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Market Cap $12.27 billion
P/E Ratio 120.65
Dividend Yield 3.85%
Shares Outstanding 2.62 billion
Earnings per share -0.041
Dividend per share 0.18
Year To Date Return -3.47%
Earnings Yield 0.83%
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  • Meridian Energy Ltd (ASX: MEZ)
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    Dividend Payment History Data provided by Morningstar.

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    Ex-Date Amount Franking Type Payable
    04 Sep 2025 $0.1485 0.00% Final 23 Sep 2025
    06 Mar 2025 $0.0548 0.00% Interim 25 Mar 2025
    04 Sep 2024 $0.1325 0.00% Final 20 Sep 2024
    08 Mar 2024 $0.0615 0.00% Interim 26 Mar 2024
    06 Sep 2023 $0.0168 0.00% Supplemental 22 Sep 2023
    06 Sep 2023 $0.1060 0.00% Final 22 Sep 2023
    07 Mar 2023 $0.0085 0.00% Supplemental 23 Mar 2023
    07 Mar 2023 $0.0541 0.00% Interim 23 Mar 2023
    07 Sep 2022 $0.0155 0.00% Supplemental 23 Sep 2022
    07 Sep 2022 $0.0992 0.00% Final 23 Sep 2022
    17 Mar 2022 $0.0089 0.00% Supplemental 08 Apr 2022
    17 Mar 2022 $0.0527 0.00% Interim 08 Apr 2022
    29 Sep 2021 $0.0170 0.00% Supplemental 15 Oct 2021
    29 Sep 2021 $0.1046 0.00% Final 15 Oct 2021
    30 Mar 2021 $0.0087 0.00% Supplemental 16 Apr 2021
    30 Mar 2021 $0.0515 0.00% Interim 16 Apr 2021
    29 Sep 2020 $0.0170 0.00% Supplemental 16 Oct 2020
    29 Sep 2020 $0.1016 0.00% Final 16 Oct 2020
    30 Mar 2020 $0.0244 0.00% Special Cash 16 Apr 2020
    30 Mar 2020 $0.0087 0.00% Supplemental 16 Apr 2020
    30 Mar 2020 $0.0743 0.00% Interim 16 Apr 2020
    27 Sep 2019 $0.0244 0.00% Special Cash 16 Oct 2019
    27 Sep 2019 $0.0163 0.00% Supplemental 16 Oct 2019
    27 Sep 2019 $0.1170 0.00% Final 16 Oct 2019
    28 Mar 2019 $0.0244 0.00% Special Cash 17 Apr 2019
    27 Sep 2018 $0.0136 0.00% Supplemental 17 Oct 2018
    27 Sep 2018 $0.0989 0.00% Final 17 Oct 2018
    28 Mar 2018 $0.0244 0.00% Special Cash 17 Apr 2018
    28 Mar 2018 $0.0084 0.00% Supplemental 17 Apr 2018
    28 Mar 2018 $0.0695 0.00% Interim 17 Apr 2018
    28 Sep 2017 $0.0135 0.00% Supplemental 17 Oct 2017
    28 Sep 2017 $0.0244 0.00% Special 17 Oct 2017
    28 Sep 2017 $0.0974 0.00% Final 17 Oct 2017
    30 Mar 2017 $0.0244 0.00% Special 13 Apr 2017
    30 Mar 2017 $0.0673 0.00% Interim 13 Apr 2017
    29 Sep 2016 $0.0244 0.00% Special 14 Oct 2016
    29 Sep 2016 $0.0133 0.00% Supplemental 14 Oct 2016
    30 Mar 2016 $0.0244 0.00% Special 15 Apr 2016
    30 Mar 2016 $0.0637 0.00% Interim 15 Apr 2016
    28 Sep 2015 $0.0990 0.00% Final 15 Oct 2015

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    About Meridian Energy Ltd

    Meridian Energy is one of New Zealand's leading utilities. It is the largest electricity producer in the nation, with a third of the market, and the fourth-largest energy retailer, with about 15% of the market by customer numbers. It generates 100% renewable electricity, mainly from large hydroelectric schemes in the South Island. It also owns a geographically diversified portfolio of wind farms.

    MEZ Share Price History Data provided by Morningstar.

