Contact Energy Dividend

Q: What is the Contact Energy Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Contact Energy dividend yield over the last 5 years is 5.66% and the average over the last 10 years is 5.92%. The payout ratio of Contact Energy in relation to the last financial year is 124.85%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 143.34%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Contact Energy dividend safe?

Contact Energy has been paying a dividend for 14 years and has not lowered the dividend for 0 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to -9.19% . The average Contact Energy Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 1.13% . The average for the last 10 years is 6.17% .

NZ$8.85

2.08%

New Zealand Exchange, Mon, Sep 21 2026.

ISIN

NZCENE0001S6

Symbol

CEN

Sector

Utilities

Industry

Electric Utilities

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Contact Energy Dividend history 25 years & estimates 2027 to 2029

Dividend Analysis of the Contact Energy Stock

Current dividend yield	1.51 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	2.84 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	7.74 %
Payout 3Y	6.85 %

When does Contact Energy pay a dividend?

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2027	NZ$0.033529 NZ$0.03	Aug 17 2026 Aug 17 2026 Sep 23 2026 Aug 17 26 Sep 23 26	Sep 23 2026	Special dividend Special div.
2027	NZ$0.313889 NZ$0.31	Aug 17 2026 Aug 17 2026 Sep 23 2026 Aug 17 26 Sep 23 26	Sep 23 2026	semi annual semi-annual
2026	NZ$0.0158 NZ$0.02	Feb 18 2026 Feb 18 2026 Mar 25 2026 Feb 18 26 Mar 25 26	Mar 25 2026	Special dividend Special div.
2026	NZ$0.1943 NZ$0.19	Feb 18 2026 Feb 18 2026 Mar 25 2026 Feb 18 26 Mar 25 26	Mar 25 2026	semi annual semi-annual
2026	NZ$0.0228 NZ$0.02	Aug 25 2025 Aug 25 2025 Sep 24 2025 Aug 25 25 Sep 24 25	Sep 24 2025	Special dividend Special div.
2026	NZ$0.279 NZ$0.28	Aug 25 2025 Aug 25 2025 Sep 24 2025 Aug 25 25 Sep 24 25	Sep 24 2025	semi annual semi-annual
2025	NZ$0.0245 NZ$0.02	Feb 24 2025 Feb 24 2025 Mar 18 2025 Feb 24 25 Mar 18 25	Mar 18 2025	Special dividend Special div.
2025	NZ$0.2128 NZ$0.21	Feb 24 2025 Feb 24 2025 Mar 18 2025 Feb 24 25 Mar 18 25	Mar 18 2025	semi annual semi-annual
2025	NZ$0.0367 NZ$0.04	Aug 27 2024 Aug 27 2024 Sep 27 2024 Aug 27 24 Sep 27 24	Sep 27 2024	Special dividend Special div.
2025	NZ$0.3084 NZ$0.31	Aug 27 2024 Aug 27 2024 Sep 27 2024 Aug 27 24 Sep 27 24	Sep 27 2024	semi annual semi-annual
2024	NZ$0.0209 NZ$0.02	Feb 26 2024 Feb 26 2024 Mar 18 2024 Feb 26 24 Mar 18 24	Mar 18 2024	Special dividend Special div.
