---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001733998-23-000005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWN"
cik: "0001733998"
company_name: "Northwest Natural Holding Co"
filed_at: "2023-02-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T00:52:12.653212+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NW Natural Holdings reports 2022 net income $86.3M ($2.54/share), up 10% YoY; initiates 2023 guidance $2.55-$2.75

## Summary
- Net income $86.3M ($2.54 per share) for 2022, up 10% from $78.7M ($2.56 per share) in 2021; EPS down slightly due to share issuance.
- Added 8,600 natural gas meters (1.1% growth); invested $338.6M in utility systems for growth and reliability.
- Closed largest water acquisition in Yuma, AZ, adding 25,000 connections; total water connections ~62,500 at Dec. 31, 2022.
- Initiated 2023 EPS guidance $2.55-$2.75; reaffirmed long-term EPS growth target of 4%-6% through 2027.
- Increased annual dividend to $1.94 per share, marking 67th consecutive year of dividend increase.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001733998-23-000005
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWN
- cik: 0001733998
- company_name: Northwest Natural Holding Co
- filed_at: 2023-02-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1733998/000173399823000005/0001733998-23-000005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73020/000173399823000005/nwn-20230224.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Northwest Natural Holding Co reported 2023 results: EPS $2.55 to $2.75 per share. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: 2023
  - EPS: $2.55 to $2.75 per share
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: Initiated 2023 earnings guidance in the range of $2.55 to $2.75 per share
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1733998/000173399823000005/0001733998-23-000005-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Northwest Natural Holding Co reported long-term results: EPS 4% to 6% long-term EPS growth rate. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: long-term
  - EPS: 4% to 6% long-term EPS growth rate
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: and reaffirmed long-term earnings per share growth rate target of 4% to 6%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1733998/000173399823000005/0001733998-23-000005-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.