Last 48 quarters of trend data · Utilities · Electric & Multi-Utilities
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 31.20 | 34.19 | 44.76 | 16.00 | 22.41 | 23.63 | 36.64 | 11.57 | 10.20 | 18.82 | 24.08 | 12.01 | 9.35 | 24.52 | 44.34 | 13.78 | 13.25 | 26.21 | 27.28 | 14.00 | 14.43 |
| — | +44.7% | +22.2% | +38.3% | +119.7% | +25.6% | +52.2% | -3.6% | +9.1% | -23.2% | -45.7% | -12.8% | -29.4% | -6.5% | +62.5% | -1.6% | -8.2% | +24.4% | +30.5% | +6.5% | +5.0% | |
| P/S Ratio | 2.94 | 2.49 | 2.81 | 2.04 | 2.42 | 2.32 | 2.30 | 1.90 | 2.19 | 2.54 | 2.40 | 1.64 | 2.19 | 2.26 | 2.92 | 1.90 | 2.08 | 2.14 | 2.52 | 2.10 | 2.13 |
| — | +7.2% | +22.1% | +7.4% | +10.2% | -8.6% | -4.3% | +15.8% | +0.2% | +12.4% | -17.9% | -13.7% | +5.0% | +5.7% | +16.2% | -9.3% | -2.4% | -6.1% | -2.5% | +1.4% | -9.2% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.76 | 1.46 | 1.52 | 1.40 | 1.39 | 1.25 | 1.09 | 1.23 | 1.15 | 1.25 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.06 | 1.26 | 1.28 | 1.33 | 1.13 | 1.32 | 1.40 | 1.27 |
| — | +17.2% | +39.1% | +14.0% | +21.1% | +0.2% | -0.1% | +10.4% | +2.5% | +17.6% | -13.4% | -13.6% | -15.9% | -6.2% | -4.1% | -8.2% | +4.9% | -14.6% | -6.7% | -10.8% | -10.6% | |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | 23.45 | — | — | — | 14.48 | — | — | — | 14.75 | — | — | — | 11.22 | — | — | — | 10.32 | — |
| — | — | — | +61.9% | — | — | — | -1.8% | — | — | — | +31.5% | — | — | — | +8.7% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.79 | 13.92 | 15.24 | 10.14 | 15.25 | 12.04 | 12.88 | 8.86 | 10.71 | 12.98 | 12.59 | 9.27 | 9.47 | 12.89 | 15.45 | 10.12 | 11.63 | 14.00 | 14.36 | 11.36 | 10.90 |
| — | +15.6% | +18.3% | +14.6% | +42.3% | -7.2% | +2.3% | -4.5% | +13.2% | +0.7% | -18.6% | -8.4% | -18.6% | -8.0% | +7.6% | -10.9% | +6.7% | +5.8% | +8.7% | +0.4% | -9.3% | |
| EV / EBIT | 26.14 | 25.42 | 29.06 | 15.65 | 29.50 | 20.19 | 26.07 | 12.88 | 16.75 | 21.04 | 22.02 | 13.85 | 14.88 | 23.24 | 33.00 | 15.00 | 17.93 | 25.87 | 26.13 | 17.33 | 19.50 |
| — | +25.9% | +11.5% | +21.5% | +76.1% | -4.1% | +18.4% | -7.0% | +12.6% | -9.5% | -33.3% | -7.7% | -17.0% | -10.1% | +26.3% | -13.5% | -8.0% | +7.7% | +11.0% | -1.0% | -5.2% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 82.3% | 74.7% | 79.9% | 57.3% | 49.0% | 83.4% | 59.8% | 58.2% | 58.5% | 58.4% | 58.3% | 51.3% | 56.5% | 55.7% | 57.9% | 51.3% | 49.8% | 67.5% | 70.6% | 65.8% | 53.0% |
| — | -10.5% | +33.5% | -1.6% | -16.1% | +43.0% | +2.6% | +13.5% | +3.4% | +4.7% | +0.8% | +0.0% | +13.6% | -17.4% | -18.0% | -22.0% | -6.0% | +28.4% | +17.8% | +28.9% | +574.3% | |
| Operating Margin | 20.2% | 17.6% | 16.4% | 22.9% | 14.5% | 20.7% | 17.7% | 26.7% | 24.6% | 19.7% | 19.3% | 21.5% | 29.0% | 17.3% | 15.7% | 21.1% | 19.6% | 14.4% | 16.2% | 20.1% | 23.0% |
| — | -15.1% | -7.6% | -14.2% | -41.0% | +5.4% | -8.0% | +24.4% | -15.3% | +13.6% | +22.6% | +1.7% | +48.1% | +20.2% | -3.1% | +5.2% | -15.0% | -15.6% | -18.2% | -0.6% | +8.6% | |
| Net Margin | 11.2% | 7.3% | 6.4% | 12.8% | 10.8% | 9.9% | 6.2% | 16.5% | 21.6% | 13.6% | 9.9% | 13.7% | 23.4% | 9.1% | 6.6% | 13.8% | 15.7% | 8.2% | 9.2% | 15.0% | 14.8% |
