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NWE vs PCG

Side-by-side comparison of NorthWestern Energy Group Inc. (NWE) and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both NWE and PCG operate in Power Generation (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
  • PCG is the larger of the two at $43.87B, about 13.6x NWE ($3.22B).
  • Over the past year, NWE is up 22.6% and PCG is down 0.8% - NWE leads by 23.4 points.
  • PCG has been more active in the news (12 items in the past 4 weeks vs 8 for NWE).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceNWE+22.61%PCG-0.79%
2025-04-30+0.00%2026-04-29
MetricNWEPCG
Company
NorthWestern Energy Group Inc.
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Price
$71.42-1.38%
$16.37+0.61%
Market cap
$3.22B
$43.87B
1M return
+8.54%
-6.32%
1Y return
+22.61%
-0.79%
Industry
Power Generation
Power Generation
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
8
12
Recent ratings
25
25
NWE

NorthWestern Energy Group Inc.

NorthWestern Corporation, doing business as NorthWestern Energy, provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company operates through Electric and Natural Gas segments. It generates, purchases, transmits, and distributes electricity; and produces, purchases, stores, transmits, and distributes natural gas, as well as owns municipal franchises to provide natural gas service in the communities. The company operates 6,809 miles of electric transmission and 18,068 miles of electric distribution lines; and 2,165 Miles of natural gas transmission and 4,892 miles of natural gas distribution lines in Montana. It also operates 1,308 Miles of electric transmission and 2,314 electric distribution lines in South Dakota; and 55 miles of natural gas transmission and 2,524 miles of natural gas distribution lines in South Dakota and Nebraska. It serves approximately 734,000 customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. NorthWestern Corporation was incorporated in 1923 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

PCG

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

PG&E Corporation, through its subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, engages in the sale and delivery of electricity and natural gas to customers in northern and central California, the United States. It generates electricity using nuclear, hydroelectric, fossil fuel-fired, fuel cell, and photovoltaic sources. As of December 31, 2020, the company owns and operates approximately 18,000 circuit miles of interconnected transmission lines, 35 electric transmission substations, approximately 108,000 circuit miles of distribution lines, 68 transmission switching substations, and 758 distribution substations; and natural gas transmission, storage, and distribution system consisting of approximately 43,500 miles of distribution pipelines, approximately 6,300 miles of backbone and local transmission pipelines, and various storage facilities. It serves residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers, as well as natural gas-fired electric generation facilities. The company was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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