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ONE Gas Inc

For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 20, 2025.

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FY2024 · Filed Feb 20, 2025

OGS$80.92-1.1%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________.

Commission file number 001-36108

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Oklahoma46-3561936
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
15 East Fifth Street
Tulsa,OK74103
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code(918) 947-7000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading SymbolName of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareOGSNew York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company☐ Emerging growth company☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes☐ No ☒

The aggregate market value of the equity securities held by nonaffiliates based on the closing trade price of the registrant on June 30, 2024, was $3.5 billion.

On February 14, 2025, we had 59,877,552 shares of common stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

Portions of the definitive proxy statement to be delivered to shareholders in connection with the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 22, 2025, are incorporated by reference in Part III.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I.
Item 1.Business7
Item 1A.Risk Factors13
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments17
Item 1C.Cybersecurity17
Item 2.Properties19
Item 3.Legal Proceedings19
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures19
Part II.
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchasesof Equity Securities20
Item 6.[Reserved]21
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations21
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk34
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data36
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure73
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures73
Item 9B.Other Information73
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections73
Part III.
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance73
Item 11.Executive Compensation74
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related StockholderMatters74
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence75
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services75
Part IV.
Item 15.Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules76
Signatures82

As used in this Annual Report, references to “we,” “our,” “us” or the “Company” refer to ONE Gas, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation, and its predecessors and subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

The statements in this Annual Report that are not historical information, including statements concerning plans and objectives of management for future operations, economic performance or related assumptions, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may include words such as “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “should,” “goal,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “could,” “may,” “continue,” “might,” “potential,” “scheduled,” “likely” and other words and terms of similar meaning. Although we believe that our expectations regarding future events are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that such expectations and assumptions will be achieved. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are described under Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, and Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation, Forward-Looking Statements, in this Annual Report.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

We make available, free of charge, on our website (www.onegas.com) our Annual Reports, Quarterly Reports, Current Reports on Form 8-K, amendments to those reports filed or furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and reports of holdings of our securities filed by our officers and directors under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Such materials are available as soon as reasonably practicable after filing such material electronically or otherwise furnishing it to the SEC, which also makes these materials available on its website (www.sec.gov). Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Corporate Governance Guidelines, Certificate of Incorporation, bylaws, the written charters of our Audit Committee, Executive Compensation Committee, and Corporate Governance Committee and our Sustainability Report are also available on our website, and copies of these documents are available upon request.

In addition to filings with the SEC and materials posted on our website, we also use social media platforms as channels of information distribution to reach investors and other stakeholders. Information contained on our website and posted on or disseminated through our social media accounts is not incorporated by reference into this report.

AAOAccounting Authority Order
ADITAccumulated deferred income taxes
AFUDCAllowance for funds used during construction
AIArtificial intelligence
ASCAccounting Standards Codification
ASUAccounting Standards Update
BcfBillion cubic feet
CAAFederal Clean Air Act, as amended
CFTCCommodities Futures Trading Commission
CNGCompressed natural gas
CodeInternal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
CODMChief operating decision maker
COSOCommittee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
DARTDays Away, Restricted or Transferred Incident Rate; calculated by multiplying the total number of recordable injuries and illnesses, or one or more restricted days that resulted in an employee transferring to a different job within the company by 200,000, and then dividing that number by the total number of hours worked by all employees
DHSUnited States Department of Homeland Security
DOTUnited States Department of Transportation
DthDekatherm
ECPThe ONE Gas, Inc. Amended and Restated Equity Compensation Plan (2018)
EDITExcess deferred income taxes resulting from a change in enacted tax rates
EPAUnited States Environmental Protection Agency
EPSEarnings per share
EREmissions Reduction; measured by the reduction of MTCO2e emissions through planned vintage main replacements and service line replacements.
ERTEmergency Response Time; calculated as the time between the creation of an emergency order and the arrival of a first company responder to the scene expressed as the percentage of emergency orders with a response time of 30 minutes or less
ESPPThe ONE Gas, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Exchange ActSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board
FERCFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
GAAPAccounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
GRIPGas Reliability Infrastructure Program
GSRSGas System Reliability Surcharge
HDDHeating degree day is a measure designed to reflect the demand for energy needed for heating based on the extent to which the daily average temperature falls below a reference temperature for which no heating is required, usually 65 degrees Fahrenheit
IRSUnited States Internal Revenue Service
ITInformation Technology
KCCKansas Corporation Commission
KDHEKansas Department of Health and Environment
KGSS-IKansas Gas Service Securitization I, L.L.C.
LDCLocal distribution company
MGPManufactured gas plant
McfThousand cubic feet
MMcfMillion cubic feet
Moody’sMoody’s Investors Service, Inc.
MTCO2eMetric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent
NYSENew York Stock Exchange
OCCOklahoma Corporation Commission
ONE GasONE Gas, Inc.
ONE Gas Credit AgreementONE Gas’ $1.35 billion revolving credit agreement, as amended
OSHAOccupational Safety and Health Administration
PBRCPerformance-Based Rate Change
PCAOBPublic Company Accounting Oversight Board
PHMSAUnited States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PIPES ActProtecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2020
PVIRPreventable Vehicle Incident Rate; calculated by multiplying the number of total preventable vehicle incidents by 1,000,000 and then dividing that number by the total number of business use miles driven
Quarterly Report(s)Quarterly Report(s) on Form 10-Q
RNGRenewable natural gas
ROEReturn on equity calculated consistent with utility ratemaking principles in each jurisdiction in which we operate
RRCRailroad Commission of Texas
S&PStandard & Poor’s Ratings Services
SECSecurities and Exchange Commission
Securities ActSecurities Act of 1933, as amended
Securitized Utility Tariff BondsSeries 2022-A Senior Secured Securitized Utility Tariff Bonds, Tranche A
Securitized Utility Tariff PropertySecuritized Utility Tariff Property as defined in the financing order issued by the KCC in August 2022
Senior NotesONE Gas’ registered unsecured notes consisting of $550 million of 5.10 percent senior notes due April 2029, $300 million of 2.00 percent senior notes due May 2030, $300 million of 4.25 percent senior notes due September 2032, $600 million of 4.658 percent senior notes due February 2044 and $400 million of 4.50 percent senior notes due November 2048
TCEQTexas Commission on Environmental Quality
TNG CorporationTexas Natural Gas Securitization Finance Corporation
TRIRTotal Recordable Incident Rate; calculated by multiplying the number of recordable cases by 200,000, and then dividing that number by the number of hours worked by all employees
TSAUnited States Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration
WNAWeather normalization adjustment(s)
XBRLeXtensible Business Reporting Language
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