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NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.

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79.81 USD +0.59 +0.74%
As of Oct 30, 2026 Extended hours 79.81 0.00%
Bid
79.78 × 2
Ask
79.86 × 2
79.20 Day range 79.92
59.67 52-week range 79.87
YTD
+23.66%
1 year
+33.02%
Open
79.57
Prev close
79.22
Mkt cap
4.91B
Vol
1.19M
Avg vol
473.44K
EPS
2.77
P/E
28.81
Div yield
3.38%
More statistics
Low
79.20
High
79.92
Forward P/E
20.07
Beta
0.32
Short ratio
3.52
Inst. own
97.52%
Dividend
2.68
Ex-div date
Aug 16, 2026
Earnings
Nov 4, 2026
50-d avg
71.75
200-d avg
70.40
1y target
79.21

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Financial health

Altman Z-Score

0.96 Distress zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

7 / 9 Strong

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

C+2 / 5 overall

  • DCF 1
  • Return on Equity 2
  • Return on Assets 2
  • Debt / Equity 3
  • P/E 2
  • P/B 3

Valuation

P/E 21.9×
FY 2016: 16.7×FY 2017: 17.8×FY 2018: 15.1×FY 2019: 17.9×FY 2020: 19.0×FY 2021: 15.8×FY 2022: 18.1×FY 2023: 15.9×FY 2024: 14.6×FY 2025: 21.9×
FY 2016 5y median 15.9× FY 2025
P/S 2.5×
FY 2016: 2.2×FY 2017: 2.2×FY 2018: 2.5×FY 2019: 2.9×FY 2020: 2.5×FY 2021: 2.2×FY 2022: 2.2×FY 2023: 2.2×FY 2024: 2.2×FY 2025: 2.5×
FY 2016 5y median 2.2× FY 2025
P/B 1.4×
FY 2016: 1.6×FY 2017: 1.6×FY 2018: 1.5×FY 2019: 1.8×FY 2020: 1.4×FY 2021: 1.3×FY 2022: 1.2×FY 2023: 1.1×FY 2024: 1.1×FY 2025: 1.4×
FY 2016 5y median 1.2× FY 2025
P/FCF -30.5×
FY 2016: 2472×FY 2017: 61.5×FY 2018: 30.3×FY 2019: -187×FY 2020: -55.0×FY 2021: -13.8×FY 2022: -15.9×FY 2023: -39.7×FY 2024: -23.0×FY 2025: -30.5×
FY 2016 5y median -23.0× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 12.6×
FY 2016: 11.8×FY 2017: 11.6×FY 2018: 11.4×FY 2019: 13.3×FY 2020: 12.8×FY 2021: 11.7×FY 2022: 12.4×FY 2023: 11.2×FY 2024: 11.1×FY 2025: 12.6×
FY 2016 5y median 11.7× FY 2025
EV/Sales 4.6×
FY 2016: 3.9×FY 2017: 3.9×FY 2018: 4.3×FY 2019: 4.7×FY 2020: 4.5×FY 2021: 4.0×FY 2022: 4.0×FY 2023: 4.1×FY 2024: 4.2×FY 2025: 4.6×
FY 2016 5y median 4.1× FY 2025
FCF Yield -3.3%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 1.6%FY 2018: 3.3%FY 2019: -0.5%FY 2020: -1.8%FY 2021: -7.3%FY 2022: -6.3%FY 2023: -2.5%FY 2024: -4.3%FY 2025: -3.3%
FY 2016 5y median -4.3% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 82.3%
FY 2016: 68.1%FY 2017: 68.6%FY 2018: 77.1%FY 2019: 58.1%FY 2020: 74.5%FY 2021: 69.0%FY 2022: 51.7%FY 2023: 54.9%FY 2024: 85.0%FY 2025: 82.3%
FY 2016 5y median 69.0% FY 2025
Operating Margin 20.2%
FY 2016: 19.6%FY 2017: 20.0%FY 2018: 22.3%FY 2019: 22.0%FY 2020: 19.7%FY 2021: 20.1%FY 2022: 17.8%FY 2023: 21.1%FY 2024: 21.4%FY 2025: 20.2%
FY 2016 5y median 20.2% FY 2025
Net Margin 11.2%
FY 2016: 13.1%FY 2017: 12.5%FY 2018: 16.5%FY 2019: 16.1%FY 2020: 12.9%FY 2021: 13.6%FY 2022: 12.4%FY 2023: 13.7%FY 2024: 14.8%FY 2025: 11.2%
