Northwest Natural NWN Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Operating margin | 22.5%+0.7pp | 21.8%+1.7pp | 20.1%+0.1pp | 20%+0.5pp | 19.4%+2.8pp | |
| Net margin | 9.6%+0.8pp | 8.8%+0.8pp | 7.9%-0.4pp | 8.3%-0.1pp | 8.5%+1.6pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 35.6%+1.0pp | 34.6%+1.9pp | 32.8%+0.4pp | 32.4%+0.9pp | 31.5%+2.9pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | -21.2%-5.9pp | -15.3%-0.6pp | -14.7%0.0pp | -14.7%-1.6pp | -13.1%+3.7pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 8.1%+0.2pp | 7.9%+0.7pp | 7.2%-0.2pp | 7.4%0.0pp | 7.4%+1.4pp | |
| Return on assets | 2%0.0pp | 2%+0.1pp | 1.9%-0.1pp | 1.9%0.0pp | 2%+0.4pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 7.5%-0.3pp | 7.8%+0.4pp | 7.4%0.0pp | 7.4%+0.4pp | 7%+0.7pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 0.8×+0.1× | 0.7×+0.1× | 0.6×-0.1× | 0.7×-0.4× | 1.1×+0.2× | |
| Quick ratio | 0.8×+0.1× | 0.7×+0.1× | 0.6×-0.1× | 0.6×-0.4× | 1.1×+0.2× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.1×0.0× | 0×0.0× | 0×-0.1× | 0.2×-0.1× | 0.2×+0.1× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 1.6×-0.1× | 1.7×0.0× | 1.7×+0.1× | 1.6×0.0× | 1.6×+0.2× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.4×-0.1× | 5.6×-0.1× | 5.7×+0.2× | 5.5×-0.3× | 5.9×+0.2× | |
| Interest coverage | 2.5×-0.1× | 2.5×+0.1× | 2.4×-0.3× | 2.8×-0.1× | 2.8×+0.1× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $37.71+4.7% | $36.02+3.4% | $34.82-3.4% | $36.05-0.2% | $36.13+1.4% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $2.21B+14.0% | $1.94B+5.5% | $1.84B+10.8% | $1.66B-3.5% | $1.72B+8.3% | |
| Enterprise value | $4.69B+6.2% | $4.42B+5.1% | $4.21B+8.4% | $3.88B-2.2% | $3.97B+14.4% | |
| Price / earnings | 18×+0.9× | 17.1×-1.2× | 18.3×+2.2× | 16.1×-0.6× | 16.7×-3.4× | |
| Price / sales | 1.7×+0.2× | 1.5×+0.1× | 1.5×+0.1× | 1.3×-0.1× | 1.4×0.0× | |
| Price / book | 1.4×+0.1× | 1.3×0.0× | 1.3×+0.1× | 1.1×0.0× | 1.2×0.0× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.3×+0.4× | 9.9×-0.2× | 10.1×+0.5× | 9.7×-0.7× | 10.4×-0.1× | |
| EV / sales | 3.7×+0.2× | 3.4×+0.1× | 3.3×+0.2× | 3.1×-0.1× | 3.3×+0.3× | |
| Free cash flow yield | -12.3%-2.1pp | -10.2%-0.1pp | -10.1%+0.8pp | -11%-1.7pp | -9.3%+2.9pp | |
| Earnings yield | 5.6%-0.3pp | 5.8%+0.4pp | 5.5%-0.8pp | 6.2%+0.2pp | 6%+1.0pp | |
| Dividend yield | 3.5%-0.5pp | 4%-0.2pp | 4.2%-0.4pp | 4.5%+0.2pp | 4.3%-0.3pp | |
| PEG ratio | 0.9×+0.5× | 0.4×-0.3× | 0.7×0.0× | 0.6×-0.2× | 0.8×— |
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- Where do Northwest Natural's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Northwest Natural's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.