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Northwest Natural Holding Co NWN
Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 3.61% (safety: stretched). FY2025 revenue was $1.3B at a 8.8% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.038 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.071 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.046 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.314 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWN | Northwest Natural Holding Co | 4/9 | 0.62 | 18.9 | +11.8% |
| NJR | NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP | 6/9 | 1.38 | 17.3 | +9.9% |
| NFE | New Fortress Energy Inc. | — | -5.74 | — | -36.2% |
| NFG | NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO | 8/9 | 1.57 | 14.4 | +17.1% |
| SR | SPIRE INC | 5/9 | 0.06 | 17.6 | -4.5% |
| SLNG | Stabilis Solutions, Inc. | 3/9 | — | — | -6.9% |
| CETY | Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. | 1/9 | -9.46 | — | — |
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About Northwest Natural Holding Co
Northwest Natural Holding Company, through its subsidiary, Northwest Natural Gas Company, provides regulated natural gas distribution services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the United States. It operates through three segments: NWN Gas Utility, SiEnergy, and NWN Water. The company operates mist gas storage facility contracted to utilities, third-party marketers, and electric generators; offers natural gas asset management services; interstate storage; and operates an appliance retail center. It also engages in the gas storage, water and wastewater, non-regulated renewable natural gas, and other investment businesses. In addition, the company offers natural gas services in Oregon and southwest Washington; water and wastewater connections; and operation, maintenance, and management services to water and wastewater system owners. Northwest Natural Holding Company was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
FAQ
Is NWN financially healthy?
Northwest Natural Holding Co's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does NWN pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Northwest Natural Holding Co pays a dividend yielding about 3.61% with a 68.2% payout ratio, rated “stretched” for safety.
How profitable is NWN?
In FY2025, Northwest Natural Holding Co had a net margin of 8.8% and a return on equity of 7.7%.
Is NWN overvalued or undervalued?
Northwest Natural Holding Co trades at about 18.2× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 14.2×–35.4×, median 19.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for NWN?
The average Wall-Street price target for Northwest Natural Holding Co is $57.50, about 14.2% above the recent price, from 6 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is NWN a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Northwest Natural Holding Co: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a P/E of about 18.9×, a dividend yield of 3.61%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.