NorthWestern Energy (NWE) Tax Rate (2023 - 2026)
NorthWestern Energy's Tax Rate was 12.18% in Q2 2026, down 1.56 percentage points from 13.74% a year earlier and down 5.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.
NorthWestern Energy (NWE) Tax Rate (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, NorthWestern Energy's Tax Rate was 2.92% through Jun 30, 2026, up 5.38 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 3.45%, up 7.85 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate shows a four-year change of +1.65 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Tax Rate was -4.40% in FY2024 (-8.14 pp), 3.74% in FY2023 (+4.07 pp), -0.33% in FY2022 (-2.13 pp) and 1.80% in FY2021.
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between -87.87% (Q4 2025) and 18.69% (Q3 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.70 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 25.95 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2025 (a drop of 52.95 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NWE's Tax Rate in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 17.86% (Q1 2026), -87.87% (Q4 2025) and 18.69% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin Electric Power | 99,216.00 Bn | 99,215.99 Bn | 911.30 Mn | 14.89% |
| 2 | Enel Chile | 301.57 Bn | 301.57 Bn | 1.33 Bn | - |
| 3 | Nextera Energy | 180.93 Bn | 179.04 Bn | - | 13.16% |
| 4 | Southern | 109.04 Bn | 101.70 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 18.54% |
| 5 | Duke Energy | 100.59 Bn | 99.24 Bn | 6.37 Bn | 15.34% |
| 6 | National Grid | 86.94 Bn | 59.27 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | American Electric Power | 69.61 Bn | 68.67 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 9.48% |
| 8 | Entergy | 53.37 Bn | 42.94 Bn | - | 22.76% |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.29 Bn | 84.11 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | NorthWestern Energy | 5.22 Bn | 5.20 Bn | 316.48 Mn | 13.21% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13.21% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.18% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.86% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.74% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.47% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.07% |
NorthWestern Energy Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=NWE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=NWE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();