NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.58
- Estimate
- $0.73
- Surprise
- -20.9%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.4 → 5.4/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE) missed the $0.73 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.58 — a large 20.9% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Sell (5.4/10) to Hold at 5.4/10 after the report.
Coverage in the report window
- NorthWestern Energy Group Q3 Adj. EPS $0.58 Misses $0.73 Estimate, Sales $423.800M Beat $412.466M Estimate — benzinga, 2026-11-05
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates NWE Sell at 5.3/10.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -20.9% surprise compares with a -1.5% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-02-17.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Utilities): +1.0
- Earnings estimates trending UP
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Near 52-week high (2.3% away)
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $82.21
- Stop
- $79.07
The stock trades at 31.0× trailing but 20.7× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 86 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-06 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
NWE at TrendMatrix's latest read
Utility earnings are regulatory outcomes on a lag — allowed-return and rate-case posture frame any quarter's print.
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Electric
- Market cap
- $5.05B
- P/E (fwd)
- 20.7
- P/E (ttm)
- 31.0
- 52-week range
- $60.83–$84.18
- Off 52-week high
- 2.3%
- RSI (14)
- 86
- Volume vs avg
- 0.56×
- Score today
- 5.3/10