NorthWestern Corporation Dividend

Q: What is the NorthWestern Corporation Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average NorthWestern Corporation dividend yield over the last 5 years is 4.58% and the average over the last 10 years is 4.07%. The payout ratio of NorthWestern Corporation in relation to the last financial year is 71.23%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 75.96%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the NorthWestern Corporation dividend safe?

NorthWestern Corporation has been paying a dividend for 21 years and has not lowered the dividend for 21 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 21 -times. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 1.54% . The average NorthWestern Corporation Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 1.92% . The average for the last 10 years is 3.24% .

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ISIN

US6680743050

Symbol

NWE

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NorthWestern Corporation Dividend history 21 years & estimates 2026 to 2027

Dividend Analysis of the NorthWestern Corporation Stock

Current dividend yield	8.2 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	6.55 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	6.29 %
Payout 3Y	5.29 %

When does NorthWestern Corporation pay a dividend?

NorthWestern Corporation pays the next dividend on Dec 31 2025 (payday). The ex-day is on Dec 15 2025. The NorthWestern Corporation stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the NorthWestern Corporation stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were March, June, September and December . Dividends from NorthWestern Corporation are distributed via March, June, September and December.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2025	$0.66 Forecast $0.66 Forecast	Dec 15 2025 Dec 15 2025 Dec 31 2025 Dec 15 25 Dec 31 25	Dec 31 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.66 $0.66	Sep 15 2025 Sep 15 2025 Sep 30 2025 Sep 15 25 Sep 30 25	Sep 30 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.66 $0.66	Jun 13 2025 Jun 13 2025 Jun 30 2025 Jun 13 25 Jun 30 25	Jun 30 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.66 $0.66	Mar 14 2025 Mar 14 2025 Mar 31 2025 Mar 14 25 Mar 31 25	Mar 31 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.65 $0.65	Dec 13 2024 Dec 13 2024 Dec 31 2024 Dec 13 24 Dec 31 24	Dec 31 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.65 $0.65	Sep 13 2024 Sep 13 2024 Sep 30 2024 Sep 13 24 Sep 30 24	Sep 30 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.65 $0.65	Jun 14 2024 Jun 14 2024 Jun 28 2024 Jun 14 24 Jun 28 24	Jun 28 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.65 $0.65	Mar 14 2024 Mar 14 2024 Mar 29 2024 Mar 14 24 Mar 29 24	Mar 29 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.64 $0.64	Dec 14 2023 Dec 14 2023 Dec 29 2023 Dec 14 23 Dec 29 23	Dec 29 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.64 $0.64	Sep 14 2023 Sep 14 2023 Sep 29 2023 Sep 14 23 Sep 29 23	Sep 29 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.64 $0.64	Jun 14 2023 Jun 14 2023 Jun 30 2023 Jun 14 23 Jun 30 23	Jun 30 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.64 $0.64	Mar 14 2023 Mar 14 2023 Mar 31 2023 Mar 14 23 Mar 31 23	Mar 31 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.63 $0.63	Dec 14 2022 Dec 14 2022 Dec 30 2022 Dec 14 22 Dec 30 22	Dec 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.63 $0.63	Sep 14 2022 Sep 14 2022 Sep 30 2022 Sep 14 22 Sep 30 22	Sep 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.63 $0.63	Jun 14 2022 Jun 14 2022 Jun 30 2022 Jun 14 22 Jun 30 22	Jun 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.63 $0.63	Mar 14 2022 Mar 14 2022 Mar 31 2022 Mar 14 22 Mar 31 22	Mar 31 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.62 $0.62	Dec 14 2021 Dec 14 2021 Dec 31 2021 Dec 14 21 Dec 31 21	Dec 31 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.62 $0.62	Sep 14 2021 Sep 14 2021 Sep 30 2021 Sep 14 21 Sep 30 21	Sep 30 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.62 $0.62	Jun 14 2021 Jun 14 2021 Jun 30 2021 Jun 14 21 Jun 30 21	Jun 30 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.62 $0.62	Mar 12 2021 Mar 12 2021 Mar 31 2021 Mar 12 21 Mar 31 21	Mar 31 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.6 $0.6	Dec 14 2020 Dec 14 2020 Dec 31 2020 Dec 14 20 Dec 31 20	Dec 31 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.6 $0.6	Sep 14 2020 Sep 14 2020 Sep 30 2020 Sep 14 20 Sep 30 20	Sep 30 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.6 $0.6	Jun 12 2020 Jun 12 2020 Jun 30 2020 Jun 12 20 Jun 30 20	Jun 30 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.6 $0.6	Mar 12 2020 Mar 12 2020 Mar 31 2020 Mar 12 20 Mar 31 20	Mar 31 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.575 $0.58	Dec 12 2019 Dec 12 2019 Dec 31 2019 Dec 12 19 Dec 31 19	Dec 31 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.575 $0.58	Sep 12 2019 Sep 12 2019 Sep 30 2019 Sep 12 19 Sep 30 19	Sep 30 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.575 $0.58	Jun 13 2019 Jun 13 2019 Jun 28 2019 Jun 13 19 Jun 28 19	Jun 28 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.575 $0.58	Mar 14 2019 Mar 14 2019 Mar 29 2019 Mar 14 19 Mar 29 19	Mar 29 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.55 $0.55	Dec 13 2018 Dec 13 2018 Dec 31 2018 Dec 13 18 Dec 31 18	Dec 31 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.55 $0.55	Sep 13 2018 Sep 13 2018 Sep 28 2018 Sep 13 18 Sep 28 18	Sep 28 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.55 $0.55	Jun 14 2018 Jun 14 2018 Jun 29 2018 Jun 14 18 Jun 29 18	Jun 29 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.55 $0.55	Mar 14 2018 Mar 14 2018 Mar 29 2018 Mar 14 18 Mar 29 18	Mar 29 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.525 $0.53	Dec 14 2017 Dec 14 2017 Dec 29 2017 Dec 14 17 Dec 29 17	Dec 29 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.525 $0.53	Sep 14 2017 Sep 14 2017 Sep 29 2017 Sep 14 17 Sep 29 17	Sep 29 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.525 $0.53	Jun 13 2017 Jun 13 2017 Jun 30 2017 Jun 13 17 Jun 30 17	Jun 30 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.525 $0.53	Mar 13 2017 Mar 13 2017 Mar 31 2017 Mar 13 17 Mar 31 17	Mar 31 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.5 $0.5	Dec 13 2016 Dec 13 2016 Dec 30 2016 Dec 13 16 Dec 30 16	Dec 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.5 $0.5	Sep 13 2016 Sep 13 2016 Sep 30 2016 Sep 13 16 Sep 30 16	Sep 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.5 $0.5	Jun 13 2016 Jun 13 2016 Jun 30 2016 Jun 13 16 Jun 30 16	Jun 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.5 $0.5	Mar 11 2016 Mar 11 2016 Mar 31 2016 Mar 11 16 Mar 31 16	Mar 31 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.48 $0.48	Dec 11 2015 Dec 11 2015 Dec 31 2015 Dec 11 15 Dec 31 15	Dec 31 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.48 $0.48	Sep 11 2015 Sep 11 2015 Sep 30 2015 Sep 11 15 Sep 30 15	Sep 30 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.48 $0.48	Jun 11 2015 Jun 11 2015 Jun 30 2015 Jun 11 15 Jun 30 15	Jun 30 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.48 $0.48	Mar 11 2015 Mar 11 2015 Mar 31 2015 Mar 11 15 Mar 31 15	Mar 31 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.4 $0.4	Dec 11 2014 Dec 11 2014 Dec 31 2014 Dec 11 14 Dec 31 14	Dec 31 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.4 $0.4	Sep 11 2014 Sep 11 2014 Sep 30 2014 Sep 11 14 Sep 30 14	Sep 30 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.4 $0.4	Jun 11 2014 Jun 11 2014 Jun 30 2014 Jun 11 14 Jun 30 14	Jun 30 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.4 $0.4	Mar 12 2014 Mar 12 2014 Mar 31 2014 Mar 12 14 Mar 31 14	Mar 31 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.38 $0.38	Dec 11 2013 Dec 11 2013 Dec 31 2013 Dec 11 13 Dec 31 13	Dec 31 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.38 $0.38	Sep 11 2013 Sep 11 2013 Sep 30 2013 Sep 11 13 Sep 30 13	Sep 30 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.38 $0.38	Jun 12 2013 Jun 12 2013 Jun 30 2013 Jun 12 13 Jun 30 13	Jun 30 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.38 $0.38	Mar 13 2013 Mar 13 2013 Mar 31 2013 Mar 13 13 Mar 31 13	Mar 31 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.37 $0.37	Dec 12 2012 Dec 12 2012 Dec 31 2012 Dec 12 12 Dec 31 12	Dec 31 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.37 $0.37	Sep 12 2012 Sep 12 2012 Sep 30 2012 Sep 12 12 Sep 30 12	Sep 30 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.37 $0.37	Jun 13 2012 Jun 13 2012 Jun 30 2012 Jun 13 12 Jun 30 12	Jun 30 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.37 $0.37	Mar 13 2012 Mar 13 2012 Mar 31 2012 Mar 13 12 Mar 31 12	Mar 31 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.36 $0.36	Dec 13 2011 Dec 13 2011 Dec 31 2011 Dec 13 11 Dec 31 11	Dec 31 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.36 $0.36	Sep 13 2011 Sep 13 2011 Sep 30 2011 Sep 13 11 Sep 30 11	Sep 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.36 $0.36	Jun 13 2011 Jun 13 2011 Jun 30 2011 Jun 13 11 Jun 30 11	Jun 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.36 $0.36	Mar 11 2011 Mar 11 2011 Mar 31 2011 Mar 11 11 Mar 31 11	Mar 31 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.34 $0.34	Dec 13 2010 Dec 13 2010 Dec 31 2010 Dec 13 10 Dec 31 10	Dec 31 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.34 $0.34	Sep 13 2010 Sep 13 2010 Sep 30 2010 Sep 13 10 Sep 30 10	Sep 30 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.34 $0.34	Jun 11 2010 Jun 11 2010 Jun 30 2010 Jun 11 10 Jun 30 10	Jun 30 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.34 $0.34	Mar 11 2010 Mar 11 2010 Mar 31 2010 Mar 11 10 Mar 31 10	Mar 31 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.335 $0.34	Dec 11 2009 Dec 11 2009 Dec 31 2009 Dec 11 09 Dec 31 09	Dec 31 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.335 $0.34	Sep 11 2009 Sep 11 2009 Sep 30 2009 Sep 11 09 Sep 30 09	Sep 30 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.335 $0.34	Jun 11 2009 Jun 11 2009 Jun 30 2009 Jun 11 09 Jun 30 09	Jun 30 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.335 $0.34	Mar 11 2009 Mar 11 2009 Mar 31 2009 Mar 11 09 Mar 31 09	Mar 31 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.33 $0.33	Dec 11 2008 Dec 11 2008 Dec 31 2008 Dec 11 08 Dec 31 08	Dec 31 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.33 $0.33	Sep 11 2008 Sep 11 2008 Sep 30 2008 Sep 11 08 Sep 30 08	Sep 30 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.33 $0.33	Jun 11 2008 Jun 11 2008 Jun 30 2008 Jun 11 08 Jun 30 08	Jun 30 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.33 $0.33	Mar 12 2008 Mar 12 2008 Mar 31 2008 Mar 12 08 Mar 31 08	Mar 31 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.33 $0.33	Dec 12 2007 Dec 12 2007 Dec 31 2007 Dec 12 07 Dec 31 07	Dec 31 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.33 $0.33	Sep 12 2007 Sep 12 2007 Sep 30 2007 Sep 12 07 Sep 30 07	Sep 30 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.31 $0.31	Jun 13 2007 Jun 13 2007 Jun 30 2007 Jun 13 07 Jun 30 07	Jun 30 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.31 $0.31	Mar 13 2007 Mar 13 2007 Mar 31 2007 Mar 13 07 Mar 31 07	Mar 31 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.31 $0.31	Dec 13 2006 Dec 13 2006 Dec 31 2006 Dec 13 06 Dec 31 06	Dec 31 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.31 $0.31	Sep 13 2006 Sep 13 2006 Sep 30 2006 Sep 13 06 Sep 30 06	Sep 30 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.31 $0.31	Jun 13 2006 Jun 13 2006 Jun 30 2006 Jun 13 06 Jun 30 06	Jun 30 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.31 $0.31	Mar 13 2006 Mar 13 2006 Mar 31 2006 Mar 13 06 Mar 31 06	Mar 31 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.31 $0.31	Dec 13 2005 Dec 13 2005 Dec 31 2005 Dec 13 05 Dec 31 05	Dec 31 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.25 $0.25	Sep 13 2005 Sep 13 2005 Sep 30 2005 Sep 13 05 Sep 30 05	Sep 30 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.22 $0.22	Jun 13 2005 Jun 13 2005 Jun 30 2005 Jun 13 05 Jun 30 05	Jun 30 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.22 $0.22	Mar 22 2005 Mar 22 2005 Mar 31 2005 Mar 22 05 Mar 31 05	Mar 31 2005	- -

