For the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, NorthWestern Energy Group Inc. reported $1.73B of revenue and $163.88M of net income.
NWE revenue was $423.76M in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), up 9.5% from a year earlier and up 7.9% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $1.61B, up 6.4% from fiscal 2024. It rose in 3 of the last 4 fiscal years. Fiscal 2025 is the highest of the 5 fiscal years on file.
NWE net income was $30.74M in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), down 19.6% from a year earlier and up 23.0% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $181.09M, down 19.2% from fiscal 2024. It rose in 2 of the last 4 fiscal years.
NWE diluted EPS was $0.50 in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), down 19.4% from a year earlier and up 25.0% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $2.94, down 19.5% from fiscal 2024.
NWE free cash flow was -$28.37M in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), compared with -$26.88M a year earlier. For the full fiscal 2025 it was -$130.00M, compared with -$142.50M in fiscal 2024.
| Line item | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.61B | $1.51B | $1.42B | $1.48B | $1.37B |
| Selling, general and admin | $158.24M | $137.44M | $117.36M | $113.78M | $101.87M |
| Operating income | $325.82M | $323.32M | $300.45M | $263.08M | $275.68M |
| Pre-tax income | $187.56M | $214.67M | $201.67M | $182.40M | $190.26M |
| Income tax | $6.47M | -$9.44M | $7.54M | -$605.0K | $3.42M |
| Net income | $181.09M | $224.11M | $194.13M | $183.01M | $186.84M |
| EPS, basic | $2.95 | $3.66 | $3.22 | $3.28 | $3.61 |
| EPS, diluted | $2.94 | $3.65 | $3.22 | $3.25 | $3.60 |
| Diluted shares | 61.5M | 61.4M | 60.4M | 56.3M | 51.9M |
| Line item | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $8.78M | $4.28M | $9.16M | $22.46M | $18.76M |
| Receivables | $209.75M | $187.76M | $212.26M | $244.95M | - |
| Inventory | $132.51M | $122.94M | $114.54M | $107.36M | - |
| Current assets | $503.94M | $418.19M | $407.01M | $538.82M | - |
| Goodwill | $367.63M | $357.59M | $357.59M | $357.59M | - |
| Total assets | $8.46B | $8.00B | $7.60B | $7.32B | $6.78B |
| Current liabilities | $697.45M | $802.20M | $534.90M | $620.85M | - |
| Short-term debt | $104.97M | $299.95M | $99.95M | $144.53M | - |
| Long-term debt | $3.18B | $2.70B | $2.68B | $2.47B | - |
| Total debt | $3.29B | $3.00B | $2.78B | $2.62B | - |
| Total liabilities | $5.57B | $5.14B | $4.82B | $4.65B | - |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.89B | $2.86B | $2.79B | $2.67B | $2.34B |
| Line item | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $394.45M | $406.74M | $489.23M | $307.24M | $219.98M |
| Capital expenditures | $524.46M | $549.24M | $566.89M | $515.14M | $434.33M |
| Free cash flow | -$130.00M | -$142.50M | -$77.66M | -$207.90M | -$214.35M |
| Investing cash flow | -$570.63M | -$554.46M | -$570.81M | -$516.86M | -$435.83M |
| Financing cash flow | $177.90M | $151.55M | $84.31M | $213.32M | $217.52M |
| Dividends paid | $161.39M | $158.59M | $154.05M | $140.06M | $128.48M |
| Stock-based compensation | $6.99M | $4.72M | $5.18M | $5.49M | $5.35M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $249.53M | $227.63M | $210.47M | $195.02M | $187.47M |
| Line item | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, YoY | 6.4% | 6.5% | -3.8% | 7.7% | - |
| Net income growth, YoY | -19.2% | 15.4% | 6.1% | -2.1% | - |
