NorthWestern Energy (NWE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2023 - 2026)
NorthWestern Energy (NWE) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 3.95% for Q2 2026, down 0.60 percentage points from 4.55% a year earlier and down 0.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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NorthWestern Energy (NWE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, NorthWestern Energy posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 4.33%, down 0.29 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a three-year change of +0.23 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 4.62% in FY2024 (+0.28 pp), 4.34% in FY2023 (+0.25 pp) and 4.09% in FY2022.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q3 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.04 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 0.67 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2026 (a drop of 0.60 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 4.05% (Q1 2026), 4.24% (Q4 2025) and 4.75% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 287.73 Bn | 287.73 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 34.35% |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 160.25 Bn | 161.15 Bn | - | 4.32% |
| 3 | Southern | 96.31 Bn | 87.36 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 5.08% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.79 Bn | 87.40 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 5.10% |
| 5 | National Grid | 79.16 Bn | 60.69 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.09 Bn | 63.47 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 4.97% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.95 Bn | 56.63 Bn | - | 3.53% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.22 Bn | 50.35 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 4.60% |
| 9 | Entergy | 47.09 Bn | 36.28 Bn | - | 4.51% |
| 10 | NorthWestern Energy | 4.26 Bn | 4.24 Bn | 302.78 Mn | 3.95% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.75% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.52% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.54% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.62% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.30% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.13% |
API Access
NorthWestern Energy Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NWE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "NWE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NWE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();