2024	NZ$0.1839 NZ$0.18	Feb 26 2024 Feb 26 2024 Mar 18 2024 Feb 26 24 Mar 18 24	Mar 18 2024	semi annual semi-annual
2024	NZ$0.0312 NZ$0.03	Sep 07 2023 Sep 07 2023 Sep 26 2023 Sep 07 23 Sep 26 23	Sep 26 2023	Special dividend Special div.
2024	NZ$0.2751 NZ$0.28	Sep 07 2023 Sep 07 2023 Sep 26 2023 Sep 07 23 Sep 26 23	Sep 26 2023	semi annual semi-annual
2023	NZ$0.0207 NZ$0.02	Mar 09 2023 Mar 09 2023 Mar 30 2023 Mar 09 23 Mar 30 23	Mar 30 2023	Special dividend Special div.
2023	NZ$0.1827 NZ$0.18	Mar 09 2023 Mar 09 2023 Mar 30 2023 Mar 09 23 Mar 30 23	Mar 30 2023	semi annual semi-annual
2023	NZ$0.0327 NZ$0.03	Sep 08 2022 Sep 08 2022 Sep 27 2022 Sep 08 22 Sep 27 22	Sep 27 2022	Special dividend Special div.
2023	NZ$0.2771 NZ$0.28	Sep 08 2022 Sep 08 2022 Sep 27 2022 Sep 08 22 Sep 27 22	Sep 27 2022	semi annual semi-annual
2022	NZ$0.1739 NZ$0.17	Mar 10 2022 Mar 10 2022 Mar 30 2022 Mar 10 22 Mar 30 22	Mar 30 2022	semi annual semi-annual
2022	NZ$0.0172 NZ$0.02	Mar 10 2022 Mar 10 2022 Mar 30 2022 Mar 10 22 Mar 30 22	Mar 30 2022	Special dividend Special div.
2022	NZ$0.024 NZ$0.02	Aug 26 2021 Aug 26 2021 Sep 15 2021 Aug 26 21 Sep 15 21	Sep 15 2021	Special dividend Special div.
2022	NZ$0.2565 NZ$0.26	Aug 26 2021 Aug 26 2021 Sep 15 2021 Aug 26 21 Sep 15 21	Sep 15 2021	semi annual semi-annual
2021	NZ$0.0154 NZ$0.02	Mar 12 2021 Mar 12 2021 Mar 30 2021 Mar 12 21 Mar 30 21	Mar 30 2021	Special dividend Special div.
2021	NZ$0.1692 NZ$0.17	Mar 12 2021 Mar 12 2021 Mar 30 2021 Mar 12 21 Mar 30 21	Mar 30 2021	semi annual semi-annual
2021	NZ$0.0255 NZ$0.03	Aug 26 2020 Aug 26 2020 Sep 15 2020 Aug 26 20 Sep 15 20	Sep 15 2020	Special dividend Special div.
2021	NZ$0.2782 NZ$0.28	Aug 26 2020 Aug 26 2020 Sep 15 2020 Aug 26 20 Sep 15 20	Sep 15 2020	semi annual semi-annual
2020	NZ$0.017 NZ$0.02	Mar 18 2020 Mar 18 2020 Apr 07 2020 Mar 18 20 Apr 07 20	Apr 07 2020	Special dividend Special div.
2020	NZ$0.1911 NZ$0.19	Mar 18 2020 Mar 18 2020 Apr 07 2020 Mar 18 20 Apr 07 20	Apr 07 2020	semi annual semi-annual
2020	NZ$0.0254 NZ$0.03	Aug 28 2019 Aug 28 2019 Sep 17 2019 Aug 28 19 Sep 17 19	Sep 17 2019	Special dividend Special div.
2020	NZ$0.2763 NZ$0.28	Aug 28 2019 Aug 28 2019 Sep 17 2019 Aug 28 19 Sep 17 19	Sep 17 2019	semi annual semi-annual
2019	NZ$0.1697 NZ$0.17	Mar 20 2019 Mar 20 2019 Apr 09 2019 Mar 20 19 Apr 09 19	Apr 09 2019	semi annual semi-annual
2019	NZ$0.2135 NZ$0.21	Aug 29 2018 Aug 29 2018 Sep 18 2018 Aug 29 18 Sep 18 18	Sep 18 2018	semi annual semi-annual
2018	NZ$0.1461 NZ$0.15	Mar 15 2018 Mar 15 2018 Apr 06 2018 Mar 15 18 Apr 06 18	Apr 06 2018	semi annual semi-annual
