Northwest Natural (NWN) reported quarterly earnings of $1.39 per share on December 31, 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.36. The company saw a slight decrease in earnings compared to $1.41 per share from the same quarter last year. Revenues for the quarter were $394.16 million, missing expectations by 0.21% but up from $370.88 million year-over-year.
This performance marks a 2.21% earnings surprise and a 10.98% surprise from a previous quarter where a loss of $0.82 per share was anticipated but resulted in a loss of $0.73. Additionally, NWN’s shares have increased approximately 7.6% since the start of the year, compared to an S&P 500 gain of 0.9%.
Looking ahead, the consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $2.29 with projected revenues of $500.99 million, and for the current fiscal year, the EPS estimate is $3.02 on $1.32 billion in revenues. The Zacks Industry Rank for Utility – Gas Distribution is currently in the bottom 34% of over 250 ranked industries, which may affect the stock’s performance.
