Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis
No significant weaknesses identified
* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.
Get notified when CEPU posts new earnings or crosses analyst targets
Free. No account needed. Unsubscribe any time.
Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart
Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR
Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters
| Quarter | Date | EPS (Act vs Est) | Revenue (Act vs Est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026Latest | May 12, 2026 | $0.90vs $0.26+251.3% | $837Mvs $243M+244.9% |
| Q2 2026 | Mar 5, 2026 | $0.11vs $0.33-66.4% | $218Mvs $185M+18.2% |
| Q4 2025 | Nov 12, 2025 | $0.70 | $224Mvs $208M+7.9% |
| Q3 2025 | Aug 11, 2025 | $0.05 | $173M |
Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) competitors in Independent power producers and generators — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison
Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.
Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 5.96B | 14.27B | 73.9B | 112.05B | 346.24B | 687.58B | 682.84B | 738.17B | 1.28T | 2.01T |
Revenue Growth % | 11.96% | 139.49% | 418.02% | 51.63% | 209.02% | 98.58% | -0.69% | 8.1% | 73.24% | 142.05% |
Cost of Revenue | 2.74B | 6.49B | 38.95B | 49.44B | 179.33B | 361.6B | 457.67B | 446.53B | 825.11B | 1.31T |
Gross Profit | 3.21B▲ 0% | 7.78B▲ 142.0% | 34.94B▲ 349.2% | 62.61B▲ 79.2% | 166.92B▲ 166.6% | 325.98B▲ 95.3% | 225.17B▼ 30.9% | 291.64B▲ 29.5% | 453.71B▲ 55.6% | 701.24B▲ 0% |
Gross Margin % | 53.96% | 54.53% | 47.29% | 55.87% | 48.21% | 47.41% | 32.98% | 39.51% | 35.48% | 34.81% |
Gross Profit Growth % | 48.22% | 141.99% | 349.21% | 79.17% | 166.62% | 95.29% | -30.92% | 29.52% | 55.57% | - |
Operating Expenses | 595.46M | 1.38B | -22.7B | -19.56B | 10.95B | -93.72B | -511.35B | 94.44B | 75.32B | 98.17B |
Other Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EBITDA | 3.46B | 32.5B | 64.61B | 99.67B | 220.94B | 551.6B | 889.43B | 310.99B | 568.27B | 792.04B |
EBITDA Margin % | 58.12% | 227.79% | 87.43% | 88.96% | 63.81% | 80.22% | 130.25% | 42.13% | 44.44% | 39.32% |
EBITDA Growth % | 14% | 838.58% | 98.82% | 54.28% | 121.66% | 149.66% | 61.24% | -65.03% | 82.73% | 138.56% |
Depreciation & Amortization | 350.92M | 2B | 6.97B | 17.51B | 64.98B | 131.91B | 152.91B | 113.79B | 189.89B | 188.98B |
D&A / Revenue % | 5.89% | 14.01% | 9.43% | 15.63% | 18.77% | 19.18% | 22.39% | 15.41% | 14.85% | 9.38% |
Operating Income (EBIT) | 3.11B▲ 0% | 30.5B▲ 880.2% | 57.64B▲ 89.0% | 82.17B▲ 42.6% | 155.97B▲ 89.8% | 419.7B▲ 169.1% | 736.52B▲ 75.5% | 197.2B▼ 73.2% | 378.39B▲ 91.9% | 603.07B▲ 0% |
Operating Margin % | 52.23% | 213.78% | 78% | 73.33% | 45.05% | 61.04% | 107.86% | 26.72% | 29.59% | 29.94% |
Operating Income Growth % | 11.57% | 880.19% | 89% | 42.55% | 89.82% | 169.1% | 75.49% | -73.22% | 91.88% | - |
Interest Expense | 626.98M | 1.48B | 80.7M | 75.71M | 28.58B | 42.79B | 59.44B | 57.44B | 65.48B | 4M |
