NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. 8-K

What Happened
NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (d/b/a NorthWestern Energy, Nasdaq: NWE) filed a Form 8-K disclosing its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025 and announcing 2026 earnings guidance of $3.68 to $3.83 per diluted share. The company issued a press release on February 11, 2026 and hosted an investor conference call and webcast on February 12, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time to review results. CEO Brian Bird and CFO Crystal Lail delivered a slide presentation during the call.

Key Details

• 2026 earnings per share guidance: $3.68 to $3.83 (diluted share basis).
• Press release dated February 11, 2026 was furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to the 8-K.
• Investor call/webcast held February 12, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. ET; presentation furnished as Exhibit 99.2 and available at www.northwesternenergy.com/earnings-registration (archive available shortly after the call for one year).
• The investor presentation was furnished under Regulation FD and is not “filed” for Section 18 liability or automatically incorporated into future filings.

Why It Matters
For investors, the key takeaway is NorthWestern’s explicit EPS guidance range for 2026, which sets expectations for next-year profitability and will be a primary input to valuation and modeling. The filed materials and the management presentation provide the company’s own view of results and near-term outlook; investors can review the press release and webcast slide deck for additional context on drivers behind 2025 performance and assumptions behind the 2026 guidance.