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How NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. stacks up
NWE · against 92 other Utilities companies of similar size
Valuation
28/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #75 of 93 · scores higher than 20% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score6 peers with a valuation score of 20–29, including NWE · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 28?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Mainly because of its earnings yield and EBITDA yield, which are weaker than most Utilities peers.
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 71% of peers. Earnings yield: 3.5% vs peer median 4.8%
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 70% of peers. EBITDA yield: 6.8% vs peer median 8.6%
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Free cash flow yield: -3.9% vs peer median 0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 92 reported | 3.4% | 5.4% | 27% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 93 reported | 7.0% | 9.2% | 22% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 44 reported | -3.9% | -0.7% | 40% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 86 reported | 58.9% | 63.3% | 42% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NWE| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55.0B HKD (≈$7.0B) | 99 | 63 | |
| 1 | 8.54T CLP (≈$9.4B) | 99 | 67 | |
| 3 | 6.9B GBP (≈$9.0B) | 98 | 73 | |
| 4 | 45.8B HKD (≈$5.9B) | 94 | 61 | |
| 4 | 4.84T CLP (≈$5.3B) | 94 | 72 | |
| 71 | 726.0B JPY (≈$4.9B) | 32 | 15 | |
| 72 | 2.5B USD | 31 | 52 | |
| 73 | 47.0B CNY (≈$6.6B) | 30 | 48 | |
| 73 | 3.4B USD | 30 | 63 | |
| 75 | 4.9B USD | 28 | 41 | |
| 76 | 4.2B USD | 25 | 13 | |
| 77 | 219.1B INR (≈$2.6B) | 24 | 52 | |
| 78 | 8.4B USD | 23 | 43 | |
| 79 | 5.8B USD | 21 | 41 |
Scores 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