Interest Coverage | 16.35x | 35.40x | 448.59x | 624.94x | 2.62x | 5.09x | 7.00x | 3.48x | 5.78x | - |
Interest / Revenue % | 10.53% | 10.36% | 0.11% | 0.07% | 8.25% | 6.22% | 8.71% | 7.78% | 5.12% | 0% |
Non-Operating Income | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 2M |
Pretax Income | 4.06B▲ 0% | 23.51B▲ 479.0% | 29.6B▲ 25.9% | 35.51B▲ 19.9% | 46.23B▲ 30.2% | 174.95B▲ 278.5% | 356.91B▲ 104.0% | 142.71B▼ 60.0% | 527.8B▲ 269.8% | 787.9B▲ 0% |
Pretax Margin % | 68.17% | 164.83% | 40.06% | 31.69% | 13.35% | 25.44% | 52.27% | 19.33% | 41.27% | 39.11% |
Income Tax | 1.05B | 6.6B | 11.81B | 15.05B | 50.16B | 45.57B | 39.06B | 81.46B | 116.72B | 96.4B |
Effective Tax Rate % | 25.9% | 28.09% | 39.88% | 42.38% | 108.5% | 26.05% | 10.94% | 57.08% | 22.11% | 12.23% |
Net Income | 3.51B▲ 0% | 17.52B▲ 399.4% | 18.1B▲ 3.3% | 20.26B▲ 11.9% | -4.5B▼ 122.2% | 129.12B▲ 2968.4% | 322.39B▲ 149.7% | 49.6B▼ 84.6% | 403.52B▲ 713.6% | 688.59B▲ 0% |
Net Margin % | 58.89% | 122.81% | 24.5% | 18.09% | -1.3% | 18.78% | 47.21% | 6.72% | 31.55% | 34.18% |
Net Income Growth % | 98.31% | 399.45% | 3.32% | 11.95% | -122.21% | 2968.41% | 149.68% | -84.62% | 713.58% | 540.85% |
EPS (Diluted) | 53.76▲ 0% | 116.40▲ 116.5% | 72.60▼ 37.6% | 69.10▼ 4.8% | -9.60▼ 113.9% | 394.00▲ 4204.2% | 2145.30▲ 444.5% | 330.10▼ 84.6% | 2684.40▲ 713.2% | 4578.93▲ 0% |
EPS Growth % | 486.9% | 116.52% | -37.63% | -4.82% | -113.89% | 4204.17% | 444.49% | -84.61% | 713.21% | 589.61% |
EPS (Basic) | 53.76 | 116.40 | 72.60 | 69.10 | -9.60 | 394.00 | 2145.30 | 330.10 | 2684.40 | - |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 151.4M | 150.52M | 150.52M | 150.52M | 150.52M | 150.5M | 150.27M | 150.26M | 150.19M | 150.38M |
Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Assets | 17.08B | 57.26B | 2B | 239.08B | 391.45B | 1.19T | 3.06T | 2.66T | 3.67T | 3.98T |
Asset Growth % | 34.24% | 235.27% | -96.5% | 11835.43% | 63.74% | 203.84% | 156.92% | -12.89% | 37.8% | 155.42% |
PP&E (Net) | 7.43B | 22.57B | 946.95M | 119.53B | 215.49B | 616.32B | 1.65T | 1.62T | 2.54T | 2.5T |
PP&E / Total Assets % | 43.51% | 39.41% | 47.27% | 49.99% | 55.05% | 51.82% | 54.08% | 60.78% | 69.14% | 62.82% |
Total Current Assets | 5.81B | 13.49B | 442.56M | 56.08B | 90.92B | 327.11B | 636.98B | 554.31B | 722.09B | 689.15B |
Cash & Equivalents | 88.63M | 229.95M | 24.95M | 420.67M | 548.79M | 28.79B | 29.33B | 3.84B | 37.67B | 26.4B |
Receivables | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K |
Inventory | 110.29M | 220.9M | 14.54M | 1.21B | 2.82B | 28.86B | 34.19B | 56.96B | 49.99B | 48.63B |
Other Current Assets | 1.36B | 848.35M | 1.13M | 3.62B | 96.49M | 239.42M | 1.41B | 1.47B | 2.84B | 41.68B |
Long-Term Investments | 985.65M | 2B | 462.64M | 7.04B | 12.34B | 41.49B | 159.19B | 124.23B | 341.22B | 1.08T |
Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.51B |
