Consumer Defensive
The North West Company Inc.(NNWWF)
Live Price
Offline$34.86
+0.00% today
1Y Change
-2.43%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
- Market Cap
- $2.41B
- Revenue Growth
- +1.0%
- EPS Growth
- +1.7%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.2%
Coverage: 246 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
The North West Company Inc. (NNWWF) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $2.41B and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $34.86 and down 2.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +1.0%, EPS growth of +1.7%, a dividend yield of 3.2%. What stands out right now is revenue +1.0%, EPS +1.7%, free cash flow +23.8% with operating margin 8.2% and ROIC 12.0%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.2%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 17.3 and price/sales 0.9. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines NNWWF price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+1.0% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Near sector median
+8.2% vs +6.6% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
17.3 vs 14.0 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 8, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +1.0% and EPS at +1.7%, with operating margin around 8.2%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 3.2%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -3.2% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 8, 2026 | โ | -0.2% | -3.6% | -8.2% |
2025 Dec 8, 2025 | +0.7% | +0.0% | -1.0% | +0.4% |
2025 Sep 8, 2025 | -2.7% | -2.6% | -5.1% | -8.7% |
Benchmark Edge
NNWWF vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
NNWWF Max Drawdown
-19.75%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for NNWWF and SPY.
Company Overview
The North West Company Inc.
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The North West Company Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the retail of food and everyday products and services to rural communities and urban neighborhood markets in northern Canada, rural Alaska, the South Pacific, and the Caribbean. The company's Canadian operations comprise 118 Northern stores, which offers food, financial services, and general merchandise; 5 NorthMart stores that provides fresh foods, apparel, and health products and services; 26 Quickstop convenience stores that provides ready-to-eat foods, and fuel and related services; 5 Giant Tiger junior discount stores, which offers family fashion, household products, and food; 2 Valu Lots discount center and direct-to-customer food distribution outlet; 1 solo market, a store in remote market; 3 Pharmacy and Convenience stores; and 1 North West Company motorsports dealership offering sales, service, parts and accessories for Ski-doo, Honda, Can-am and other premier brands. The Canadian operations also provides contract tele-pharmacist services to rural hospitals and health centers; water and air-based transportation services; and produce and fresh meats to independent grocery stores. Its international operations include 30 Alaska Commercial Company stores that provides food and general merchandise to remote and rural regions; 12 Cost-U-Less mid-size warehouse stores, which offers discount food and general merchandise; 4 Quickstop convenience stores; 9 Riteway food markets; and Pacific Alaska wholesale, a distributor to independent grocery stores, commercial accounts, and individual households in rural Alaska. The North West Company Inc. was founded in 1668 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.
- Leadership
- Daniel G. McConnell
- IPO Date
- Sep 27, 2010
- Employees
- 7.0k
- Street Address
- Gibraltar House
- Mailing
- Winnipeg, MB, R3C 2R1
- Region
- Winnipeg, MB, CA
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 204 943 0881
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 17.3
- EV/EBITDA
- 8.3
- Price/Sales
- 0.9
- Price/Book
- 3.0
Growth
- Revenue
- +1.0%
- EPS
- +1.7%
- Free Cash Flow
- +23.8%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 31.6%
- Operating Margin
- 8.2%
- Net Margin
- 5.4%
- ROE
- 17.8%
- ROIC
- 12.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.55
- Current Ratio
- 2.10
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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