NWE (NorthWestern Energy Group) Quality Rank

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NWE NorthWestern Energy Group Inc NWE
76 GF Score
Price $69.79
GF Value $61.97
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 12 Warning Signs
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What is NorthWestern Energy Group Quality Rank?

The Quality Rank measures the business quality of a company relative to other companies. It is ranked based on the strength of the balance sheet, as well as the profitability and growth of the business. The ranked companies are split in equal numbers and then ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest.

The rank of balance sheet (30%)

The rank of balance sheet is done through the ranking of:
  • Interest coverage
  • Zscore
  • Debt to revenue
  • Equity to asset
  • Cash to debt

The rank of Profitability (70%)

The ranking of Profitability is done by ranking:
  • Operating margin mean rank (10-year mean average profit margine)
  • Operating margin growth rank
  • Fscore
  • Predictability rank
  • Revenue growth rank (5 year), when the growth is higher than 25%, set it as 25%
  • Num of year profit (number of years that is profitable within the last 10 years)
  • ROIC median (10-year median of ROIC)

NorthWestern Energy Group Quality Rank Related Terms

NWE
76GF Score
NorthWestern Energy Group Inc NWE
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Is NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, NorthWestern Energy Group stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $69.79 is trading 12.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of $61.97. GuruFocus considers NorthWestern Energy Group to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for NWE:

  • Quality Rank:
  • GF Value™: $61.97 vs. price of $69.79 (12.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 76/100 with 12 warning signs

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NorthWestern Energy Group Business Description

Address 3010 W. 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, which includes the generation, purchase, transmission, and distribution of electricity, and Natural Gas, which includes the production, purchase, transmission, storage, and distribution of natural gas. It 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 its revenue from the Electric segment.
76GF Score

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$69.79
Price
$61.97
GF Value