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    Date Close Change % Change Volume Open High Low
    26 Feb 2026 $4.73 $0.00 0.00% 18,245 $4.73 $4.73 $4.66
    25 Feb 2026 $4.73 $-0.03 -0.63% 68,758 $4.86 $4.86 $4.68
    24 Feb 2026 $4.76 $0.04 0.85% 24,707 $4.77 $4.84 $4.75
    23 Feb 2026 $4.72 $-0.09 -1.87% 16,491 $4.81 $4.81 $4.71
    20 Feb 2026 $4.81 $0.02 0.42% 55,322 $4.80 $4.81 $4.73
    19 Feb 2026 $4.79 $0.02 0.42% 13,983 $4.84 $4.88 $4.79
    18 Feb 2026 $4.77 $-0.05 -1.04% 5,021 $4.82 $4.82 $4.77
    17 Feb 2026 $4.82 $0.00 0.00% 21,637 $4.82 $4.82 $4.75
    16 Feb 2026 $4.82 $-0.09 -1.83% 22,806 $4.83 $4.83 $4.76
    13 Feb 2026 $4.91 $-0.02 -0.41% 17,997 $4.93 $4.94 $4.90
    12 Feb 2026 $4.93 $0.08 1.65% 15,855 $4.91 $4.93 $4.88
    11 Feb 2026 $4.85 $-0.09 -1.82% 7,752 $4.94 $4.94 $4.83
    10 Feb 2026 $4.94 $0.05 1.02% 23,274 $4.89 $4.94 $4.83
    09 Feb 2026 $4.89 $0.07 1.45% 30,899 $4.82 $4.95 $4.82
    06 Feb 2026 $4.82 $-0.05 -1.03% 228 $4.90 $4.90 $4.82
    05 Feb 2026 $4.87 $-0.05 -1.02% 11,213 $4.92 $4.92 $4.87
    04 Feb 2026 $4.92 $0.10 2.07% 63,115 $4.82 $4.93 $4.82
    03 Feb 2026 $4.82 $-0.12 -2.43% 39,230 $4.94 $4.94 $4.79
    02 Feb 2026 $4.94 $0.08 1.65% 22,936 $4.90 $4.94 $4.90
    30 Jan 2026 $4.86 $0.00 0.00% 25,016 $4.88 $4.92 $4.85
    29 Jan 2026 $4.86 $-0.07 -1.42% 9,005 $4.88 $4.90 $4.82
    28 Jan 2026 $4.93 $0.09 1.86% 13,355 $4.88 $4.93 $4.85

    Director Transactions Data provided by Morningstar.

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    Date Director Type Amount Value Notes
    31 Oct 2025 David Carter Issued 83,500 $428,355
    As advised by the company. Shares held by BGLIR Trustee
    Limited prior to David starting as a
    Director of Meridian.

    Directors & Management Data provided by Morningstar.

