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Ticker
NWN

Price
50.20
Stock movement down
-0.15 (-0.30%)
Company name
Northwest Natural Gas Co
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Utilities >
Utilities - Regulated Gas
Market cap
2.08B
Ent value
6.80B
Price/Sales
1.62
Price/Book
1.41
Div yield
3.93%
Div growth
-5.09%
Growth years
65
FCF payout
-39.09%
Trailing P/E
18.39
Forward P/E
15.54
PEG
3.12
EPS growth
1.98%
1 year return (CAGR)
22.26%
3 year return (CAGR)
2.02%
5 year return (CAGR)
1.45%
10 year return (CAGR)
-0.51%
Last updated: 2026-03-10

DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share1.97
Dividend yield3.93%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield5.58%
Average yield4.40%
Minimum yield3.40%
Discount to avg yield-11.99%
Upside potential-10.71%
Yield as % of max yield70.41%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield3.93%
Current yield distribution77.46%
Yield at 100% (Min)3.40%
Yield at 90%3.64%
Yield at 80%3.88%
Yield at 50% (Median)4.29%
Yield at 20%4.94%
Yield at 10%5.14%
Yield at 0% (Max)5.58%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth65 years
CCC statusDividend Champion
Dividend per share1.97
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date30 Jan 2026
EPS (TTM)2.77
EPS (1y forward)3.23
EPS growth (5y)1.98%
EPS growth (5y forward)5.90%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
NWNS&P500
DGR MR0.10%-13.74%
DGR TTM0.67%6.60%
DGR 3 years-8.66%7.31%
DGR 5 years-5.09%4.69%
DGR 10 years-2.32%6.30%
DGR 15 years-0.88%8.16%
Time since last change announced56 days
EPS growth (5y)1.98%
EPS growth (5y forward)5.90%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM68.22%-39.09%
Average--
Forward61.05%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E18.39
Price to OCF7.74
Price to FCF-
Price to EBITDA5.21
EV to EBITDA17.02

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales1.62
Price to Book1.41
EV to Sales5.28

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count41.51M
EPS (TTM)2.77
FCF per share (TTM)-4.83

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)1.29B
Gross profit (TTM)506.20M
Operating income (TTM)337.90M
Net income (TTM)113.32M
EPS (TTM)2.77
EPS (1y forward)3.23

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)39.26%
Operating margin (TTM)26.21%
Profit margin (TTM)8.79%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash41.08M
Net receivables215.04M
Total current assets602.93M
Goodwill370.81M
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment0.00
Total assets6.24B
Accounts payable175.57M
Short/Current long term debt2.76B
Total current liabilities836.45M
Total liabilities4.76B
Shareholder's equity1.48B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)269.12M
Capital expenditures (TTM)466.89M
Free cash flow (TTM)-197.77M
Dividends paid (TTM)77.31M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity7.68%
Return on Assets1.82%
Return on Invested Capital6.26%
Cash Return on Invested Capital-10.92%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open50.50
Daily high50.90
Daily low50.07
Daily Volume224K
All-time high76.90
1y analyst estimate54.33
Beta0.51
EPS (TTM)2.77
Dividend per share1.97
Ex-div date30 Jan 2026
Next earnings date20 Feb 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
NWNS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-34.72%-1.82%
Highest price drop-54.55%-56.47%
Date of highest drop21 Jun 20249 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-16.75%-10.84%
Avg time to new high45 days12 days
Max time to new high1893 days1805 days
COMPANY DETAILS
NWN (Northwest Natural Gas Co) company logo
Marketcap
2.08B
Marketcap category
Mid-cap
Description
Northwest Natural Holding Company, through its subsidiary, Northwest Natural Gas Company, provides regulated natural gas distribution services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the United States. The company operates mist gas storage facility contracted to other utilities, third-party marketers, and electric generators; offers natural gas asset management services; and operates an appliance retail center. It also engages in gas storage, water and wastewater, non-regulated renewable natural gas, and other investment businesses. In addition, the company offers natural gas service in Oregon and southwest Washington; and water and wastewater connections. Northwest Natural Holding Company was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
Employees
1452
SEC filings
CEO
Country
USA
City
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Champion
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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