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Northwest Natural Holding Company

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PositoAI's own ratios from Northwest Natural Holding Company's yearly results (2022–2025), compared with Utilities companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.

What stands out

  • Cash Cushion Ratio: Debt, after subtracting cash, is 1.3 times its market value (net debt). Lower than 88% of Utilities companies in United States.

Where $100 of sales goes

$78Operating costs$9.5Interest$8.8Net profit$6.0Paid as dividends

Latest year (Dec 2025). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.

Cash quality

Profit Cash Ratio

$262

Over the last 3 years, every $100 of reported profit came with $262 of operating cash.

Higher than 71% of Utilities companies in United States.

Self-Funding Ratio

0.6×

Over the last 3 years its own operating cash paid for 63% of its investment spending (capex); the rest came from other sources such as borrowing, cash reserves or new shares.

Lower than 71% of Utilities companies in United States.

Cash Locked Ratio

$12

For every $100 of sales, $12 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against $14 tied up three years earlier.

More money tied up than 77% of Utilities companies in United States.

Growth quality

Steadiness Ratio

2/3 · 2/3

Sales grew in 2 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 2 of 3.

Steadier than 58% of Utilities companies in United States.

Growth Efficiency Ratio

$11

Sales grew 24% in 3 years; of every extra $100 of sales, $11 became extra profit.

Lower than 73% of Utilities companies in United States.

Asset Productivity Ratio

+24% / +30%

In 3 years sales changed by +24% while total assets changed by +30%. Assets grew faster than sales.

Balance-sheet strength

Debt Due Cover Ratio

0.8×

Debt due within a year is covered 0.8 times by its yearly operating cash.

Lower than 80% of Utilities companies in United States.

Cash Cushion Ratio

1.3× debt

Debt, after subtracting cash, is 1.3 times its market value (net debt).

Lower than 88% of Utilities companies in United States.

Tangible Assets Ratio

94%

Of every $100 the company owns, $94 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles.

Less tangible than 64% of Utilities companies in United States.

Tangible Net Worth Ratio

75%

Of every $100 of net worth, $75 is tangible; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles, often from buying other companies.

Less tangible than 68% of Utilities companies in United States.

Shareholders

Shareholder Slice Ratio

+17%

Share count rose 17% in 3 years, so each share's slice of the company became smaller. Dividends paid equalled 76% of profit over the same period.

Bigger rise in share count than 83% of Utilities companies in United States.

Standard fundamentals

P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (14)

Northwest Natural Holding Company owes $0.76 for every $1 it owns. Net profit rose 44% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 10% a year on average over 3 years.

Compared with Utilities companies in United States · latest annual results Dec 2025.

P/E ratio

16.6

Investors pay $16.6 for every $1 of Northwest Natural Holding Company's yearly profit, lower than 81% of Utilities companies in United States.

P/B ratio

1.35

The share price is 1.35 times Northwest Natural Holding Company's book value per share, lower than 86% of Utilities companies in United States.

Market cap

$2.1 B

The total market value of all of Northwest Natural Holding Company's shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), smaller than 72% of Utilities companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Meso Cap.

Net worth (book value)

$1.6 B

What Northwest Natural Holding Company would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (30 Jun 2026).

Book value per share

$37.04

Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of $49.93 is 1.3 times this, which is the P/B above.

Return on equity (ROE)

8.3%

Northwest Natural Holding Company earned 8.3% on its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 62% of Utilities companies in United States.

Owes vs Owns

0.76×

Northwest Natural Holding Company owes $0.76 for every $1 it owns (moderate), higher than 77% of Utilities companies in United States.

Dividend yield

4.10%

Northwest Natural Holding Company pays 4.10% of its share price as dividends a year, higher than 83% of dividend-paying Utilities companies in United States.

Revenue growth

+12%

Revenue rose 12% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 8% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit growth

+44%

Net profit rose 44% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 10% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit margin

8.8%

Northwest Natural Holding Company keeps $9 of every $100 of revenue as net profit.

Cash quality

2.4×

Cash from Northwest Natural Holding Company's business was 2.4× its reported profit in the year to Dec 2025 — its profit turned into cash.

Interest cover

2.3×

Northwest Natural Holding Company's operating profit covered its interest costs 2.3 times in the year to Dec 2025.

Cash vs debt

Net debt

Northwest Natural Holding Company had $2.6 B more debt than cash (net debt) at Dec 2025.

Questions

What is Northwest Natural Holding Company's P/E ratio?

Investors pay $16.6 for every $1 of Northwest Natural Holding Company's yearly profit, lower than 81% of Utilities companies in United States.

How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?

P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For Northwest Natural Holding Company: $2.1 B ÷ $1.6 B (30 Jun 2026) = 1.3.

What is Northwest Natural Holding Company's return on equity?

Northwest Natural Holding Company earned 8.3% on its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 62% of Utilities companies in United States.

How much does Northwest Natural Holding Company owe compared with what it owns?

Northwest Natural Holding Company owes $0.76 for every $1 it owns (moderate), higher than 77% of Utilities companies in United States.

Does Northwest Natural Holding Company pay a dividend?

Yes. Northwest Natural Holding Company pays 4.10% of its share price as dividends a year, higher than 83% of dividend-paying Utilities companies in United States.

Is Northwest Natural Holding Company's revenue growing?

Revenue rose 12% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 8% a year on average over 3 years.

Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.

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