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Ticker
NWE

Price
69.28
Stock movement down
-0.40 (-0.57%)
Company name
NorthWestern Corporation
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Utilities >
Utilities - Regulated Electric
Market cap
4.26B
Ent value
9.82B
Price/Sales
2.64
Price/Book
1.48
Div yield
3.81%
Div growth
-11.27%
Growth years
16
FCF payout
-124.14%
Trailing P/E
23.51
Forward P/E
17.32
PEG
6.35
EPS growth
-0.74%
1 year return (CAGR)
31.04%
3 year return (CAGR)
7.91%
5 year return (CAGR)
3.94%
10 year return (CAGR)
1.78%
Last updated: 2026-03-13

DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share2.64
Dividend yield3.81%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield5.50%
Average yield4.56%
Minimum yield3.53%
Discount to avg yield-19.70%
Upside potential-16.46%
Yield as % of max yield69.29%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield3.81%
Current yield distribution97.06%
Yield at 100% (Min)3.53%
Yield at 90%3.95%
Yield at 80%4.19%
Yield at 50% (Median)4.54%
Yield at 20%4.98%
Yield at 10%5.14%
Yield at 0% (Max)5.50%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth16 years
CCC statusDividend Contender
Dividend per share2.64
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date13 Mar 2026
EPS (TTM)2.92
EPS (1y forward)4.00
EPS growth (5y)-0.74%
EPS growth (5y forward)3.70%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
NWES&P500
DGR MR1.52%-13.74%
DGR TTM1.93%6.60%
DGR 3 years-19.39%7.31%
DGR 5 years-11.27%4.69%
DGR 10 years-3.68%6.30%
DGR 15 years-0.20%8.16%
Time since last change announced33 days
EPS growth (5y)-0.74%
EPS growth (5y forward)3.70%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM89.13%-124.14%
Average--
Forward66.01%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E23.51
Price to OCF10.79
Price to FCF-
Price to EBITDA10.56
EV to EBITDA24.36

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales2.64
Price to Book1.48
EV to Sales6.10

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count61.44M
EPS (TTM)2.92
FCF per share (TTM)-2.09

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)1.61B
Gross profit (TTM)1.00B
Operating income (TTM)325.73M
Net income (TTM)181.06M
EPS (TTM)2.92
EPS (1y forward)4.00

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)62.26%
Operating margin (TTM)20.22%
Profit margin (TTM)11.24%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash8.78M
Net receivables209.75M
Total current assets503.94M
Goodwill367.63M
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment9.29B
Total assets8.46B
Accounts payable129.63M
Short/Current long term debt3.29B
Total current liabilities697.45M
Total liabilities5.57B
Shareholder's equity2.89B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)394.45M
Capital expenditures (TTM)524.46M
Free cash flow (TTM)-130.00M
Dividends paid (TTM)161.39M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity6.27%
Return on Assets2.14%
Return on Invested Capital2.93%
Cash Return on Invested Capital-2.11%

STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open70.13
Daily high71.26
Daily low69.11
Daily Volume859K
All-time high80.22
1y analyst estimate63.40
Beta0.32
EPS (TTM)2.92
Dividend per share2.64
Ex-div date13 Mar 2026
Next earnings date23 Apr 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
NWES&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-13.64%-1.82%
Highest price drop-52.78%-56.47%
Date of highest drop27 Oct 20089 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-16.47%-10.84%
Avg time to new high29 days12 days
Max time to new high1507 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
NWE (NorthWestern Corporation) company logo
Marketcap
4.26B
Marketcap category
Mid-cap
Description
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc., doing business as NorthWestern Energy, provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and diversified industrial customers. It generates, purchases, transmits, and distributes electricity; and produces, purchases, stores, transmits, and distributes natural gas, as well as owns municipal franchises to provide natural gas service in the communities. The company operates 6,596 miles of electric transmission and 18,946 miles of electric distribution lines with approximately 397 transmission and distribution substations; and 2,133 miles of natural gas transmission and 5,939 miles of natural gas distribution lines with approximately 134 city gate stations in Montana. It also operates 1,344 miles of electric transmission and 2,386 miles of electric distribution lines in South Dakota with approximately 123 transmission and distribution substations; and 55 miles of natural gas transmission, 1,853 miles of natural gas distribution lines in South Dakota, and 836 miles of natural gas distribution lines Nebraska. The company provides electricity and/or natural gas to approximately 850,300 customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1923 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Employees
1667
Investor relations
SEC filings
CEO
Robert Rowe
Country
USA
City
Sioux Falls
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Contender
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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