Intangible Assets | 187.83M | 2.24B | 118.06M | 10.18B | 11.76B | 24.21B | 34.75B | 30.72B | 40.46B | 37.8B |
Other Assets | 48.2M | 74.69M | 13.92M | 46.1B | 60.69B | 177.66B | 544.68B | 328.51B | 24.12B | 361.25B |
Total Liabilities | 9.72B | 24.33B | 1.02B | 111.51B | 144.46B | 375.52B | 1.19T | 798.95B | 1.05T | 1.19T |
Total Debt | 4.79B | 8.68B | 646.59M | 75.08B | 82.1B | 197.52B | 729.91B | 380.79B | 492.84B | 748.9B |
Net Debt | 4.7B | 8.45B | 621.64M | 74.65B | 81.55B | 168.73B | 700.58B | 376.95B | 455.17B | 722.5B |
Long-Term Debt | 2.53B | 6.19B | 512.54M | 45.14B | 69.82B | 140.88B | 623.62B | 230.01B | 348.8B | 327.9B |
Short-Term Borrowings | 2.26B | 2.49B | 134.05M | 29.94B | 12.28B | 56.63B | 106.29B | 150.78B | 144.03B | 420.99B |
Capital Lease Obligations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Current Liabilities | 5.9B | 11.22B | 301.55M | 42.9B | 33.11B | 132.35B | 321.98B | 374.72B | 407.32B | 626.63B |
Accounts Payable | 1.49B | 2.62B | 92.91M | 3.62B | 5.16B | 22.99B | 107.84B | 94.48B | 124.15B | 113.93B |
Accrued Expenses | 1.42B | 2.85B | 10.07M | 671.79M | 1.21B | 4.3B | 16.92B | 14.61B | 39.03B | 111.22B |
Deferred Revenue | 37.74M | 5.86B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Current Liabilities | 727.37M | 3.27B | 36.65M | 1.26B | 2.91B | 4.92B | 18.75B | 19.21B | 64.27B | 4.17B |
Deferred Taxes | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 642.37B |
Other Liabilities | -2.56B | 6.92B | 76.72M | 9.9B | 11.97B | 26.09B | 72.56B | 35.37B | 49.86B | 37.51B |
Total Equity | 7.36B▲ 0% | 32.93B▲ 347.3% | 987.94M▼ 97.0% | 127.56B▲ 12812.0% | 246.99B▲ 93.6% | 813.88B▲ 229.5% | 1.87T▲ 129.2% | 1.86T▼ 0.1% | 2.62T▲ 40.4% | 2.73T▲ 0% |
Equity Growth % | 42.82% | 347.34% | -97% | 12812.01% | 93.62% | 229.52% | 129.19% | -0.12% | 40.36% | 151.04% |
Shareholders Equity | 7.07B | 32.46B | 974.73M | 127.37B | 246.66B | 813.26B | 1.82T | 1.8T | 2.55T | 2.67T |
Minority Interest | 289.04M | 467.68M | 13.21M | 193.69M | 331.37M | 616.61M | 47.37B | 63.06B | 64.77B | 70.86B |
Common Stock | 1.51B | 1.51B | 25.29M | 40.96B | 79.78B | 248.44B | 541.02B | 541.02B | 1.5B | 1.39B |
Additional Paid-in Capital | 0 | 0 | 307.6M | 39.44B | 78.27B | 78.27B | 0 | 0 | 559.36B | 534.93B |
Retained Earnings | 3.5B | 14.72B | 159.33M | 10.41B | -1.43B | 58.82B | 322.33B | 50.91B | 332.37B | 505.75B |
Accumulated OCI | 1.01B | 4.79B | 482.52M | 78.97B | 174.09B | 524.1B | 1T | 1.25T | 1.67T | 1.68T |
Return on Assets (ROA) | 23.54% | 47.13% | 61.09% | 16.81% | -1.43% | 16.34% | 15.19% | 1.73% | 12.75% | 18.99% |
Return on Equity (ROE) | 56.06% | 86.97% | 106.74% | 31.53% | -2.4% | 24.34% | 24.07% | 2.66% | 18.02% | 27.39% |
Debt / Equity | 0.65x | 0.26x | 0.65x | 0.59x | 0.33x | 0.24x | 0.39x | 0.20x | 0.19x | 0.27x |
Debt / Assets | 28.06% | 15.15% | 32.28% | 31.4% | 20.97% | 16.61% | 23.89% | 14.3% | 13.43% | 18.82% |
Net Debt / EBITDA | 1.36x | 0.26x | 0.01x | 0.75x | 0.37x | 0.31x | 0.79x | 1.21x | 0.80x | 0.91x |
