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NWE

NorthWestern Corporation

Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric

69.30$ +1.1% vs. previous close Closing price · As of: Sep 17, 2026

Dividend

Dividend

Dividend history for NorthWestern Corporation (NWE): every payment, yield, payout ratio and growth at a glance. The most recent distribution was 0.67 $ per share (ex-date 08/17/2026).

Dividend Yield ?Annual dividend divided by the current price: what percentage of your investment comes back as a payout each year. 3.94%
Dividend Per Share (TTM) ?Sum of dividends paid per share over the last 12 months. 2.66$
Payout Ratio ?Share of profit paid out as dividends. Over 100% means the company is paying out more than it earns — not sustainable long-term. 70.8%
Increase Streak ?How many years in a row the dividend has been raised — the gold standard for dividend payers. 20Years
Years Without a Cut ?How many years in a row the dividend hasn't been cut — a measure of reliability. 20Years
Dividend growth (3-yr CAGR) ?Average annual dividend growth over the past three years. 1.6%
Dividend growth (5-yr CAGR) ?Average annual dividend growth over the past five years. 1.9%
Dividend growth (10-yr CAGR) ?Average annual dividend growth over the past ten years. 3.2%
Dividend per share by year ($)
2006 · 1.24 $ 2006 2007 · 1.28 $ 2007 2008 · 1.32 $ 2008 2009 · 1.34 $ 2009 2010 · 1.36 $ 2010 2011 · 1.44 $ 2011 2012 · 1.48 $ 2012 2013 · 1.52 $ 2013 2014 · 1.60 $ 2014 2015 · 1.92 $ 2015 2016 · 2.00 $ 2016 2017 · 2.10 $ 2017 2018 · 2.20 $ 2018 2019 · 2.30 $ 2019 2020 · 2.40 $ 2020 2021 · 2.48 $ 2021 2022 · 2.52 $ 2022 2023 · 2.56 $ 2023 2024 · 2.60 $ 2024 2025 · 2.64 $ 2025

