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NorthWestern Energy (NWE) FCF Payout Ratio (2022 - 2025)

NorthWestern Energy (NWE) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 4 consecutive years, with 0.43 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, FCF Payout Ratio rose 6.73% year-over-year to 0.43, compared with a TTM value of 1.24 through Dec 2025, down 11.55%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 1.24, down 11.55% over the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.43 for Q4 2025 at NorthWestern Energy, up from 1.5 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.75 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 18.29 in Q4 2022.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 4 years is 1.85, with a median of 0.4 recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw FCF Payout Ratio skyrocketed 133.6% in 2024, then plummeted 859.56% in 2025.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 18.29 in 2022, then surged by 97.81% to 0.4 in 2023, then dropped by 15.33% to 0.46 in 2024, then increased by 6.73% to 0.43 in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Payout Ratio for NWE at 0.43 in Q4 2025, 1.5 in Q3 2025, and 0.27 in Q2 2025.