NorthWestern Corporation

NorthWestern Corporation

NWE · NASDAQ · Utilities / Utilities - Regulated Electric

$68.52+0.54 (+0.79%)

Close Sep 16, 2026 · end-of-day

Market Stats

Previous Close$67.98
Open$68.24
Day Range$68.12 – $69.14
52-Week Range$54.47 – $73.78
Volume408.39K
Market Cap$4.19B
P/E (TTM)24.84
Forward P/E17.36
EPS$2.74
Dividend Yield3.89%
Beta0.36
50-Day Avg$70.31
200-Day Avg$69.4

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About

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.

Company Details

Sector
Utilities
Industry
Utilities - Regulated Electric
CEO
Mr. Brian B. Bird
Employees
1.67K
Headquarters
3010 W. 69th Street, Sioux Falls, SD, United States, 57108, USA
Website
https://www.northwesternenergy.com

Leadership

  • Mr. Brian B. BirdCEO, President & Director · b. 1960
  • Ms. Crystal Dawn LailVP & CFO · b. 1978
  • Ms. Shannon M. Heim Esq.VP of Federal Government Affairs & General Counsel · b. 1973
  • Ms. Bobbi L. SchroeppelVice President of Customer Care, Communications & Human Resources · b. 1969
  • Mr. Jason MerkelVice President of Operations · b. 1968
  • Mr. Travis MeyerDirector of Corporate Finance & Investor Relations Officer
  • Ms. Jeanne M. VoldVice President of Technology · b. 1967
  • Mr. Michael L. NiemanChief Audit & Compliance Officer
  • Mr. Daniel L. RauschTreasurer & Corporate Development Officer
  • Mr. Timothy P. OlsonSenior Corporate Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Financials

Income Statement

Line item1986-12-311987-12-311988-12-311989-12-311990-12-311991-12-311992-12-311993-12-311994-12-311995-12-311996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Revenue$117.40M$108.10M$115.50M$116.00M$114.20M$122.90M$119.20M$153.30M$157.20M$205.00M$344.00M$918.00M$1.19B$3.00B$7.13B$4.24B$1.99B$1.03B$205.95M$1.17B$1.13B$1.20B$1.26B$1.14B$1.11B$1.12B$1.07B$1.15B$1.20B$1.21B$1.26B$1.31B$1.19B$1.26B$1.20B$1.37B$1.48B$1.42B$1.51B$1.61B
Cost of Revenue--------$61.00M$92.40M$165.90M$681.90M$681.40M$2.47B$6.30B$3.38B$1.10B$1.10B$1.07B$1.28B$1.23B$668.40M$698.74M$573.69M$531.09M$494.56M$395.43M$479.55M$482.59M$372.86M$400.97M$410.35M$272.88M$527.07M$306.19M$425.55M$713.44M$640.79M$227.84M$284.92M
Gross Profit$117.40M$108.10M$115.50M$116.00M$114.20M$122.90M$119.20M$153.30M$96.20M$112.60M$178.10M$236.10M$505.70M$536.50M$836.41M$857.57M$896.10M$-73.74M$-865.38M$-117.76M$-94.51M$531.65M$562.05M$568.22M$579.63M$622.76M$674.91M$674.97M$722.27M$841.43M$856.27M$895.30M$919.13M$730.84M$892.48M$946.77M$764.40M$781.36M$1.29B$1.33B
Operating Income$117.40M$108.10M$115.50M$116.00M$114.20M$122.90M$119.20M$153.30M$30.20M$38.30M$50.40M$59.00M$73.90M$79.50M$41.27M$-84.05M$-629.63M$81.97M$19.84M$144.45M$110.36M$140.09M$170.22M$153.99M$162.62M$165.55M$177.19M$171.03M$178.02M$265.82M$245.95M$261.42M$266.27M$276.85M$236.20M$275.68M$263.08M$300.45M$323.32M$325.82M
EBITDA$117.40M$108.10M$115.50M$116.00M$114.20M$122.90M$119.20M$153.30M$40.00M$49.90M$60.10M$78.60M$110.40M$138.00M$112.64M$102.09M$124.24M$166.16M$32.55M$209.06M$182.32M$224.94M$256.85M$246.71M$260.73M$270.41M$288.79M$288.26M$301.79M$418.10M$414.31M$434.47M$440.96M$442.17M$420.70M$471.40M$477.53M$526.15M$574.43M$587.44M
Net Income$13.70M$13.70M$13.90M$16.10M$17.50M$14.80M$13.70M$15.20M$15.40M$18.20M$23.40M$23.70M$27.30M$44.70M$49.55M$44.53M$-863.94M$-128.67M$-6.94M$59.47M$37.90M$53.19M$67.60M$73.42M$77.38M$92.56M$98.41M$93.98M$120.69M$151.21M$164.17M$162.70M$196.96M$202.12M$155.22M$186.84M$183.01M$194.13M$224.11M$181.09M
R&D------------------------$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-------
Interest Expense$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$129.54M$147.63M$147.63M$61.30M$56.02M$56.94M$63.95M$67.76M$65.83M$66.86M$65.06M$70.49M$77.80M$92.15M$94.97M$92.26M$91.99M$95.07M$96.81M$93.67M$100.11M$114.62M$131.67M$150.35M

