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NorthWestern Energy (NWE) Free Cash Flow (2022 - 2026)

NorthWestern Energy filings provide 5 years of Free Cash Flow readings, the most recent being $43.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 68.91% to $43.3 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$226.0 million, a 57.31% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at -$130.0 million, up 8.77% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow hit $43.3 million in Q1 2026 for NorthWestern Energy, up from -$441.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $341.4 million in Q3 2024 to a low of -$491.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • Median Free Cash Flow over the past 5 years was $41.8 million (2025), compared with a mean of -$57.0 million.
  • The widest YoY moves for Free Cash Flow: up 234.72% in 2024, down 372.68% in 2024.
  • NorthWestern Energy's Free Cash Flow stood at -$491.0 million in 2022, then soared by 80.16% to -$97.4 million in 2023, then tumbled by 372.68% to -$460.4 million in 2024, then rose by 4.09% to -$441.6 million in 2025, then skyrocketed by 109.81% to $43.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Free Cash Flow were $43.3 million (Q1 2026), -$441.6 million (Q4 2025), and $132.0 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.