Utilities · Diversified Utilities
Price
$71.32
Market Cap
$4.4B
Employees
1,585
Beta
0.37
Avg Volume
520,432
CEO
Brian Bird
Business Description
NorthWestern Corporation, which conducts business under the name NorthWestern Energy, supplies electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and diverse industrial clients. The company organizes its operations into two primary divisions: Electric and Natural Gas. In its Electric segment, NorthWestern Energy is responsible for generating, procuring, transmitting, and distributing electrical power. For its Natural Gas segment, the firm undertakes the production, purchase, storage, transmission, and delivery of natural gas, additionally holding local government authorizations to provide gas services in various communities. The company's extensive infrastructure in Montana encompasses 6,819 miles of electric transmission lines, 18,177 miles of electric distribution lines, and roughly 400 transmission and distribution substations. Its natural gas network in Montana features 2,166 miles of transmission lines, 4,945 miles of distribution lines, and approximately 138 city gate stations. Furthermore, in South Dakota, NorthWestern Energy manages 1,308 miles of electric transmission and 2,320 miles of electric distribution lines. Its natural gas facilities in South Dakota include 55 miles of transmission lines, while a combined 2,517 miles of natural gas distribution lines serve both South Dakota and Nebraska. Collectively, NorthWestern Energy caters to approximately 753,600 customers situated across Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. The corporation was founded in 1923 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Business History
Price Overview
Price at report time · Jul 4, 4:45am (0m ago)
$71.32
Change · Jul 4
-0.13 (-0.18%)
Day Range
$70.94 – $71.99
52-Week Range
$51.27 – $75.18
50-Day MA
$70.99
200-Day MA
$66.73
Volume
404,821.00
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Analyst Price Targets
Low
$54.00
Consensus
$66.33
High
$75.00
(14 analysts)
Share Structure
Outstanding
61,508,000.00
Float
61,105,754.00
Free Float
99.3%
High free float
— 99.3% of shares trade freely, ~0.7% held by insiders/institutions
Very liquid — most shares trade freely. Low insider ownership can mean less management alignment, but makes large position sizing straightforward.
Price History (1 Year)
Revenue & Net Income Trend
The directional story — useful even when net income is negative.
Revenue
The top line — total sales before any costs or taxes are subtracted. A measure of how much business the company is doing.
Net Income
The bottom line — profit left after subtracting all expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Reflects accounting profitability, but includes non-cash items like depreciation, so it isn't the same as cash earned.
Operating Cash Flow
The real cash generated by the day-to-day business — selling products, paying suppliers, collecting from customers. Calculated from net income by adding back non-cash items and adjusting for timing (unpaid bills, unsold inventory). When OCF consistently lags net income, the reported profit may not be converting to real money.
| Period | Revenue | Net Income | Net Margin | YoY/QoQ |
|---|
Key Metrics
API Direct from provider
CALC Derived from statements
P/E Ratio (Price per dollar of earnings)
APIStock Price / EPS (Diluted)
26.16
Stock Price: $71.32
EPS (Diluted): 2.95
EPS (Diluted): 2.95
P/B Ratio (Price vs net asset value)
APIStock Price / Book Value Per Share
1.37
Stock Price: $71.32
Total Equity: $2.89B
Shares: 61,381,000
Total Equity: $2.89B
Shares: 61,381,000
EV/EBITDA (Total value vs operating profit)
APIEnterprise Value / EBITDA
13.21
Market Cap: $4.39B
Total Debt: $3.44B
Cash: $8.78M
EBITDA: $587.44M
Total Debt: $3.44B
Cash: $8.78M
