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Northwest Natural NWN Return on equity

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$490.4M-0.8%
Operating income$162.9M+5.5%
Net income$97.5M+10.9%
EPS (diluted)$2.33+6.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$40.4M-62.3%
Total debt$2.5B+7.1%
Total equity$1.6B+8.3%
Total assets$6.4B+12.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$116.1M-35.3%
CapEx$113.7M+11.2%
Free cash flow$2.5M-96.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.1B+28.7%
Enterprise value$4.58B+18.3%
P/E17.1×+1.2×
P/S1.6×+0.3×

Profitability

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Operating margin22.5%+3.1pp
Net margin9.6%+1.1pp
FCF margin-21.2%+33.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Debt / equity1.6×0.0×
Current ratio0.8×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Northwest Natural’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Northwest Natural’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Northwest Natural's return on equity?
Northwest Natural (NWN) reported return on equity of 8.1% in Q1 2026.
How has Northwest Natural's return on equity changed year-over-year?
Northwest Natural's return on equity increased by 10.2% year-over-year, from 7.4% to 8.1%.
What is the long-term trend for Northwest Natural's return on equity?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Northwest Natural's return on equity has grown at a -2.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 8.8% to 7.9%.
What does return on equity mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.