National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) reported quarterly earnings of $1.54 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.42 by 8.45 percent. This is a 6.1 percent decrease over earnings of $1.64 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $537.497 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $565.580 million by 4.97 percent. This is a 1.07 percent increase over sales of $531.830 million the same period last year.