EBITDA: $587.44M
Enterprise Value (Takeover price (cap + debt - cash))
APIMarket Cap + Total Debt - Cash
$7.4B
Market Cap: $4.39B
Total Debt: $3.44B
Cash: $8.78M
Total Debt: $3.44B
Cash: $8.78M
Gross Margin (Revenue left after direct costs)
APIGross Profit / Revenue
82.3%
Gross Profit: $1.33B
Revenue: $1.61B
Revenue: $1.61B
Operating Margin (Revenue left after all operations)
APIOperating Income / Revenue
20.2%
Operating Income: $325.82M
Revenue: $1.61B
Revenue: $1.61B
Net Margin (Revenue left as actual profit)
APINet Income / Revenue
11.2%
Net Income: $181.09M
Revenue: $1.61B
Revenue: $1.61B
ROE (Profit from shareholder equity)
APINet Income / Total Equity
5.8%
Net Income: $181.09M
Total Equity: $2.89B
Total Equity: $2.89B
ROIC (Profit from all invested capital)
APINOPAT / Invested Capital
3.8%
Operating Income: $325.82M
Tax Rate: 3.5%
Equity: $2.89B
Total Debt: $3.44B
Cash: $8.78M
Tax Rate: 3.5%
Equity: $2.89B
Total Debt: $3.44B
Cash: $8.78M
Current Ratio (Can it pay short-term bills)
APICurrent Assets / Current Liabilities
0.72
Current Assets: $503.94M
Current Liabilities: $697.45M
Current Liabilities: $697.45M
Debt/Equity (Leverage — debt vs equity)
CALCTotal Debt / Total Equity
1.19
Short-Term Debt: $254.97M
Long-Term Debt: $3.18B
Total Debt: $3.44B
Total Equity: $2.89B
Long-Term Debt: $3.18B
Total Debt: $3.44B
Total Equity: $2.89B
Rev/Share (Top-line per share)
CALCRevenue / Shares Outstanding
$26.24
Revenue: $1.61B
Shares: 61,381,000
Shares: 61,381,000
Book Value/Share (Net assets per share)
CALC(Total Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares
$47.01
Total Equity: $2.89B
Shares: 61,381,000
Shares: 61,381,000
FCF/Share (Real cash generated per share)
CALC(Operating Cash Flow + CapEx) / Shares
$-2.12
Operating CF: $394.46M
CapEx: -$524.46M
Shares: 61,381,000
CapEx: -$524.46M
Shares: 61,381,000
CapEx is negative (outflow) — added to OCF to get FCF
Div Yield (Annual income from holding)
APILast Annual Dividend / Stock Price
4.1%
Last Dividend: N/A
Stock Price: $71.32
Stock Price: $71.32
Payout Ratio (Earnings paid out as dividends)
Dividends Paid / Net Income
—
Dividends Paid: N/A
Net Income: $181.09M
Net Income: $181.09M
Dividends paid not available in cash flow statement
Industry Benchmarks
Compares NWE against LLM-researched typical ranges for its
industry. One research call per industry, cached indefinitely — every stock in the same industry
reuses the same baseline.
Deep Analysis
Pre-flight intelligence scans the company first, then routes to the right analytical methods.
0
Company Classification
— What type of company is this?
1
Industry Landscape
— Where is the industry headed?
2
Company Momentum
— Where is this company trending?
3
Forward Projection
— 1Y & 2Y projected metrics (requires Layer 1 + 2)
4a
DCF Valuation
— Present value of future cash flows
4b
Earnings Power Value
— Floor value — worth with zero growth
4c
Anchored PE
— Industry PE adjusted for growth differential
4d
Reverse DCF
— What growth is the market pricing in?
4e
Revenue-Based DCF
— For growth/narrative companies (skip if mature earner)
4f
Anchored P/S
— Price-to-Sales peer comparison (skip if mature earner)
4g
Scenario Analysis
— Bull / Base / Bear (skip if mature earner)
4h
Dividend Discount Model
— For dividend/income stocks only
4i
Book Value Analysis
— For deep value / turnaround stocks only
4j
Insider Activity
— Are insiders buying or selling?
4f
Cash Flow Quality
— How trustworthy is the FCF?
4g
Debt Maturity Risk
— Can it handle its debt?
4h
Macro Environment
— Rates, market valuation, volatility
4i
Sector Intelligence
— How does this company compare within its sector?
4j
Revenue Confidence
— How reliable is the growth projection?
4k
Sensitivity Analysis
— How fragile is the fair value estimate?
4l
Sector Demand Cycle
— Is the sector in a boom, steady state, or contraction?
