Energy prices

Industrial Natural Gas Price

As of Jul 2026, industrial natural gas price stands at $4.58 /Mcf (EIA Natural Gas Navigator, industrial price), falling over the recent window.

What this measures and why it matters

  • Industrial Natural Gas Price is a direct operating cost for any energy-intensive process: melting, heat treating, drying, compressed air, and machining all scale with it. Watching the trend helps plants time efficiency projects and price energy-heavy work correctly rather than quoting off a stale rate.
  • The figure comes from EIA Natural Gas Navigator, industrial price and is reported in USD/Mcf. MFG Calcs archives every published value, so the chart and table below show the full recorded history rather than a single snapshot, and they extend automatically as new data lands.

Current reading and trend

  • Latest reading: $4.58 /Mcf for Jul 2026.
  • Prior period: $4.36 (Jun 2026), a rise of 0.22.
  • Compared with a year earlier, industrial natural gas price is down 1.3%.
  • Across the archived window the high was $8.43 in Feb 2026 and the low was $4.19 in May 2026.
  • The series has moved up for 2 consecutive periods.
  • 16 observations have been archived so far, and this page deepens automatically each time EIA Natural Gas Navigator, industrial price publishes a new figure.

Recent observations

  • Jul 2026: $4.58 /Mcf
  • Jun 2026: $4.36 /Mcf
  • May 2026: $4.19 /Mcf
  • Apr 2026: $4.80 /Mcf
  • Mar 2026: $5.27 /Mcf
  • Feb 2026: $8.43 /Mcf
  • Jan 2026: $7.20 /Mcf
  • Dec 2025: $6.37 /Mcf
  • Nov 2025: $5.33 /Mcf
  • Oct 2025: $4.55 /Mcf
  • Sep 2025: $4.42 /Mcf
  • Aug 2025: $4.47 /Mcf
  • Jul 2025: $4.64 /Mcf
  • Jun 2025: $4.65 /Mcf
  • May 2025: $4.69 /Mcf
  • Apr 2025: $5.31 /Mcf

Last reviewed 2026-09-30.