---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001993004-26-000052"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWE"
cik: "0001993004"
company_name: "NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-30T11:14:53+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-30T11:20:23.552185+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NorthWestern Energy Q2 GAAP EPS $0.40, adjusted $0.50; affirms FY guidance $3.68-$3.83

## Summary
- Q2 2026 GAAP diluted EPS $0.40 vs $0.35 in Q2 2025; adjusted non-GAAP EPS $0.50 vs $0.40.
- Affirms 2026 earnings guidance range of $3.68 to $3.83 per diluted share.
- Announces $0.67 per share quarterly dividend, payable September 1, 2026.
- Received merger regulatory approvals from Nebraska, South Dakota, and FERC.
- Affirms record $683 million capital plan for 2026 and 4%-6% long-term EPS and rate base growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001993004-26-000052
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWE
- cik: 0001993004
- company_name: NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-30T11:14:53+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1993004/000199300426000052/0001993004-26-000052-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1993004/000199300426000052/nwe-20260729.htm

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