Utilities
Northwest Natural Holding Company(NWN)
Live Price
Offline$49.02
+0.31% today
1Y Change
+23.28%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026
- Market Cap
- $2.20B
- Revenue Growth
- +11.8%
- EPS Growth
- +36.5%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.7%
Coverage: 246 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Northwest Natural Holding Company (NWN) is a Utilities stock with a market cap of $2.20B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $49.02 and up 23.3% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +11.8%, EPS growth of +36.5%, a dividend yield of 3.7%. What stands out right now is revenue +11.8%, EPS +36.5%, free cash flow -1.9% with operating margin 26.2% and ROIC 4.3%. 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 19.1 and price/sales 1.7. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines NWN 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
Above sector median
+11.8% vs +6.1% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+26.2% vs +21.0% peer median
P/E
Near sector median
19.1 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 story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +11.8% and EPS at +36.5%, with operating margin around 26.2%.
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 -0.7% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 5, 2026 | โ | -7.7% | -4.8% | -8.5% |
2026 Feb 27, 2026 | +2.2% | -0.8% | -1.8% | -0.4% |
2025 Nov 5, 2025 | +11.0% | +1.2% | +4.5% | +0.4% |
Benchmark Edge
NWN 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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Normalized return
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
NWN Max Drawdown
-14.27%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for NWN and SPY.
Company Overview
Northwest Natural Holding Company
New York Stock Exchange
Northwest Natural Holding Company, through its subsidiary, Northwest Natural Gas Company, provides regulated natural gas distribution services to residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation customers in Oregon and Southwest Washington. The company also operates 5.7 billion cubic feet of the Mist gas storage facility contracted to other utilities and third-party marketers; offers natural gas asset management services; and operates an appliance retail center. In addition, it engages in the gas storage, water, non-regulated renewable natural gas, and other investments and activities. The company provides natural gas service through approximately 786,000 meters in Oregon and southwest Washington; and water services to a total of approximately 80,000 people through approximately 33,000 water and wastewater connections in the Pacific Northwest and Texas. Northwest Natural Holding Company was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
- Leadership
- Justin Palfreyman
- IPO Date
- Mar 26, 1990
- Employees
- 1.5k
- Street Address
- 250 S.W. Taylor Street
- Mailing
- Portland, OR, 97204
- Region
- Portland, OR, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 503 226 4211
- Last Updated
- May 3, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 19.1
- EV/EBITDA
- 10.6
- Price/Sales
- 1.7
- Price/Book
- 1.5
Growth
- Revenue
- +11.8%
- EPS
- +36.5%
- Free Cash Flow
- -1.9%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 39.3%
- Operating Margin
- 26.2%
- Net Margin
- 8.8%
- ROE
- 7.8%
- ROIC
- 4.3%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.87
- Current Ratio
- 0.72
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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