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How Northwest Natural Holding Company stacks up
NWN · against 104 other Utilities companies of similar size
Profitability
45/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #59 of 105 · scores higher than 44% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score11 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including NWN · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 45?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.A mix: stronger operating margin, but weaker return on assets than most Utilities peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 69% of peers. Return on assets: 2.0% vs peer median 2.7%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 5.6% vs peer median 5.2%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 65% of peers. Operating margin: 22.8% vs peer median 18.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = NWN, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | NWN | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 103 reported | 5.6% | 5.6% | 50% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 105 reported | 22.8% | 18.5% | 62% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 98 reported | 2.0% | 2.8% | 26% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 98 reported | 8.3% | 7.7% | 55% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 105 reported | 45.0% | 30.7% | 73% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NWNScores 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