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How NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stacks up
NWE · against 92 other Utilities companies of similar size
Profitability
34/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #69 of 93 · scores higher than 25% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score11 peers with a profitability score of 30–39, including NWE · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 34?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Mainly because of its return on assets and return on invested capital, which are weaker than most Utilities peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 68% of peers. Return on assets: 2.0% vs peer median 2.7%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 67% of peers. Return on invested capital: 3.9% vs peer median 5.2%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 18.8% vs peer median 18.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = NWE, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | NWE | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 91 reported | 3.9% | 5.7% | 22% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 92 reported | 18.8% | 20.2% | 46% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 87 reported | 2.0% | 3.5% | 27% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 87 reported | 5.9% | 8.6% | 22% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 93 reported | 55.6% | 37.0% | 78% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NWEScores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score