Contact Energy Limited statistics & valuation
Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value (NZ$6.74); a green figure means the price is below it.
Profitability & efficiency
Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).
P / E vs its own history
Contact Energy Limited trades at about 22.1× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 21.9×–51×, median 28.4×).
Shaded band = 10-year range (21.9×–51×); dot = today's 22.1×.
Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.
Key ratios (by fiscal year)
| Ratio | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 46.3% | 40.6% | 35.8% | 37.8% |
| Operating margin | 22.6% | 20.8% | 14.2% | 12.6% |
| Net margin | 13.1% | 9.7% | 8.3% | 6.0% |
| Return on assets | 3.9% | 4.9% | 3.8% | 2.2% |
| Return on equity | 8.0% | 12.0% | 9.0% | 4.5% |
| Debt / equity | 0.58× | 0.76× | 0.59× | 0.42× |
| Current ratio | 1.91 | 1.11 | 0.71 | 0.76 |
Computed from company filings · NZ · as of 2025-06-30. Figures in NZD. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.