NorthWestern Corporation

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NorthWestern Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.6 billion, up 6.38% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+9.51%
EPS
−19.4%
Free cash flow
−5.54%
Total debt
+13.3%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

82.21 0.19 +0.23%
Market cap
$5.1B
P/E
30.8×
Fwd P/E
23.6×
Dividend yield
3.26%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
0.86
Beneish M
−2.57
Dividend safety
31/100
Dec '16 Dec '17 Dec '18 Dec '19 Dec '20 Dec '21 Dec '22 Dec '23 Dec '24 Dec '25
P/E ratio
16.66 17.40 15.09 17.87 18.99 15.83 18.23 15.89 14.61 21.95
Piotroski F-Score
5 7 6 4 4 6 5 5 7 6
P/S ratio
2.18 2.17 2.49 2.87 2.46 2.15 2.26 2.17 2.16 2.46
Altman Z-Score
0.84 0.93 0.97 1.03 0.84 0.90 0.88 0.83 0.80 0.86
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers)
0.61 0.73 1.10 1.14 0.93 1.23 1.11 1.11 0.90 1.00
P/FCF ratio
10,648.33 60.65 30.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Beneish M-Score
(2.53) (2.60) (2.78) (2.41) (2.63) (2.31) (2.35) (2.81) (2.72) (2.57)
P/Operating CF
94.97 144.72 83.54 84.33 99.48 (1,811.08) (1,644.20) 49.53 52.15 70.51
Dividend Safety Score
— — — — — — — — — 31
P/B ratio
1.63 1.57 1.53 1.77 1.42 1.26 1.25 1.11 1.15 1.37
EV/Sales
3.62 3.55 4.26 4.66 4.48 4.00 4.02 4.11 4.13 4.48
EV/EBITDA
10.92 10.47 11.41 12.89 12.75 11.73 12.82 11.34 11.24 12.45
EV/FCF
17,690.51 99.32 51.79 (303.53) (100.05) (25.63) (28.57) (75.34) (43.82) (55.51)
Current Ratio
0.46 0.47 0.80 0.90 0.66 1.15 0.87 0.76 0.52 0.72
Net Debt/EBITDA
5.07 4.80 4.74 4.94 5.74 5.42 5.62 5.36 5.34 5.61
Debt/Equity
1.27 1.19 1.09 1.11 1.17 1.09 0.99 1.00 1.05 1.14
ROE
10.02% 9.36% 10.53% 10.15% 7.54% 8.46% 7.31% 7.12% 7.94% 6.31%
ROA
3.05% 2.98% 3.56% 3.45% 2.49% 2.84% 2.60% 2.60% 2.87% 2.20%
ROIC
4.21% 4.33% 4.11% 4.04% 3.28% 3.53% 3.12% 3.38% 3.47% 3.32%
Return on Tangible Assets
4.23% 4.04% 4.42% 4.33% 3.24% 3.52% 3.28% 3.28% 3.73% 2.77%
Average Days of Receivables
46.32 50.96 49.72 48.57 51.23 52.84 60.50 54.48 45.27 47.54
Earnings Yield
6.00% 5.75% 6.63% 5.60% 5.26% 6.32% 5.49% 6.29% 6.85% 4.56%
Free Cash Flow Yield
0.01% 1.65% 3.30% (0.53%) (1.82%) (7.25%) (6.23%) (2.52%) (4.35%) (3.28%)
Free Cash Flow per Share
0.01 0.96 1.96 (0.38) (1.06) (4.15) (3.73) (1.29) (2.32) (2.12)
Book value per Share
34.71 37.05 38.86 40.43 41.12 45.25 47.79 46.17 46.62 47.01
Free Cash Flow
0.26 46.68 98.09 (19.30) (53.61) (214.35) (207.90) (77.66) (142.50) (130.00)
EV/EBIT
17.83 17.06 19.08 21.16 22.71 19.93 22.58 19.47 19.31 22.15
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Columns are period end dates · fundamentals updated 5 Nov 2026