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Northwest Bancshares, Inc. NWBI

Nasdaq · stock · National Commercial Banks · website · IPO 1994-11-07

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$2.2B
P / E17.6×
P / B1.2×
P / FCF15.6×
Dividend yield4.96%
Return on equity6.7%
Graham number +4.1%$16.37

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($16.37); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
8.20% 4.90% 9.70% 9.00% 8.70% 6.30% 6.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
100.7M 102.6M 103.6M 106.9M 127.0M 127.0M 127.0M 127.1M 127.5M 146.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
1.10% 0.50% 1.10% 0.90% 0.90% 0.70% 0.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.49 $0.92 $1.02 $1.04 $0.62 $1.21 $1.05 $1.06 $0.79 $0.92 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. trades at about 17.1× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 11.7×–34.8×, median 16.7×).

11.7× 34.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (11.7×–34.8×); dot = today's 17.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Return on assets0.8%0.7%0.9%0.9%1.1%0.5%1.1%———
Return on equity6.7%6.3%8.7%9.0%9.7%4.9%8.2%———

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.