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About CEN

Contact Energy Limited (CEN) is one of New Zealand's energy generators and retailers and has more than 640,000 customer connections with electricity, gas, broadband and mobile plans. They operate 11 power stations across New Zealand, using geothermal, hydro and thermal energy to generate electricity. It is building renewable energy at pace, investing $2.3billion into renewable energy projects over the past four years, including three new geothermal power stations, a grid-scale battery and solar farm.

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Sector

Utilities

CEO

Mr Mike Fuge

Industry

Electric Utilities

Website

contactenergy.co.nz

Market Capitalisation

$3.79B

Price-earnings ratio

20.76

Dividend yield

3.94%

High today

$8.23

Low today

$8.18

Open price

$8.23

52-week high

$8.90

52-week low

$7.52

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The ticker symbol for Contact Energy Limited is CEN.
One share of CEN is valued at $8.20 as of 05 December 2025.
As of 05 December 2025 Contact Energy Limited has a market cap of $3.79B.
Yes, CEN does pay dividends.
The dividend yield for CEN is 3.94% as of 05 December 2025.
The most recent CEN dividend distribution paid $0.19 per share on 24 September 2025.
The ex-dividend date of CEN was 25 August 2025.
The Price to Earnings ratio of CEN is 20.76.
The Earnings Per Share of CEN is $0.39.
The Contact Energy Limited 52-week high stock price is $8.90.
The Contact Energy Limited 52-week low stock price is $7.52.
Yes, the Stake investing platform allows you to buy CEN shares and over 12,000 more stocks and ETFs across the ASX and Wall St.

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