Payment History

Payment History NWE
Ex-Date Payment Date Amount Change Type
08/17/2026 09/01/2026 0.67 $ 0.0% Quarterly
06/15/2026 06/30/2026 0.67 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/13/2026 03/31/2026 0.67 $ +1.5% Quarterly
12/15/2025 12/31/2025 0.66 $ 0.0% Quarterly
09/15/2025 09/30/2025 0.66 $ 0.0% Quarterly
06/13/2025 06/30/2025 0.66 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/14/2025 03/31/2025 0.66 $ +1.5% Quarterly
12/13/2024 12/31/2024 0.65 $ 0.0% Quarterly
09/13/2024 09/30/2024 0.65 $ 0.0% Quarterly
06/14/2024 06/28/2024 0.65 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/14/2024 03/29/2024 0.65 $ +1.6% Quarterly
12/14/2023 12/29/2023 0.64 $ 0.0% Quarterly
09/14/2023 09/29/2023 0.64 $ 0.0% Quarterly
06/14/2023 06/30/2023 0.64 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/14/2023 03/31/2023 0.64 $ +1.6% Quarterly
12/14/2022 12/30/2022 0.63 $ 0.0% Quarterly
09/14/2022 09/30/2022 0.63 $ 0.0% Quarterly
06/14/2022 06/30/2022 0.63 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/14/2022 03/31/2022 0.63 $ +1.6% Quarterly
12/14/2021 12/31/2021 0.62 $ 0.0% Quarterly
09/14/2021 09/30/2021 0.62 $ 0.0% Quarterly
06/14/2021 06/30/2021 0.62 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/12/2021 03/31/2021 0.62 $ +3.3% Quarterly
12/14/2020 12/31/2020 0.60 $ 0.0% Quarterly
09/14/2020 09/30/2020 0.60 $ 0.0% Quarterly
06/12/2020 06/30/2020 0.60 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/12/2020 03/31/2020 0.60 $ +4.3% Quarterly
12/12/2019 12/31/2019 0.58 $ 0.0% Quarterly
09/12/2019 09/30/2019 0.58 $ 0.0% Quarterly
06/13/2019 06/28/2019 0.58 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/14/2019 03/29/2019 0.58 $ +4.5% Quarterly
12/13/2018 12/31/2018 0.55 $ 0.0% Quarterly
09/13/2018 09/28/2018 0.55 $ 0.0% Quarterly
06/14/2018 06/29/2018 0.55 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/14/2018 03/30/2018 0.55 $ +4.8% Quarterly
12/14/2017 12/29/2017 0.53 $ 0.0% Quarterly
09/14/2017 09/29/2017 0.53 $ 0.0% Quarterly
06/13/2017 06/30/2017 0.53 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/13/2017 03/31/2017 0.53 $ +5.0% Quarterly
12/13/2016 12/30/2016 0.50 $ 0.0% Quarterly
09/13/2016 09/30/2016 0.50 $ 0.0% Quarterly
06/13/2016 06/30/2016 0.50 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/11/2016 03/31/2016 0.50 $ +4.2% Quarterly
12/11/2015 12/31/2015 0.48 $ 0.0% Quarterly
09/11/2015 09/30/2015 0.48 $ 0.0% Quarterly
06/11/2015 06/30/2015 0.48 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/11/2015 03/31/2015 0.48 $ +20.0% Quarterly
12/11/2014 12/31/2014 0.40 $ 0.0% Quarterly
09/11/2014 09/30/2014 0.40 $ 0.0% Quarterly
06/11/2014 06/30/2014 0.40 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/12/2014 03/31/2014 0.40 $ +5.3% Quarterly
12/11/2013 12/31/2013 0.38 $ 0.0% Quarterly
09/11/2013 09/30/2013 0.38 $ 0.0% Quarterly
06/12/2013 06/30/2013 0.38 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/13/2013 03/31/2013 0.38 $ +2.7% Quarterly
12/12/2012 12/31/2012 0.37 $ 0.0% Quarterly
09/12/2012 09/30/2012 0.37 $ 0.0% Quarterly
06/13/2012 06/30/2012 0.37 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/13/2012 03/31/2012 0.37 $ +2.8% Quarterly
12/13/2011 12/31/2011 0.36 $ 0.0% Quarterly
09/13/2011 09/30/2011 0.36 $ 0.0% Quarterly
06/13/2011 06/30/2011 0.36 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/11/2011 03/31/2011 0.36 $ +5.9% Quarterly
12/13/2010 12/31/2010 0.34 $ 0.0% Quarterly
09/13/2010 09/30/2010 0.34 $ 0.0% Quarterly
06/11/2010 06/30/2010 0.34 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/11/2010 03/31/2010 0.34 $ +1.5% Quarterly
12/11/2009 12/31/2009 0.34 $ 0.0% Quarterly
09/11/2009 09/30/2009 0.34 $ 0.0% Quarterly
06/11/2009 06/30/2009 0.34 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/11/2009 03/31/2009 0.34 $ +1.5% Quarterly
12/11/2008 12/31/2008 0.33 $ 0.0% Quarterly
09/11/2008 09/30/2008 0.33 $ 0.0% Quarterly
06/11/2008 06/30/2008 0.33 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/12/2008 03/31/2008 0.33 $ 0.0% Quarterly
12/12/2007 12/31/2007 0.33 $ 0.0% Quarterly
09/12/2007 09/30/2007 0.33 $ +6.5% Quarterly
06/13/2007 06/30/2007 0.31 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/13/2007 03/31/2007 0.31 $ 0.0% Quarterly
12/13/2006 12/31/2006 0.31 $ 0.0% Quarterly
09/13/2006 09/30/2006 0.31 $ 0.0% Quarterly
06/13/2006 06/30/2006 0.31 $ 0.0% Quarterly
03/13/2006 03/31/2006 0.31 $ 0.0% Quarterly
12/13/2005 12/31/2005 0.31 $ +24.0% Quarterly
09/13/2005 09/30/2005 0.25 $ +13.6% Quarterly
06/13/2005 06/30/2005 0.22 $ – Quarterly
03/22/2005 03/31/2005 0.22 $ – Other

Data as of: September 17, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)

Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.

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