NWBI
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
NWBI's fundamentals are strong: its operating margin rose 13 points to 36% and revenue grew 15%. At 11x earnings, it's trading below its usual 14x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
NWBI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
NWBI's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like NWBI.
NWBI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $14.43 | -4.7% |
| Current | 11x | $15.13 | — |
| Forward | 11x | $15.13 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $18.28 | +21% |
| Expensive | 17x | $22.33 | +48% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NWBI's PE is in its cheap range at 11.3x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10.6x next year's earnings.
NWBI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for NWBI, with profitability improving.
NWBI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.43 | +6.8% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.34 | +52% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.02 | -8.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.92 | +2.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.92 | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.88 | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.12 | +38% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.90 | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.79 | -25% |
NWBI earned $1.34 per share over the past year, up 52% from the year before.
NWBI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $184.9M | +9.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $181.2M | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $175.1M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $179.9M | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $168.2M | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $150.4M | +53% |
| Q1 2025 | $156.2M | +19% |
| Q4 2024 | $154.3M | +14% |
NWBI's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $185M last quarter, up 9.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 36% | +34 points |
| Q2 2026 | 39% | +9.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 38% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 33% | +5.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.1% | -29 points |
| Q2 2025 | 29% | +23 points |
| Q1 2025 | 36% | +7.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 27% | +0.3 points |
NWBI's operating margin was 36% last quarter, up 34 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NWBI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $18.9M | -51% |
| Q2 2026 | $26.1M | +$32.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $69.6M | -34% |
| Q3 2025 | $38.3M | -59% |
| Q2 2025 | -$6M | -115% |
| Q1 2025 | $105.8M | +50% |
| Q3 2024 | $93.3M | +$98.3M |
| Q2 2024 | $40.7M | +77% |
NWBI's free cash flow was $118M over the past year, down 49% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like NWBI.
NWBI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +122K shares |
| 1 year | +0.3% | +481K shares |
| 3 years | +15% | +19.5M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +19.6M shares |
| Available history | +38% | +40.7M shares |
NWBI has 147M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | $18.8M |
| Q2 2021 | $465,000 |
| Q1 2021 | $4.6M |
NWBI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
NWBI has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like NWBI.
NWBI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.8 | Neutral |
NWBI's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 44 (neutral).
NWBI PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | NWBI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 13% below |
| PE % | 31 | 63 | 32 pts below |
NWBI is trading at 11x earnings, a 13% discount to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
NWBI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $15.2 | 0.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $15.3 | 1.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $14.0 | 8% above |
| 100 week MA | $13.2 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $12.6 | 20% above |
NWBI has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 20% above its 200-week average.
NWBI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $16.6 | $12.6 | -24% |
| 2021 | $12.6 | $14.0 | +12% |
| 2022 | $14.0 | $14.0 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | $14.0 | $12.5 | -11% |
| 2024 | $12.5 | $13.3 | +6.2% |
| 2025 | $13.3 | $12.3 | -7.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $12.3 | $15.1 | +24% |
NWBI has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 24% so far in 2026.