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Contact Energy Limited (CEN.NZ)

NZD9.08 -0.08 (-0.87%)
NZ NZE Utilities Renewable Utilities
Address Harbour City Tower 6011
Wellington, NZ
CEO Michael Fuge
IPO 2000-01-04
ISIN NZCENE0001S6

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Also trades on Australian Securities Exchange · CEN.AX (AUD) New Zealand Exchange · CEN.NZ (NZD) Other OTC · COENF (USD)
Description

Headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand, Contact Energy Limited is a prominent energy provider that has been operating since its incorporation in 1995. The company specializes in the generation and sale of electricity and natural gas across the country. Its business is structured into two core divisions: Wholesale and Customer. The Wholesale segment is responsible for supplying electricity to the broader wholesale market and directly to major commercial and industrial enterprises. In contrast, the Customer segment delivers electricity, natural gas, and broadband services, alongside other offerings, to mass market consumers. Drawing power from its diverse portfolio of 11 hydro, geothermal, and thermal power stations, Contact Energy also supplies bottled liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The company currently serves a significant customer base, numbering approximately 532,000 individuals and businesses.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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NZD9.08 -0.08 (-0.87%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
2M
Beta
0.12
Float Shares
905.89M
Free Float %
91.1%
Price Performance
1D5D1M3M6M YTD1Y3Y5Y10YMax
+0.53% +1.81% +0.42% +2.69% -0.93% +3.14% +4.15% +20.61% +21.07% +74.73% +189.97%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
9.08
DCF (Unlevered) 9.64 +6.1%
DCF (Levered) 2.27 -75.0%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 75% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 1 0
Buy 2 0
Hold 1 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
2.20
Grey zone
Piotroski F-Score
7 / 9
Strong
MOAT Score
2 / 10
No MOAT
Composite Rating
B
Overall Score
3 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
3 / 5
Medium
ROE Score
3 / 5
Medium
ROA Score
4 / 5
High
D/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
2 / 5
Medium
P/Book Score
2 / 5
Medium
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Renewable Utilities: +1.3%
    +20.1% Q4'25: +22.2% (vs Q4'23)
  • EPS growth Renewable Utilities: +6.7%
    +40.0% Q4'25: +5.0% (vs Q4'23)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Renewable Utilities: +50.4%
    +9.2% Q4'25: +5.0% (vs Q4'23)
  • EBIT margin Renewable Utilities: +22.3%
    +16.4% Q4'25: +20.9% (vs Q4'23)
  • ROIC Renewable Utilities: +3.5%
    +8.5% Q4'25: +12.8% (vs Q4'23)
  • Share dilution Renewable Utilities: +0.0%
    +1.1% Q4'25: +25.0% (vs Q4'23)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Renewable Utilities: 3.24×
    2.94× Q4'25: 1.65× (vs Q4'23)
Valuation Multiples From To
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
Projection years:
Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.11) × ERP
WACC = 76% × Ke + 24% × Kd (4.1%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 9.64 Current price: 9.08
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

