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GREENCOAT UK WIND PLC - 2025 Full Year Results


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Greencoat UK Wind PLC’s (UKW:LSE) latest investor update highlights resilient company performance in 2025, with £291 million of net cash generation, 1.3x dividend cover, and a 12th consecutive year of inflation-linked dividend growth despite unusually low wind speeds and weaker power prices. As the UK’s largest listed renewable infrastructure trust and largest non-utility owner of UK wind farms, the company emphasized its scale, portfolio quality, and long-term growth strategy, supported by 49 wind farms generating around 2% of UK electricity. Management outlined disciplined capital allocation, including £181 million of asset disposals at or near NAV, £109 million of share buybacks, and £168 million of debt reduction, while also lowering investment management fees to improve shareholder alignment and margins. Greencoat UK Wind expects a 2026 dividend target of 10.7p, with strong projected dividend cover and significant excess cash flow available for reinvestment, deleveraging, and selective portfolio expansion. The presentation also underscored a constructive long-term market backdrop, with rising UK electricity demand, supportive renewable auction activity, and continued opportunities in onshore and offshore wind. While net asset value was affected by lower-than-budget wind resource and reduced power price forecasts, the company reiterated confidence in its valuation, cash flow visibility, EBITDA strength, and ability to create long-term shareholder value through disciplined reinvestment, operational performance, and exposure to the UK renewable energy transition.

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