National Fuel Gas (NYSE:NFG) reported quarterly earnings of $2.39 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.20 by 8.64 percent. This is a 33.52 percent increase over earnings of $1.79 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $729.95 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $779.37 million by 6.34 percent. This is a 15.88 percent increase over sales of $629.94 million the same period last year.