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NWE vs UTL // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
NorthWestern Energy Group Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. UNITIL Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NWE 6
— UTL 5
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: UTL
LAST: $79.22 (+0.73%) • MKT CAP: $4.87B
valuation
10.4x
LAST: $55.02 (+0.49%) • MKT CAP: $1.00B
valuation
6.3x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NWE VS. UTL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | NWE | UTL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.20% | 6.50% | -2.30 | UTL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 10.4x | 6.3x | +4.10 | UTL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -2.67% | -5.36% | +2.69 | NWE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.20% | 18.90% | +1.30 | NWE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.20% | 9.40% | +1.80 | NWE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.40% | 8.30% | -1.90 | UTL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.31% | 3.00% | +0.31 | NWE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.96 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 6/9 | -1.00 | UTL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 68.9 | 66.3 | +2.55 | NWE | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.68 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 25.0x | 18.6x | +6.40 | UTL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.87B | $1.00B | $3.87B | NWE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | NWE REV | UTL REV | NWE GROSS % | UTL GROSS % | NWE FCF | UTL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.61B | $536.0M | — | — | -$130.0M | -$53.8M |
| FY 2024 | $1.51B | $494.8M | — | — | -$142.5M | -$44.0M |
| FY 2023 | $1.42B | $557.1M | — | — | $425.2M | $107.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
NWE // BETA 0.68
UTL // BETA —