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Northwest Gas (NWN) Ratios
Northwest Gas Ratios
NWN's free cash flow for Q2 2026 was $-11.57M. For the 2026 fiscal year, NWN's free cash flow was decreased by $-121.29M and operating cash flow was $109.72M. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Dec 25 | Dec 24 | Dec 23 | Dec 22 | Dec 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 0.72 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 0.60 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.57 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.52 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.40 | 0.16 | 0.22 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 0.80 | 1.00 | 1.16 | 0.42 | 0.41 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -4.16B | $ -3.29B | $ -2.98B | $ -2.83B | $ -2.69B |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.44 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.37 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 1.87 | 1.41 | 1.36 | 1.43 | 1.62 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.65 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.62 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.61 | 0.55 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.53 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 4.23 | 3.78 | 3.79 | 4.04 | 4.35 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.96 | 1.13 | 0.98 | 0.68 | 0.54 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 3.63 | 2.39 | 2.42 | 3.15 | 3.67 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 1.40 | 1.22 | 1.14 | 0.99 | 0.96 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 70.22 | 52.52 | 48.42 | 50.95 | 50.80 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 5.77 | 5.51 | 4.97 | 5.43 | 5.67 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 39.56% | 34.49% | 35.40% | 32.89% | 38.25% |
| EBIT Margin | 20.65% | 16.48% | 16.94% | 16.26% | 17.50% |
| EBITDA Margin | 36.50% | 30.19% | 28.77% | 29.24% | 30.69% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 31.38% | 16.58% | 15.44% | 16.14% | 18.96% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 12.00% | 9.54% | 10.54% | 11.13% | 12.33% |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.79% | 6.84% | 7.84% | 8.32% | 9.14% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 8.79% | 6.84% | 7.84% | 8.32% | 9.14% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 73.26% | 71.74% | 74.36% | 74.76% | 74.16% |
| EBT Per EBIT | 38.22% | 57.52% | 68.25% | 68.92% | 65.03% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 1.82% | 1.51% | 1.93% | 1.82% | 1.94% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 7.68% | 5.69% | 7.31% | 7.34% | 8.41% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 7.49% | 4.17% | 4.43% | 4.35% | 4.88% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.17% | 2.86% | 3.12% | 2.98% | 3.24% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | 1.93% | 1.56% | 2.00% | 1.88% | 1.97% |
| Earnings Yield | 5.93% | 5.14% | 6.41% | 5.34% | 5.25% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 6.00 | 5.35 | 5.96 | 4.07 | 4.74 |
| Payables Turnover | 4.44 | 5.67 | 5.32 | 3.85 | 3.98 |
| Inventory Turnover | 6.10 | 7.06 | 6.87 | 7.99 | 9.28 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.28 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.21 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -7.94 | -12.35 | -9.58 | -4.69 | -2.91 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 38.46 | 55.47 | 45.80 | 40.54 | 24.69 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 60.88 | 68.19 | 61.27 | 89.60 | 77.06 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 59.81 | 51.68 | 53.11 | 45.67 | 39.34 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 82.23 | 64.40 | 68.58 | 94.73 | 91.71 |
| Operating Cycle | 120.69 | 119.87 | 114.39 | 135.27 | 116.40 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 6.59 | 5.16 | 7.44 | 4.35 | 5.22 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | -4.84 | -5.00 | -1.26 | -5.63 | -4.35 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 0.49 | 0.43 | 0.71 | 0.37 | 0.46 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.58 | 0.51 | 0.86 | 0.44 | 0.55 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.11 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.14 | 0.19 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -10.35% | -12.64% | -3.23% | -11.82% | -8.92% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | 16.87 | 19.49 | 15.61 | 18.71 | 19.04 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 1.48 | 1.33 | 1.22 | 1.56 | 1.74 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 1.29 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 1.37 | 1.60 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | -9.66 | -7.91 | -30.92 | -8.46 | -11.22 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 7.10 | 7.67 | 5.23 | 10.94 | 9.34 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | 0.46 | -1.05 | -7.93 | -23.95 | 1.84 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 9.83 | 9.92 | 9.23 | 10.75 | 11.34 |
| Enterprise Value | 4.63B | 3.45B | 3.18B | 3.26B | 2.99B |
| EV to EBITDA | 9.83 | 9.92 | 9.23 | 10.75 | 11.34 |
| EV to Sales | 3.59 | 3.00 | 2.65 | 3.14 | 3.48 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | -23.40 | -17.80 | -67.05 | -17.08 | -22.42 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 17.19 | 17.25 | 11.35 | 22.08 | 18.67 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 27.02 | 30.96 | 29.78 | 30.24 | 28.16 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 36.10 | 35.70 | 34.12 | 34.64 | 30.46 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.26 |
| Revenue Per Share | 31.55 | 29.71 | 31.82 | 30.57 | 28.02 |
| Net Income Per Share | 2.77 | 2.03 | 2.49 | 2.54 | 2.56 |
| Tax Burden | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.74 |
| Interest Burden | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.68 | 0.70 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income Quality | 2.37 | 2.54 | 2.98 | 1.71 | 2.04 |
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