Contact Energy (CEN) Stock Overview
Generates and sells electricity and natural gas in New Zealand. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 5/6 |
| Financial Health | 2/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
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Analyst Price Targets
Contact Energy Limited Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | NZ$9.57 |
| 52 Week High | NZ$9.99 |
| 52 Week Low | NZ$8.71 |
| Beta | 0.11 |
| 1 Month Change | -2.45% |
| 3 Month Change | 2.35% |
| 1 Year Change | 4.36% |
| 3 Year Change | 21.45% |
| 5 Year Change | 18.88% |
| Change since IPO | 186.53% |
Recent News & Updates
Narrative Update • Jun 04
CEN: Equity Raise And Stake Sale Are Expected To Support Future Returns
Analysts have kept their NZ$10.51 price target for Contact Energy broadly unchanged, citing only very small tweaks to inputs such as discount rate, profit margin and future P/E assumptions that do not materially alter their overall valuation view. What's in the News Infratil Limited, via Infratil Investments Limited, agreed to sell 53.5 million Contact Energy shares, equal to 5% of the company’s issued share capital, through a fully underwritten block trade at NZ$9.25 per share, raising about NZ$495.2 million in gross proceeds.Narrative Update • May 20
CEN: Equity Raise And Margins Are Expected To Support Future Returns
Analysts have trimmed their price target for Contact Energy slightly to NZ$10.51 from NZ$10.64, reflecting updated assumptions around discount rates, profit margins and future P/E expectations. What's in the News Contact Energy completed a follow on equity offering totaling NZ$125 million in ordinary shares.Narrative Update • Apr 30
CEN: Equity Raise And Improved Margins Will Support Higher Future Returns
Analysts have nudged their price target for Contact Energy to NZ$10.64 from NZ$10.53, reflecting updated assumptions around slightly higher revenue growth, profit margins, and a modestly lower future P/E multiple. What's in the News Contact Energy completed a follow-on equity offering of Ordinary Shares, raising NZ$125 million through the issue of 14,285,714 common shares at NZ$8.75, under Regulation S (Key Developments).Recent updates
Narrative Update • Jun 04
CEN: Equity Raise And Stake Sale Are Expected To Support Future Returns
Analysts have kept their NZ$10.51 price target for Contact Energy broadly unchanged, citing only very small tweaks to inputs such as discount rate, profit margin and future P/E assumptions that do not materially alter their overall valuation view. What's in the News Infratil Limited, via Infratil Investments Limited, agreed to sell 53.5 million Contact Energy shares, equal to 5% of the company’s issued share capital, through a fully underwritten block trade at NZ$9.25 per share, raising about NZ$495.2 million in gross proceeds.Narrative Update • May 20
CEN: Equity Raise And Margins Are Expected To Support Future Returns
Analysts have trimmed their price target for Contact Energy slightly to NZ$10.51 from NZ$10.64, reflecting updated assumptions around discount rates, profit margins and future P/E expectations. What's in the News Contact Energy completed a follow on equity offering totaling NZ$125 million in ordinary shares.Narrative Update • Apr 30
CEN: Equity Raise And Improved Margins Will Support Higher Future Returns
Analysts have nudged their price target for Contact Energy to NZ$10.64 from NZ$10.53, reflecting updated assumptions around slightly higher revenue growth, profit margins, and a modestly lower future P/E multiple. What's in the News Contact Energy completed a follow-on equity offering of Ordinary Shares, raising NZ$125 million through the issue of 14,285,714 common shares at NZ$8.75, under Regulation S (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Apr 16
CEN: Recent Equity Raising And Stable Metrics Will Shape Balanced Outlook
Analysts have kept their NZ$10.53 price target on Contact Energy unchanged, reflecting consistent assumptions for discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E. What's in the News Contact Energy completed a follow on equity offering of NZ$125 million, issuing 14,285,714 ordinary shares at NZ$8.75 per share under Regulation S.Narrative Update • Apr 01
CEN: Recent Equity Raises And Stable Metrics Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have kept their NZ$10.53 price target for Contact Energy unchanged. This reflects consistent views on fair value, discount rate, revenue growth and profit margins despite the latest review of their models.Narrative Update • Mar 17
CEN: Recent Equity Raises Will Support Future Margin Upside
Analysts have kept their NZ$ price target on Contact Energy unchanged, reflecting consistent assumptions for fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E. What's in the News Completed a follow on equity offering of NZ$125 million, issuing 14,285,714 ordinary shares at NZ$8.75 per share under Regulation S (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Mar 02
CEN: Equity Raise And Higher Margin Outlook Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have nudged their price target for Contact Energy slightly higher to NZ$10.53 from NZ$10.40, reflecting updated assumptions around revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E expectations. What's in the News Contact Energy completed a follow on equity offering of ordinary shares, raising NZ$450.000005m through a subsequent direct listing at NZ$8.75 per share with a NZ$0.105 discount per security (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Feb 16
CEN: Equity Raise And Stable Outlook Will Shape Future Returns
Analysts have maintained their NZ$10.40 fair value estimate for Contact Energy. Updated assumptions include a higher discount rate, a shift in revenue growth expectations to 2.39%, a lower profit margin of 10.74%, and a higher future P/E of 39.75x.Analysis Article • Feb 11
Contact Energy Limited's (NZSE:CEN) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon
Contact Energy Limited's ( NZSE:CEN ) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 29.1x might make it look like a strong sell...Narrative Update • Jan 24
CEN: Higher Fair Value And Margin Outlook Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have revised their price target on Contact Energy slightly higher to $10.40 from $10.31. This reflects updated assumptions around discount rates, revenue expectations, profit margins and a lower future P/E of 24.92x.Analysis Article • Jan 13
Should You Be Adding Contact Energy (NZSE:CEN) To Your Watchlist Today?