Book Value per Share | 48.62 | 218.77 | 6.56 | 847.5 | 1.64K | 5.41K | 12.41K | 12.4K | 17.41K | 18.13K |
Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash from Operations | 2.39B | 3.71B | 11.97B | 225.49M | 230.83M | 62.61B | 369.17M | 241.92M | 468.95B | 243.32B |
Operating CF Growth % | 14.38% | 55.13% | 223.09% | -98.12% | 2.37% | 27023.56% | -99.41% | -34.47% | 193742.8% | 408620.14% |
Operating CF / Revenue % | 40.11% | 25.98% | 16.2% | 0.2% | 0.07% | 9.11% | 0.05% | 0.03% | 36.67% | 12.08% |
Net Income | 4.81B | 23.84B | 14.41B | 97.5M | -7.79M | 23.92B | 502.82M | 54.17M | 403.52B | 688.59B |
Depreciation & Amortization | 327.38M | 1.49B | 3.39B | 84.25M | 112.5M | 24.44B | 238.49M | 124.26M | 189.89B | 124.27B |
Deferred Taxes | -1.24B | -19.99B | -13.35B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -22.11M |
Other Non-Cash Items | -556.8M | -8.62B | -5.86B | -45.41M | 177.13M | 2.01B | -355.25M | 85.51M | -124.4B | -37.48B |
Working Capital Changes | -956.49M | 6.96B | 13.29B | 89.15M | -51M | 12.24B | -16.88M | -22.02M | -55.88M | -25.35B |
Capital Expenditures | -3.48B | -6.96B | -27.9B | -169.35M | -56.42M | -39.59B | -233.15M | -155.63M | -344.17B | -442.68B |
CapEx / Revenue % | 58.48% | 48.78% | 37.76% | 0.15% | 0.02% | 5.76% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 26.91% | 21.97% |
CapEx / D&A | 10.64x | 4.66x | 8.23x | 2.01x | 0.50x | 1.62x | 0.98x | 1.25x | 1.81x | 3.56x |
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx) | 0.69x | 0.53x | 0.43x | 1.33x | 4.09x | 1.58x | 1.58x | 1.55x | 1.36x | 0.55x |
Cash from Investing | -2.32B | -5.07B | -27.9B | -246.58M | -74.2M | -39.59B | -233.15M | -188.99M | -353.33B | -347.93B |
Acquisitions | -6K | 414.96M | -8.47B | 0 | 38.28M | -12.95B | -122.33M | 1.22M | 0 | -338.59B |
Purchase of Investments | -6.82K | 0 | -2.67B | -77.23M | -56.06M | -22.43B | -77.42M | -34.58M | -9.17B | 94.7B |
Sale of Investments | 1.28B | 392.02M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Investing | 1.17B | 1.89B | 737.07M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.45K | 86.49B |
Cash from Financing | -58.59M | 687.41M | 17.13B | -2.66M | -157.21M | -12.88B | -196.19M | -70.94M | -70.73B | 73.96B |
Dividends Paid | -1.28B | -1.42B | -1.4B | 0 | -1.24M | -4.51B | -74.43M | -18.19M | -1.18B | -1.19B |
Dividend Payout Ratio % | 53.85% | 12.45% | 8.34% | - | - | 3.49% | 0.02% | 0.04% | 0.29% | - |
Debt Issuance (Net) | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 0 |
Stock Issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -35.84M | -5.64M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Financing | 1.12B | 519.22M | -6.78B | -904.83K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.38K | -2.9K | -7.73B |
Net Change in Cash | 58.63M▲ 0% | 99.08M▲ 69.0% | 1.14B▲ 1050.7% | -21.64M▼ 101.9% | -571.63K▲ 97.4% | 8.12B▲ 1421197.3% | -35.53M▼ 100.4% | -12.93M▲ 63.6% | 32.26B▲ 249503.8% | -44.34B▲ 0% |
