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North West Company NWC.TO · CAD

Consumer Staples · Toronto Stock Exchange · 🇨🇦 Canada

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Close of 9 Nov 2026, in CAD

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At a glance

Figures in CAD, from our data supplier.

FY2026

Revenue

C$2.60bn

FY2017FY2026

Net income

C$139.5m

FY2017FY2026

Free cash flow

C$141.3m

FY2017FY2026

Shareholders' equity

C$799.4m

FY2017FY2026

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
RevenueC$2.60bnC$2.58bnC$2.47bnC$2.35bnC$2.25bnC$2.36bnC$2.09bnC$2.01bnC$1.95bnC$1.84bn
Gross profitC$760.5mC$868.3mC$809.4mC$747.9mC$737.8mC$774.6mC$664.4mC$640.5mC$586.1mC$541.5m
Operating incomeC$212.0mC$209.5mC$195.9mC$180.3mC$220.4mC$209.3mC$130.4mC$129.9mC$114.0mC$118.1m
Net incomeC$139.5mC$137.3mC$129.4mC$122.2mC$154.8mC$139.9mC$82.7mC$86.7mC$67.2mC$77.1m
Diluted earnings per share2.872.822.672.533.222.861.681.761.371.57

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Total assetsC$1.57bnC$1.53bnC$1.40bnC$1.34bnC$1.22bnC$1.19bnC$1.22bnC$1.02bnC$930.9mC$805.8m
Cash and short-term investmentsC$90.4mC$67.4mC$53.4mC$58.8mC$49.4mC$71.5mC$28.2mC$38.4mC$25.2mC$30.2m
Total liabilitiesC$744.2mC$732.8mC$690.2mC$689.0mC$639.1mC$685.9mC$788.6mC$601.8mC$548.8mC$438.0m
DebtC$438.9mC$422.2mC$405.5mC$402.5mC$349.7mC$402.0mC$550.1mC$506.7mC$313.5mC$229.3m
Shareholders' equityC$799.4mC$772.0mC$684.7mC$629.2mC$563.6mC$491.3mC$413.9mC$408.5mC$370.0mC$367.8m
Shares outstanding49m49m48m48m48m49m49m49m49m49m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Cash from operationsC$267.3mC$260.6mC$230.4mC$182.8mC$224.1mC$338.7mC$161.1mC$127.1mC$141.4mC$126.0m
Capital spending−C$126.0m−C$146.4m−C$123.4m−C$117.1m−C$94.1m−C$75.2m−C$121.6m−C$103.2m−C$122.0m−C$77.7m
Free cash flowC$141.3mC$114.3mC$107.0mC$65.7mC$130.1mC$263.5mC$39.5mC$23.9mC$19.4mC$48.3m
Dividends paid−C$77.5m−C$75.5m−C$73.5m−C$71.8m−C$70.4m−C$67.3m−C$64.4m−C$62.3m−C$62.3m−C$60.2m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Jul 2026Apr 2026Jan 2026Oct 2025Jul 2025Apr 2025Jan 2025Oct 2024
RevenueC$682.0mC$631.6mC$675.5mC$634.3mC$647.0mC$641.4mC$674.9mC$637.5m
Gross profitC$200.4mC$215.3mC$199.3mC$187.0mC$219.9mC$214.0mC$234.8mC$214.1m
Operating incomeC$57.8mC$43.4mC$57.8mC$58.7mC$55.2mC$40.3mC$60.7mC$54.1m
Net incomeC$36.8mC$27.3mC$37.5mC$40.1mC$36.1mC$25.8mC$41.1mC$35.4m
Diluted earnings per share0.760.560.770.820.740.530.840.73
Cash from operationsC$44.0mC$56.0mC$124.0mC$47.0mC$44.0mC$57.0mC$108.0mC$55.0m
Capital spending−C$44.0m−C$23.0m−C$41.0m−C$33.0m−C$33.0m−C$22.0m−C$52.0m−C$39.0m
Free cash flowC$0C$33.0mC$83.0mC$14.0mC$11.0mC$35.0mC$56.0mC$16.0m
Total assetsC$1.65bnC$1.62bnC$1.57bnC$1.60bnC$1.55bnC$1.51bnC$1.53bnC$1.49bn
Cash and short-term investmentsC$102.4mC$130.5mC$90.4mC$83.0mC$68.5mC$74.3mC$67.4mC$67.0m
DebtC$368.0mC$355.7mC$438.9mC$477.9mC$438.4mC$420.0mC$422.2mC$440.0m
Shareholders' equityC$833.4mC$810.0mC$799.4mC$795.5mC$776.0mC$759.7mC$772.0mC$736.1m

Financial ratios

Data as of 26 Oct 2026

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Gross margin29.3%33.7%32.7%31.8%32.8%32.8%
Operating margin8.2%8.2%8.0%7.7%9.9%8.9%
Net margin5.4%5.3%5.2%5.2%6.9%5.9%
Return on equity17.4%17.8%18.9%19.4%27.5%28.5%
Return on assets8.9%9.0%9.3%9.1%12.7%11.7%
Free cash flow yield14.4%14.9%13.0%11.1%11.8%15.1%
Revenue growth0.8%4.2%5.1%4.6%-4.7%12.6%
Earnings growth1.6%6.1%5.9%-21.1%10.7%69.1%
Current ratio2.10x2.00x2.01x1.91x1.37x1.26x
Debt to equity0.42x0.41x0.44x0.49x0.45x0.61x
Equity ratio51.0%50.5%49.0%47.1%46.2%41.2%
Interest coverage11.85x11.20x9.93x11.44x15.65x12.00x
Buybacks as a share of market value0.3%-0.5%-0.2%-0.5%1.6%0.8%

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue3.4%1.9%3.8%
Operating income5.6%0.3%7.0%
Net income4.5%-0.1%7.2%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin31.5%31.9%32.2%31.5%
Operating margin8.1%8.0%8.4%7.5%
Net margin5.3%5.3%5.6%5.0%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Price to earnings20.217.418.415.511.112.019.415.623.019.2
Price to sales1.10.91.00.80.80.70.80.70.80.8

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 29 years. Last went ex-dividend on 29 Sept 2026.

FY2027FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Paid in the year1.241.621.871.541.501.461.381.32
  • 3-for-1 split · 18 Sept 2006
  • 1.017-for-1 split · 17 Dec 1998

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