---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001993004-26-000031"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWE"
cik: "0001993004"
company_name: "NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:11:36.811425+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NorthWestern Energy Q1 adjusted EPS $1.31 vs $1.22; affirms 2026 guidance $3.68-$3.83

## Summary
- GAAP net income $63.5M ($1.03 EPS) vs $76.9M ($1.25) YoY; adjusted EPS $1.31 vs $1.22.
- Affirms 2026 EPS guidance $3.68-$3.83; record $683M capex plan supports 4-6% long-term growth.
- Quarterly dividend declared $0.67 per share, payable June 30, 2026.
- Shareholders approved all merger proposals; constructive settlements with intervenors in MT, NE, SD.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001993004-26-000031
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWE
- cik: 0001993004
- company_name: NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1993004/000199300426000031/0001993004-26-000031-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1993004/000199300426000031/nwe-20260429.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001993004-26-000031
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001993004-26-000031.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. updated its the quarter ended March 31, 2026 guidance (reaffirmed).
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: 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 March 31, 2026, and affirming earnings guidance for 2026 in the range of $3.68 to $3.83 per diluted share.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1993004/000199300426000031/0001993004-26-000031-index.htm

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