Northwest Natural vs Spire
NWN and SR side by side, both in gas production and distribution. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NWN and SR compare
Spire is the larger company, worth 2.4 times as much as Northwest Natural ($5.2B against $2.2B).
Spire grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (19.2% versus 4.4% for Northwest Natural).
Spire keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 20.1% compared with 9.7% at Northwest Natural.
Both pay dividends: Northwest Natural yields 2.9% and Spire 3.7%.
Spire scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 9 for Northwest Natural), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NWN | SR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.2B | $5.2B |
| Share price | $51.83 | $88.27 |
| Change, 1 year | 10.3% | −1.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 13.6% | 43.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.28 | 0.35 |
| Employees | 40 | 3,497 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.3× | – |
| P/S | 1.7× (better) | 1.9× |
| P/B | 1.4× (better) | 1.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.2× (better) | 13.2× |
| PEG | 5.89 | – |
| FCF yield | −12.2% | −4.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $54.44 | $76.92 |
| Margin of safety | 4.8% (better) | −14.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.4% | 19.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.8% (better) | 5.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 22.0% | 92.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 18.6% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 2.0% | 24.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 22.8% (better) | 21.6% |
| Net margin | 9.7% | 20.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | −20.6% | −8.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | 8.3% | 15.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 5.9% (better) | 5.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.68 (better) | 1.96 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.56 (better) | 7.55 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.2× |
| Current ratio | 0.77 (better) | 0.37 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.70 (better) | 0.67 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.9% | 3.7% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 62.7% | 34.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 9 | 16 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 0.52% | 4.7% (better) |
| Buyback yield | −2.1% | −0.00% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.78% | 3.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 80.9% | 90.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.60% | 2.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$384K | −$56.6K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.7% | – |
Go deeper
- NWN stock overview
- NWN income statement
- NWN valuation and score
- SR stock overview
- SR income statement
- SR valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.