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Northwest Natural profit margin NWN

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2017.

Net margin, 12 months
9.7%
Operating margin, 12 months
22.8%
Net margin on a year earlier
+1.4 pts
Peer median
13.2%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Northwest Natural kept 9.7% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 22.8%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 11.4%.

The median for 6 gas utilities of a similar size is 13.2%.

Profit margin over time

OperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating margin
FY20258.8%21.8%
FY20246.8%16.6%
FY20237.8%15.4%
FY20228.3%16.1%
FY20219.1%19.0%
FY20209.9%19.2%
FY20198.3%19.2%
FY20189.1%18.7%
FY2017−7.4%n/a

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY269.7%+1.4 pts22.8%
Q1 FY269.6%+1.1 pts22.5%
Q4 FY258.8%+1.9 pts21.8%
Q3 FY257.9%+1.0 pts20.1%
Q2 FY258.3%+1.2 pts20.0%
Q1 FY258.5%+1.1 pts19.4%
Q4 FY246.8%−1.0 pts16.6%
Q3 FY246.9%−1.1 pts15.9%
Q2 FY247.2%−1.3 pts16.0%
Q1 FY247.4%−1.5 pts15.5%
Q4 FY237.8%−0.5 pts15.4%
Q3 FY238.0%−0.3 pts15.7%

Against its peers

Companies in Regulated Gas nearest Northwest Natural's size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
NWNNorthwest Natural9.7%
MDUMDU Resources10.7%
OGSONE Gas12.5%
SRSpire21.6%
NJRNew Jersey Resources16.4%
NFGNational Fuel Gasn/m
NINiSource13.2%
Peer median13.2%

Where Northwest Natural ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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