For the quarter ending 2026-03-31, NWE had -$4,590K decrease in cash & cash equivalents over the period. $43,334K in free cash flow.
| Cash Flow | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenues | -698,725 | - | 1,196,295 | - |
| Fuel, purchased supply and direct transmission expense (exclusive of depreciation and depletion shown separately below) | -154,836 | - | 300,401 | - |
| Operating, general, and administrative | -108,644 | - | 183,184 | - |
| Administrative and general | -75,713 | - | 121,832 | - |
| Property and other taxes | -87,068 | - | 137,472 | - |
| Depreciation and depletion | 66,831 | - | 62,833 | - |
| Interest expense, net | -71,210 | - | 111,126 | - |
| Other income, net | -6,052 | - | 9,109 | - |
| Income tax expense | -13,580 | - | 27,376 | - |
| Net income | 63,456 | 44,691 | 38,233 | 98,168 |
| Depreciation and depletion | 66,831 | 61,914 | 62,833 | 124,779 |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs, discount and deferred hedge gain | - | 4,416 | - | - |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs, premium, and deferred hedge gain | -2,417 | - | 1,049 | 2,343 |
| Stock-based compensation costs | 2,045 | 933 | 1,884 | 4,168 |
| Equity portion of afudc | - | 9,870 | - | - |
| Equity portion of allowance for funds used during construction | -5,072 | - | 2,947 | 4,066 |
| Loss on disposition of assets | -9 | -65 | 298 | -151 |
| Impairment, long-lived asset, held-for-use | - | 30,895 | - | - |
| Other noncash expense | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred income taxes | 14,140 | -16,552 | 6,924 | 16,746 |
| Accounts receivable | -10,476 | 50,688 | 2,636 | -32,841 |
| Inventories | 1,565 | -2,496 | 6,225 | 2,458 |
| Other current assets | 10,974 | -7,987 | 17,262 | -9,907 |
| Accounts payable | -7,984 | 21,061 | 2,276 | -27,688 |
| Accrued expenses and other | 48,746 | -31,501 | 50,768 | -2,861 |
| Regulatory assets | 10,300 | 19,722 | 6,371 | 27,653 |
| Regulatory liabilities | -7,418 | 10,501 | 50 | -4,200 |
| Other noncurrent assets and liabilities | 7,082 | 4,066 | 1,605 | 8,576 |
| Cash provided by operating activities | 159,414 | 56,181 | 126,673 | 211,601 |
| Property, plant, and equipment additions | 116,080 | 149,923 | 153,555 | 220,978 |
| Payments to acquire businesses, gross | - | 0 | 35,938 | - |
| Investment in debt & equity securities | 0 | 2,147 | 2,313 | 5,778 |
| Payment for (proceeds from) other investing activity | - | 0 | - | - |
| Cash used in investing activities | -116,080 | -152,070 | -191,806 | -226,756 |
| Dividends on common stock | 41,038 | 40,374 | 40,361 | 80,654 |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net | - | 0 | - | - |
| Issuance of long-term debt | 0 | 102,077 | 0 | 500,000 |
| Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term debt, maturing in more than three months | - | - | 50,000 | 0 |
| Issuances of short-term borrowings | - | 50,000 | - | - |
| Repayments on long-term debt | - | - | 0 | 300,000 |
| Payment for debt extinguishment or debt prepayment cost | - | 300,000 | - | - |
| Line of credit repayments, net | -4,000 | 35,000 | 59,000 | -103,000 |
| Treasury stock activity | - | 709 | - | - |
| Financing costs | - | 4,499 | - | - |
| Other financing activities, net | 1,811 | - | 420 | -3,660 |
| Cash used in financing activities | -46,467 | 96,153 | 69,059 | 12,686 |
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | - | 1,721 | - | - |
| (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | -4,590 | - | 3,926 | -2,469 |
| Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents, beginning balance | 30,738 | 29,017 | 29,017 | - |
| Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents, ending balance | 27,605 | 264 | 30,474 | - |
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (NWE)
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (NWE)