NorthWestern Energy (NWE) Tax Rate (2022 - 2026)

NorthWestern Energy (NWE) reported Tax Rate of 17.86% for Q1 2026, up 136.0% on a YoY basis from 7.57% in Q1 2025, and up 120.32% quarter-over-quarter from 87.87% in Q4 2025.

NorthWestern Energy (NWE) Tax Rate (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

NorthWestern Energy has reported Tax Rate for 5 years, with the latest figure at 17.86% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 136.0% year-over-year to 17.86%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.93% (up 491.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.45%, up 785.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 17.86%, up from 87.87% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 18.69% in Q3 2025, with the low at 87.87% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 1.47% across 5 years, with a median of 10.09% in 2023.
  • The largest YoY upside for Tax Rate was 2595 bps in 2025 against a maximum downside of 5295 bps in 2025.
  • NorthWestern Energy's Tax Rate stood at 4.55% in 2022, then plunged by 88 bps to 8.55% in 2023, then tumbled by 309 bps to 34.92% in 2024, then tumbled by 152 bps to 87.87% in 2025, then jumped by 120 bps to 17.86% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 17.86% (Q1 2026), 87.87% (Q4 2025), and 18.69% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Fortis 664.76 Bn 664.50 Bn 1.70 Bn 16.62
2 Dominion Energy 60.27 Bn 64.46 Bn 4.03 Bn 5.15
3 Xcel Energy 48.32 Bn 46.42 Bn 3.35 Bn -9.23
4 Wec Energy 36.56 Bn 36.93 Bn 2.83 Bn 6.18
5 Ameren 30.01 Bn 30.12 Bn 1.69 Bn 14.35
6 Korea Electric Power 28.97 Bn 14.20 Bn 11.57 Bn -
7 Edison International 27.64 Bn 27.48 Bn 3.85 Bn 26.18
8 Firstenergy 26.85 Bn 28.22 Bn 2.74 Bn 22.85
9 Cms Energy 22.51 Bn 22.92 Bn 2.28 Bn 23.48
10 NorthWestern Energy 4.30 Bn 4.29 Bn 423.03 Mn 17.86

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 17.86%
Mar 31, 2026 17.86%
Dec 31, 2025 -87.87%
Dec 31, 2025 -87.87%
Sep 30, 2025 18.69%
Sep 30, 2025 18.69%
Jun 30, 2025 13.74%
Jun 30, 2025 13.74%
Mar 31, 2025 16.50%
Mar 31, 2025 16.50%
Dec 31, 2024 -34.92%
Dec 31, 2024 -34.92%
Sep 30, 2024 -7.26%
Sep 30, 2024 -7.26%
Jun 30, 2024 11.82%
Jun 30, 2024 11.82%
Mar 31, 2024 13.70%
Mar 31, 2024 13.70%
Dec 31, 2023 -8.55%
Dec 31, 2023 -8.55%