NorthWestern Energy (NWE) Return on Sales [ROS] (2022 - 2026)
NorthWestern Energy (NWE) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 16.36% for Q2 2026, down 1.37 percentage points from 17.74% a year earlier and down 6.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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NorthWestern Energy (NWE) Return on Sales [ROS] (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at NorthWestern Energy was 18.84%, down 3.75 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 20.23%, down 1.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a four-year change of +0.14 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In prior years, NorthWestern Energy's Return on Sales [ROS] was 21.36% in FY2024 (+0.23 pp), 21.13% in FY2023 (+3.33 pp), 17.80% in FY2022 (-2.29 pp) and 20.09% in FY2021.
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of 14.41% in Q3 2022 to a high of 28.98% in Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.56 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 9.41 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2025, with a drop of 10.06 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 22.93% (Q1 2026), 14.49% (Q4 2025) and 20.75% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 172.18 Bn | 170.30 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 2 | Southern | 106.86 Bn | 97.91 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 25.46% |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 97.23 Bn | 95.83 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 29.69% |
| 4 | National Grid | 85.13 Bn | 57.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 70.60 Bn | 68.98 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 22.90% |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 57.38 Bn | 60.06 Bn | - | 7.34% |
| 7 | Sempra | 54.97 Bn | 54.10 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 17.45% |
| 8 | Entergy | 50.09 Bn | 39.27 Bn | - | 24.13% |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 48.73 Bn | 43.64 Bn | - | 22.64% |
| 10 | NorthWestern Energy | 4.77 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 302.78 Mn | 16.36% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.36% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.75% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.74% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 26.73% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.68% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 28.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.33% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.70% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.57% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.41% |
API Access
NorthWestern Energy Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=NWE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=NWE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();