Exchange Rate Effect | 45.53M | 1.33B | 634.96M | 2.1M | 7.66K | -2.02B | 24.64M | 5.07M | -12.63B | -13.7B |
Cash at Beginning | 30.01M | 130.86M | 353.74M | 24.95M | 3.32M | 450.7M | 52.19M | 16.66M | 5.41B | 37.68B |
Cash at End | 88.63M | 229.95M | 1.49B | 3.32M | 2.74M | 8.57B | 16.66M | 3.73M | 37.67B | 26.35B |
Free Cash Flow | -1.09B▲ 0% | -3.25B▼ 197.2% | -15.93B▼ 389.7% | 56.15M▲ 100.4% | 174.41M▲ 210.6% | 23.02B▲ 13098.5% | 136.02M▼ 99.4% | 86.29M▼ 36.6% | 124.78B▲ 144496.6% | -199.35B▲ 0% |
FCF Growth % | -997.26% | -197.2% | -389.73% | 100.35% | 210.64% | 13098.49% | -99.41% | -36.56% | 144496.64% | -597205.81% |
FCF Margin % | -18.38% | -22.8% | -21.56% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 3.35% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 9.76% | -9.9% |
FCF / Net Income % | -31.2% | -18.57% | -88.01% | 0.28% | -3.87% | 17.83% | 0.04% | 0.17% | 30.92% | -28.95% |
Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios
| Metric | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Return on Equity (ROE) | 56.06% | 86.97% | 106.74% | 31.53% | -2.4% | 24.34% | 24.07% | 2.66% | 18.02% | 27.39% |
EBITDA Margin | 58.12% | 227.79% | 87.43% | 88.96% | 63.81% | 80.22% | 130.25% | 42.13% | 44.44% | 39.32% |
Net Debt / EBITDA | 1.36x | 0.26x | 0.01x | 0.75x | 0.37x | 0.31x | 0.79x | 1.21x | 0.80x | 0.91x |
Interest Coverage | 16.35x | 35.40x | 448.59x | 624.94x | 2.62x | 5.09x | 7.00x | 3.48x | 5.78x | - |
CapEx / Revenue | 58.48% | 48.78% | 37.76% | 0.15% | 0.02% | 5.76% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 26.91% | 21.97% |
Dividend Payout Ratio | 53.85% | 12.45% | 8.34% | - | - | 3.49% | 0.02% | 0.04% | 0.29% | 0.17% |
Debt / Equity | 0.65x | 0.26x | 0.65x | 0.59x | 0.33x | 0.24x | 0.39x | 0.20x | 0.19x | 0.27x |
EPS Growth | 486.9% | 116.52% | -37.63% | -4.82% | -113.89% | 4204.17% | 444.49% | -84.61% | 713.21% | 589.61% |
Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained
Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) reported $2.01T in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 350192% increase from $575.1M in 2005.
Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) grew revenue by 73.2% over the past year. This is strong growth.
Yes, Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) is profitable, generating $688.59B in net income for fiscal year 2025 (31.6% net margin).
Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) does not currently pay a meaningful dividend. The company may be reinvesting profits for growth.
Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) has a return on equity (ROE) of 18.0%. This is reasonable for most industries.
Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) had negative free cash flow of $199.35B in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.
Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) has a dividend payout ratio of 0%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.