Utilities
Northwestern Energy Group Inc(NWE)
Live Price
Offline$69.46
-0.37% today
1Y Change
+36.72%
Window
Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
- Market Cap
- $4.46B
- Revenue Growth
- +6.4%
- EPS Growth
- -19.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.7%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Northwestern Energy Group Inc (NWE) is a Utilities stock with a market cap of $4.46B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $69.46 and up 36.7% across the available one-year price window (Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +6.4%, EPS growth of -19.4%, a dividend yield of 3.7%. What stands out right now is revenue +6.4%, EPS -19.4%, free cash flow +8.8% with operating margin 19.2% and ROIC 3.8%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.7%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 26.6 and price/sales 2.7. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines NWE price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Utilities peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+6.4% vs +6.1% peer median
Operating Margin
Near sector median
+19.2% vs +21.0% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
26.6 vs 19.5 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 May 5, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +6.4% and EPS is at -19.4%, with operating margin around 19.2%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 3.7%, 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 +0.9% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 3 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 5, 2026 | โ | +0.1% | +0.7% | -2.6% |
2026 Feb 11, 2026 | -1.7% | +0.5% | +0.1% | -1.8% |
2025 Oct 29, 2025 | +5.3% | +0.3% | +2.0% | +14.1% |
Benchmark Edge
NWE vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
NWE
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
NWE Max Drawdown
-10.98%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for NWE and SPY.
Company Overview
Northwestern Energy Group Inc
NASDAQ Global Select
NorthWestern Corporation, doing business as NorthWestern Energy, provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and various industrial customers. The company operates through Electric and Natural Gas segments. 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 6,819 miles of electric transmission and 18,177 miles of electric distribution lines with approximately 400 transmission and distribution substations; and 2,166 miles of natural gas transmission and 4,945 miles of natural gas distribution lines with approximately 138 city gate stations in Montana. It also operates 1,308 miles of electric transmission and 2,320 miles of electric distribution lines in South Dakota; and 55 miles of natural gas transmission and 2,517 miles of natural gas distribution lines in South Dakota and Nebraska. The company serves approximately 753,600 customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. NorthWestern Corporation was incorporated in 1923 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
- Leadership
- Brian Bird
- IPO Date
- Dec 28, 2007
- Employees
- 1.6k
- Street Address
- 3010 West 69th Street
- Mailing
- Sioux Falls, SD, 57108
- Region
- Sioux Falls, SD, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 605 978 2900
- Last Updated
- May 3, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 26.6
- EV/EBITDA
- 13.4
- Price/Sales
- 2.7
- Price/Book
- 1.5
Growth
- Revenue
- +6.4%
- EPS
- -19.4%
- Free Cash Flow
- +8.8%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 61.9%
- Operating Margin
- 19.2%
- Net Margin
- 10.2%
- ROE
- 5.8%
- ROIC
- 3.8%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.13
- Current Ratio
- 0.70
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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