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NorthWestern Energy (NWE) Share-based Compensation (2022 - 2026)

NorthWestern Energy posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $2.0 million for Q1 2026, down 10.46% year-on-year from $2.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 119.19% on a QoQ basis from $933000.0 in Q4 2025.

NorthWestern Energy (NWE) has 5 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $2.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 10.46% year-over-year to $2.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $6.7 million (up 36.17% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $7.0 million, up 47.96% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $2.0 million, up from $933000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $3.3 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$570000.0 in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $1.7 million (2023), against an average of $1.4 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Share-based Compensation reached 495.22% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 1100.0% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $1.2 million in 2022, then sank by 95.1% to $57000.0 in 2023, then tumbled by 1100.0% to -$570000.0 in 2024, then jumped by 263.68% to $933000.0 in 2025, then surged by 119.19% to $2.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $2.0 million (Q1 2026), $933000.0 (Q4 2025), and $1.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Fortis 645.09 Bn 644.83 Bn 1.70 Bn -
2 Enel Chile 264.22 Bn 263.80 Bn 1.12 Bn -
3 Dominion Energy 56.77 Bn 60.97 Bn 4.03 Bn -
4 Xcel Energy 47.77 Bn 45.88 Bn 3.35 Bn 11.00 Mn
5 Wec Energy 35.40 Bn 35.76 Bn 2.83 Bn -
6 Ameren 29.12 Bn 29.24 Bn 1.69 Bn 8.00 Mn
7 Korea Electric Power 28.73 Bn 13.96 Bn - -
8 Energy Co Of Parana 27.30 Bn 26.65 Bn - -
9 Edison International 26.69 Bn 26.53 Bn 3.85 Bn -
10 NorthWestern Energy 4.20 Bn 4.19 Bn 423.03 Mn 2.05 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 2.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 933,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 933,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 1.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -570,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 -570,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 1.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 57,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 57,000.00
Sep 30, 2023 251,000.00
Sep 30, 2023 251,000.00
Jun 30, 2023 1.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 1.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 3.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 3.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.16 Mn