5
AI Investigation
— Adaptive research engine (Claude)
5b
Thesis Evaluation
— What does the market believe? (narrative/platform stocks only)
6
Valuation Synthesis
— Weighted verdict from all methods (requires Layer 4)
Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Jul 4, 2026 4:45am (just now)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.6B |
| Cost of Revenue | $425.5M | $713.4M | $640.8M | $227.8M | $284.9M |
| Gross Profit | $946.8M | $764.4M | $781.4M | $1.3B | $1.3B |
| Operating Expenses | $671.1M | $501.3M | $480.9M | $962.7M | $999.8M |
| Operating Income | $275.7M | $263.1M | $300.5M | $323.3M | $325.8M |
| Net Income | $186.8M | $183.0M | $194.1M | $224.1M | $181.1M |
| EBITDA | $471.4M | $477.5M | $526.1M | $574.4M | $587.4M |
| EPS | $3.61 | $3.28 | $3.22 | $3.66 | $2.95 |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Jul 4, 2026 4:45am (just now)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $2.8M | $8.5M | $9.2M | $4.3M | $8.8M |
| Total Current Assets | $437.8M | $538.8M | $407.0M | $418.2M | $503.9M |
| Total Assets | $6.8B | $7.3B | $7.6B | $8.0B | $8.5B |
| Current Liabilities | $379.6M | $620.8M | $534.9M | $802.2M | $697.5M |
| Long-Term Debt | $2.5B | $2.5B | $2.7B | $2.7B | $3.2B |
| Total Liabilities | $4.4B | $4.7B | $4.8B | $5.1B | $5.6B |
| Total Equity | $2.3B | $2.7B | $2.8B | $2.9B | $2.9B |
| Retained Earnings | $728.5M | $771.4M | $811.5M | $877.0M | $896.7M |
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Jul 4, 2026 4:45am (just now)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $220.0M | $307.2M | $489.2M | $406.7M | $394.5M |
| Capital Expenditure | -$434.3M | -$515.1M | -$566.9M | -$549.2M | -$524.5M |
| Free Cash Flow | -$214.4M | -$207.9M | -$77.7M | -$142.5M | -$130.0M |
| Acquisitions (net) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$35.9M |
| Debt Repayment | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock Buybacks | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net Change in Cash | $1.7M | $3.7M | $2.7M | $3.8M | $1.7M |
Analyst Estimates (Annual)
Last updated: Jul 4, 2026 4:45am (just now)| Metric | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue |
$1.8B $1.8B – $1.9B
|
$1.9B $1.9B – $1.9B
|
$1.9B $1.9B – $2.0B
|
$2.0B $2.0B – $2.1B
|
| EBITDA |
$749.1M $738.7M – $769.3M
|
$767.6M $767.6M – $767.6M
|
$792.0M $781.0M – $813.4M
|
$826.9M $815.4M – $849.1M
|
| Net Income |
$245.6M $240.6M – $246.1M
|
$260.3M $258.1M – $262.4M
|
$273.8M $268.9M – $283.4M
|
$286.0M $280.9M – $296.1M
|
| EPS | — | — | — | — |
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Jul 4, 2026 4:45am (just now)| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | +7.7% | -3.8% | +6.5% | +6.4% |
| Gross Profit Growth | -19.3% | +2.2% | +64.6% | +3.1% |
| Operating Income Growth | -4.6% | +14.2% | +7.6% | +0.8% |
| Net Income Growth | -2.1% | +6.1% | +15.4% | -19.2% |
| EBITDA Growth | +1.3% | +10.2% | +9.2% | +2.3% |
Insider Trading (Recent)
Type codes
PPurchase
SSale
AAward / grant
MOption exercise
FIn-kind (tax)
CConversion
GGift
DReturn to issuer
All SEC Form 4 codes
Open market
- P Purchase
- Open-market or private purchase of shares.
- S Sale
- Open-market or private sale of shares.
Compensation (Rule 16b-3)
- A Award / grant
- Grant or award of securities (RSUs, options, etc.) under Rule 16b-3.
- D Return to issuer
- Securities disposed back to the company under Rule 16b-3.
- F In-kind (tax)
- Shares withheld or delivered to pay the option-exercise price or tax — not an open-market sale.
- I Discretionary
- Discretionary transaction under an employee plan — Rule 16b-3(f).
- M Option exercise
- Exercise or conversion of a derivative (option/RSU) into shares — exempt.
Derivatives
- C Conversion
- Conversion of a derivative security into the underlying shares.
- E Short expiration
- Expiration of a short derivative position.
- H Long expiration
- Expiration or cancellation of a long derivative position with value received.
- O OTM exercise
- Exercise of an out-of-the-money derivative.
- X ITM exercise
- Exercise of an in-the-money or at-the-money derivative.
Other exempt
- G Gift
- Bona fide gift of securities.
- L Small acquisition
- Small acquisition under Rule 16a-6.
- W Inheritance
- Acquisition or disposition by will or the laws of descent.
- Z Voting trust
- Deposit into or withdrawal from a voting trust.
Other
- J Other
- Other acquisition or disposition (explained in a Form 4 footnote).
- K Equity swap
- Transaction in an equity swap or similar instrument.
