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

NorthWestern Energy (NWE) has reported Payout Ratio for 5 consecutive years, with 1.64 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Payout Ratio fell 13.56% year-over-year to 1.64; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.95 (up 33.97% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.89, up 25.94% from the prior year.
• Payout Ratio climbed to 1.64 in Q2 2026 per NWE's latest filing, from 0.65 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Payout Ratio topped out at 1.99 in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 0.47 in Q4 2023.
• Historically, Payout Ratio has averaged 1.01 across 5 years, with a median of 0.88 in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Payout Ratio tumbled 37.04% in 2024, then jumped 83.47% in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.56 in 2022, then declined by 15.57% to 0.47 in 2023, then climbed by 4.97% to 0.49 in 2024, then surged by 83.47% to 0.9 in 2025, then soared by 81.86% to 1.64 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 1.64, 0.65, and 0.9 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.