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Using panel data from 2009 to 2024 and a two-way fixed effects model, we find that all three ESG pillars are significantly associated with financial performance, with Governance exhibiting the strongest effect. Mechanism analyses reveal that government subsidies, analyst attention, and innovation capability mediate the effects of E, S, and G pillars, respectively. Further heterogeneity analysis from the perspective of the firm life cycle reveals stage-dependent effects. The Environmental (E) pillar exerts the most prominent positive effect in the maturity stage; the impact of the Social (S) pillar gradually strengthens and peaks in the decline stage; and the Governance (G) pillar demonstrates stronger driving effects in both the growth and decline stages. 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