MDU Resources PE ratio MDU
Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2011.
- Today, Oct 23, 2026
- 20.2×
- 9-year median
- 6.8×
- Against its 9-year history
- 91st
- percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
- 9-year range
- 4.2× to 25.7×
- Peer median
- 16.6×
MDU Resources' PE ratio is 20.2× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $19.22 against $0.95 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.
That is above its 9-year median of 6.8×, higher than on 91% of days in the last 9 years.
Over that time it ranged from 4.2× in Mar 2020 to 25.7× in Nov 2025.
The median for 7 gas utilities of a similar size is 16.6×.
PE ratio over time
The dashed line is the 9-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.
Year by year
| Year | End of year | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 20.2× | 19.5× | 25.1× |
| 2025 | 23.7× | 8.5× | 25.7× |
| 2024 | 9.3× | 5.8× | 10.3× |
| 2023 | 6.2× | 4.7× | 7.2× |
| 2022 | 6.9× | 5.1× | 7.5× |
| 2021 | 5.9× | 5.3× | 6.5× |
| 2020 | 5.4× | 4.2× | 7.5× |
| 2019 | 6.9× | 5.8× | 7.4× |
| 2018 | 5.7× | 5.7× | 8.8× |
| 2017 | 8.6× | 8.4× | 9.0× |
| 2016 | n/m a value too high to mean anything | ||
| 2015 | 5.5× | 5.0× | 5.7× |
| 2014 | 5.7× | 5.2× | 19.6× |
| 2013 | 17.5× | 12.2× | 192× |
| 2012 | 11.7× | 6.4× | 12.0× |
| 2011 | 6.4× | 5.8× | 7.1× |
Against its peers
Companies in Regulated Gas nearest MDU Resources' size, closest first, today.
| Company | PE ratio |
|---|---|
| MDUMDU Resources | 20.2× |
| OGSONE Gas | 16.8× |
| SRSpire | 9.5× |
| NJRNew Jersey Resources | 14.7× |
| NFGNational Fuel Gas | 11.2× |
| NWNNorthwest Natural | 16.6× |
| NINiSource | 22.9× |
| ATOAtmos Energy | 20.5× |
| Peer median | 16.6× |
Where MDU Resources ranks
What the PE ratio tells you
Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.
Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.