NWN Northwest Natural
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Utilities · Natural Gas Distribution
Northwest Natural (NWN) is a utilities company in the Natural Gas Distribution industry, with a market capitalization of $2.1 billion. Shares last traded at $49.38, 11.8% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 19.4%. NWN trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.50, above the Natural Gas Distribution median of 14.31. Net profit margin is 9.7%, below the peer median of 14.5%. Revenue grew 11.8% year over year. The shares yield 4.0% in dividends.
Performance
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Technicals
Financials
Latest reported annual period ending 2026-06-30 · SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
NWN Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $77M | $1.89 | 68% |
| 2024-12-31 | $73M | $1.87 | 92% |
| 2023-12-31 | $67M | $1.86 | 72% |
| 2022-12-31 | $63M | $1.85 | 73% |
| 2021-12-31 | $56M | $1.82 | 71% |
| 2020-12-31 | $55M | $1.81 | 72% |
| 2019-12-31 | $53M | $1.79 | 86% |
| 2018-12-31 | $51M | $1.78 | 79% |
| 2017-12-31 | $54M | $1.88 | — |
| 2016-12-31 | $52M | $1.85 | 87% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.33 | 2026-08-05 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.33 | 2026-05-06 |
| FY 2025 | $2.77 | 2026-02-27 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.36 | 2025-11-05 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.11 | 2026-08-05 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.18 | 2026-05-06 |
Natural Gas Distribution peers
NWN vs 14 industry peers (Natural Gas Distribution), by market cap. Updated
| LNG | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | $60.0B | 20.59 | 2.74 | 13.3% | -1.70% |
| VG | Venture Global, Inc. | $35.9B | 9.48 | 2.12 | 22.3% | -1.63% |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | $33.2B | 10.59 | 2.89 | 27.3% | -3.56% |
| ATO | Atmos Energy | $28.6B | 20.38 | 5.81 | 28.5% | +0.85% |
| NFG | National Fuel Gas | $7.9B | 11.76 | 3.22 | 27.4% | +0.43% |
| NJR | New Jersey Resources Corp | $5.4B | 14.87 | 3.56 | 24.0% | +0.04% |
| OGS | One Gas, Inc. | $5.1B | 17.57 | 1.96 | 11.2% | +0.81% |
| SR | Spire Inc | $4.9B | 13.75 | 1.99 | 14.5% | +0.63% |
| NWN | Northwest Natural | $2.1B | 16.50 | 1.61 | 9.7% | +0.33% |
| EE | Excelerate Energy, Inc. | $1.3B | 7.58 | 0.86 | 11.4% | -1.34% |
| SLNG | Stabilis Solutions, Inc. | $113M | -14.34 | 2.02 | -14.1% | -4.94% |
| NFE | New Fortress Energy Inc. | $79M | -0.04 | — | — | -0.04% |
| CETY | Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. | $14M | -1.92 | — | — | +0.00% |
| UGP | Ultrapar Holdings Inc | — | — | — | — | -0.69% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.