Central Puerto
CEPU
12.54
-0.18
-1.42%
Central Puerto
US · CEPU
#2831 by market cap
Listed 2018
12.54
-0.18
-1.42%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 477s ago
· 2026-10-07 20:01
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12.54
0.00%
- Market cap
- 1.88B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 5.84
- P/Bi
- 0.96
- EPSi
- 1.52
- Div yieldi
- 0.00%
- 52W posi
- 51%
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Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +13.01% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 35.81%
- Operating margin
- 19.34%
- Net margin
- 31.56%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 157.04B
- PEG ratioi
- 0.15
PEG uses trailing P/E against the 3-year net income growth rate (38.94%/yr) since forward earnings estimates aren't available here, so this is not a "forward PEG."
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 29.88B | 73.90B | 112.05B | 346.24B | 687.58B | 898.26B | 971.05B | 1.10T |
| Gross profit | 16.29B | 34.94B | 62.61B | 166.92B | 325.98B | 296.21B | 383.65B | 392.94B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 1.95B | 3.43B | 5.82B | 19.97B | 39.50B | 69.34B | 83.80B | 80.59B |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 13.40B | 29.06B | 53.88B | 139.39B | 278.24B | 227.66B | 266.20B | 212.21B |
| Pretax profit | 49.24B | 29.60B | 35.51B | 46.23B | 174.95B | 469.51B | 187.74B | 453.03B |
| Tax | 13.83B | 11.81B | 15.05B | 50.16B | 45.57B | 51.39B | 107.16B | 100.18B |
| Net profit | 35.99B | 17.80B | 20.46B | -3.93B | 129.37B | 418.13B | 80.58B | 352.85B |
| Basic EPS | 244 | 120 | 135 | -30 | 858 | 2.82K | 434 | 2.31K |
| Diluted EPS | 243.80 | 120.30 | 134.60 | -29.90 | 857.90 | 2,822.40 | 434.20 | 2,306.10 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 210.70B | 214.52B | 319.59B | 313.81B | 343.56B | 696.61B |
| Gross profit | 91.67B | 59.69B | 131.57B | 95.14B | 141.51B | 201.85B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 18.19B | 16.94B | 18.15B | 27.32B | 21.89B | 36.50B |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 68.85B | 39.58B | 110.05B | -29.33B | 109.55B | 166.26B |
| Pretax profit | 113.56B | 83.55B | 119.07B | 117.85B | 158.65B | 178.93B |
| Tax | 27.56B | -1.47B | -20.88B | 91.66B | -37.36B | 42.55B |
| Net profit | 86.00B | 85.02B | 139.95B | 26.19B | 196.01B | 136.38B |
| Basic EPS | 551 | 570 | 930 | 153 | 1.25K | 858 |
| Diluted EPS | 550.60 | 570.00 | 930.30 | 152.80 | 1,250.40 | 857.60 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 20.75B | 36.07B | 56.08B | 90.92B | 327.11B | 636.98B | 729.18B | 722.37B |
| Cash & ST investments | 3.38B | 12.51B | 21.67B | 39.20B | 158.78B | 224.97B | 321.00B | 337.86B |
| Inventory | 339.81M | 895.25M | 1.21B | 2.82B | 28.86B | 34.19B | 74.93B | 41.58B |
| Total assets | 88.08B | 161.73B | 239.08B | 391.45B | 1.19T | 3.06T | 3.50T | 3.67T |
| Total current liabilities | 17.26B | 24.58B | 42.90B | 33.11B | 132.35B | 321.98B | 492.94B | 407.48B |
| Short-term debt | 3.82B | 10.93B | 29.94B | 12.28B | 56.63B | 106.29B | 198.35B | 144.09B |
| Long-term debt | 9.52B | 41.37B | 45.14B | 69.82B | 140.88B | 623.62B | 302.58B | 348.94B |
| Total liabilities | 37,429,069,000.00 | 81,201,302,000.00 | 111,513,053,000.00 | 144,461,488,000.00 | 375,520,419,000.00 | 1,190,548,795,000.00 | 1,051,007,508,000.00 | 1,053,671,890,000.00 |
| Total equity | 50.66B | 80.53B | 127.56B | 246.99B | 813.88B | 1.87T | 2.45T | 2.62T |
| Retained earnings | 22.64B | 12.99B | 10.41B | -1.43B | 58.82B | 322.33B | -- | -- |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 615.12B | 627.71B | 953.14B | 722.37B | 685.66B | 1.14T |
| Cash & ST investments | 268.22B | 258.13B | 399.24B | 337.86B | 205.13B | 264.43B |
| Inventory | 51.11B | 55.11B | 65.37B | 41.58B | 48.10B | 74.02B |
| Total assets | 2.97T | 3.20T | 3.66T | 3.67T | 3.98T | 4.93T |
| Total current liabilities | 497.90B | 477.59B | 679.00B | 407.48B | 682.12B | 891.79B |
| Short-term debt | 229.88B | 244.07B | 280.09B | 144.09B | 418.31B | 322.48B |
