
Northwest Natural Holding Company
NWNNYSEUtilitiesRegulated Gas
Previous close
$49.42
−$1.17 · -2.31%
Pre-market
$50.28
+$0.86 · +1.74%
Aug 24, 7:35 AM ET
NWN company overview
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Valuation
72
Undervalued
Momentum
42
Neutral
Sentiment
66
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Risk resilience
79
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Company profile
Company websiteNorthwest 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 / TTMValuation & 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
Revenue: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Analyst ratings
Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.
Rating distribution
8 ratingsCorporate 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
$1.9225
2,021
$1.9325
2,022
$1.9425
2,023
$1.9525
2,024
$1.9625
2,025
$1.4775
2,026*
* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.
Corporate action history
| Action | Ex-dividend date | Details | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend | Jul 31, 2026 | $0.4925Quarterly | Jul 31, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 |
Dividend | Apr 30, 2026 | $0.4925Quarterly | Apr 30, 2026 | May 15, 2026 |
Dividend | Jan 30, 2026 | $0.4925Quarterly | Jan 30, 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 |
Dividend | Oct 31, 2025 | $0.4925Quarterly | Oct 31, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 |
Dividend | Jul 31, 2025 | $0.49Quarterly | Jul 31, 2025 | Aug 15, 2025 |
Dividend | Apr 30, 2025 | $0.49Quarterly | Apr 30, 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
Ex-dividend Jul 31, 2026
$0.4925
Quarterly
Record Jul 31, 2026 · Payment Aug 14, 2026
Ex-dividend Apr 30, 2026
$0.4925
Quarterly
Record Apr 30, 2026 · Payment May 15, 2026
Ex-dividend Jan 30, 2026
$0.4925
Quarterly
Record Jan 30, 2026 · Payment Feb 13, 2026
Ex-dividend Oct 31, 2025
$0.4925
Quarterly
Record Oct 31, 2025 · Payment Nov 14, 2025
Ex-dividend Jul 31, 2025
$0.49
Quarterly
Record Jul 31, 2025 · Payment Aug 15, 2025
Ex-dividend Apr 30, 2025
$0.49
Quarterly
Record Apr 30, 2025 · Payment May 15, 2025
NWN peers
ETFs holding NWN
Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFIJR129.04M0.11%111.19B USD0.06%$147.31+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI66.31M0.00%2.3T USD0.03%$378.24+0.44%
iShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM55.75M0.07%81.62B USD0.19%$299.96+0.77%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB47.31M0.03%183.4B USD0.03%$304.76+0.64%
First Trust Value Line Dividend Index FundFVD32.73M0.39%8.29B USD0.62%$50.70+0.06%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETFVBR30.05M0.04%68.3B USD0.05%$249.18+0.68%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF23.64M0.02%93.7B USD0.05%$245.53+0.82%
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETFIWN20.36M0.14%14.66B USD0.24%$224.81+0.45%
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFIJR- Market value
- 129.04M
- Weight
- 0.11%
- AUM
- 111.19B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.06%
- Price / 1D
- $147.31+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI- Market value
- 66.31M
- Weight
- 0.00%
- AUM
- 2.3T USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $378.24+0.44%
iShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM- Market value
- 55.75M
- Weight
- 0.07%
- AUM
- 81.62B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.19%
- Price / 1D
- $299.96+0.77%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB- Market value
- 47.31M
- Weight
- 0.03%
- AUM
- 183.4B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $304.76+0.64%
First Trust Value Line Dividend Index FundFVD- Market value
- 32.73M
- Weight
- 0.39%
- AUM
- 8.29B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.62%
- Price / 1D
- $50.70+0.06%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETFVBR- Market value
- 30.05M
- Weight
- 0.04%
- AUM
- 68.3B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $249.18+0.68%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF- Market value
- 23.64M
- Weight
- 0.02%
- AUM
- 93.7B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $245.53+0.82%
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETFIWN- Market value
- 20.36M
- Weight
- 0.14%
- AUM
- 14.66B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.24%
- Price / 1D
- $224.81+0.45%
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