profit from every A$100 of sales.
A$0A$100
Spark New Zealand
A$1.75-0.85% today
-11.2% in 1 year
1-year low A$1.451-year high A$2.01
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay A$15.60 for every A$1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Spark New Zealand sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from NZ$3.69 billion in 2022 to NZ$3.62 billion in 2025, with NZ$260 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Spark New Zealand handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
NZ$302M
Free cash flow 2025NZ$240M
Bought back its own shares–
Paid as dividendsNZ$302M
Cash vs. debtNZ$34M vs. NZ$2.3B
Spark New Zealand vs. similar companies
Spark New Zealand grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from A$100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per A$1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spark New Zealand | 15.6× · Fair price | ||
 China Mobile | 16.0× · Fair price | ||
 Verizon | 11.2× · Cheap | ||
 T-Mobile US | 16.4× · Fair price | ||
 AT&T | 6.8× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Spark New Zealand's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of NZD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,694 | 3,875 | 3,759 | 3,623 | |
| 1,935 | 2,008 | 1,937 | 1,814 | |
| 606 | 626 | 559 | 361 | |
| 1,149 | 1,685 | 1,104 | 1,035 | |
| 410 | 1,135 | 316 | 260 | |
| 0.22 | 0.61 | 0.17 | 0.14 | |
| 52.4% | 51.8% | 51.5% | 50.1% | |
| 16.4% | 16.2% | 14.9% | 10.0% | |
| 11.1% | 29.3% | 8.4% | 7.2% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of NZD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 4,189 | 4,482 | 4,635 | 4,525 |
| Cash | 71 | 100 | 59 | 34 |
| Total debt | 1,870 | 1,830 | 2,361 | 2,349 |
| Total liabilities | 2,714 | 2,542 | 3,045 | 3,005 |
| 1,475 | 1,940 | 1,590 | 1,520 | |
| 1,869 | 1,873 | 1,825 | 1,847 | |
| 13.2% | 22.4% | 10.7% | 8.1% | |
| 27.8% | 58.5% | 19.9% | 17.1% |
Cash flow
| In millions of NZD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | |
| 425 | 481 | 590 | 440 | |
| 416 | 319 | 174 | 240 | |
| Dividends paid | 449 | 486 | 494 | 302 |
| – | 146 | 159 | – | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 15.6×
- –
- –
- 2.0×
- 1.1×
- 16.9×
- 6.2×
- 5.9%
- 6.4%
- 7.4%
Profitability
- 50.1%
- 10.0%
- 7.2%
- –
- 8.1%
- 13.6%
- –
- –
- –
- –
Growth
- −0.6%
- −13.7%
- –
- –
- −0.4%
Financial health
- 2.2×
- 1.55
- –
- 4.5×
- 1.35
- –
- –
How it ranks in Communication Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 45%of 436
Bottom 40%of 438
Top 38%of 347
Bottom 21%of 440
Bottom 49%of 440
7.4%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$74a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised–not every year
How safe it looks
116.2% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 125.8%
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The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
48No pass
Benjamin Graham
60Pass
Philip Fisher
45No pass
Peter Lynch
15No pass
Joel Greenblatt
36No pass
Charlie Munger
45No pass
Terry Smith
42No pass
Questions about Spark New Zealand
Is Spark New Zealand a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Spark New Zealand AI analysis
What does Spark New Zealand do?
Spark New Zealand Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications and digital services in New Zealand. It operates through Mobile, Broadband, IT Products, Voice, IT Services, Procurement and Partners, and High-tech segments. It is in Telecom Services, based in Auckland, New Zealand, with 3,584 employees.
Does Spark New Zealand pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 7.4% a year, about 116% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out A$302 million in dividends.
Is Spark New Zealand stock halal?
No. Spark New Zealand does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 58% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Spark New Zealand stock done over the past year?
Down 11.2% over the past twelve months, to A$1.75. It traded between A$1.45 and A$2.01 and is 13.2% below its high.
Who are Spark New Zealand's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are China Mobile, Verizon, T-Mobile US and AT&T. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Spark New Zealand's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.