# NorthWestern (NWE) — Overview

NWE · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/nwe

## Price

Last close $73.87 on Oct 15, 2026. 52-week range $58.33 – $75.26.

## Company profile

NorthWestern Energy Group Inc provides electricity and natural gas services in the Upper Midwest and Northwest of the U.S. in the states of Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. The company's primary segments include Electric, which includes the generation, purchase, transmission, and distribution of electricity, and Natural Gas, which includes the production, purchase, transmission, storage, and distribution of natural gas. It uses thermal, wind, hydro, or renewable energy in varying quantities, depending on the location of the facilities, to generate power. The company derives the majority of its revenue from the Electric segment.

## Financials

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue (trailing twelve months) | $1.7B |
| Revenue (quarter) | $392.6M |
| Revenue growth (year over year) | 14.56% |
| Gross profit (trailing twelve months) | $1.3B |
| Gross margin | 74.48% |
| Net income (trailing twelve months) | $171.4M |
| Net income (quarter) | $25.0M |
| Net income growth (year over year) | 17.74% |
| Net margin | 10.13% |
| Return on equity | 5.94% |
| EPS (trailing twelve months) | $2.79 |
| Book value per share | $44.54 |
| P/E (trailing twelve months) | 26.6 |
| Price to book | 1.6 |
| Debt to assets | 66.73% |
| Payout ratio | 89.48% |
| Dividend yield | 3.60% |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is NorthWestern (NWE) profitable?

Yes. NorthWestern earned $171.4M in net income over the trailing twelve months, a net margin of 10.13%.

### How much revenue does NorthWestern (NWE) make?

NorthWestern generated $1.7B in revenue over the trailing twelve months, up 14.56% year over year.

### What is NWE's P/E ratio?

NorthWestern trades at 26.6 times trailing twelve-month earnings, on an EPS of $2.79.

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