Balance Sheet

Line item1986-12-311987-12-311988-12-311989-12-311990-12-311991-12-311992-12-311993-12-311994-12-311995-12-311996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Assets--------$359.10M$558.70M$1.11B$1.11B$1.74B$1.96B$2.90B$2.62B$2.67B$2.44B$2.41B$2.40B$2.40B$2.55B$2.76B$2.80B$3.04B$3.21B$3.49B$3.72B$4.97B$5.28B$5.50B$5.42B$5.64B$5.91B$6.39B$6.78B$7.32B$7.60B$8.00B$8.46B
Total Liabilities--------$241.80M$399.70M$759.40M$736.00M$1.06B$1.29B$2.18B$2.03B$3.12B$3.03B$1.70B$1.66B$1.65B$1.72B$2.00B$2.01B$2.22B$2.35B$2.55B$2.68B$3.50B$3.68B$3.82B$3.62B$3.70B$3.87B$4.31B$4.44B$4.65B$4.82B$5.14B$5.57B
Total Equity--------$117.30M$159.00M$167.60M$370.10M$285.90M$304.00M$322.95M$400.17M$-456.08M$-585.95M$709.34M$737.50M$742.77M$823.02M$763.53M$787.02M$820.35M$859.11M$934.03M$1.03B$1.48B$1.60B$1.68B$1.80B$1.94B$2.04B$2.08B$2.34B$2.67B$2.79B$2.86B$2.89B
Cash--------$2.60M$4.60M$36.80M$14.30M$30.90M$29.70M$91.60M$53.53M$45.57M$15.18M$17.06M$2.69M$1.93M$12.77M$11.29M$4.34M$6.23M$5.93M$9.82M$16.56M$20.36M$11.98M$5.08M$8.47M$7.86M$5.10M$5.81M$2.82M$8.49M$9.16M$4.28M$8.78M
Total Debt--------$137.50M$216.90M$458.20M$465.60M$708.10M$833.10M$1.14B$1.24B$1.76B$919.39M$836.95M$742.97M$747.12M$846.37M$900.05M$1.02B$1.10B$1.11B$1.21B$1.33B$1.96B$2.04B$2.12B$2.14B$2.12B$2.25B$2.43B$2.56B$2.63B$2.79B$3.10B$3.44B
Net Debt--------$134.90M$212.30M$421.40M$451.30M$677.20M$803.40M$1.05B$1.19B$1.72B$904.21M$819.89M$740.28M$745.19M$833.60M$888.75M$1.02B$1.10B$1.10B$1.20B$1.31B$1.94B$2.03B$2.12B$2.13B$2.12B$2.25B$2.43B$2.55B$2.62B$2.78B$3.10B$3.43B

