---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001993004-24-000073"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWE"
cik: "0001993004"
company_name: "NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-07-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T14:33:55.408310+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NWE Q2 EPS $0.52 vs $0.32 YoY; to buy Energy West Montana gas assets and Puget's Colstrip stake

## Summary
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.52 (net income $31.7M) vs $0.32 ($19.1M) in Q2 2023; adjusted EPS $0.53 vs $0.35.
- Affirms FY2024 earnings guidance and $500M capital investment plan.
- Quarterly dividend declared at $0.65 per share, payable September 30, 2024.
- Agreed to acquire Energy West Montana's natural gas distribution system serving 33,000 customers.
- Agreed to acquire Puget's 370 MW ownership interest in Colstrip at no cost; transfer by December 31, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001993004-24-000073
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWE
- cik: 0001993004
- company_name: NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-07-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1993004/000199300424000073/0001993004-24-000073-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1993004/000199300424000073/nwe-20240730.htm

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