MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q4 2025.

Symbol
MDU on NYSE
Location
Bismarck, ND
Fiscal year end
31 December
Latest financial report
20 Feb 2026

Latest SEC snapshot (2026-02-13) highlights Return On Equity 7.0%, Return On Assets 2.6%, and Operating Margin 15.6%.

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

38.0/100

Weak Confidence medium

Return On Equity

7%

Metric score 0.0/100

Return On Assets

2.6%

Metric score 7.5/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
0.84x
Quick Ratio
0.78x

Strengths

Current Ratio and Quick Ratio

Watchpoints

Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and NetIncomeLoss YoY

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

7%

YoY: -31%

Industry median: 8% (n=24)

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Return On Assets

2.6%

YoY: -31%

Industry median: 1% (n=24)

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Operating Margin

16%

YoY: +2.9%

Industry median: 11% (n=16)

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Current Ratio

0.84x

YoY: -15%

Industry median: 2.69x (n=25)

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Quick Ratio

0.78x

YoY: -15%

Industry median: 2.5x (n=20)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

-32%

YoY:

Industry median: 12% (n=22)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 7% -31%
Return On Assets 2.6% -31%
Operating Margin 16% +2.9%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 0.84x -15%
Quick Ratio 0.78x -15%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY 6.3%
NetIncomeLoss YoY -32%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 204,382,821 +0.02%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 204,291,000 +0.21%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 205,300,000 +0.32%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $1,862,918,000 +6.3%
Operating Income (Loss) $290,377,000 +9.3%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $210,977,000 +6.2%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $19,570,000 +11%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 0.93 -33%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 0.93 -32%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $28,212,000 -58%
Inventory, Net $39,052,000 -13%
Other Assets, Current $40,768,000 -1.5%
Assets, Current $572,436,000 -14%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $5,960,185,000 +12%
Goodwill $345,736,000 0%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $213,078,000 +19%
Assets $7,622,206,000 +8.3%
Accounts Payable, Current $148,970,000 -0.73%
Employee-related Liabilities, Current $34,666,000 -1.7%
Liabilities, Current $685,223,000 +0.98%
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net $437,286,000 -0.91%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $182,261,000 +5.1%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $16,715,000 +0.49%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $1,108,894,000 +7.7%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $2,772,917,000 +3.1%
Liabilities and Equity $7,622,206,000 +8.3%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 500,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 204,382,821 +0.22%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 1 0%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $28,212,000 -58%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance $819,000 -19%
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross $133,572,000 +13%
Operating Lease, Liability $33,759,000 +61%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $190,478,000 -33%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $61,070,000 +93%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross $8,264,972,000 +9.4%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two $3,191,000 +21%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One $4,104,000 +35%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.0617 +1.5%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $27,311,000 +156%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three $2,740,000 +36%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four $2,657,000 +69%
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization $206,708,000 +3.3%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%