NorthWestern Corporation Overview
Industry: Utilities Regulated Electric
Sector: Utilities
NorthWestern Corporation, doing business as NorthWestern Energy, provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and various industrial customers. The company operates through three segments: Electric Utility Operations; Natural Gas Utility Operations; and Other. It generates, purchases, transmits, and distributes electricity; and produces, purchases, stores, transmits, and distributes natural gas, as well as owns municipal franchises to provide natural gas service in the communities. The company operates 6,597 miles of electric transmission and 18,534 miles of electric distribution lines with approximately 121 transmission and distribution substations; and 2,235 miles of natural gas transmission and 5,099 miles of natural gas distribution lines with approximately 135 city gate stations in Montana. It also operates 1,308 miles of electric transmission and 2,342 miles of electric distribution lines in South Dakota with approximately 121 transmission and distribution substations; and 55 miles of natural gas transmission and 2,545 miles of natural gas distribution lines in South Dakota and Nebraska. NorthWestern Corporation was incorporated in 1923 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. NorthWestern Corporation, doing business as NorthWestern Energy, provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and various industrial customers. The company operates through three segments: Electric Utility Operations; Natural Gas Utility Operations; and Other. It generates, purch Read MoreMavefund brings filings, fundamentals, valuation, price history and news for NorthWestern Corporation into one research view. The sections below show what strengthens or weakens the research case.
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Reported Results
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Quarterly result summary
EPS was $1.03 (reported).
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$1.03
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Operating income
$114.1M
-9% YoY
What changed
- EPS reported to $1.03.
- Operating income -9% YoY to $114.1M.
Guidance / outlook
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Earnings material
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Other recent earnings materials
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8-K
Apr 30, 2026
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Apr 30, 2026
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Apr 30, 2026
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10-K
Feb 12, 2026
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Feb 12, 2026
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Oct 30, 2025
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Oct 30, 2025
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Oct 30, 2025
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Oct 30, 2025
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Recent News
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NorthWestern (NWE) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth
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Northwestern Medicine Announces the Robert Havey, MD, Institute for Primary Care
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Northwestern Medicine Announces the Robert Havey, MD, Institute for Primary Care
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Earnings Per Share
Score 0.00/5
NorthWestern Corporation earns a low score, as its Earnings Per Share (EPS) has not shown continuous growth over the last six years. Notable counterparts in the sector with high scores includes
Otter Tail Corporation
Sempra Energy
Genie Energy Ltd.
In
Utilities Regulated Electric industry
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, Nextera Energy Inc
are companies with high ratings.
Return on Equity
Score 1.96/5
NorthWestern Corporation exhibits a lower score in the Return on Equity (ROE) section, falling below the sector median value and indicating a comparatively weaker performance in this metric. The top companies in the same sector include
Otter Tail Corporation
Sempra Energy
Genie Energy Ltd.
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Net Margin
Score 1.96/5
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Leverage
Score 4.84/5
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Otter Tail Corporation
Sempra Energy
Genie Energy Ltd.
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