---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001993004-23-000008"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWE"
cik: "0001993004"
company_name: "NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-10-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T07:25:36.579553+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NorthWestern Q3 GAAP EPS $0.48; initiates 2023/2024 guidance; raises long-term growth to 4%-6%

## Summary
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.48 ($29.3M net income), up from $0.47; Non-GAAP adjusted EPS $0.49 vs $0.44.
- Initiated 2023 non-GAAP EPS guidance $3.00-$3.10 and 2024 GAAP EPS guidance $3.42-$3.62.
- Increased long-term adjusted EPS growth target to 4%-6% from a 2022 adjusted base year.
- Declared $0.64 quarterly dividend payable Dec 29, 2023; affirmed $510M 2023 capital plan.
- Montana rate settlement approved, providing regulatory foundation for execution.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001993004-23-000008
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWE
- cik: 0001993004
- company_name: NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-10-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1993004/000199300423000008/0001993004-23-000008-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1993004/000199300423000008/nwe-20231026.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. reported the quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: net income $29.3 million, EPS $0.48 per diluted share. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: the quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Net income: $29.3 million
  - EPS: $0.48 per diluted share
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: On October 26, 2023, NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (Nasdaq: NWE) (the “ Company ”) issued a press release (the “ Press Release ”) discussing financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1993004/000199300423000008/0001993004-23-000008-index.htm

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