| EPS growth, YoY | -19.5% | 13.4% | -0.9% | -9.7% | - |
| Operating margin | 20.2% | 21.4% | 21.1% | 17.8% | 20.1% |
| Net margin | 11.2% | 14.8% | 13.7% | 12.4% | 13.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | -8.1% | -9.4% | -5.5% | -14.1% | -15.6% |
| Return on equity | 6.3% | 7.8% | 7.0% | 6.9% | 8.0% |
| Return on assets | 2.1% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.8% |
| Current ratio | 0.72 | 0.52 | 0.76 | 0.87 | - |
| Debt to equity | 1.14 | 1.05 | 1.00 | 0.98 | - |
| Line item | Sep 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $423.76M | $392.60M | $497.57M | $414.26M | $386.95M | $342.71M | $466.63M | $373.47M | $345.16M | $319.93M | $475.34M | $356.01M |
| Selling, general and admin | $39.51M | $42.36M | $46.12M | $36.40M | $46.70M | $33.77M | $41.36M | $30.79M | $34.92M | $31.28M | $40.45M | $23.30M |
| Operating income | $74.62M | $64.25M | $114.11M | $60.02M | $80.28M | $60.79M | $124.73M | $91.70M | $67.93M | $61.61M | $102.08M | $103.16M |
| Pre-tax income | $35.42M | $28.46M | $77.25M | $23.79M | $47.02M | $24.61M | $92.14M | $59.70M | $43.65M | $35.90M | $75.42M | $76.60M |
| Income tax | $4.68M | $3.47M | $13.80M | -$20.90M | $8.79M | $3.38M | $15.20M | -$20.85M | -$3.17M | $4.24M | $10.33M | -$6.55M |
| Net income | $30.74M | $24.99M | $63.46M | $44.69M | $38.23M | $21.23M | $76.94M | $80.55M | $46.82M | $31.65M | $65.09M | $83.14M |
| EPS, basic | $0.50 | $0.41 | $1.03 | $0.73 | $0.62 | $0.35 | $1.25 | $1.32 | $0.76 | $0.52 | $1.06 | $1.37 |
| EPS, diluted | $0.50 | $0.40 | $1.03 | $0.72 | $0.62 | $0.35 | $1.25 | $1.31 | $0.76 | $0.52 | $1.06 | $1.37 |
| Diluted shares | 61.8M | 61.8M | 61.6M | - | 61.6M | 61.5M | 61.4M | - | 61.4M | 61.4M | 61.3M | - |
| Line item | Sep 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $6.54M | $4.18M | $5.86M | $8.78M | $6.20M | $2.94M | $56.02M | $4.28M | $2.53M | $6.40M | $4.15M | $9.16M |
| Receivables | $183.04M | $168.78M | $199.28M | $209.75M | $159.06M | $154.92M | $187.49M | $187.76M | $144.19M | $149.50M | $186.93M | $212.26M |
| Inventory | $153.23M | $145.99M | $134.07M | $132.51M | $135.00M | $125.40M | $119.61M | $122.94M | $121.57M | $114.96M | $103.84M | $114.54M |
| Current assets | $523.69M | $481.65M | $513.17M | $503.94M | $443.90M | $403.08M | $472.83M | $418.19M | $368.42M | $364.05M | $396.84M | $407.01M |
| Goodwill | $367.63M | $367.63M | $367.63M | $367.63M | $367.93M | $357.59M | $357.59M | $357.59M | $357.59M | $357.59M | $357.59M | $357.59M |
| Total assets | $8.83B | $8.70B | $8.58B | $8.46B | $8.30B | $8.14B | $8.10B | $8.00B | $7.85B | $7.71B | $7.63B | $7.60B |
| Current liabilities | $580.07M | $583.05M | $730.92M | $697.45M | $684.57M | $537.43M | $397.64M | $802.20M | $813.27M | $699.81M | $444.68M | $534.90M |
| Short-term debt | $0 | $45.00M | $104.98M | $104.97M | $104.95M | $59.96M | $0 | $299.95M | $299.92M | $224.93M | $0 | $99.95M |
| Long-term debt | $3.56B | $3.44B | $3.18B | $3.18B | $3.04B | $3.03B | $3.13B | $2.70B | $2.57B | $2.57B | $2.77B | $2.68B |
| Total debt | $3.56B | $3.49B | $3.28B | $3.29B | $3.15B | $3.09B | $3.13B | $3.00B | $2.87B | $2.79B | $2.77B | $2.78B |
| Total liabilities | $5.94B | $5.81B | $5.67B | $5.57B | $5.42B | $5.26B | $5.21B | $5.14B | $5.04B | $4.91B | $4.82B | $4.82B |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.89B | $2.90B | $2.91B | $2.89B | $2.88B | $2.88B | $2.90B | $2.86B | $2.82B | $2.81B | $2.81B | $2.79B |