2018	NZ$0.1686 NZ$0.17	Aug 30 2017 Aug 30 2017 Sep 19 2017 Aug 30 17 Sep 19 17	Sep 19 2017	semi annual semi-annual
2017	NZ$0.1186 NZ$0.12	Feb 27 2017 Feb 27 2017 Mar 17 2017 Feb 27 17 Mar 17 17	Mar 17 2017	semi annual semi-annual
2017	NZ$0.1551 NZ$0.16	Sep 05 2016 Sep 05 2016 Sep 23 2016 Sep 05 16 Sep 23 16	Sep 23 2016	semi annual semi-annual
2016	NZ$0.1169 NZ$0.12	Feb 29 2016 Feb 29 2016 Mar 23 2016 Feb 29 16 Mar 23 16	Mar 23 2016	semi annual semi-annual
2016	NZ$0.1433 NZ$0.14	Aug 31 2015 Aug 31 2015 Sep 15 2015 Aug 31 15 Sep 15 15	Sep 15 2015	semi annual semi-annual
2015	NZ$0.5618 NZ$0.56	Jun 08 2015 Jun 08 2015 Jun 23 2015 Jun 08 15 Jun 23 15	Jun 23 2015	Special dividend Special div.
2015	NZ$0.1116 NZ$0.11	Mar 02 2015 Mar 02 2015 Mar 26 2015 Mar 02 15 Mar 26 15	Mar 26 2015	semi annual semi-annual
2015	NZ$0.1522 NZ$0.15	Sep 01 2014 Sep 01 2014 Sep 15 2014 Sep 01 14 Sep 15 14	Sep 15 2014	semi annual semi-annual
2014	NZ$0.1116 NZ$0.11	Mar 05 2014 Mar 05 2014 Mar 27 2014 Mar 05 14 Mar 27 14	Mar 27 2014	semi annual semi-annual
2014	NZ$0.0213 NZ$0.02	Sep 02 2013 Sep 02 2013 Sep 16 2013 Sep 02 13 Sep 16 13	Sep 16 2013	Special dividend Special div.
2014	NZ$0.1208 NZ$0.12	Sep 02 2013 Sep 02 2013 Sep 16 2013 Sep 02 13 Sep 16 13	Sep 16 2013	semi annual semi-annual
2013	NZ$0.0167 NZ$0.02	Mar 06 2013 Mar 06 2013 Mar 26 2013 Mar 06 13 Mar 26 13	Mar 26 2013	Special dividend Special div.
2013	NZ$0.1349 NZ$0.13	Mar 06 2013 Mar 06 2013 Mar 26 2013 Mar 06 13 Mar 26 13	Mar 26 2013	semi annual semi-annual
2010	NZ$0.1258 NZ$0.13	Aug 31 2009 Aug 31 2009 Sep 22 2009 Aug 31 09 Sep 22 09	Sep 22 2009	semi annual semi-annual
2010	NZ$0.0222 NZ$0.02	Aug 31 2009 Aug 31 2009 Sep 22 2009 Aug 31 09 Sep 22 09	Sep 22 2009	semi annual semi-annual
2009	NZ$0.0814 NZ$0.08	Mar 11 2009 Mar 11 2009 Mar 31 2009 Mar 11 09 Mar 31 09	Mar 31 2009	semi annual semi-annual
2009	NZ$0.0144 NZ$0.01	Mar 11 2009 Mar 11 2009 Mar 31 2009 Mar 11 09 Mar 31 09	Mar 31 2009	semi annual semi-annual
2009	NZ$0.1258 NZ$0.13	Sep 10 2008 Sep 10 2008 Sep 23 2008 Sep 10 08 Sep 23 08	Sep 23 2008	- -
2009	NZ$0.0222 NZ$0.02	Sep 10 2008 Sep 10 2008 Sep 23 2008 Sep 10 08 Sep 23 08	Sep 23 2008	- -
2008	NZ$0.0814 NZ$0.08	Mar 10 2008 Mar 10 2008 Mar 26 2008 Mar 10 08 Mar 26 08	Mar 26 2008	- -
2008	NZ$0.0144 NZ$0.01	Mar 10 2008 Mar 10 2008 Mar 26 2008 Mar 10 08 Mar 26 08	Mar 26 2008	- -
2008	NZ$0.1258 NZ$0.13	Sep 12 2007 Sep 12 2007 Sep 25 2007 Sep 12 07 Sep 25 07	Sep 25 2007	- -
2008	NZ$0.0222 NZ$0.02	Sep 12 2007 Sep 12 2007 Sep 25 2007 Sep 12 07 Sep 25 07	Sep 25 2007	- -
2007	NZ$0.074 NZ$0.07	Mar 12 2007 Mar 12 2007 Mar 23 2007 Mar 12 07 Mar 23 07	Mar 23 2007	- -
