ONE Gas, Inc.
ONE Gas, Inc. operates as a regulated natural gas distribution utility, generating revenue through regulated service fees and infrastructure investments in the United States.
Business. ONE Gas, Inc. (NYSE: OGS) is a natural gas utility company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The firm operates within the Utilities sector, specifically focusing on the distribution and sale of natural gas. As no specific operating segments or geographic breakdowns are provided, the company is described at the industry level as a natural gas utility provider. Its primary listing is on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OGS.
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- Company
- EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-28 · estimated
- Peers
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- Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
- Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
- Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
- Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
- Macro & political
- ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
- ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
- ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR
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ONE Gas, Inc. (NYSE: OGS) is a natural gas utility company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The firm operates within the Utilities sector, specifically focusing on the distribution and sale of natural gas. As no specific operating segments or geographic breakdowns are provided, the company is described at the industry level as a natural gas utility provider. Its primary listing is on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OGS.
ONE Gas maintains a capital structure characterized by significant leverage, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73 and total debt comprising $2.59 billion against $3.53 billion in equity. Liquidity is constrained, evidenced by a current ratio of 0.57, indicating that current liabilities exceed current assets. The company holds minimal cash reserves of $11.4 million, resulting in a negative net cash position after accounting for total debt. Operating cash flow stands at $176.3 million, while free cash flow is $19.8 million after capital expenditures of $156.5 million.
Profitability metrics show a return on equity of 3.65% and a return on assets of 1.46% for the latest period. The valuation multiples are elevated, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.11 and an EV/EBITDA of 40.14. These returns and multiples reflect the stable but capital-intensive nature of the regulated utility model, though specific cohort median comparisons are not available in the provided data to benchmark relative performance.
Revenue concentration and geographic exposure details are not explicitly provided in the segment or geography sections of the input data. The company’s activity is described as Integrated Oil & Gas, but specific breakdowns of revenue by segment or region are absent. The business model relies on regulated service fees, implying a concentrated customer base within its service territory, but precise concentration metrics are not disclosed.
Growth trajectory analysis is limited by the absence of historical period data in the input. The financial snapshot provides a single quarter’s data (Q1 2026), showing operating income of $189.6 million and net income of $128.7 million. Without multi-year revenue or earnings history, long-term growth trends cannot be quantified from the available information.
Risk assessment highlights high liquidity risk due to the current ratio of 0.57 and negative net cash position. Dilution risk is rated as medium, supported by the existence of an at-the-market equity program allowing for the issuance of shares up to $225 million. Key flags indicate that current liabilities exceed current assets, and source documents mention dilution or offering risk. The company also faces operational risks related to supply interruptions and natural disasters, which it mitigates through diversified supply strategies.
Recent events include the company entering the pre-earnings window for Q2 2026, with a report date of August 4, 2026. Filing observations note partial coverage of company facts and the adoption of new accounting standards for internal-use software. Analyst sentiment is moderately positive, with a mean price target of $89.78 and a mean recommendation of 2.30, suggesting upside potential from the current market price of $79.62.
- Liquidity is tight with a current ratio of 0.57 and negative net cash, posing high liquidity risk.
- Dilution risk is medium due to an active at-the-market equity program with a $225 million cap.
- Valuation multiples are high, with a P/E of 39.11 and EV/EBITDA of 40.14, reflecting stable utility cash flows.
- Profitability is modest, with ROE at 3.65% and ROA at 1.46% for the latest quarter.
- Analyst consensus suggests upside, with a mean price target of $89.78 versus the current price of $79.62.
- The company is in the pre-earnings window for Q2 2026, with results expected on August 4, 2026.
Bull / Bear case
Generated · model-assistedIn focus — financials by report
Operating income $189.6M.
- ▍Operating income $189.6M
Operating income $317.7M.
- ▍Operating income $317.7M
Operating income $252.4M.
- ▍Operating income $252.4M
Operating income $457.5M.
