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NorthWestern Energy Group (NorthWestern Energy Group) Dividends per Share

: $2.56 (TTM As of Dec. 2023)
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NorthWestern Energy Group's dividends per share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.64. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.56. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.47. As of today, NorthWestern Energy Group's Dividend Yield % is 5.13%.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of NorthWestern Energy Group Inc is 0.80, which seems too high.

Good Sign:

NorthWestern Energy Group Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.

During the past 12 months, NorthWestern Energy Group's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of NorthWestern Energy Group was 9.70% per year. The lowest was -7.70% per year. And the median was 4.40% per year.

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NorthWestern Energy Group Dividends per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for NorthWestern Energy Group's Dividends per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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NorthWestern Energy Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividends per Share
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.30 2.40 2.48 2.52 2.56

NorthWestern Energy Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Dividends per Share Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.63 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.64

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, NorthWestern Energy Group's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


NorthWestern Energy Group Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, NorthWestern Energy Group's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where NorthWestern Energy Group's Dividend Yield % falls into.



NorthWestern Energy Group Dividends per Share Calculation

Dividends paid to per common share.


NorthWestern Energy Group  (NAS:NWE) Dividends per Share Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

NorthWestern Energy Group's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.64/ 1.37
=0.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of NorthWestern Energy Group was 0.80. The lowest was 0.54. And the median was 0.62.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of NorthWestern Energy Group Inc is 0.80, which seems too high.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

NorthWestern Energy Group Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.6502024-03-142024-03-152024-03-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.6402023-12-142023-12-152023-12-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.6402023-09-142023-09-152023-09-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.6402023-06-142023-06-152023-06-30Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.


NorthWestern Energy Group's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2.57/50.44
=5.10 %

Current Share Price is $50.44.
NorthWestern Energy Group's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.57.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of NorthWestern Energy Group was 5.48%. The lowest was 2.71%. And the median was 3.55%.

Good Sign:

NorthWestern Energy Group Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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NorthWestern Energy Group (NorthWestern Energy Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3010 West 69th Street, Sioux Falls, SD, USA, 57108
NorthWestern Energy Group Inc provides electricity and natural gas services in the Upper Midwest and Northwest of the U.S. in the states of Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. The company's primary segments include Electric utility operations, which include the generation, purchase, transmission, and distribution of electricity, and Natural Gas utility operations, which include the production, purchase, transmission, storage, and distribution of natural gas. The company uses thermal, wind, hydro, or renewable energy in varying quantities, depending on the location of the facilities, to generate power. The company derives the majority of retail electric utility revenue from commercial and residential sales.
Executives
Bleau Lafave officer: VP Asset Mgmt & Bus Dvlpmt 3010 W. 69TH STREET, SIOUX FALLS SD 57108
Sherina M. Edwards director 1201 NETWORK CENTRE DRIVE, EFFINGHAM IL 62401
Jan Robert Horsfall director
Britt E Ide director 345 BOBWHITE COURT, SUITE 200, BOISE ID 83706
Cynthia Fang officer: Vice President - Regulatory 208 N. MONTANA AVE., SUITE 200, HELENA MT 59601
Shannon Heim officer: Vice President and GC 208 N. MONTANA AVE., SUITE 200, HELENA MT 59601
Bobbi L Schroeppel officer: VP Cust. Care & Communications 125 S. DAKOTA AVENUE, SIOUX FALLS SD 57104
Brian B Bird officer: VP, CFO & Treasurer 125 S DAKOTA AVE, SIOUX FALLS SD 57104
Michael R Cashell officer: Vice President - Transmission 40 EAST BROADWAY STREET, BUTTE MT 59701
Robert C Rowe director, officer: President & CEO 3010 WEST 69TH STREET, SIOUX FALLS SD 57108
Jason Merkel officer: VP - Distribution 1313 NORTH LAST CHANCE GULCH, HELENA MT 59601
Kent T Larson director 3010 W. 69TH STREET, SIOUX FALLS SD 57108
Curtis T Pohl officer: Vice President - Distribution 125 S. DAKOTA AVENUE, SIOUX FALLS SD 57104
Anthony Thomas Clark director 3010 W 69TH STREET, SIOUX FALLS SD 57108
H. Grahame Heather officer: VP & General Counsel 209 N. MONTANA AVENUE, SUITE 205, HELENA MT 59601