---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001733998-24-000073"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWN"
cik: "0001733998"
company_name: "Northwest Natural Holding Co"
filed_at: "2024-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T22:15:19.340009+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NWN Q1 EPS $1.69 down 11% YoY; reaffirms 2024 EPS guidance $2.20-$2.40

## Summary
- Net income $63.8M ($1.69/diluted share) vs $71.7M ($2.01) in Q1 2023, down $7.8M.
- Higher pension expense, depreciation, and interest expense drove the decline; weather 9% warmer vs average.
- Added nearly 15,000 gas and water connections in 12 months (1.7% growth), primarily via water acquisitions.
- Reaffirmed 2024 EPS guidance $2.20-$2.40, below long-term 4-6% CAGR target due to regulatory lag.
- Quarterly dividend unchanged at $0.4875/share ($1.95 annual); payable May 15, 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001733998-24-000073
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWN
- cik: 0001733998
- company_name: Northwest Natural Holding Co
- filed_at: 2024-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/1733998/000173399824000073/0001733998-24-000073-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/73020/000173399824000073/nwn-20240506.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001733998-24-000073.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Northwest Natural Holding Co reported the first quarter of 2024 results: net income $63.8 million, EPS $1.69 per share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the first quarter of 2024
  - Net income: $63.8 million
  - EPS: $1.69 per share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: NW Natural Holdings Reports First Quarter 2024 Results
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1733998/000173399824000073/0001733998-24-000073-index.htm

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