- ▍Operating income $457.5M
Operating income $399.0M.
- ▍Operating income $399.0M
Operating income $398.9M.
- ▍Operating income $398.9M
Operating income $377.6M.
- ▍Operating income $377.6M
Operating income $377.6M.
- ▍Operating income $377.6M
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Risk factors
- Current liabilities exceed current assets.
- Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.
- Source documents mention dilution or offering risk.
Benchmarks vs cohort
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FX exposure
Comparable transactions
Derivatives & instruments
Derivative transactions
- See Remarks · Restricted Units 2023 → Common stock, par value $0.01Disposed 1 223exercise · 2026-06-09
- See Remarks · Restricted Units 2025 → Common stock, par value $0.01Disposed 3 132exercise · 2026-06-09
- See Remarks · Restricted Units 2024 → Common stock, par value $0.01Disposed 1 926exercise · 2026-06-09
- Director · Phantom Stock → Common stock, par value $0.01Disposed 19 976exercise · 2026-06-03
- Director · Phantom Stock → Common stock, par value $0.01Disposed 5 638exercise · 2026-06-03
- Director · Deferred Stock → Common stock, par value $0.01Acquired 1 700grant · 2026-05-21
- Director · Deferred Stock → Common stock, par value $0.01Acquired 1 700grant · 2026-05-21
- Director · Deferred Stock → Common stock, par value $0.01Acquired 1 700grant · 2026-05-21
- Director · Deferred Stock → Common stock, par value $0.01Acquired 425grant · 2026-05-21
- See Remarks · Performance Units 2026 → Common stock, par value $0.01Acquired 2 301grant · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Performance Units 2026 → Common stock, par value $0.01Acquired 2 092grant · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Restricted Units 2026 → Common stock, par value $0.01Acquired 1 395grant · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Performance Units 2023 → Common stock, par value $0.01Disposed 1 956exercise · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Performance Units 2023 → Common stock, par value $0.01Disposed 4 891exercise · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Performance Units 2023 → Common stock, par value $0.01Disposed 1 605exercise · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Performance Units 2026 → Common stock, par value $0.01Acquired 5 579grant · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Restricted Units 2026 → Common stock, par value $0.01Acquired 3 719grant · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Performance Units 2023 → Common stock, par value $0.01Disposed 2 639exercise · 2026-02-16
- Director, See Remarks · Restricted Units 2026 → Common stock, par value $0.01Acquired 11 158grant · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Restricted Units 2026 → Common stock, par value $0.01Acquired 1 534grant · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Performance Units 2023 → Common stock, par value $0.01Disposed 1 513exercise · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Performance Units 2026 → Common stock, par value $0.01Acquired 959grant · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Restricted Units 2026 → Common stock, par value $0.01Acquired 959grant · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Performance Units 2026 → Common stock, par value $0.01Acquired 3 835grant · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Restricted Units 2026 → Common stock, par value $0.01Acquired 2 557grant · 2026-02-16
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- Cash Conversion Ratiooperating_cash_flow / net_income
- Market Priceinput from market-data provider (delayed close or quote-shim mid)
- Net Cashcash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
- Return On Equitynet_income / total_equity
- Market Capmarket_price * shares_outstanding_diluted
- Ev To Operating Incomeenterprise_value / operating_income
- ONE Gas, Inc. company facts · 2026-08-04
- ONE Gas, Inc. 10-Q 2026-05-05 · 2026-08-04
- ONE Gas, Inc. 10-K 2026-02-19 · 2026-08-04
- ONE Gas, Inc. 10-Q 2025-11-04 · 2026-08-04
- ONE Gas, Inc. 10-Q 2025-08-06 · 2026-08-04
- pre_earnings_window (pre_earnings_window) on OGS · 2026-08-04
- ONE Gas Inc Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-08-04
- ONE Gas Inc Market data — ESG · 2026-08-04
- ONE Gas, Inc. HA canonical relationships · 2026-08-04
Ownership & reference
Top holders
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,15 %$291M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,11 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2022-09-300,10 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,04 %$224M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,04 %$117M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,04 %$55M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,03 %$48M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$43M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$87M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$62M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$66M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-06-300,01 %$528M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$33M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$81M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$65M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$262M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$136M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$63M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-12-310,01 %$27M
