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CEPU logoCentral Puerto S.A.(CEPU)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

CEPU•NYSE•Utilities
8.4× P/E·Price updated Jun 19, 2026
SectorUtilitiesIndustryElectric UtilitiesSub-IndustryIndependent power producers and generators
AboutCentral Puerto S.A. generates and sells electric power to private and public customers in Argentina. It also produces steam. As of December 31, 2021, the company owned and operated five thermal generation plants, one hydroelectric generation plant, and seven wind farms with a total installed capacity of 4,809 MW. Central Puerto S.A. was founded in 1898 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Show more
  • Revenue$1278.82B+73.2%
  • EBITDA$568.27B+82.7%
  • Net Income$403.52B+713.6%
  • Free Cash Flow$124.78B+144496.6%
  • EBITDA Margin44.44%+5.5%
  • Net Margin31.55%+369.6%
  • ROE18.02%+577.3%
  • Interest Coverage5.78+65.8%
  • Debt/Equity0.19-7.8%

CEPU Key Insights

Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 81.9%
  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9
  • ✓Strong interest coverage of 5.8x
  • ✓Trading at only 1.3x book value

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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CEPU Price & Volume

Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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CEPU Growth Metrics

Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years81.89%
5 Years62.74%
3 Years22.98%
TTM142.05%

Profit CAGR

10 Years77.08%
5 Years81.9%
3 Years46.2%
TTM540.85%

EPS CAGR

10 Years78.02%
5 Years107.91%
3 Years89.58%
TTM589.61%

Return on Capital

10 Years67.46%
5 Years35.18%
3 Years20.12%
Last Year13.64%

CEPU Recent Earnings

Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →
●Beat EPS 7/12 qtrs (78%)●Beat Revenue 7/12 qtrs (88%)
Q2 2026Latest
May 12, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.90+251.3%
$0.26
Rev
$837M+244.9%
$243M
Q2 2026
Mar 5, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.11-66.4%
$0.33
Rev
$218M+18.2%
$185M
Q4 2025
Nov 12, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.70
—
Rev
$224M+7.9%
$208M
Q3 2025
Aug 11, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.05
—
Rev
$173M
—
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026LatestMay 12, 2026
$0.90vs $0.26+251.3%
$837Mvs $243M+244.9%
Q2 2026Mar 5, 2026
$0.11vs $0.33-66.4%
$218Mvs $185M+18.2%
Q4 2025Nov 12, 2025
$0.70
$224Mvs $208M+7.9%
Q3 2025Aug 11, 2025
$0.05
$173M
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

CEPU Peer Comparison

Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) competitors in Independent power producers and generators — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
PAM logoPAMPampa Energía S.A.Direct Competitor4.71B86.5811.946.5%20.31%12.2%0.54
TGS logoTGSTransportadora de Gas del Sur S.A.Direct Competitor4.76B31.6014.0164.75%25.3%15.28%0.53
EDN logoEDNEmpresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad AnónimaDirect Competitor1.22B27.866.3011.28%10.04%14.84%0.53
GGAL logoGGALGrupo Financiero Galicia S.A.Direct Competitor9.05B56.3757.1227.51%1.36%2.69%0.47
AES logoAESThe AES CorporationProduct Competitor10.43B14.6211.60-0.37%10.72%13.55%2.54
NRG logoNRGNRG Energy, Inc.Product Competitor28.5B135.0633.689.17%0.74%8.84%9.97
VST logoVSTVistra Corp.Product Competitor55.21B163.7574.10-12.41%13.82%43.14%3.99
GEN logoGENGen Digital Inc.Product Competitor14.64B24.1815.4027.06%19.46%39.86%3.14

Compare CEPU vs Peers

Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

vs PAM

Most directly comparable listed peer for CEPU.

Scale Benchmark

vs GE

Larger-name benchmark to compare CEPU against a more recognizable public peer.