- U Tender / buyout
- Disposition via tender of shares in a change-of-control transaction.
Compensation-plan codes (A, D, F, M) are routine and rarely directional. Open-market P (buy) and S (sale) carry the most signal.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | Yingling Jeffrey W. | A-Award | 569.00 | $65.94 | $37,520 |
| 2026-05-11 | HORSFALL JAN ROBERT | A-Award | 569.00 | $65.94 | $37,520 |
| 2026-04-07 | Edwards Sherina M. | A-Award | 569.00 | $65.94 | $37,520 |
| 2026-04-07 | Goodin David L | A-Award | 569.00 | $65.94 | $37,520 |
| 2026-04-07 | Ide Britt E | A-Award | 569.00 | $65.94 | $37,520 |
| 2026-04-07 | Larson Kent T | A-Award | 569.00 | $65.94 | $37,520 |
| 2026-04-07 | Sullivan Linda G | A-Award | 834.00 | $65.94 | $54,994 |
| 2026-04-07 | YAZDI MAHVASH | A-Award | 569.00 | $65.94 | $37,520 |
| 2026-03-03 | Hines John D | A-Award | 1,354.00 | $68.45 | $92,681 |
| 2026-03-03 | Hines John D | F-InKind | 398.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-02-27 | BIRD BRIAN B | A-Award | 20,864.00 | $68.45 | $1.4M |
| 2026-02-27 | BIRD BRIAN B | F-InKind | 7,341.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-02-27 | Heim Shannon | A-Award | 2,818.00 | $68.45 | $192,892 |
| 2026-02-27 | Heim Shannon | F-InKind | 892.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-02-27 | LaFave Bleau | A-Award | 671.00 | $68.45 | $45,930 |
| 2026-02-27 | LaFave Bleau | F-InKind | 198.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-02-27 | Lail Crystal Dawn | A-Award | 6,186.00 | $68.45 | $423,432 |
| 2026-02-27 | Lail Crystal Dawn | F-InKind | 1,506.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-02-27 | Cashell Michael R | A-Award | 2,453.00 | $68.45 | $167,908 |
| 2026-02-27 | Cashell Michael R | F-InKind | 763.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
Dividend History (Last 20)
Last updated: Jul 4, 2026 4:45am (just now)| Date | Dividend | Declaration | Record | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | $0.67 | 2026-04-29 | 2026-06-15 | 2026-06-30 |
| 2026-03-13 | $0.67 | 2026-02-11 | 2026-03-13 | 2026-03-31 |
| 2025-12-15 | $0.66 | 2025-10-29 | 2025-12-15 | 2025-12-31 |
| 2025-09-15 | $0.66 | 2025-07-30 | 2025-09-15 | 2025-09-30 |
| 2025-06-13 | $0.66 | 2025-04-29 | 2025-06-13 | 2025-06-30 |
| 2025-03-14 | $0.66 | 2025-02-12 | 2025-03-14 | 2025-03-31 |
| 2024-12-13 | $0.65 | 2024-10-28 | 2024-12-13 | 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-09-13 | $0.65 | 2024-07-30 | 2024-09-13 | 2024-09-30 |
| 2024-06-14 | $0.65 | 2024-04-25 | 2024-06-14 | 2024-06-28 |
| 2024-03-14 | $0.65 | 2024-02-14 | 2024-03-15 | 2024-03-29 |
| 2023-12-14 | $0.64 | 2023-10-26 | 2023-12-15 | 2023-12-29 |
| 2023-09-14 | $0.64 | 2023-07-24 | 2023-09-15 | 2023-09-29 |
| 2023-06-14 | $0.64 | 2023-04-27 | 2023-06-15 | 2023-06-30 |
| 2023-03-14 | $0.64 | 2023-02-16 | 2023-03-15 | 2023-03-31 |
| 2022-12-14 | $0.63 | 2022-10-25 | 2022-12-15 | 2022-12-30 |
| 2022-09-14 | $0.63 | 2022-07-27 | 2022-09-15 | 2022-09-30 |
| 2022-06-14 | $0.63 | 2022-04-28 | 2022-06-15 | 2022-06-30 |
| 2022-03-14 | $0.63 | 2022-02-10 | 2022-03-15 | 2022-03-31 |
| 2021-12-14 | $0.62 | 2021-10-25 | 2021-12-15 | 2021-12-31 |
| 2021-09-14 | $0.62 | 2021-07-27 | 2021-09-15 | 2021-09-30 |
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