KPIs & Operating Metrics(New)

NorthWestern Energy (NWE) Return on Invested Capital (2023 - 2025)

NorthWestern Energy's Return on Invested Capital history spans 3 years, with the latest figure at 0.07% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Invested Capital fell 5.0% year-over-year to 0.07%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.07%, down 5.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.07%, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital reached 0.07% in Q4 2025 per NWE's latest filing, down from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.12% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.07% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 3 years is 0.1%, with a median of 0.11% recorded in 2024.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Invested Capital: increased 5bps in 2024, then dropped -5bps in 2025.
  • A 3-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.07% in 2023, then surged by 68bps to 0.12% in 2024, then crashed by -41bps to 0.07% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NWE's Return on Invested Capital are 0.07% (Q4 2025), 0.12% (Q3 2025), and 0.12% (Q2 2025).