- Investment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,01 %$501M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$12M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$76M
- Funds · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$26M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$19M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$13M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$5M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$6M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$9M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
Insider activity
- See Remarks · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 825 @ $76,00$63K · 2026-06-09
- See Remarks · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 362 @ $76,00$27K · 2026-06-09
- See Remarks · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 1 273 @ $76,00$97K · 2026-06-09
- See Remarks · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 558 @ $76,00$42K · 2026-06-09
- See Remarks · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 1 230 @ $76,00$93K · 2026-06-09
- See Remarks · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 539 @ $76,00$41K · 2026-06-09
- Director · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 19 976 @ $77,47$1,5M · 2026-06-03
- Director · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 5 638 @ $77,47$437K · 2026-06-03
- Director · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 1 700 @ $82,35$140K · 2026-05-21
- Director · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 1 700 @ $82,35$140K · 2026-05-21
- Director · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 1 700 @ $82,35$140K · 2026-05-21
- Director · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 1 275 @ $82,35$105K · 2026-05-21
- Director · Common stock, par value $0.01Sold 850 @ $86,34$73K · 2026-03-06
- See Remarks · Common stock, par value $0.01Sold 1 000 @ $86,44$86K · 2026-02-24
- See Remarks · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 1 660 @ $86,04$143K · 2026-02-16
- Director, See Remarks · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 8 410 @ $86,04$724K · 2026-02-16
- Director, See Remarks · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 19 088 @ $86,04$1,6M · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 2 183 @ $86,04$188K · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 5 395 @ $86,04$464K · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 2 438 @ $86,04$210K · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 62 @ $86,04$5K · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 3 804 @ $86,04$327K · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 1 608 @ $86,04$138K · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 1 362 · 2026-02-16
- See Remarks · Common stock, par value $0.01Other 2 697 @ $86,04$232K · 2026-02-16
Short positioning
Geographic breakdown
Intel & risk
no material change vs prior analysis (walked 17 fields; 4 schema-expansion field(s) excluded)
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Evidence & claims
From filings & derived data- Shareholders' equity (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 10.8%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (basic) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 12.0%Derived (calculated)
- Cash & equivalents (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -81.7%Derived (calculated)
- Long-term debt (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 9.2%Derived (calculated)
- Cost of revenue (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 28.3%Derived (calculated)
- Operating income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 14.7%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (diluted) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 11.8%Derived (calculated)
- Operating cash flow (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 57.1%Derived (calculated)
- Total assets (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 5.1%Derived (calculated)
- Return on equity (FY 2025-12-31): 7.7%Derived (calculated)
- Return on assets (FY 2025-12-31): 3.0%Derived (calculated)
- Current ratio (FY 2025-12-31): 0.60xDerived (calculated)
- Capex (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 0.6%Derived (calculated)
- Net income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 18.6%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (diluted) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES 4SEC XBRL filing
- Pre-tax income (annual): USD 321.46MSEC XBRL filing
- Cash & equivalents (annual): USD 10.62MSEC XBRL filing
- Capex (annual): USD 707.23MSEC XBRL filing
- EPS (basic) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES 4SEC XBRL filing
- Current assets (annual): USD 915.88MSEC XBRL filing
- Cost of revenue (annual): USD 998.91MSEC XBRL filing
- Operating income (annual): USD 457.47MSEC XBRL filing
- Net income (annual): USD 264.22MSEC XBRL filing
- Interest expense (annual): USD 142.81MSEC XBRL filing