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NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP INC NGS

NYSE · stock · Oil & Gas Field Services, NEC · website · IPO 2002-10-22

NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$554.2M
P / E27.8×
P / S3.2×
P / B2.0×
Dividend yield0.48%
Net margin11.6%
Return on equity7.3%
FCF margin-34.0%
Return on capital6.6%
Graham number -24.7%$27.65

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($27.65); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
9.00% 29.20% -0.70% -17.70% 2.70% -12.70% -0.70% 3.90% 11.00% 11.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
11.80% 2.20% -0.80% -19.30% -5.30% -17.10% 0.50% 8.60% 21.30% 21.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
2.80% 7.70% -0.20% -5.60% 0.70% -3.90% -0.20% 2.00% 6.80% 7.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
12.9M 13.1M 13.0M 13.2M 13.3M 13.4M 13.5M 12.4M 12.6M 12.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$21.6M $161.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2.20% 6.60% -0.20% -4.80% 0.60% -3.10% -0.20% 1.00% 3.50% 3.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
39.70% 5.90% -25.00% -51.70% 25.60% 3.90% -44.00% -112.20% -3.50% -34.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.11× 0.70× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.50 $1.51 -$0.04 -$1.06 $0.14 -$0.70 -$0.05 $0.38 $1.37 $1.57 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP INC trades at about 23.4× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 17.7×–58.5×, median 23.9×).

17.7× 58.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (17.7×–58.5×); dot = today's 23.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin21.6%21.3%8.6%0.5%-17.1%-5.3%-19.3%-0.8%2.2%11.8%
Net margin11.6%11.0%3.9%-0.7%-12.7%2.7%-17.7%-0.7%29.2%9.0%
FCF margin-34.0%-3.5%-112.2%-44.0%3.9%25.6%-51.7%-25.0%5.9%39.7%
Return on assets3.4%3.5%1.0%-0.2%-3.1%0.6%-4.8%-0.2%6.6%2.2%
Return on equity7.3%6.8%2.0%-0.2%-3.9%0.7%-5.6%-0.2%7.7%2.8%
Debt / equity——0.70×0.11×——————
Current ratio2.332.782.331.783.216.707.708.6714.5214.67

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.