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Consensus Estimates
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actual
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Jun 2026
3 Rev. Ana.
3 EPS Ana.
Jun 2027
3 Rev. Ana.
3 EPS Ana.
Jun 2028
3 Rev. Ana.
2 EPS Ana.
Revenue
2.43B
est: 2.45B (-0.8%)
2.17B
est: 2.20B (-1.6%)
2.07B
est: 2.08B (-0.5%)
2.15B
est: 2.31B (-6.7%)
2.45B
est: 2.46B (-0.7%)
2.07B
est: 2.15B (-3.7%)
2.56B
est: 2.69B (-4.7%)
2.37B
est: 2.42B (-1.9%)
2.10B
est: 2.08B (+0.9%)
2.84B
est: 2.83B (+0.4%)
3.41B
est: 3.17B (+7.7%)
2.99B
2.73B – 3.30B
-5.7% YoY
3.31B
2.72B – 3.87B
+10.7% YoY
3.43B
3.36B – 3.49B
+3.5% YoY
EBITDA
465.00M
est: 547.73M (-15.1%)
199.00M
est: 492.65M (-59.6%)
507.00M
est: 465.91M (+8.8%)
453.00M
est: 516.37M (-12.3%)
518.00M
est: 551.35M (-6.0%)
446.00M
est: 480.83M (-7.2%)
527.00M
est: 602.11M (-12.5%)
551.00M
est: 541.79M (+1.7%)
446.00M
est: 465.97M (-4.3%)
639.00M
est: 633.23M (+0.9%)
833.00M
est: 709.34M (+17.4%)
668.87M
611.64M – 738.43M
-5.7% YoY
740.66M
609.20M – 866.53M
+10.7% YoY
766.75M
752.59M – 780.91M
+3.5% YoY
EBIT
261.00M
est: 318.05M (-17.9%)
-8.00M
est: 286.06M (-102.8%)
303.00M
est: 270.54M (+12.0%)
238.00M
est: 299.83M (-20.6%)
308.00M
est: 320.15M (-3.8%)
221.00M
est: 279.20M (-20.8%)
311.00M
est: 349.62M (-11.0%)
288.00M
est: 314.60M (-8.5%)
214.00M
est: 270.57M (-20.9%)
375.00M
est: 367.69M (+2.0%)
560.00M
est: 411.89M (+36.0%)
388.39M
355.15M – 428.78M
-5.7% YoY
430.08M
353.74M – 503.16M
+10.7% YoY
445.22M
437.00M – 453.45M
+3.5% YoY
Net Income
133.00M
est: 176.77M (-24.8%)
-66.00M
est: 177.12M (-137.3%)
150.00M
est: 167.57M (-10.5%)
132.00M
est: 163.14M (-19.1%)
345.00M
est: 193.91M (+77.9%)
125.00M
est: 144.59M (-13.5%)
187.00M
est: 186.04M (+0.5%)
182.00M
est: 205.98M (-11.6%)
127.00M
est: 193.71M (-34.4%)
235.00M
est: 235.00M (+0.0%)
331.00M
est: 331.00M (+0.0%)
344.97M
305.21M – 384.73M
+4.2% YoY
414.23M
292.73M – 459.13M
+20.1% YoY
425.31M
383.02M – 453.59M
+2.7% YoY
SGA
102.00M
est: 171.04M (-40.4%)
238.00M
est: 153.84M (+54.7%)
125.00M
est: 145.49M (-14.1%)
109.00M
est: 161.25M (-32.4%)
106.00M
est: 172.17M (-38.4%)
97.00M
est: 150.15M (-35.4%)
100.00M
est: 188.03M (-46.8%)
103.00M
est: 169.19M (-39.1%)
107.00M
est: 145.51M (-26.5%)
614.00M
est: 197.74M (+210.5%)
est: 221.51M (-100.0%)
208.87M
191.00M – 230.59M
-5.7% YoY
231.29M
190.24M – 270.60M
+10.7% YoY
239.44M
235.01M – 243.86M
+3.5% YoY
EPS
0.18
est: 0.22 (-18.8%)
-0.09
est: 0.22 (-141.0%)
0.21
est: 0.21 (-0.1%)
0.18
est: 0.20 (-12.0%)
0.48
est: 0.24 (+97.3%)
0.17
est: 0.18 (-6.3%)
0.25
est: 0.23 (+7.1%)
0.23
est: 0.26 (-11.0%)
0.16
est: 0.25 (-37.2%)
0.30
est: 0.34 (-11.9%)
0.42
est: 0.40 (+6.0%)
0.44
0.38 – 0.48
+11.1% YoY
0.46
0.37 – 0.58
+5.6% YoY
0.52
0.48 – 0.57
+12.9% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-29 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-28 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-27 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-26 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-25 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-22 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-21 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-19 B+ 3/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-18 B+ 3/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-15 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-14 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-13 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-12 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 4/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-11 B+ 3/5 4/5 3/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-08 B+ 3/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-07 B+ 3/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-06 B+ 3/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-05 B+ 3/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-04 B+ 3/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-01 B+ 3/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-30 B+ 3/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 3/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-29 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-28 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-24 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-23 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-22 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-21 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-20 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-17 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-16 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 2/5
2026-04-15 B 3/5 3/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 2/5 2/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
3.51B
OE per share TTM
4.27
Owner's Yield
37.55%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
140.42%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
174.0%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
439.9K
Shares Outstanding
994.42M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

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Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Michael Fuge Chief Executive Officer 2M male
Dorian Kevin Thomas Devers Chief Renewable Growth Officer male
Jan Bibby Chief People Experience Officer female
John Clark Chief Generation Officer male
Kirsten Clayton General Counsel & Company Secretary female
Louise Wright Head of Communications & Reputation
Matthew Forbes Chief Financial Officer male
Shelley Hollingsworth Acting Head of Corporate Finance & Investor Relations and Strategy Manager female
Chris Abbott Chief Corporate Affairs Officer male
Tighe Wall Chief Technology Officer male
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