# Natural Gas Services Group Inc. (NGS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Energy / Energy Equipment & Services. Price $36.33, market value $469 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 22.7×** (5-yr avg 27.4×, 3-yr avg 27.4×). Natural Gas Services Group Inc. trades at 22.7× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 27.4×. The Energy median in the September 2026 study was 16.8×. Forward P/E is 13.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.95**. A PEG of 0.95 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.5×.
- **Price / book: 1.6×**. The shares trade at 1.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 7.8×**. Enterprise value is 7.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -6.7%** (5-yr avg -21.9%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 4.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 21.6%**. 21.6% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 11.6%**. 11.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 7.3%**. 7.3% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 7.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 7.4%.
- **Return on assets: 3.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 9.9%** (3-yr 155.3%/yr, 5-yr 88.6%/yr). Revenue grew 9.9% over the last year, against 88.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 14.6%** (5-yr 62.2%/yr). Earnings per share rose 14.6%, roughly in step with revenue.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.60**. Debt is 0.60 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.0×**. It would take 2.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 2.33** (quick 2.33). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.33 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.13**. A Z-score of 2.13 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.65%** ($0.47 per share, trailing). Natural Gas Services Group Inc. yields 1.65%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 13%**. 13% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 35.4%** (YTD 8.7%, 3-mo -8.9%). The shares are up 35.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -18.6%** (42.3% above the low). Trading 19% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 50**. An RSI of 50 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.49** (volatility 34%). Beta of 0.49 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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