What does pipeline — purchased natural gas sold mean?

This represents the cost or revenue associated with the purchase and resale of natural gas commodities by the pipeline segment. It reflects the segment's exposure to commodity price fluctuations and its role in gas supply management.

MDU Resources Group (MDU) Pipeline — Purchased natural gas sold

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Other segment segments

Natural gas distribution

$239.39M-24.5%

Electric

$0—

Other

$0—

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$214M-9.3%

WTRGNatural Gas — Utilities Operating Expense Gas And Petroleum Purchased

$233.3M+31.8%

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$606.0M-10.2%

Operating income$115.7M+2.5%

Net income$80.8M-1.4%

EPS (diluted)$0.39-2.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$53.3M-10.5%

Total debt$2.6B+18.3%

Total equity$2.9B+5.9%

Total assets$7.7B+10.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$149.2M-31.4%

CapEx$92.4M-0.7%

Free cash flow$56.8M-54.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.34B+21.4%

Enterprise value$6.88B+20.8%

P/E22.9×+6.3×

P/S2.4×+0.5×

Profitability

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Operating margin16.2%+1.0pp

Net margin10.5%-3.7pp

FCF margin-20.2%-23.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity6.7%-2.5pp

Debt / equity0.9×+0.1×

Current ratio0.8×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by MDU Resources Group in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:UtilitiesOperatingExpenseGasAndPetroleumPurchased.

The source filing: MDU Resources Group’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026.

Filed: May 7, 2026, 5:12 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter: Q1 FY2026
Calendar quarter: Q1 2026
Accession: 0000067716-26-000050

Three Months Ended March 31, 2026	Electric	Natural gas distribution	Pipeline	Other	Consolidated
External operating revenues	$121,018	$462,347	$22,612	—	$605,977
Intersegment operating revenues	167	89	34,460	199	34,915
Purchased natural gas sold:
External purchased natural gas sold	—	239,391	—	—	239,391
Intersegment purchased natural gas sold	—	34,420	—	—	34,420
Electric fuel and purchased power	46,067	—	—	—	46,067
Operation and maintenance:
External operation and maintenance	28,705	65,126	20,769	305	114,905

Item 1. Financial Statements

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What is MDU Resources Group's pipeline — purchased natural gas sold?: MDU Resources Group (MDU) reported pipeline — purchased natural gas sold of $0 in Q1 2026.
What does pipeline — purchased natural gas sold mean?: This represents the cost or revenue associated with the purchase and resale of natural gas commodities by the pipeline segment. It reflects the segment's exposure to commodity price fluctuations and its role in gas supply management.