What is Northwest Pipe's earnings yield?

Northwest Pipe (NWPX) reported earnings yield of 5.6% in Q1 2026.

How has Northwest Pipe's earnings yield changed year-over-year?

Northwest Pipe's earnings yield decreased by 29.8% year-over-year, from 8% to 5.6%.

What is the long-term trend for Northwest Pipe's earnings yield?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Northwest Pipe's earnings yield has grown at a -2.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 6.8% to 5.9%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

Northwest Pipe NWPX Earnings yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$138.3M+19.1%

Gross profit$26.7M+37.7%

Operating income$12.7M+127%

Net income$10.5M+166%

EPS (diluted)$1.08+177%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$14.3M+170%

Total debt$102.4M-0.8%

Total equity$403.7M+6.7%

Total assets$634.1M+8.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$29.3M+504%

CapEx$3.5M-5.5%

Free cash flow$25.8M+2,090%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.38B+263%

Enterprise value$1.47B+207%

P/E33×+21.4×

P/S2.5×+1.8×

Profitability

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Gross margin20.2%+1.1pp

Operating margin10.6%+1.5pp

Net margin7.7%+1.0pp

FCF margin13.1%-0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.7%+1.6pp

Debt / equity0.3×0.0×

Current ratio2.7×-1.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Northwest Pipe’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=5.6%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Northwest Pipe’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Northwest Pipe's earnings yield?: Northwest Pipe (NWPX) reported earnings yield of 5.6% in Q1 2026.
How has Northwest Pipe's earnings yield changed year-over-year?: Northwest Pipe's earnings yield decreased by 29.8% year-over-year, from 8% to 5.6%.
What is the long-term trend for Northwest Pipe's earnings yield?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Northwest Pipe's earnings yield has grown at a -2.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 6.8% to 5.9%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.