FY 2016 5y median 13.6% FY 2025
ROE 6.3%
FY 2016: 9.8%FY 2017: 9.0%FY 2018: 10.1%FY 2019: 9.9%FY 2020: 7.5%FY 2021: 8.0%FY 2022: 6.9%FY 2023: 7.0%FY 2024: 7.8%FY 2025: 6.3%
FY 2016 5y median 7.0% FY 2025
ROIC 3.9%
FY 2016: 4.7%FY 2017: 4.7%FY 2018: 5.0%FY 2019: 4.8%FY 2020: 3.9%FY 2021: 4.2%FY 2022: 3.8%FY 2023: 4.0%FY 2024: 4.3%FY 2025: 3.9%
FY 2016 5y median 4.0% FY 2025
ROA 2.1%
FY 2016: 3.0%FY 2017: 3.0%FY 2018: 3.5%FY 2019: 3.3%FY 2020: 2.4%FY 2021: 2.8%FY 2022: 2.5%FY 2023: 2.6%FY 2024: 2.8%FY 2025: 2.1%
FY 2016 5y median 2.6% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 6.4%
FY 2016: 3.5%FY 2017: 3.9%FY 2018: -8.7%FY 2019: 5.5%FY 2020: -4.7%FY 2021: 14.5%FY 2022: 7.7%FY 2023: -3.8%FY 2024: 6.5%FY 2025: 6.4%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 0.8%
FY 2016: -7.5%FY 2017: 6.3%FY 2018: 1.9%FY 2019: 4.0%FY 2020: -14.7%FY 2021: 16.7%FY 2022: -4.6%FY 2023: 14.2%FY 2024: 7.6%FY 2025: 0.8%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -19.5%
FY 2016: 6.9%FY 2017: -1.5%FY 2018: 17.4%FY 2019: 1.5%FY 2020: -23.1%FY 2021: 17.6%FY 2022: -9.7%FY 2023: -0.9%FY 2024: 13.4%FY 2025: -19.5%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 8.8%
FY 2016: -98.0%FY 2017: 4145.7%FY 2018: 107.8%FY 2019: -119.7%FY 2020: -177.8%FY 2021: -299.8%FY 2022: 3.0%FY 2023: 62.6%FY 2024: -83.5%FY 2025: 8.8%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.7×
FY 2016: 0.5×FY 2017: 0.5×FY 2018: 0.8×FY 2019: 0.9×FY 2020: 0.7×FY 2021: 1.2×FY 2022: 0.9×FY 2023: 0.8×FY 2024: 0.5×FY 2025: 0.7×
FY 2016 5y median 0.8× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 0.5×
FY 2016: 0.4×FY 2017: 0.4×FY 2018: 0.7×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 0.5×FY 2021: 0.9×FY 2022: 0.7×FY 2023: 0.5×FY 2024: 0.4×FY 2025: 0.5×
FY 2016 5y median 0.5× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 1.2×
FY 2016: 1.3×FY 2017: 1.2×FY 2018: 1.1×FY 2019: 1.1×FY 2020: 1.2×FY 2021: 1.1×FY 2022: 1.0×FY 2023: 1.0×FY 2024: 1.1×FY 2025: 1.2×
FY 2016 5y median 1.1× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 5.8×
FY 2016: 5.1×FY 2017: 4.9×FY 2018: 4.8×FY 2019: 5.1×FY 2020: 5.8×FY 2021: 5.4×FY 2022: 5.5×FY 2023: 5.3×FY 2024: 5.4×FY 2025: 5.8×
FY 2016 5y median 5.4× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 2.2×
FY 2016: 2.6×FY 2017: 2.8×FY 2018: 2.9×FY 2019: 2.9×FY 2020: 2.4×FY 2021: 2.9×FY 2022: 2.6×FY 2023: 2.6×FY 2024: 2.5×FY 2025: 2.2×
FY 2016 5y median 2.6× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 4.1%
FY 2016: 3.5%FY 2017: 3.5%FY 2018: 3.7%FY 2019: 3.2%FY 2020: 4.1%FY 2021: 4.3%FY 2022: 4.2%FY 2023: 5.0%FY 2024: 4.8%FY 2025: 4.1%
FY 2016 5y median 4.3% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 89.1%
FY 2016: 58.3%FY 2017: 62.2%FY 2018: 55.4%FY 2019: 57.0%FY 2020: 77.5%FY 2021: 68.8%FY 2022: 76.5%FY 2023: 79.4%FY 2024: 70.8%FY 2025: 89.1%
FY 2016 5y median 76.5% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31