NorthWestern Energy (NWE) Net Margin (2022 - 2026)

NorthWestern Energy (NWE) posted Net Margin of 12.75% for Q1 2026, up 18.22% on a QoQ basis from 10.79% in Q4 2025, and down 374.0% year-over-year from 4.65% in Q1 2025.

NorthWestern Energy (NWE) Net Margin (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

NorthWestern Energy's Net Margin history runs 5 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 12.75% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin fell 374.0% year-over-year to 12.75% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.21% (down 547.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.24%, down 356.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 12.75% for Q1 2026 at NorthWestern Energy, up from 10.79% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 23.35% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 6.19% in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 12.77% and a median of 12.75% in 2026 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Margin surged 766 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 1078 bps.
  • NorthWestern Energy's Net Margin stood at 15.69% in 2022, then surged by 49 bps to 23.35% in 2023, then slipped by 8 bps to 21.57% in 2024, then tumbled by 50 bps to 10.79% in 2025, then gained by 18 bps to 12.75% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NWE's Net Margin at 12.75% in Q1 2026, 10.79% in Q4 2025, and 9.88% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Fortis 462,782.01 Bn 462,783.29 Bn 1.70 Bn 14.72%
2 Dominion Energy 62.80 Bn 67.01 Bn - 12.17%
3 Xcel Energy 50.41 Bn 48.65 Bn 4.02 Bn 13.83%
4 Wec Energy 37.36 Bn 37.32 Bn 2.04 Bn 23.42%
5 Energy Co Of Parana 34.84 Bn 34.18 Bn - -
6 Ameren 31.32 Bn 31.43 Bn - 16.41%
7 Edison International 30.65 Bn 30.49 Bn - 35.43%
8 Firstenergy 28.61 Bn 29.98 Bn 2.74 Bn 11.09%
9 Hydro One 25.14 Bn 25.13 Bn - -
10 NorthWestern Energy 4.46 Bn 4.45 Bn 352.01 Mn 12.75%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 12.75%
Dec 31, 2025 10.79%
Sep 30, 2025 9.88%
Jun 30, 2025 6.19%
Mar 31, 2025 16.49%
Dec 31, 2024 21.57%
Sep 30, 2024 13.56%
Jun 30, 2024 9.89%
Mar 31, 2024 13.69%
Dec 31, 2023 23.35%
Sep 30, 2023 9.14%
Jun 30, 2023 6.58%
Mar 31, 2023 13.76%
Dec 31, 2022 15.69%
Sep 30, 2022 8.17%