2007	NZ$0.0131 NZ$0.01	Mar 12 2007 Mar 12 2007 Mar 23 2007 Mar 12 07 Mar 23 07	Mar 23 2007	- -
2007	NZ$0.1184 NZ$0.12	Sep 11 2006 Sep 11 2006 Sep 21 2006 Sep 11 06 Sep 21 06	Sep 21 2006	- -
2007	NZ$0.0209 NZ$0.02	Sep 11 2006 Sep 11 2006 Sep 21 2006 Sep 11 06 Sep 21 06	Sep 21 2006	- -
2006	NZ$0.074 NZ$0.07	Mar 10 2006 Mar 10 2006 Mar 23 2006 Mar 10 06 Mar 23 06	Mar 23 2006	- -
2006	NZ$0.0131 NZ$0.01	Mar 10 2006 Mar 10 2006 Mar 23 2006 Mar 10 06 Mar 23 06	Mar 23 2006	- -
2006	NZ$0.074 NZ$0.07	Sep 01 2005 Sep 01 2005 Sep 14 2005 Sep 01 05 Sep 14 05	Sep 14 2005	- -
2006	NZ$0.0131 NZ$0.01	Sep 01 2005 Sep 01 2005 Sep 14 2005 Sep 01 05 Sep 14 05	Sep 14 2005	- -
2005	NZ$0.0592 NZ$0.06	May 16 2005 May 16 2005 May 27 2005 May 16 05 May 27 05	May 27 2005	- -
2005	NZ$0.0104 NZ$0.01	May 16 2005 May 16 2005 May 27 2005 May 16 05 May 27 05	May 27 2005	- -
2005	NZ$0.0592 NZ$0.06	Dec 08 2004 Dec 08 2004 Dec 21 2004 Dec 08 04 Dec 21 04	Dec 21 2004	- -
2005	NZ$0.0104 NZ$0.01	Dec 08 2004 Dec 08 2004 Dec 21 2004 Dec 08 04 Dec 21 04	Dec 21 2004	- -
2005	NZ$0.074 NZ$0.07	Aug 19 2004 Aug 19 2004 Sep 02 2004 Aug 19 04 Sep 02 04	Sep 02 2004	Special dividend Special div.
2005	NZ$0.0131 NZ$0.01	Aug 19 2004 Aug 19 2004 Sep 02 2004 Aug 19 04 Sep 02 04	Sep 02 2004	- -
2004	NZ$0.0518 NZ$0.05	May 17 2004 May 17 2004 May 28 2004 May 17 04 May 28 04	May 28 2004	- -
2004	NZ$0.0091 NZ$0.01	May 17 2004 May 17 2004 May 28 2004 May 17 04 May 28 04	May 28 2004	- -
2004	NZ$0.0228 NZ$0.02	Dec 08 2003 Dec 08 2003 Dec 19 2003 Dec 08 03 Dec 19 03	Dec 19 2003	- -
2004	NZ$0.1295 NZ$0.13	Dec 08 2003 Dec 08 2003 Dec 19 2003 Dec 08 03 Dec 19 03	Dec 19 2003	- -
2003	NZ$0.0407 NZ$0.04	May 26 2003 May 26 2003 May 30 2003 May 26 03 May 30 03	May 30 2003	- -
2003	NZ$0.0072 NZ$0.01	May 26 2003 May 26 2003 May 30 2003 May 26 03 May 30 03	May 30 2003	- -
2003	NZ$0.1139 NZ$0.11	Dec 16 2002 Dec 16 2002 Dec 20 2002 Dec 16 02 Dec 20 02	Dec 20 2002	- -
2003	NZ$0.0201 NZ$0.02	Dec 16 2002 Dec 16 2002 Dec 20 2002 Dec 16 02 Dec 20 02	Dec 20 2002	- -
2002	NZ$0.0185 NZ$0.02	May 27 2002 May 27 2002 May 31 2002 May 27 02 May 31 02	May 31 2002	- -
2002	NZ$0.0407 NZ$0.04	May 27 2002 May 27 2002 May 31 2002 May 27 02 May 31 02	May 31 2002	- -
2002	NZ$0.0033 NZ$0	May 27 2002 May 27 2002 May 31 2002 May 27 02 May 31 02	May 31 2002	- -
2002	NZ$0.0072 NZ$0.01	May 27 2002 May 27 2002 May 31 2002 May 27 02 May 31 02	May 31 2002	- -
2002	NZ$0.0144 NZ$0.01	Nov 19 2001 Nov 19 2001 Nov 23 2001 Nov 19 01 Nov 23 01	Nov 23 2001	- -
2002	NZ$0.0814 NZ$0.08	Nov 19 2001 Nov 19 2001 Nov 23 2001 Nov 19 01 Nov 23 01	Nov 23 2001	- -