| Long-term debt | 180.60B | 195.31B | 337.71B | 348.94B | 326.80B | 675.22B |
| Total liabilities | 887,914,000,000.00 | 910,907,437,000.00 | 1,227,245,394,000.00 | 1,053,671,890,000.00 | 1,252,246,784,000.00 | 1,867,994,310,000.00 |
| Total equity | 2.08T | 2.29T | 2.43T | 2.62T | 2.73T | 3.06T |
| Retained earnings | 138.02B | 161.32B | 310.75B | -- | -- | -- |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 7.76B | 24.61B | 56.73B | 157.93B | 377.30B | 359.84B | 339.69B | 411.21B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 3.13B | 6.97B | 17.51B | 64.98B | 131.91B | 201.15B | 149.68B | 162.99B |
| Free cash flow | -6.81B | -11.37B | 21.53B | 125.35B | 354.58B | 331.67B | 152.23B | 115.80B |
| Dividends paid | -2.97B | -2.33B | -188.05M | -714.49M | -24.33B | -62.78B | -21.91B | -1.01B |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ending cash balance | 481.58M | 3.07B | 819.44M | 1.71B | 62.69B | 38.59B | 5.05B | 37.68B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 47.03B | 99.47B | 71.71B | 193.00B | 39.11B | 106.11B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 27.39B | 33.54B | 28.98B | 73.07B | 50.44B | 60.54B |
| Free cash flow | 238.00M | 32.47B | 719.14M | 82.37B | -32.00B | 10.10B |
| Dividends paid | 0 | -883.59M | -52.74M | -73.56M | 0 | 0 |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ending cash balance | 6.54B | 6.39B | 66.89B | 37.68B | 26.35B | 6.64B |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 88.63 | 19.40 | 9.66 | -0.70 | 9.82 | 27.02 | 3.76 | 15.92 |
| ROA %i | 47.13 | 10.01 | 4.97 | -0.41 | 6.53 | 16.59 | 2.44 | 10.94 |
| ROIC %i | 65.58 | 9.94 | 6.44 | -0.03 | 7.45 | 18.18 | 3.79 | 13.90 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 52.17 | 55.04 | 52.27 | 46.11 | 35.98 | 20.35 | 15.38 | 14.28 |
| EBIT margin %i | 175.20 | 48.99 | 42.23 | 21.60 | 31.67 | 60.40 | 27.11 | 45.92 |
| FCF / sales %i | -- | -- | 19.22 | 36.20 | 51.57 | 36.92 | 15.68 | 10.55 |
| Current ratioi | 1.20 | 1.47 | 1.31 | 2.75 | 2.47 | 1.98 | 1.48 | 1.77 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.16 | 1.39 | 1.19 | 2.59 | 2.24 | 1.83 | 1.25 | 1.64 |
| Debt / assetsi | 15.15 | 32.34 | 31.40 | 20.97 | 16.61 | 23.89 | 14.30 | 13.43 |
| LT debt / equityi | 19.07 | 52.07 | 35.44 | 28.31 | 17.32 | 34.30 | 12.78 | 13.68 |
| Interest coveragei | 16.90 | 5.49 | 4.01 | 2.62 | 5.09 | 7.43 | 3.48 | 9.90 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 124.11 | 118.91 | 96.24 | 126.30 | 110.33 | 100.14 | 41.02 | 16.86 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | 201.26 | 135.92 | 35.53 | -- | 92.50 | 175.58 | -- | 38.94 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 148.81 | 6.69 | -31.14 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 6.56 | 9.32 | 13.21 | 15.92 | 19.27 | 18.82 |
| ROA %i | 4.41 | 6.42 | 8.75 | 10.94 | 12.99 | 12.04 |
| ROIC %i | 6.16 | 8.27 | 11.09 | 13.90 | 16.35 | 15.69 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 32.34 | 35.41 | 36.32 | 45.92 | 45.30 | 38.58 |
| FCF / sales %i | 21.73 | 16.95 | 1.77 | 10.55 | 6.79 | 3.60 |
| Current ratioi | 1.24 | 1.31 | 1.40 | 1.77 | 1.01 | 1.28 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.03 | 1.13 | 1.07 | 1.64 | 0.89 | 1.12 |
| Debt / assetsi | 13.84 | 13.74 | 16.90 | 13.43 | 18.73 | 20.79 |
| LT debt / equityi | 8.91 | 8.74 | 14.24 | 13.68 | 12.30 | 23.70 |
| Interest coveragei | 4.87 | 7.28 | 8.37 | 9.90 | 9.41 | 9.50 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Single-engine
- Electric power generation from conventional sources is the largest reported line at 79.99% of revenue, across 6 reported segments.
- The next-largest line, Natural gas transport and distribution, is a distant second at 45.52% - a sharp slowdown here would have little to offset it.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Electric power generation from conventional sources79.99%
Natural gas transport and distribution45.52%
Electric power generation from renewable sources15.43%
Others2.24%
Forest activity1.74%
Region
Argentina100.00%
Quote time 2026-10-07 20:01:19 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.