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NorthWestern Energy (NWE) Capital Expenditures (2022 - 2026)

NorthWestern Energy posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of $116.1 million for Q1 2026, up 727.49% year-on-year from $14.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 76.68% on a QoQ basis from $497.8 million in Q4 2025.

NorthWestern Energy (NWE) has 5 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $116.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 727.49% year-over-year to $116.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $626.5 million (up 15.56% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $524.5 million, down 4.51% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 stood at $116.1 million, down from $497.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $523.3 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$221.4 million in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $68.6 million (2024), against an average of $160.4 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Capital Expenditures reached 2491.73% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 157.32% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $489.0 million in 2022, then sank by 67.33% to $159.7 million in 2023, then soared by 227.62% to $523.3 million in 2024, then declined by 4.87% to $497.8 million in 2025, then sank by 76.68% to $116.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $116.1 million (Q1 2026), $497.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$5.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Fortis 645.09 Bn 644.83 Bn 1.70 Bn -1.10 Bn
2 Enel Chile 264.22 Bn 263.80 Bn 1.12 Bn -
3 Dominion Energy 56.77 Bn 60.97 Bn 4.03 Bn 7.00 Mn
4 Xcel Energy 47.77 Bn 45.88 Bn 3.35 Bn 1.32 Bn
5 Wec Energy 35.40 Bn 35.76 Bn 2.83 Bn -
6 Ameren 29.12 Bn 29.24 Bn 1.69 Bn 1.57 Bn
7 Korea Electric Power 28.73 Bn 13.96 Bn - -
8 Energy Co Of Parana 27.30 Bn 26.65 Bn - -
9 Edison International 26.69 Bn 26.53 Bn 3.85 Bn 1.89 Bn
10 NorthWestern Energy 4.20 Bn 4.19 Bn 423.03 Mn 116.08 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 116.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 116.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 497.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 497.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -5.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -5.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 17.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 17.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 14.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 14.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 523.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 523.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -221.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -221.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 226.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 226.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 21.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 21.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 159.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 159.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 386.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 386.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 8.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 8.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 12.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 12.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 488.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 488.96 Mn