| Line item | Sep 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $130.90M | $73.82M | $159.41M | $56.18M | $126.67M | $58.21M | $153.39M | $62.84M | $119.96M | $62.27M | $161.68M | $62.31M |
| Capital expenditures | $159.27M | $188.69M | $116.08M | $149.92M | $153.56M | $128.85M | $92.12M | $148.73M | $153.15M | $138.61M | $108.75M | $159.72M |
| Free cash flow | -$28.37M | -$114.87M | $43.33M | -$93.74M | -$26.88M | -$70.64M | $61.27M | -$85.90M | -$33.19M | -$76.34M | $52.92M | -$97.41M |
| Investing cash flow | -$160.82M | -$189.76M | -$116.08M | -$152.07M | -$191.81M | -$130.05M | -$96.71M | -$149.35M | -$156.83M | -$139.28M | -$109.00M | -$159.84M |
| Financing cash flow | $30.88M | $113.44M | -$46.47M | $96.15M | $69.06M | $18.32M | -$5.63M | $87.64M | $33.73M | $87.67M | -$57.49M | $101.08M |
| Dividends paid | $41.07M | $41.06M | $41.04M | $40.37M | $40.36M | $40.35M | $40.31M | $39.66M | $39.65M | $39.65M | $39.63M | $39.00M |
| Stock-based compensation | $2.03M | $2.04M | $2.04M | $933.0K | $1.88M | $1.88M | $2.28M | -$570.0K | $1.49M | $1.75M | $2.05M | $57.0K |
| Depreciation and amortization | $67.05M | $66.98M | $66.83M | $61.91M | $62.83M | $62.38M | $62.40M | $57.01M | $56.95M | $56.93M | $56.74M | $52.69M |
| Line item | Sep 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, YoY | 9.5% | 14.6% | 6.6% | 10.9% | 12.1% | 7.1% | -1.8% | 4.9% | 3.9% | -3.2% | -6.1% | -16.3% |
| Net income growth, YoY | -19.6% | 17.7% | -17.5% | -44.5% | -18.3% | -32.9% | 18.2% | -3.1% | 59.6% | 65.5% | 4.1% | 24.6% |
| EPS growth, YoY | -19.4% | 14.3% | -17.6% | -45.0% | -18.4% | -32.7% | 17.9% | -4.4% | 58.3% | 62.5% | 1.0% | 18.1% |
| Operating margin | 17.6% | 16.4% | 22.9% | 14.5% | 20.7% | 17.7% | 26.7% | 24.6% | 19.7% | 19.3% | 21.5% | 29.0% |
| Net margin | 7.3% | 6.4% | 12.8% | 10.8% | 9.9% | 6.2% | 16.5% | 21.6% | 13.6% | 9.9% | 13.7% | 23.4% |
| Free cash flow margin | -6.7% | -29.3% | 8.7% | -22.6% | -6.9% | -20.6% | 13.1% | -23.0% | -9.6% | -23.9% | 11.1% | -27.4% |
| Current ratio | 0.90 | 0.83 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.65 | 0.75 | 1.19 | 0.52 | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.89 | 0.76 |
| Debt to equity | 1.23 | 1.20 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 1.00 |
Source: XBRL data NorthWestern Energy Group Inc. files with the SEC, latest filing dated Nov 5, 2026 (see filings on SEC EDGAR). Provided for information only, not investment advice. Check the filing before relying on a number.
Per-share figures are as filed. The filings show no stock split in these periods.
EPS growth is left out where the share count moved enough to suggest a split the filings do not show. Growth rates need a positive starting figure. CAGR is compound annual growth between fiscal years. The CSV holds every period on file, in full figures, from the same SEC filings.
| Company | Revenue | Growth | Net income | Net margin | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWE | $1.73B | +10.1% | $163.88M | 9.5% | $5.09B |
| DUK | $33.17B | +7.2% | $5.14B | 15.5% | $99.63B |
| XEL | $14.87B | +4.5% | $2.67B | 17.9% | $51.13B |
| EXC | $24.79B | +4.6% | $2.78B | 11.2% | $47.21B |
| ED | $18.23B | +8.7% | $2.29B | 12.6% | $43.85B |
| WEC | $10.32B | +8.1% | $1.81B | 17.5% | $38.12B |
| PEG | $13.03B | +15.3% | $2.01B | 15.4% | $36.20B |
| PCG | $25.84B | +5.7% | $3.08B | 11.9% | $34.75B |
| AEE | $8.75B | +3.8% | $1.56B | 17.9% | $31.24B |