Cash Flow

Line item1994-12-311995-12-311996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating Cash Flow$26.30M$35.40M$60.90M$62.70M$69.90M$71.70M$76.72M$127.00M$34.04M$-93.86M$-9.77M$150.51M$169.90M$201.96M$198.33M$116.80M$218.92M$233.76M$251.19M$193.72M$250.04M$339.82M$289.01M$323.61M$381.99M$296.70M$352.15M$219.98M$307.24M$489.23M$406.74M$394.45M
Investing Cash Flow$-24.10M$-160.80M$-169.10M-$-409.70M$-207.50M$-179.11M$-190.86M$-654.30M$4.93M$7.61M$-72.55M$-68.65M$-256.50M$-124.36M$-189.03M$-240.68M$-188.52M$-322.21M$-295.35M$-1.21B$-384.06M$-286.55M$-276.06M$-304.90M$-316.15M$-405.80M$-435.83M$-516.86M$-570.81M$-554.46M$-570.63M
Financing Cash Flow$-2.70M$127.50M$140.40M$-40.40M$356.40M$134.60M$164.31M$25.78M$631.04M$77.56M$-84.62M$-135.28M$-102.01M$65.38M$-75.44M$65.28M$23.65M$-45.54M$74.91M$108.37M$960.72M$35.86M$-9.37M$-44.16M$-73.80M$16.20M$58.68M$217.52M$213.32M$84.31M$151.55M$177.90M
Capital Expenditure$22.70M$40.20M$59.70M$39.10M$22.60M$32.60M$32.10M$40.87M$115.94M$70.74M$17.72M$80.88M$101.05M$117.08M$124.56M$189.36M$228.37M$188.73M$219.23M$230.45M$270.38M$283.70M$287.90M$276.44M$283.97M$316.00M$405.76M$434.33M$515.14M$566.89M$549.24M$524.46M
Free Cash Flow$3.60M$-4.80M$1.20M$23.60M$47.30M$39.10M$44.63M$86.13M$-81.90M$-164.60M$-27.49M$69.63M$68.86M$84.88M$73.76M$-72.56M$-9.45M$45.03M$31.96M$-36.74M$-20.34M$56.11M$1.11M$47.17M$98.02M$-19.30M$-53.61M$-214.35M$-207.90M$-77.66M$-142.50M$-130.00M
Dividends Paid$12.90M$14.50M$16.30M$16.90M$19.10M$24.40M$26.31M$29.96M$38.08M--$35.63M$44.09M$47.29M$49.83M$48.19M$49.00M$51.91M$54.25M$57.68M$65.02M$90.06M$95.77M$101.27M$109.20M$115.10M$120.35M$128.48M$140.06M$154.05M$158.59M$161.39M

