Northwest Natural Holding (NWN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Northwest Natural Holding (NWN) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 13.61% for 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) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Northwest Natural Holding's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 22.85%, up 2.88 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 21.79%, up 5.21 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +2.61 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 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).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of -14.19% in Q3 2021 and a high of 33.21% in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.27 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 6.58 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2022 (a drop of 4.96 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 33.21% (Q1 2026), 28.35% (Q4 2025) and -7.54% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 181.60 Bn | 168.35 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 2 | Southern | 104.77 Bn | 95.83 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 25.46% |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 99.63 Bn | 95.89 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 26.99% |
| 4 | National Grid | 82.14 Bn | 54.44 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.86 Bn | 66.65 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 26.52% |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 60.31 Bn | 58.30 Bn | - | 7.34% |
| 7 | Entergy | 51.91 Bn | 38.35 Bn | - | 33.93% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.13 Bn | 50.25 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 17.45% |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 50.13 Bn | 43.61 Bn | - | 28.55% |
| 10 | Northwest Natural Holding | 2.18 Bn | 2.05 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 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=NWN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "NWN", "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=NWN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();