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Meridian Energy (MEL)Mercury NZ (MCY)Contact Energy (CEN)

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Company comparison table
Metric	MEL · FY26	MCY · FY26	CEN · FY26
Revenue	$3.9b	$3.2b	$3.2b
Revenue growth %	-19.7%Outside range low revenue growth. -19.7%; 3-period range -13% to 50.7%. Revenue growth: -19.7%, below normal range; 3-period mean 12.4%, range -13.0%-50.7%.	-7.8%Unprecedented low revenue growth. -7.8%; 5-period range 2.2% to 25.4%. Revenue growth: -7.8%, unprecedented low; 5-period mean 15.0%, range 2.2%-25.4%.	-5.7%
EBITDAF	$1.1b	$1.1b	$1b
EBITDAF margin %	27.1%Outside range high ebitda margin. 27.1%; 3-period range 12.6% to 24.3%. EBITDA margin: 27.1%, above normal range; 3-period mean 18.5%, range 12.6%-24.3%.	33.1%Unprecedented high ebitda margin. 33.1%; 5-period range 22.5% to 30.8%. EBITDA margin: 33.1%, unprecedented high; 5-period mean 25.6%, range 22.5%-30.8%.	31.2%Outside range high ebitda margin. 31.2%; 3-period range 21.7% to 25.4%. EBITDA margin: 31.2%, above normal range; 3-period mean 23.5%, range 21.7%-25.4%.
PBT	$160m	$444m	$589m
PBT growth %	—	7.0%	27.2%
NPAT	$130m	$321m	$420m
NPAT growth %	—	10.7%	26.9%Outside range low npat growth. 26.9%; 3-period range n/m. NPAT growth: 26.9%, below normal range; 3-period mean n/m, range n/m.
Operating cash flow	$810m	$762m	$793m
OCF / EBITDAF %	77.1%Outside range high ocf / ebitda cash conversion. 77.1%; 3-period range 52.1% to 73.7%. OCF / EBITDA cash conversion: 77.1%, above normal range; 3-period mean 63.6%, range 52.1%-73.7%.	71.3%	78.4%
FCF pre-lease	$721m	$612m	$648m
FCF post-lease	$721m	$612m	$648m
DPS	16.1c	17.0c	24.0c
Payout ratio vs NPAT %	459.2%	119.2%	96.4%

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