Earnings

Report DateNov 4, 2026Jul 29, 2026Apr 29, 2026Feb 11, 2026Oct 29, 2025Jul 30, 2025Apr 29, 2025Feb 12, 2025Oct 28, 2024Jul 30, 2024Apr 25, 2024Feb 14, 2024Oct 26, 2023Jul 24, 2023Apr 27, 2023Feb 16, 2023Oct 24, 2022Jul 27, 2022Apr 28, 2022Feb 10, 2022Oct 24, 2021Jul 27, 2021Apr 21, 2021Feb 11, 2021Oct 21, 2020Jul 28, 2020Apr 22, 2020Feb 12, 2020Oct 29, 2019Jul 23, 2019Apr 23, 2019Feb 12, 2019Oct 23, 2018Jul 19, 2018Apr 24, 2018Feb 12, 2018Nov 1, 2017Jul 25, 2017Apr 26, 2017Feb 16, 2017Oct 20, 2016Jul 22, 2016Apr 20, 2016Feb 11, 2016Oct 22, 2015Jul 23, 2015Apr 23, 2015Feb 12, 2015Oct 23, 2014Jul 24, 2014Apr 24, 2014Feb 19, 2014Oct 24, 2013Jul 25, 2013Apr 25, 2013Feb 14, 2013Oct 24, 2012Jul 24, 2012Apr 25, 2012Feb 16, 2012Oct 26, 2011Jul 27, 2011Apr 27, 2011Feb 11, 2011Oct 28, 2010Jul 29, 2010Apr 23, 2010Feb 12, 2010Oct 28, 2009Jul 29, 2009Apr 23, 2009Feb 13, 2009Oct 30, 2008Jul 30, 2008Apr 23, 2008Feb 26, 2008Oct 31, 2007Aug 8, 2007May 2, 2007Feb 26, 2007Nov 2, 2006Aug 2, 2006May 4, 2006Mar 1, 2006Nov 9, 2005Aug 2, 2005May 2, 2005Mar 14, 2005Nov 9, 2004Aug 14, 2003Aug 8, 2002Apr 30, 2002Feb 7, 2002Nov 6, 2001Aug 2, 2001Feb 8, 2001Oct 30, 2000Aug 2, 2000May 3, 2000Feb 2, 2000Nov 1, 1999Aug 4, 1999May 4, 1999Feb 3, 1999Feb 4, 1998Oct 30, 1997Sep 12, 1997May 2, 1997Feb 5, 1997Oct 24, 1996Aug 23, 1996May 1, 1996Feb 7, 1996Nov 1, 1995Aug 3, 1995May 8, 1995Nov 2, 1994Aug 3, 1994
EPS Estimate$0.88$0.42$1.29$1.19$0.75$0.38$1.18$1.13$0.68$0.48$1.16$1.17$0.54$0.52$1.11$1.18$0.58$0.53$1.20$0.98$0.57$0.46$1.15$1.29$0.58$0.48$1.23$1.17$0.61$0.58$1.19$1.00$0.72$0.49$1.16$1.03$0.75$0.62$1.03$0.93$0.58$0.55$1.14$0.99$0.57$0.44$1.26$0.87$0.43$0.38$1.09$0.79$0.42$0.30$0.94$0.76$0.38$0.29$0.83$0.73$0.42$0.31$0.89$0.67$0.30$0.23$0.73$0.61$0.30$0.27$0.25$0.60$0.33$0.06$0.62$0.56----------$0.38--$-1.03$0.27$0.63$0.57$0.35$0.30$0.55$0.34$0.26$0.61$0.51$0.31$0.22$0.55$0.48$0.39$0.16$0.15$0.64$0.32$0.04$0.08$0.48$0.28$0.12$0.17$0.25$0.16$0.15
EPS Actual-$0.50$1.31$1.17$0.79$0.40$1.22$1.13$0.65$0.53$1.09$1.38$0.49$0.35$1.05$1.13$0.42$0.54$1.09$1.04$0.65$0.56$1.24$1.29$0.59$0.42$1.06$1.19$0.50$0.50$1.23$1.07$0.58$0.63$1.11$0.96$0.74$0.47$1.13$0.96$0.68$0.65$1.01$0.98$0.51$0.48$1.18$0.75$0.38$0.25$1.16$0.68$0.39$0.35$1.01$0.72$0.36$0.31$0.88$0.93$0.41$0.30$0.89$0.63$0.40$0.32$0.79$0.70$0.18$0.17$0.63$0.59$0.35$0.24$0.59$0.52$0.36$0.07$0.54$0.22$0.32$-0.07$0.59$1.00$0.24$-0.11$0.44$15.72$-0.79$-1.55$0.49$0.65$0.57$0.36$0.38$0.60$0.35$0.26$0.62$0.53$0.31$0.22$0.56$0.48$0.45$0.17$0.14$0.55$0.31$0.03$0.14$0.70$0.30$0.16$0.20$0.25$0.09$0.14
Surprise-19.05%1.55%-1.68%5.33%5.26%3.39%-0.28%-4.41%10.42%-6.03%17.95%-9.26%-32.69%-5.41%-4.24%-27.59%1.89%-9.17%6.12%14.04%21.74%7.83%0.00%1.72%-12.50%-13.82%1.71%-18.03%-13.79%3.36%7.00%-19.44%28.57%-4.31%-6.80%-1.33%-24.19%9.71%3.23%17.24%18.18%-11.40%-1.01%-10.53%9.09%-6.35%-13.79%-11.63%-34.21%6.42%-13.92%-7.14%16.67%7.45%-5.26%-5.26%6.90%6.02%27.40%-2.38%-3.23%0.00%-5.97%33.33%39.13%8.22%14.75%-40.00%-37.04%152.00%-1.67%6.06%300.00%-4.84%-7.14%----------15.79%---50.49%81.48%3.17%0.00%2.86%26.67%9.09%2.94%0.00%1.64%3.92%0.00%0.00%1.82%0.00%15.38%6.25%-6.67%-14.06%-3.13%-25.00%75.00%45.83%7.14%33.33%17.65%0.00%-43.75%-6.67%
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Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap
$4.19B
Enterprise Value
$7.82B
Trailing P/E
24.84
Forward P/E
17.36
PEG Ratio
2.71
Price / Sales
2.48
Price / Book
1.46
EPS
$2.74
Book Value
$47.07
Revenue (TTM)
$1.69B
Gross Profit (TTM)
$940.20M
EBITDA
$593.23M
Profit Margin
10.13%
Operating Margin
17.34%
Return on Equity
5.94%
Return on Assets
2.48%
Shares Outstanding
61.52M
Shares Float
61.11M
Beta
0.36
Dividend Yield
3.89%
Dividend Rate
$2.68
Payout Ratio
70.82%

