NorthWestern Energy (NWE) FCF Payout Ratio (2022 - 2026)

NorthWestern Energy has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 5 years, with the latest figure at 0.95 in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 227.44% year-over-year to 0.95; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.72 (up 35.29% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.24, down 11.55% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.95, up from 0.09 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 1.0 in Q2 2025, with the low at 0.4 in Q4 2023.
• Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.19 across 5 years, with a median of 0.15 in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio sank 430.14% — and 2025, when it jumped 514.87%.
• NorthWestern Energy's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.08 in 2022, then slumped by 430.14% to 0.4 in 2023, then jumped by 78.49% to 0.09 in 2024, then declined by 6.13% to 0.09 in 2025, then jumped by 1135.84% to 0.95 in 2026.
• The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.95 (Q1 2026), 0.09 (Q4 2025), and 0.31 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.