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    Name Title Start Date Profile
    Mr Mark Verbiest Non-Executive DirectorNon-Executive Chairman Mar 2017
    Mr Verbiest is an experienced company director, currently also serving as the Chair of Summerset Group Holdings Limited, and as a director of ASB Bank Limited (effective 1 October 2025). He is also currently a member of the Fonterra Independent Assessment Panel, and a member ff the Chapter Zero NZ Steering Committee. Mark was a senior corporate partner of the national law firm Simpson Grierson for several years before joining the senior executive team at Telecom NZ. Aside from being Group General Counsel and leading several corporate groups at Telecom, he was also executive lead for the International and cable, and Yellow Pages businesses. Mark is also a former Chair of Freightways Limited, Spark New Zealand Limited, Willis Bond Capital Limited and Transpower New Zealand Limited. He serves on the Risk Committee and the People, and Culture Committee
    Ms Tania Joy Te Rangingangana Simpson Non-Executive Director Aug 2021
    Ms Simpson is currently a director at Auckland International Airport Limited and Waste Management NZ Limited. Tania is also the Chair of the Waitangi National Trust. Tania has experience in corporate governance; policy development and business having served as a director of Mighty River Power Limited for 13 years from 2001. She also holds the distinction of being the first Maori director on the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Board where she was the Deputy Chair. Tania is Chair of the People and Culture Committee and serves on the Safety and Sustainability Committee
    Ms Julia Cecile Hoare Non-Executive Director Sep 2019
    Mr Hoare has governance, financial, and commercial expertise. She is currently, Chair of Port of Tauranga and Chair of Auckland International Airport. She is also a member of the Chapter Zero New Zealand Steering Committee. During her executive career, Julia was a partner at PwC for two decades where she got sustainability, financial and tax experience.In addition to commercial and financial experience in both the private and public sectors, Julia's skills also span infrastructure, logistics, utilities, and sustainable business practices. Julia is Chair of the Risk Committee
    Mrs Nagaja Tharanginee Sanatkumar Non-Executive Director Jan 2020
    Ms Sanatkumar has an international career with a focus on software information technology at scale, including senior roles at Amazon and Expedia. She has led digital information technology solutions, and customer experience innovation for eCommerce retail, travel and financial services products, including initiatives and processes to ensure information security, fraud protection and customer data privacy compliance. Nagaja led the establishment of the board's Cyber Security Committee, which governs initiatives to prevent, assure, and protect Meridian against the threats of cyber-attacks and loss of critical data. Nagaja has over 25 years of global executive and leadership experience. She is also a Director for Southern Cross Healthcare Limited, Southern Cross Medical Care Society and Tuatahi First Fibre Limited. Nagaja is Chair of the Safety and Sustainability Committee and serves on the People and Culture Committee is also Chair of the Cyber Security Committee.
    Mr Graham John Cockroft Non-Executive Director Jul 2022
    Mr Cockroft and the Cyber Security Committee. Graham has over 30 years of experience in the international energy industry, with executive roles in the UK, South America, New Zealand and Asia. His experiences have been across the energy chain and under different political, economic and regulatory regimes. He has a financial background and experience in strategy and business development. During his executive career Graham served as Group CFO at SGX-listed Sembcorp Industries Limited, Singapore, CFO and COO at Contact Energy Limited, New Zealand, and in various senior executive roles for close to two decades at the UK energy company BG Group (now part of Shell plc), primarily in the UK and South America. He serves on the Risk Committee, the People and Culture Committee.
    Mr David Carter Non-Executive Director Jul 2023
    Mr Carter has been with the Beca group of companies for 30 plus years during which time he has held a range of people, project and governance positions within the group. Since 2017 David has served as Beca Group's Executive Chair. David has worked across a range of sectors within New Zealand and offshore, from airports to ports, and wastewater treatment plants to heavy duty pavements. Such projects include remediation of the Larona hydro canal and foundations for various high-rise structures. Delivery mechanisms have ranged from conventional design and construct to design build, culminating in the $3 plus billion Victorian (Australia) Desalination plant as a board member of the design JV. He serves on the Safety and Sustainability Committee and the Cyber Security Committee
    Mr Neal Anthony Barclay Chief Executive Officer Dec 2017
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    Mr Jason Woolley Company SecretaryGeneral Counsel Dec 2019
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    Helen Peters Acting Chief Financial Officer
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    Lisa Hannifin Chief Customer Officer
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    Nicola Kennedy Chief Executive
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    Neal Anthony Barclay Chief Executive Officer
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    Mike Roan Chief Financial Officer
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    Rush Bhatt Chief Financial Officer
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    Bharat Ratanpal Chief Information Officer and Interim Chief Executive of Flux Federation Limited
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    Jason Stein Chief People Officer
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    Jason Woolley Company SecretaryGeneral Counsel
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    Claire Shaw General Manager Corporate Affairs and Sustainability
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    Tania Palmer General Manager Generation
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    Rory Blundel General Manager Strategy and Portfolio
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    Guy Waipara GM Development
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    Top Shareholders Data provided by Morningstar.

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    Name Shares Capital
    Sovereign In Right Of NZ, & Through Minister Of Finance & Minister For State Owned Enterprises 1,335,576,835 51.00%
    HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited Nzcsd 162,430,020 6.20%
    HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited A/C State Street Nzcsd 141,851,316 5.40%
    JP Morgan Chase Bank Na Nz Branch Segregated Clients Acct Nzcsd 115,458,129 4.40%
    Custodial Services Limited 86,931,013 3.30%
    BNP Paribas Nominees (Nz) Limited Nzcsd 82,473,103 3.10%
    Citibank Nominees (New Zealand) Limited Nzcsd 73,703,752 2.80%
    Accident Compensation Corporation Nzcsd 46,722,927 1.80%
    HSBC Nominees A/C Nz Superannuation Fund Nominees Limited Nzcsd 35,386,673 1.40%
    Tea Custodians Limited Client Property Trust Account Nzcsd 34,087,755 1.30%
    Jbwere (Nz) Nominees Limited 27,387,227 1.00%
    Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited 23,514,977 0.90%
    New Zealand Depository Nominee Limited 23,031,979 0.90%
    BNP Paribas Nominees (Nz) Limited Nzcsd i 19,063,516 0.70%
    Anz Wholesale Australasian Share Fund Nzcsd 14,935,699 0.60%
    Simplicity Nominees Limited Nzcsd 14,457,870 0.60%
    FNZ Custodians Limited 12,557,500 0.50%
    Generate Kiwisaver Public Trust Nominees Limited Nzcsd 12,063,904 0.50%
    PT (Booster Investments) Nominees Limited 10,591,949 0.40%
    Jbwere (Nz) Nominees Limited i 7,877,445 0.30%

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