Northwest Natural Holding (NWN) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Northwest Natural Holding's Operating Margin was 13.61% in Q2 2026, up 2.09 percentage points from 11.52% a year earlier but down 19.60 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Northwest Natural Holding (NWN) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Northwest Natural Holding's Operating Margin was 22.85% through Jun 30, 2026, up 2.88 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 21.79%, up 5.21 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +2.61 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 16.58% in FY2024 (+1.13 pp), 15.44% in FY2023 (-0.70 pp), 16.14% in FY2022 (-2.81 pp) and 18.96% in FY2021 (-0.22 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -14.19% (Q3 2021) and 33.21% (Q1 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has increased for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.27 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 6.58 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2022 (a drop of 4.96 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NWN's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 33.21% (Q1 2026), 28.35% (Q4 2025) and -7.54% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 287.73 Bn | 287.73 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 30.20% |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 160.25 Bn | 161.15 Bn | - | 29.71% |
| 3 | Southern | 96.31 Bn | 87.36 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 25.46% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.79 Bn | 87.40 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 29.69% |
| 5 | National Grid | 79.16 Bn | 60.69 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.09 Bn | 63.47 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 22.90% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.95 Bn | 56.63 Bn | - | 7.34% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.22 Bn | 50.35 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 23.72% |
| 9 | Entergy | 47.09 Bn | 36.28 Bn | - | 24.13% |
| 10 | Northwest Natural Holding | 1.99 Bn | 1.87 Bn | - | 13.61% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.61% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 33.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -7.54% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 31.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -14.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.42% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.34% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -12.42% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -12.78% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.94% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.86% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -14.19% |
Northwest Natural Holding Operating Margin API
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "NWN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
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