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Northwest Natural Holding Company

NWN

NYSEUtilitiesRegulated Gas

Previous close

$49.42

−$1.17 · -2.31%

Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

Pre-market

$50.28

+$0.86 · +1.74%

Aug 24, 7:35 AM ET

NWN company overview

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AI-powered factor overview

Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Buy

Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment

Valuation

72

Undervalued

Momentum

42

Neutral

Sentiment

66

Bullish

Risk resilience

79

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Company website

Northwest Natural Holding Company (NWN) operates primarily through its subsidiary, Northwest Natural Gas Company, delivering regulated natural gas to a diverse clientele including residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation customers across Oregon and Southwest Washington. Beyond its core distribution business, the company manages the Mist gas storage facility, which holds 5.7 billion cubic feet and is leased to other utilities and third-party energy marketers. It also provides natural gas asset management solutions and maintains an appliance retail outlet. NWN's strategic investments extend to broader gas storage activities, water services, non-regulated renewable natural gas ventures, and other diversified interests. The company currently supplies natural gas to approximately 786,000 meters within its service territories in Oregon and southwest Washington. Additionally, its water operations cater to about 80,000 individuals through roughly 33,000 water and wastewater connections located in the Pacific Northwest and Texas. Founded in 1859, Northwest Natural Holding Company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

Industry
Regulated Gas
Sector
Utilities
Headquarters
US
CEO
Justin Palfreyman
Listed since
Mar 26, 1990
Employees
1,619

Market position

Day range

Current $49.42

52-week range

Current $49.42

Open
$50.48
Previous close
$50.59
Volume
267.59K
1.04× average
Average volume
256.73K
Average daily volume
Market cap
2.08B USD
Beta
0.43
Market reference 1
50-day average
$50.1746
-1.50% below average
200-day average
$49.7642
-0.69% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
4.63B USD
P/E (TTM)
16.13×
P/B (TTM)
1.34×
P/S (TTM)
1.61×
EV / EBITDA
9.83×
Earnings yield
5.93%
Free cash flow yield
-10.35%
Dividend yield
3.99%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
45.17%
Operating margin
31.63%
Net margin
9.75%
Return on equity
7.68%
Return on assets
1.82%
Return on invested capital
5.17%

Financial health

Debt / equity
1.73×
Current ratio
0.72×
Altman Z-score
0.68
Piotroski F-score
6 of 9

Earnings

EPS beat rate
64%
7 beats, 4 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
+25.96%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
0.01
Estimate -0.08 · Beat by 112.20%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates2.661.390.12-1.16Q1 '25MissQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26MissQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 28, 2025: actual 1.41, estimate 1.42, surprise -0.70%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 6, 2025: actual 2.28, estimate 2.09, surprise +9.09%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 5, 2025: actual 0.01, estimate -0.07, surprise +114.29%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Nov 5, 2025: actual -0.73, estimate -0.82, surprise +10.98%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 27, 2026: actual 1.39, estimate 1.36, surprise +2.21%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 6, 2026: actual 2.33, estimate 2.4, surprise -2.92%, Miss. Q3 2026, reported Aug 5, 2026: actual 0.01, estimate -0.082, surprise +112.20%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 4, 2026: actual —, estimate -0.893, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates568.48M425.66M282.84M140.02MQ1 '25MissQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25MissQ1 '26MissQ2 '26MissQ3 '26MissQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 28, 2025: actual 370.88M USD, estimate 395.05M USD, surprise -6.12%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 6, 2025: actual 494.28M USD, estimate 228.68M USD, surprise +116.15%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 5, 2025: actual 236.19M USD, estimate 174.65M USD, surprise +35.23%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Nov 5, 2025: actual 164.73M USD, estimate 419.36M USD, surprise -60.72%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Feb 27, 2026: actual 394.16M USD, estimate 434.58M USD, surprise -9.30%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported May 6, 2026: actual 490.4M USD, estimate 538.57M USD, surprise -8.94%, Miss. Q3 2026, reported Aug 5, 2026: actual 243.55M USD, estimate 271.87M USD, surprise -10.42%, Miss. Q4 2026, reported Nov 4, 2026: actual —, estimate 179.14M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Rating distribution

8 ratings
Strong buy00%
Buy225%
Hold675%
Sell00%
Strong sell00%

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$1.9625

2025 complete year+2.1% since 2021

2026 partial: $1.4775

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jul 31, 2026

$0.4925

Quarterly

Record Jul 31, 2026 · Payment Aug 14, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Apr 30, 2026

$0.4925

Quarterly

Record Apr 30, 2026 · Payment May 15, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jan 30, 2026

$0.4925

Quarterly

Record Jan 30, 2026 · Payment Feb 13, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Oct 31, 2025

$0.4925

Quarterly

Record Oct 31, 2025 · Payment Nov 14, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jul 31, 2025

$0.49

Quarterly

Record Jul 31, 2025 · Payment Aug 15, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Apr 30, 2025

$0.49

Quarterly

Record Apr 30, 2025 · Payment May 15, 2025

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