NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (NWE) stock
NWENasdaqElectric & Other Services CombinedFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 3/3054% above fair value
$84.91−0.69 (-0.81%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $5.22BP/E 32.0Yield 3.11%
NorthWestern Energy statistics
99 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 11, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Nov 17, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 2.07
- 2.12
- P/OCF Ratio
- 12.43
- 9.62
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 5.14
- 4.49
- EV / EBIT
- 28.36
- 20.98
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.41%
- 2.02%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.01%
- 0.04%
- Float
- 61M
- 118M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.92%
- 1.37%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 95.7%
- 80.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 2M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -3.13%
- -1.80%
- Short % of Float
- 3.35%
- 4.12%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 3.32%
- 3.58%
- Days to Cover
- 3.62
- 4.52
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $86.34
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $62.48
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $80.41
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $74.50
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $71.24
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.73
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 2.64%
- 1.53%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 15.0%
- 3.82%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 19.9%
- -3.37%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 20.9%
- -2.42%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 31.6%
- 5.22%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 26.1%
- 1.91%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 68.1%
- 35.3%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 47.2%
- 23.2%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 52.8%
- 52.6%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 897,338
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 746,335
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 507,998
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.95
- 0.81
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 77.7
- 53.8
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 23.6%
- 25.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.35
- 0.43
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 9.54%
- 14.6%
- EBITDA Margin
- 33.3%
- 33.2%
- FCF Margin
- -11.2%
- -8.17%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 5.68%
- 9.20%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 1.91%
- 2.64%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 4.89%
- 5.77%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 3.80%
- 4.78%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.90
- 0.90
- Quick Ratio
- 0.33
- 0.39
- Debt / Equity
- 1.27
- 1.30
- Debt / EBITDA
- 6.36
- 4.88
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 6.34
- 4.68
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 10.1%
- 7.96%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -24.5%
- 12.1%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -24.9%
- 10.4%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 2.91%
- 3.90%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -3.29%
- 6.07%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.20
- 0.23
- Revenue Per Employee
- $1.04M
- $1.11M
- Profits Per Employee
- $98.31K
- $118.50K
- Employee Count
- 1,667
- 1,444
- WACC
- 7.38%
- 6.96%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $164.92M
- $279.10M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$3.65B
- -$2.57B
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$59.38
- -$23.93
- Equity (Book Value)
- $2.89B
- $2.20B
- Book Value Per Share
- $46.93
- $18.60
- Tangible Book Value
- $2.52B
- $1.44B
- Working Capital
- -$56.38M
- -$14.10M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$613.97M
- -$771.90M
- FCF Per Share
- -$3.15
- -$0.53
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 3.14%
- 4.40%
- FCF Yield
- -3.71%
- -3.90%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.11%
- 2.80%
- Shareholder Yield
- 3.11%
- 1.62%
- Dividend Per Share
- $2.64
- $1.98
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 1.54%
- 5.10%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 4
- 11
- Payout Ratio
- 99.8%
- 58.8%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $1.04M
- $44.44M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 0.63%
- 16.0%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $52.90
- $47.70
- Graham Upside
- -37.7%
- -27.6%
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.97
- 1.09
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | NWE | S&P 500 | Difference | NWE per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +12.8% | -3.0% | +15.9 pts | ||
| 3 months | +19.8% | -2.8% | +22.6 pts | ||
| Year to date | +35.4% | +11.5% | +23.9 pts | ||
| 1 year | +35.3% | +13.5% | +21.9 pts | ||
| 3 years | +101.7% | +77.7% | +24.0 pts | +26.4% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +84.8% | +72.6% | +12.2 pts | +13.1% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +129.8% | +308.2% | −178.3 pts | +8.7% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
2M NWE shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 3.1% from the previous report, or 3.35% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 47.4% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 2,041,416 | -3.1% | 563,534 | 3.6 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 2,107,280 | +7.1% | 637,718 | 3.3 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1,966,792 | -1.4% | 546,986 | 3.6 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1,994,196 | +9.1% | 392,340 | 5.1 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1,827,753 | +15.2% | 353,089 | 5.2 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 1,586,954 | +10.3% | 371,385 | 4.3 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1,438,457 | -10.6% | 350,051 | 4.1 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 1,609,807 | +9.9% | 369,267 | 4.4 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1,464,714 | -11.3% | 652,317 | 2.3 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1,650,505 | -13.6% | 673,941 | 2.5 |
| May 29, 2026 | 1,910,536 | -12.9% | 401,927 | 4.8 |
| May 15, 2026 | 2,194,695 | -4.3% | 421,469 | 5.2 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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