NWE Dividend History & Yield Analysis

NWE has 60+ recorded dividend payments. Below is the full payout history with ex-dividend dates, pay dates, annual dividend totals and the current trailing and forward yield.

Yield & Payout Metrics

Dividend yield (TTM)
4.70%
Forward yield
4.73%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$3.33
Annualized rate
$3.35
Payout frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
$0.6700
5-year dividend CAGR
1.92%
Consecutive growth years
17

Yields calculated against a market price of $70.82.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$2.01
  • 2025$2.64
  • 2024$2.60
  • 2023$2.56
  • 2022$2.52
  • 2021$2.48
  • 2020$2.40
  • 2019$2.30
  • 2018$2.20
  • 2017$2.10
  • 2016$2.00
  • 2015$1.92
  • 2014$1.60
  • 2013$1.52
  • 2012$1.48
  • 2011$1.44
  • 2010$1.36
  • 2009$1.34
  • 2008$1.32

NWE Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

NWE dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-08-012026-08-17$0.6700
2026-06-012026-06-15$0.6700
2026-03-012026-03-13$0.6700
2025-12-012025-12-15$0.6600
2025-09-012025-09-15$0.6600
2025-06-012025-06-13$0.6600
2025-03-012025-03-14$0.6600
2024-12-012024-12-13$0.6500
2024-09-012024-09-13$0.6500
2024-06-012024-06-14$0.6500
2024-03-012024-03-14$0.6500
2023-12-012023-12-14$0.6400
2023-09-012023-09-14$0.6400
2023-06-012023-06-14$0.6400
2023-03-012023-03-14$0.6400
2022-12-012022-12-14$0.6300
2022-09-012022-09-14$0.6300
2022-06-012022-06-14$0.6300
2022-03-012022-03-14$0.6300
2021-12-012021-12-14$0.6200
2021-09-012021-09-14$0.6200
2021-06-012021-06-14$0.6200
2021-03-012021-03-12$0.6200
2020-12-012020-12-14$0.6000
2020-09-012020-09-14$0.6000
2020-06-012020-06-12$0.6000
2020-03-012020-03-12$0.6000
2019-12-012019-12-12$0.5750
2019-09-012019-09-12$0.5750
2019-06-012019-06-13$0.5750
2019-03-012019-03-14$0.5750
2018-12-012018-12-13$0.5500
2018-09-012018-09-13$0.5500
2018-06-012018-06-14$0.5500
2018-03-012018-03-14$0.5500
2017-12-012017-12-14$0.5250
2017-09-012017-09-14$0.5250
2017-06-012017-06-13$0.5250
2017-03-012017-03-13$0.5250
2016-12-012016-12-13$0.5000
2016-09-012016-09-13$0.5000
2016-06-012016-06-13$0.5000
2016-03-012016-03-11$0.5000
2015-12-012015-12-11$0.4800
2015-09-012015-09-11$0.4800
2015-06-012015-06-11$0.4800
2015-03-012015-03-11$0.4800
2014-12-012014-12-11$0.4000
2014-09-012014-09-11$0.4000
2014-06-012014-06-11$0.4000
2014-03-012014-03-12$0.4000
2013-12-012013-12-11$0.3800
2013-09-012013-09-11$0.3800
2013-06-012013-06-12$0.3800
2013-03-012013-03-13$0.3800
2012-12-012012-12-12$0.3700
2012-09-012012-09-12$0.3700
2012-06-012012-06-13$0.3700
2012-03-012012-03-13$0.3700
2011-12-012011-12-13$0.3600

Does NWE pay dividends?

Yes. NWE pays on a quarterly schedule, most recently $0.6700 per share with an ex-dividend date of 2026-08-01. To receive a payout you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date; buying on or after it means the previous holder collects that payment.

How the NWE yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($3.33) by the latest market price. The forward yield annualizes the most recent payment across 5 payments per year, which reacts faster after a dividend raise or cut. A rising yield is only good news when it comes from a growing payout rather than a falling share price — check the annual history above and the NWE DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.