How much dividend does Contact Energy pay?

Contact Energy most recently paid a dividend of NZ$0.03. Contact Energy paid a Dividend of NZ$0.47 Per Share in the financial year 2026. With a stock price of NZ$8.67 at Sep 18 2026, the current dividend yield is 5.46% (calculation: NZ$0.47 / NZ$8.67 = 5.46%). A Special Dividend was paid in the amount of NZ$0.04 Per Share. Special dividends are not included in the calculation of the dividend yield.

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What is the Contact Energy Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Contact Energy dividend yield over the last 5 years is 5.66% and the average over the last 10 years is 5.92%.

The payout ratio of Contact Energy in relation to the last financial year is 124.85%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 143.34%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	Contact Energy
Current dividend yield	5.46%
Dividend Yield 5Y	5.66%
Dividend Yield 10Y	5.92%
Payout 1Y	124.85%
Payout 3Y	143.34%

Is the Contact Energy dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Contact Energy dividend safe?

Contact Energy has been paying a dividend for 14 years and has not lowered the dividend for 0 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to -9.19%. The average Contact Energy Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 1.13%. The average for the last 10 years is 6.17%.

Metric	Contact Energy
Increased	0 Years
Continuity	0 Years
Paid	14 Years
Growth 1Y	-9.19%
Growth 5Y	1.13%
Growth 10Y	6.17%

Continuity

Contact Energy has been paying a dividend for 14 years and has not lowered the dividend for 0 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently.

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Contact Energy Stock Forecast 2026

On the stock exchange, the Contact Energy stock (ISIN: NZCENE0001S6) is not traded as a top scorer in September 2026 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Contact Energy -3.81% has fallen since the beginning of the year 2026. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Contact Energy stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Contact Energy (symbol: CEN) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 21.15 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 2.91 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Contact Energy stock forecast 2026 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 20.37 according to P/E ratio and 2.92 according to P/S.

Metric	Contact Energy
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2026	3.81%
P/E TTM	21.15
P/S TTM	2.91
P/E forward	20.37
P/S forward	2.92

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