| — | -26.6% | +2.9% | -22.7% | -50.0% | -27.2% | -37.5% | +20.4% | -7.6% | +48.5% | +50.3% | -0.5% | +48.8% | +11.9% | -28.6% | -8.2% | +6.2% | -24.4% | -26.1% | -4.8% | -13.5% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 6.3% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 2.2% |
| — | -19.9% | +17.3% | -18.1% | -45.4% | -20.3% | -34.8% | +15.0% | -5.6% | +54.0% | +58.4% | -0.4% | +17.3% | -1.2% | -42.3% | -7.1% | +14.6% | -31.2% | -29.0% | -16.5% | -13.6% | |
| ROA | 2.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| — | -24.6% | +10.8% | -22.1% | -47.5% | -22.6% | -36.7% | +11.9% | -8.1% | +50.9% | +57.2% | -0.2% | +19.6% | +2.2% | -39.5% | -1.4% | +21.1% | -26.7% | -23.9% | -11.2% | -11.1% | |
| ROIC | 4.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| — | -12.7% | +0.6% | -12.7% | -38.5% | +10.9% | -7.7% | +14.2% | -17.0% | +14.1% | +27.1% | +0.7% | +17.4% | +8.2% | -19.1% | +12.1% | -3.7% | -19.1% | -16.6% | -9.0% | +11.0% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 1.19 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.13 | 1.19 | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 0.96 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.07 | 1.09 |
| — | +10.8% | +12.0% | +4.3% | +9.8% | +8.6% | +7.3% | +9.7% | +8.2% | +9.0% | +4.1% | +2.3% | +1.6% | -4.2% | -3.4% | -9.6% | -9.7% | -8.3% | -11.2% | -9.2% | -6.6% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 5.98 | 25.90 | 27.41 | 18.15 | 28.19 | 23.07 | 25.95 | 16.75 | 20.85 | 23.82 | 24.48 | 17.47 | 17.92 | 24.62 | 27.23 | 17.39 | 19.85 | 26.49 | 25.19 | 19.69 | 20.20 |
| — | +12.2% | +5.6% | +8.3% | +35.2% | -3.1% | +6.0% | -4.1% | +16.3% | -3.3% | -10.1% | +0.5% | -9.7% | -7.0% | +8.1% | -11.7% | -1.7% | +9.8% | +5.8% | +1.6% | -7.2% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.72 | 0.90 | 0.83 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.65 | 0.75 | 1.19 | 0.52 | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.89 | 0.76 | 0.63 | 0.75 | 0.66 | 0.87 | 0.76 | 1.05 | 0.97 | 1.15 |
| — | +39.2% | +10.1% | -41.0% | +38.6% | +43.1% | +44.2% | +33.2% | -31.5% | -28.0% | -31.1% | +35.5% | -12.3% | -17.7% | -27.8% | -32.4% | -24.7% | -19.5% | +4.8% | +4.9% | +74.2% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.53 | 0.64 | 0.58 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.89 | 0.37 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.66 | 0.55 | 0.42 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.69 | 0.56 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.94 |
| — | +41.5% | +11.4% | -41.6% | +44.7% | +48.7% | +45.2% | +34.8% | -32.7% | -27.8% | -32.5% | +26.1% | -21.3% | -24.4% | -33.2% | -34.8% | -26.1% | -25.2% | -1.0% | +2.6% | +77.2% | |
| Interest Coverage | 2.25 | 1.84 | 1.71 | 2.93 | 1.61 | 2.23 | 1.67 | 3.52 | 2.69 | 2.31 | 2.13 | 3.43 | 3.36 | 2.08 | 1.62 | 3.60 | 3.18 | 2.07 | 2.30 | 3.54 | 3.02 |
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Northwestern Energy Group Inc's current P/E is 31.2x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 29.3x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Northwestern Energy Group Inc's current operating margin is 20.2%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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