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Northwest Natural Gas Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.3 billion, up 11.8% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +8.04%
- EPS
- +2.74%
- Free cash flow
- −20.1%
- Total debt
- +14.3%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Northwest Natural Gas Company (NWN) Return on equity
Northwest Natural Gas Company's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 8.55%, up 0.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (7.92%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.98% (fiscal 2017) to 8.75% (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is below the Utilities Regulated Gas industry median of 9.10% and in line with the Utilities sector median of 8.82%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 7.92% | 2.01 |
| FY2024 | 5.91% | (1.72) |
| FY2023 | 7.63% | (0.55) |
| FY2022 | 8.18% | (0.45) |
| FY2021 | 8.63% | (0.12) |
| FY2020 | 8.75% | 1.17 |
| FY2019 | 7.58% | (1.00) |
| FY2018 | 8.58% | 15.56 |
| FY2017 | −6.98% | (14.20) |
| FY2016 | 7.22% | 0.28 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| SPH Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. compare | 19.2% |
| SR Spire Inc. compare | 15.6% |
| NJR NewJersey Resources Corporation compare | 14.5% |
| CPK Chesapeake Utilities Corporation compare | 9.47% |
| OGS ONE Gas, Inc. compare | 8.73% |
| NWN Northwest Natural Gas Company | 8.55% |
| BKH Bright Horizon Energy Corporation compare | 7.99% |
| CTRI Centuri Holdings, Inc. compare | 7.23% |
| MDU MDU Resources Group, Inc. compare | 6.95% |
| Utilities Regulated Gas industry median | 9.10% |
| Utilities sector median | 8.82% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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