How much dividend does NorthWestern Corporation pay?

NorthWestern Corporation most recently paid a dividend of $0.66. NorthWestern Corporation paid a Dividend of $2.64 Per Share in the financial year 2025. With a stock price of $60.00 at Oct 30 2025, the current dividend yield is 4.40% (calculation: $2.64 / $60.00 = 4.40%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the NorthWestern Corporation Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average NorthWestern Corporation dividend yield over the last 5 years is 4.58% and the average over the last 10 years is 4.07%.

The payout ratio of NorthWestern Corporation in relation to the last financial year is 71.23%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 75.96%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	NorthWestern Corporation
Current dividend yield	4.40%
Dividend Yield 5Y	4.58%
Dividend Yield 10Y	4.07%
Payout 1Y	71.23%
Payout 3Y	75.96%

Is the NorthWestern Corporation dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the NorthWestern Corporation dividend safe?

NorthWestern Corporation has been paying a dividend for 21 years and has not lowered the dividend for 21 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 21-times.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 1.54%. The average NorthWestern Corporation Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 1.92%. The average for the last 10 years is 3.24%.

Metric	NorthWestern Corporation
Increased	21 Years
Continuity	21 Years
Paid	21 Years
Growth 1Y	1.54%
Growth 5Y	1.92%
Growth 10Y	3.24%

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NorthWestern Corporation Stock Forecast 2025

On the stock exchange, the NorthWestern Corporation stock (ISIN: US6680743050) is not traded as a top scorer in October 2025 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of NorthWestern Corporation 11.62% has risen since the beginning of the year 2025. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the NorthWestern Corporation stock price in real time at the top of the page.

NorthWestern Corporation (symbol: NWE) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 16.35 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 2.41 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the NorthWestern Corporation stock forecast 2025 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 16.58 according to P/E ratio and 2.30 according to P/S.

Metric	NorthWestern Corporation
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2025	11.62%
P/E TTM	16.35
P/S TTM	2.41
P/E forward	16.58
P/S forward	2.30

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