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Ticker
NWE

Price
50.85
Stock movement down
-0.43 (-0.75%)
Company name
NorthWestern Corporation
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Utilities >
Utilities - Regulated Electric
Market cap
3.50B
Ent value
8.54B
Price/Sales
2.34
Price/Book
1.24
Div yield
4.63%
Div growth
3.08%
Growth years
16
FCF payout
-102.54%
Trailing P/E
15.46
Forward P/E
14.92
PEG
4.18
EPS growth
-3.92%
1 year return
6.79%
3 year return
0.47%
5 year return
0.55%
10 year return
0.29%
Last updated: 2025-09-12

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share2.64
Dividend yield4.63%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield5.50%
Average yield4.59%
Minimum yield3.53%
Discount to avg yield0.88%
Upside potential0.88%
Yield as % of max yield84.11%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield4.63%
Current yield distribution43.97%
Yield at 100% (Min)3.53%
Yield at 90%4.04%
Yield at 80%4.26%
Yield at 50% (Median)4.55%
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 date15 Sep 2025
EPS (TTM)3.69
EPS (1y forward)3.83
EPS growth (5y)-3.92%
EPS growth (5y forward)3.70%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
NWES&P500
DGR MR1.54%-13.74%
DGR TTM1.56%6.60%
DGR 3 years2.17%5.24%
DGR 5 years3.08%5.40%
DGR 10 years5.35%7.07%
DGR 15 years4.51%6.12%
Time since last change announced91 days
EPS growth (5y)-3.92%
EPS growth (5y forward)3.70%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM69.66%-102.54%
Average--
Forward69.01%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E15.46
Price to OCF8.63
Price to FCF-
Price to EBITDA5.61
EV to EBITDA13.67

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales2.34
Price to Book1.24
EV to Sales5.71

FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count61.40M
EPS (TTM)3.69
FCF per share (TTM)-2.51

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)1.50B
Gross profit (TTM)833.00M
Operating income (TTM)334.81M
Net income (TTM)226.70M
EPS (TTM)3.69
EPS (1y forward)3.83

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)55.67%
Operating margin (TTM)22.37%
Profit margin (TTM)15.15%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash2.53M
Net receivables144.19M
Total current assets368.42M
Goodwill357.59M
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment0.00
Total assets7.85B
Accounts payable93.75M
Short/Current long term debt2.97B
Total current liabilities813.27M
Total liabilities5.04B
Shareholder's equity2.82B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)406.21M
Capital expenditures (TTM)560.23M
Free cash flow (TTM)-154.02M
Dividends paid (TTM)157.93M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity8.05%
Return on Assets2.89%
Return on Invested Capital3.92%
Cash Return on Invested Capital-2.66%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open57.52
Daily high57.68
Daily low57.02
Daily Volume845K
All-time high80.22
1y analyst estimate59.40
Beta0.37
EPS (TTM)3.69
Dividend per share2.64
Ex-div date15 Sep 2025
Next earnings date23 Oct 2025

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
NWES&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-28.86%-1.46%
Highest price drop-52.78%-56.47%
Date of highest drop27 Oct 20089 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-16.35%-10.99%
Avg time to new high28 days12 days
Max time to new high1385 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
NWE (NorthWestern Corporation) company logo
Marketcap
3.50B
Marketcap category
Mid-cap
Description
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc., doing business as NorthWestern Energy, provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and various 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 18,794 miles of electric distribution lines with approximately 396 transmission and distribution substations; and 2,133 miles of natural gas transmission and 5,221 miles of natural gas distribution lines with approximately 135 city gate stations in Montana. It also operates 1,349 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, 1,796 miles of natural gas distribution lines in South Dakota, and 830 miles of natural gas distribution lines Nebraska. The company provides electricity and/or natural gas to approximately 787,000 customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. was founded in 1923 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Employees
1585
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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