Contact Energy Limited (CEN)

NZX-listed Utilities company — share price, dividends, financials, board of directors and governance score.

Contact Energy Limited (NZX:CEN) last traded at $8.65 on 25 Sept 2026, a market capitalisation of $9.26B NZD, a board of 7 directors chaired by Robert Stuart McDonald and a Governance Risk Score of 79/100.

Contact Energy Limited is one of New Zealand's largest integrated energy companies, generating electricity from renewable hydro and geothermal sources plus gas-fired generation, and retailing electricity and gas to approximately 580,000 customer connections across New Zealand. The company also operates energy generation and retail businesses in Australia. Contact Energy operates across generation, retail, and energy solutions segments, serving both residential and business customers.

Share price
$8.65+0.00%
Market cap
$9.26BNZD
Governance score
79/100Very Good
Board size
786% independent
Last dividend
40.00cFY2026

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Contact Energy Limited board of directors

7 current directors, 86% independent, average tenure 5.6 years.

DirectorRoleIndependentAppointedTenureCommittees
Robert Stuart McDonaldChairYes20188.6 yrsAudit & Risk Committee, Health & Safety Committee (Chair), Remuneration Committee (Chair)
Deion CampbellIndependent DirectorNo20251.2 yrs—
David SmolIndependent DirectorYes20187.9 yrsAudit & Risk Committee (Chair), Health & Safety Committee (Chair), Remuneration Committee (Chair)
Jonathan Keith MacdonaldIndependent DirectorYes20178.8 yrs—
Rukumoana SchaafhausenIndependent DirectorYes20215.1 yrs—
Sandra DoddsIndependent DirectorYes20215.1 yrs—
David Edward James GibsonIndependent DirectorYes20242.6 yrs—

CEN governance score breakdown

Contact Energy Limited scores 79/100 (Very Good) on the NZXplorer Governance Risk Score for FY2026, based on 73% data coverage. See the GRS methodology.

Board structure
20/25
Shareholder rights
20/20
Executive remuneration
3/10

CEN dividends

The most recent Contact Energy Limited dividend on record is 40.00 cents per share, for FY2026 (annual).

Contact Energy Limited largest shareholders

Top 10 registered holders of CEN as disclosed for FY2028. Registry holdings include custodians and nominees, which may hold on behalf of many underlying investors.

#HolderHolding
1HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited0.15%
2HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited0.10%
3BNP Paribas Nominees NZ Limited Bpss400.07%
4Custodial Services Limited0.06%
5JPMORGAN Chase Bank0.05%
6Citibank Nominees (NZ) Ltd0.05%
7TEA Custodians Limited0.03%
8Accident Compensation Corporation0.03%
9New Zealand Superannuation Fund Nominees Limited0.03%
10FNZ Custodians Limited0.03%

Recent CEN NZX announcements

The 10 most recent filings by Contact Energy Limited to the NZX.

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