NorthWestern Corporation (NWE) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of June 2026: 2.95x

NorthWestern Corporation (NWE) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 2.95x as of June 2026. Operating cash flow of $73.82 Million exceeds net income of $24.99 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore debt repayment capacity of NorthWestern Corporation to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

2.95x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$73.82 Million
USD

Net Income

$24.99 Million
USD

Data as of

Jun 2026
Most recent filing

NorthWestern Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index (1994–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for NorthWestern Corporation across 29 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see NWE operating cash flow.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for NorthWestern Corporation (1994–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for NorthWestern Corporation.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 2.18x $394.45 Million $181.09 Million ▲ +20.0%
2024 1.81x $406.74 Million $224.11 Million ▼ -28.0%
2023 2.52x $489.23 Million $194.13 Million ▲ +50.1%
2022 1.68x $307.24 Million $183.01 Million ▲ +42.6%
2021 1.18x $219.98 Million $186.84 Million ▼ -48.1%
2020 2.27x $352.15 Million $155.22 Million ▲ +54.5%
2019 1.47x $296.70 Million $202.10 Million ▼ -24.3%
2018 1.94x $381.99 Million $196.96 Million ▼ -2.5%
2017 1.99x $323.61 Million $162.70 Million ▲ +13.0%
2016 1.76x $289.01 Million $164.17 Million ▼ -21.7%
2015 2.25x $339.82 Million $151.21 Million ▲ +8.5%
2014 2.07x $250.04 Million $120.69 Million ▲ +0.5%
2013 2.06x $193.72 Million $93.98 Million ▼ -19.3%
2012 2.55x $251.19 Million $98.41 Million ▲ +1.1%
2011 2.53x $233.76 Million $92.56 Million ▼ -10.7%
2010 2.83x $218.92 Million $77.38 Million ▲ +77.8%
2009 1.59x $116.80 Million $73.42 Million ▼ -45.8%
2008 2.93x $198.33 Million $67.60 Million ▼ -22.7%
2007 3.80x $201.96 Million $53.19 Million ▼ -15.3%
2006 4.48x $169.90 Million $37.90 Million ▲ +77.1%
2005 2.53x $150.51 Million $59.47 Million ▼ -11.3%
2001 2.85x $127.00 Million $44.53 Million ▲ +88.1%
2000 1.52x $76.72 Million $50.60 Million ▼ -5.5%
1999 1.60x $71.70 Million $44.70 Million ▼ -37.4%
1998 2.56x $69.90 Million $27.30 Million ▼ -3.2%
1997 2.65x $62.70 Million $23.70 Million ▲ +1.7%
1996 2.60x $60.90 Million $23.40 Million ▲ +33.8%
1995 1.95x $35.40 Million $18.20 Million ▲ +13.9%
1994 1.71x $26.30 Million $15.40 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.