P/E ratio for NorthWestern Corporation (NWE)

P/E ratio history for NorthWestern Corporation from 2007 to 2023

PE ratio at the end of each year

P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors

Company	P/E ratio	P/E ratio differencediff.	Country
MDU Resources MDU	8.53	-51.61%	🇺🇸 USA
Pacific Gas and Electric PCG	22.0	25.01%	🇺🇸 USA
Avista AVA	16.6	-5.69%	🇺🇸 USA
NiSource NI	21.4	21.41%	🇺🇸 USA
PNM Resources PNM	23.3	32.33%	🇺🇸 USA
Idacorp IDA	19.9	12.77%	🇺🇸 USA
Exelon Corporation EXC	17.9	1.44%	🇺🇸 USA
Black Hills BKH	15.1	-14.40%	🇺🇸 USA
CenterPoint Energy CNP	22.7	28.71%	🇺🇸 USA
Ameren AEE	20.1	13.72%	🇺🇸 USA

How to read a P/E ratio?

The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.

Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.