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Meridian Energy Ltd (MEZ.AU) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Meridian Energy Ltd

MEZ.AU in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Meridian Energy generates and retails electricity in New Zealand, drawing on hydro stations, wind farms, a battery storage system and solar arrays. It sells power under the Meridian and Powershop brands and also offers EV charging, software development, professional and insurance services. The company is based in Wellington and was formerly known as Hydro Energy.
Where it sits in the stack
Meridian Energy carries no seat in our index; it sits in the diary's utilities sector, within the renewable-generation and retail sleeve of our wider universe.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group for this name is not set; the market often names Contact Energy, another New Zealand renewable generator and retailer, as a comparison.
Why Closelook tracks it
It carries a Closelook score, and momentum is currently the only module tracked for it; it holds no seat in our index and has drawn no quotes in the diary.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether Meridian's generation mix shifts further towards wind and battery storage, and how retail demand from residential and business customers holds up.

Meridian Energy Ltd (MEZ.AU) trades on the AU exchange in Australia, classified under Utilities.

The Closelook company score reads 41/100 composite (momentum 40, quality 32, valuation 46) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for MEZ.AU, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Utilities - Renewable · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Utilities - Renewable

Names in the same industry from the Closelook universe; scored names rank on their Closelook score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against MEZ.AU on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 4.27%, semi-annual · buybacks 2 m AUD in FY2026

Dividends and capital return

What MEZ.AU pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 0.18 AUD per share · a 4.27% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 2 distributions, paid twice a year 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +0.8% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.18 AUD per share
  • Last distribution 0.13 AUD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-03
  • By calendar year 2025: 0.18 AUD (partial) · 2026: 0.18 AUD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-03-06
  • Dividends paid, FY2026 376 m AUD 414% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2026 2 m AUD 0.0% of today's market value
  • Share count +1.2% in FY2026
  • Capital returned 378 m AUD · 67% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sector × region Utilities in Asia-Pacific developed: −0.7% week · +10.4% month · +12.8% quarter · −0.6% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from 1627.TSE; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-16
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Meridian Energy Ltd (MEZ.AU)?

Meridian Energy Ltd trades as MEZ.AU on the AU exchange (Australia) and is classified under Utilities in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is MEZ.AU in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Meridian Energy Ltd is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

What is Meridian Energy Ltd's Closelook composite score?

41 out of 100, with momentum 40, quality 32 and valuation 46 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-18. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does MEZ.AU trade against its moving averages?

Downtrend stack: Trades -3.6% vs the 50-day and -5.5% vs the 200-day average, 15.5% below the 52-week high and +2.4% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Meridian Energy Ltd do?

Meridian Energy generates and retails electricity in New Zealand, drawing on hydro stations, wind farms, a battery storage system and solar arrays. It sells power under the Meridian and Powershop brands and also offers EV charging, software development, professional and insurance services. The company is based in Wellington and was formerly known as Hydro Energy. Closelook's peer group for this name is not set; the market often names Contact Energy, another New Zealand renewable generator and retailer, as a comparison.

Where does Meridian Energy Ltd sit in the AI build-out?

Meridian Energy carries no seat in our index; it sits in the diary's utilities sector, within the renewable-generation and retail sleeve of our wider universe. It carries a Closelook score, and momentum is currently the only module tracked for it; it holds no seat in our index and has drawn no quotes in the diary.

Does Meridian Energy Ltd pay a dividend?

Meridian Energy Ltd has paid 0.18 AUD per share over the last twelve months, paid twice a year, a trailing yield of 4.27% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.13 AUD on 2026-09-03. In fiscal 2026 the company paid 376 m AUD in dividends and bought back 2 m AUD of its own shares, 67% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count rose 1.2% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for MEZ.AU, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Utilities - Renewable, then Utilities. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.