Heating oil
US$ per gallon, nearest futures contract
What has the price done?
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Press and drag across the chart to see the change between two points. Source: Yahoo Finance, delayed. Bars are daily and prices are adjusted for splits, not dividends. Past returns don't predict future returns.
- Last price, per gallon
- US$4.655
- Day
- −1.71% ▼
- Year to date
- +119.51% ▲
- 1 year
- +89.23% ▲
- 52-week high
- US$5.262
- 52-week low
- US$2.057
Figures from the daily snapshot of 30 Oct 2026: NYMEX futures, nearest contract, Yahoo Finance, delayed. Futures prices can differ from spot, and changes over a year include rolling from one contract month to the next. Past returns don't predict future returns.
What it is and what moves it
Traded as ultra-low sulphur diesel, this contract prices diesel and heating oil. Trucks, ships, farms and home boilers run on it.
What tends to move the price
- Crude oil, its main input.
- Freight and industry, the biggest users of diesel.
- Winter weather in the US Northeast, where many homes burn heating oil.
Diesel is the fuel of trucks and ships, so its price tells you about trade and industry as well as oil.
Related stocks we cover
Companies whose business is tied to heating oil. Listed here to explore, not as recommendations.
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Price data: Yahoo Finance, delayed. Prices are the nearest futures contract on each exchange, not spot prices, converted to US$ where quoted in cents. For education only. Not financial advice.