NorthWestern Energy (NWE) Return on Invested Capital (2023 - 2026)

NorthWestern Energy (NWE) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q1 2026, down 32.19% on a QoQ basis from 0.02% in Q4 2025, and little changed year-over-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025.

NorthWestern Energy (NWE) Return on Invested Capital (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

NorthWestern Energy's Return on Invested Capital history runs 4 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.01% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.01% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.01% (changed 0.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.86%, up 39.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.01% for Q1 2026 at NorthWestern Energy, down from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.34% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q4 2024.
  • A 4-year average of 0.09% and a median of 0.01% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Invested Capital reached 1 bps in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 33 bps in 2025.
  • NorthWestern Energy's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.28% in 2023, then plunged by 97 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then surged by 125 bps to 0.02% in 2025, then plunged by 32 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NWE's Return on Invested Capital at 0.01% in Q1 2026, 0.02% in Q4 2025, and 0.01% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Fortis 462,782.01 Bn 462,783.29 Bn 1.70 Bn 0.01%
2 Dominion Energy 62.80 Bn 67.01 Bn - 0.00%
3 Xcel Energy 50.41 Bn 48.65 Bn 4.02 Bn 0.00%
4 Wec Energy 37.36 Bn 37.32 Bn 2.04 Bn 0.01%
5 Energy Co Of Parana 34.84 Bn 34.18 Bn - -
6 Ameren 31.32 Bn 31.43 Bn - 0.01%
7 Edison International 30.65 Bn 30.49 Bn - 0.01%
8 Firstenergy 28.61 Bn 29.98 Bn 2.74 Bn 0.00%
9 Hydro One 25.14 Bn 25.13 Bn - 0.00%
10 NorthWestern Energy 4.46 Bn 4.45 Bn 352.01 Mn 0.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.01%
Dec 31, 2025 0.02%
Sep 30, 2025 0.01%
Jun 30, 2025 0.01%
Mar 31, 2025 0.01%
Dec 31, 2024 0.01%
Sep 30, 2024 0.01%
Jun 30, 2024 0.05%
Mar 31, 2024 0.34%
Dec 31, 2023 0.28%
Sep 30, 2023 0.22%