats results
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
YES Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B+
Q4 2023 earnings call
2023-11-02
move ±8.6%
Management raised guidance against steady demand. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Guidance: raisedDemand: stableMargins: stablePricing: under pressureCapex: decreasing 4 analysts · 7 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Volume step-up aheadDirection beats results
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
YES Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
YES Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
YES Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
From the research question bank
19 more research questions answered NO
A
Q3 2023 earnings call
2023-08-03
move ±7.7%
Management raised guidance against mixed demand signals. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Guidance: raisedDemand: mixedMargins: stablePricing: under pressureCapex: decreasing 3 analysts · 6 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Volume step-up aheadDirection beats results
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
YES Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
YES Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
Earlier calls
| Call | Date | Grade | Guidance | Demand | Margins | Candor | Evasion |
|---|
| Q2 2023 |
2023-05-04 |
C+ |
lowered | stable | contracting |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q1 2023 |
2023-02-03 |
C+ |
lowered | mixed | stable |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2022 |
2022-11-04 |
B |
lowered | stable | contracting |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q3 2022 |
2022-08-05 |
B+ |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
1/9 |
| Q2 2022 |
2022-05-06 |
B+ |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2022 |
2022-02-04 |
A |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q4 2021 |
2021-11-05 |
B+ |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2021 |
2021-08-06 |
A |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
1/9 |
| Q2 2021 |
2021-05-07 |
A |
raised | stable | expanding |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q1 2021 |
2021-02-05 |
B+ |
raised | stable | expanding |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q4 2020 |
2020-11-06 |
A |
raised | stable | expanding |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q3 2020 |
2020-08-07 |
B+ |
maintained | mixed | stable |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q2 2020 |
2020-05-03 |
C |
lowered | mixed | contracting |
8/9 |
3/9 |
| Q1 2020 |
2020-01-31 |
C+ |
lowered | slowing | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2019 |
2019-11-01 |
C+ |
lowered | stable | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2019 |
2019-08-02 |
B |
lowered | stable | contracting |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q2 2019 |
2019-05-03 |
C+ |
lowered | stable | stable |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q1 2019 |
2019-02-01 |
A |
raised | stable | stable |
7/9 |
1/9 |
| Q4 2018 |
2018-11-02 |
B+ |
raised | accelerating | stable |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q3 2018 |
2018-08-04 |
B+ |
raised | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
1/9 |
| Q2 2018 |
2018-05-04 |
B+ |
raised | accelerating | stable |
7/9 |
1/9 |
| Q1 2018 |
2018-02-02 |
B+ |
raised | stable | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2017 |
2017-11-03 |
C+ |
lowered | stable | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2017 |
2017-08-04 |
C+ |
lowered | stable | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2017 |
2017-05-06 |
B |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2017 |
2017-02-04 |
A |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q4 2016 |
2016-11-04 |
B |
maintained | stable | stable |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q3 2016 |
2016-08-05 |
A |
raised | stable | expanding |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2016 |
2016-04-29 |
A |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q1 2016 |
2016-02-05 |
C+ |
lowered | slowing | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
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