It's common for many investors, especially those who are inexperienced, to buy shares in companies with a good story...Analysis Article • Nov 25
Contact Energy Limited (NZSE:CEN) Shares Could Be 35% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Key Insights Contact Energy's estimated fair value is NZ$14.84 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Contact...Analysis Article • Nov 10
Contact Energy (NZSE:CEN) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...Analysis Article • Oct 26
Contact Energy Limited's (NZSE:CEN) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings
When close to half the companies in New Zealand have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") below 18x, you may consider...Analysis Article • Sep 09
Contact Energy Limited's (NZSE:CEN) CEO Will Probably Have Their Compensation Approved By Shareholders
Key Insights Contact Energy will host its Annual General Meeting on 16th of September Salary of NZ$1.29m is part of CEO...Analysis Article • Aug 25
Contact Energy's (NZSE:CEN) Earnings Are Weaker Than They Seem
Contact Energy Limited's ( NZSE:CEN ) robust earnings report didn't manage to move the market for its stock. Our...Analysis Article • Aug 20
Contact Energy's (NZSE:CEN) Dividend Will Be NZ$0.2529
Contact Energy Limited ( NZSE:CEN ) will pay a dividend of NZ$0.2529 on the 24th of September. This means that the...
New Narrative • Feb 09
Tauhara And Te Huka 3 Geothermal Projects Will Improve Future Operational Efficiency
Strategic divestment from thermal sources and renewable energy investments are anticipated to optimize fuel efficiency and reduce costs, boosting margins and efficiency.Shareholder Returns
| CEN | NZ Electric Utilities | NZ Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0.5% | -1.0% | 1.9% |
| 1Y | 4.4% | 0.8% | 3.8% |
Return vs Industry: CEN exceeded the NZ Electric Utilities industry which returned 0.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: CEN matched the NZ Market which returned 3.8% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| CEN volatility | |
|---|---|
| CEN Average Weekly Movement | 3.1% |
| Electric Utilities Industry Average Movement | 4.1% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.0% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in NZ Market | 8.2% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in NZ Market | 2.9% |
Stable Share Price: CEN has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the NZ market.
Volatility Over Time: CEN's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,249 | Mike Fuge | contact.co.nz |
Contact Energy Limited generates and sells electricity and natural gas in New Zealand. It operates through Wholesale and Retail segments. The company involved in selling electricity to the wholesale electricity market, to commercial and industrial customers; and delivering electricity, natural gas, broadband, and other products and services to mass market customers.
Contact Energy Limited Fundamentals Summary
| CEN fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | NZ$10.09b |
| Earnings (TTM) | NZ$393.00m |
| Revenue (TTM) | NZ$3.35b |
26.1x
P/E Ratio3.1x
P/S RatioIs CEN overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| CEN income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | NZ$3.35b |
| Cost of Revenue | NZ$2.28b |
| Gross Profit | NZ$1.07b |
| Other Expenses | NZ$679.00m |
| Earnings | NZ$393.00m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
Aug 10, 2026
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.37 |
| Gross Margin | 32.01% |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.73% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 70.0% |
How did CEN perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
4.1%
Current Dividend Yield88%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/06/16 06:24 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/06/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Contact Energy Limited is covered by 10 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Marie Miyashiro | Citigroup Inc |
| Grant Swanepoel | Deutsche Bank |
| Andrew Harvey-Green | Forsyth Barr Group Ltd. |