Analyst Ratings

Buy
Based on 10 analystsTarget $73.75
  • Strong Buy
    5
  • Buy
    1
  • Hold
    4

Ownership Breakdown

Institutions
97.95%
Insiders
0.66%
Retail / Other
1.39%

Top Institutional Holders

  • BlackRock Inc
    8.28M13.46%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC
    3.49M5.67%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC
    2.78M4.52%
  • State Street Corp
    2.34M3.80%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC
    1.69M2.75%
  • Franklin Templeton Inc
    1.62M2.64%
  • The Goldman Sachs Group Inc
    1.35M2.20%
  • Neuberger Berman Group LLC
    1.27M2.07%
  • American Century Companies Inc
    1.24M2.01%
  • Systematic Financial Management LP
    1.13M1.84%
  • Cnh Partners, LLC
    1.08M1.76%
  • Millennium Management LLC
    1.06M1.73%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.
    1.04M1.68%
  • UBS Group AG
    994.53K1.62%
  • Balyasny Asset Management LLC
    910.56K1.48%

Top Fund Holders

  • iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
    2.15M3.50%
  • Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest
    1.96M3.18%
  • iShares Russell 2000 ETF
    1.60M2.61%
  • Vanguard Small Cap Index
    1.42M2.30%
  • Franklin Utilities Fund A1
    1.40M2.28%

Dividends

20263×
$0.67Aug 17, 2026$0.67Jun 15, 2026$0.67Mar 13, 2026
20254×
$0.66Dec 15, 2025$0.66Sep 15, 2025$0.66Jun 13, 2025$0.66Mar 14, 2025
20244×
$0.65Dec 13, 2024$0.65Sep 13, 2024$0.65Jun 14, 2024$0.65Mar 14, 2024
20234×
$0.64Dec 14, 2023$0.64Sep 14, 2023$0.64Jun 14, 2023$0.64Mar 14, 2023
20224×
$0.63Dec 14, 2022$0.63Sep 14, 2022$0.63Jun 14, 2022$0.63Mar 14, 2022
20214×
$0.62Dec 14, 2021$0.62Sep 14, 2021$0.62Jun 14, 2021$0.62Mar 12, 2021
20201×
$0.60Dec 14, 2020