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One Gas, Inc.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 3 November 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 2 lowered, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net income rose year over year: The company reported third quarter 2025 net income of $26.5 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, versus $19.3 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, in the third quarter 2024. Source
  • Operating income up on new rates: Operating income was $65.4 million versus $59.4 million a year earlier; new rates added $19.2 million and residential sales added $1.4 million from net customer growth in Oklahoma and Texas. Source
  • Texas rate case filed June: Texas Gas Service requested a $41.1 million revenue increase across Central-Gulf, West-North and Rio Grande Valley areas, on a 10.4 percent return on equity and 59.9 percent common equity ratio, with new rates expected in the first quarter of 2026. Source
  • Oklahoma settlement approved: The Oklahoma Corporation Commission approved in July 2025 a settlement with a $41.1 million base rate increase, a $2.4 million energy efficiency incentive, and $17.9 million of EDIT credits to customers beginning February 2026. Source
  • Quarterly dividend declared: The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.67 per share, $2.68 annualized, payable December 1, 2025, to holders of record at the close of business on November 14, 2025. Source

“Our third-quarter performance reflects disciplined execution of our strategy and continued operational efficiency”

Robert S. McAnnally, president and chief executive officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Diluted earnings per share Sourcefull year 2025$4.34 to $4.40Lowered from $4.32 to $4.42
Net income Sourcefull year 2025$262 million to $266 millionLowered from $261 million to $267 million
Capital expenditures including asset removal costs Sourcefull year 2025approximately $750 millionKept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance lowered: 2025 net income and diluted EPS guidance ranges were narrowed; the low end of each rose and the high end of each fell, with midpoints unchanged. Source
  • New: Texas Gas Service rate case filed in June 2025 was reported in the regulatory update; the prior release also described it, so this is not new in the quarter. Source
  • New: Kansas Gas Service KCC approval of $7.2 million increase was already reported in the prior release; no new regulatory item was added this quarter beyond the Oklahoma settlement already disclosed. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Net income rose year over year: The company reported third quarter 2025 net income of $26.5 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, versus $19.3 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, in the third quarter 2024. Source
  • Operating income up on new rates: Operating income was $65.4 million versus $59.4 million a year earlier; new rates added $19.2 million and residential sales added $1.4 million from net customer growth in Oklahoma and Texas. Source
  • Year-to-date net income higher: Nine-month net income was $177.9 million, or $2.94 per diluted share, versus $145.8 million, or $2.56 per diluted share, a year earlier. Source

Cost pressures on operating income

  • Depreciation and taxes rose: Offsets in the quarter included a $4.8 million rise in depreciation and amortization from capital investment and a $4.1 million rise in ad valorem taxes. Source
  • Employee costs and outside services up: Employee-related costs rose $3.8 million and outside services rose $1.0 million in the quarter. Source
  • Nine-month cost increases listed: Year-to-date offsets included depreciation up $16.8 million, ad valorem taxes up $13.8 million, employee-related costs up $12.8 million, insurance up $2.5 million, bad debt up $2.1 million and information technology up $1.3 million. Source
  • Interest expense lower in quarter: Excluding KGSS-I securitized bond interest, interest expense, net fell $3.4 million on lower commercial paper rates. Nine-month interest expense was in line with the prior year. Source

“The narrowed financial outlook aligns with year-to-date results and reinforces our confidence in delivering full-year guidance.”

Robert S. McAnnally, president and chief executive officer

Regulatory activity and rates

  • Texas rate case filed June: Texas Gas Service requested a $41.1 million revenue increase across Central-Gulf, West-North and Rio Grande Valley areas, on a 10.4 percent return on equity and 59.9 percent common equity ratio, with new rates expected in the first quarter of 2026. Source
  • Oklahoma settlement approved: The Oklahoma Corporation Commission approved in July 2025 a settlement with a $41.1 million base rate increase, a $2.4 million energy efficiency incentive, and $17.9 million of EDIT credits to customers beginning February 2026. Source
  • Texas and Kansas reliability increases: Texas Gas Service's Rio Grande Valley reliability filing for $3.2 million was approved at $2.9 million, effective September 2025. Kansas KCC approved a $7.2 million increase effective August 2025. Source

Capital spending and volumes

  • Quarter capital spending rose: Capital expenditures and asset removal costs were $207.6 million, versus $197.7 million a year earlier, mainly for system integrity and extension of service to new areas. Source
  • Nine-month capital spending flat: Nine-month capital expenditures and asset removal costs were $575.4 million, versus $571.7 million a year earlier. Source
  • Weather warmer than normal in quarter: Heating degree days were 14 in the quarter versus a normal 49, 71 percent warmer than normal; the company did not state a weather impact on operating income for the quarter. Source

Capital structure and balance sheet

  • Notes payable declined: Notes payable were $764.4 million at September 30, 2025, versus $914.6 million at December 31, 2024. Current maturities of other long-term debt rose to $249.6 million. Source

Shareholder returns and dividend

  • Quarterly dividend declared: The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.67 per share, $2.68 annualized, payable December 1, 2025, to holders of record at the close of business on November 14, 2025. Source

Management view and next events

  • Analyst call scheduled November 4: Management will host a conference call on November 4, 2025 at 11 a.m. Eastern to discuss the results. Source

Coming up, as management said on 3 November 2025

  • Texas rate case new rates: New rates from the Texas Gas Service rate case are expected to take effect in the first quarter of 2026. Source
  • Oklahoma EDIT credits begin: Estimated EDIT credits of $17.9 million are to be credited to Oklahoma customers beginning in February 2026. Source

Risks management discussed

  • Regulatory: Pending Texas rate case outcome and the proposed consolidation of service areas into a single division remain subject to regulatory decision. Source
  • Operational: Depreciation, ad valorem taxes and employee-related costs rose and offset revenue gains in the quarter. Source
  • Financial: Interest rate exposure on commercial paper borrowings is noted as a factor affecting interest expense. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management reiterated the full-year capital expenditure expectation, which it said is still expected. Source
  • On track: Management said the narrowed guidance reinforces its confidence in delivering full-year guidance. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.