Peer Set

Compare Top 5

vs PAM, TGS, EDN, GGAL

CEPU Income Statement

Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Revenue
5.96B14.27B73.9B112.05B346.24B687.58B682.84B738.17B1.28T2.01T
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
2.74B6.49B38.95B49.44B179.33B361.6B457.67B446.53B825.11B1.31T
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
595.46M1.38B-22.7B-19.56B10.95B-93.72B-511.35B94.44B75.32B98.17B
Other Operating Expenses
----------
EBITDA
3.46B32.5B64.61B99.67B220.94B551.6B889.43B310.99B568.27B792.04B
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
350.92M2B6.97B17.51B64.98B131.91B152.91B113.79B189.89B188.98B
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
626.98M1.48B80.7M75.71M28.58B42.79B59.44B57.44B65.48B4M
Interest Coverage
16.35x35.40x448.59x624.94x2.62x5.09x7.00x3.48x5.78x-
Interest / Revenue %
10.53%10.36%0.11%0.07%8.25%6.22%8.71%7.78%5.12%0%
Non-Operating Income
-1000K1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K1000K2M
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
1.05B6.6B11.81B15.05B50.16B45.57B39.06B81.46B116.72B96.4B
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)
53.76116.4072.6069.10-9.60394.002145.30330.102684.40-
Diluted Shares Outstanding
151.4M150.52M150.52M150.52M150.52M150.5M150.27M150.26M150.19M150.38M

CEPU Balance Sheet

Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Total Assets
17.08B57.26B2B239.08B391.45B1.19T3.06T2.66T3.67T3.98T
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)
7.43B22.57B946.95M119.53B215.49B616.32B1.65T1.62T2.54T2.5T
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
5.81B13.49B442.56M56.08B90.92B327.11B636.98B554.31B722.09B689.15B
Cash & Equivalents
88.63M229.95M24.95M420.67M548.79M28.79B29.33B3.84B37.67B26.4B
Receivables
1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Inventory
110.29M220.9M14.54M1.21B2.82B28.86B34.19B56.96B49.99B48.63B
Other Current Assets
1.36B848.35M1.13M3.62B96.49M239.42M1.41B1.47B2.84B41.68B
Long-Term Investments
985.65M2B462.64M7.04B12.34B41.49B159.19B124.23B341.22B1.08T
Goodwill
00000000037.51B
Intangible Assets
187.83M2.24B118.06M10.18B11.76B24.21B34.75B30.72B40.46B37.8B
Other Assets
48.2M74.69M13.92M46.1B60.69B177.66B544.68B328.51B24.12B361.25B
Total Liabilities
9.72B24.33B1.02B111.51B144.46B375.52B1.19T798.95B1.05T1.19T
Total Debt
4.79B8.68B646.59M75.08B82.1B197.52B729.91B380.79B492.84B748.9B
Net Debt
4.7B8.45B621.64M74.65B81.55B168.73B700.58B376.95B455.17B722.5B
Long-Term Debt
2.53B6.19B512.54M45.14B69.82B140.88B623.62B230.01B348.8B327.9B
Short-Term Borrowings
2.26B2.49B134.05M29.94B12.28B56.63B106.29B150.78B144.03B420.99B
Capital Lease Obligations
0000000000
Total Current Liabilities
5.9B11.22B301.55M42.9B33.11B132.35B321.98B374.72B407.32B626.63B
Accounts Payable
1.49B2.62B92.91M3.62B5.16B22.99B107.84B94.48B124.15B113.93B
Accrued Expenses
1.42B2.85B10.07M671.79M1.21B4.3B16.92B14.61B39.03B111.22B
Deferred Revenue
37.74M5.86B00000000
Other Current Liabilities
727.37M3.27B36.65M1.26B2.91B4.92B18.75B19.21B64.27B4.17B
Deferred Taxes
1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K642.37B
Other Liabilities
-2.56B6.92B76.72M9.9B11.97B26.09B72.56B35.37B49.86B37.51B
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
7.07B32.46B974.73M127.37B246.66B813.26B1.82T1.8T2.55T2.67T
Minority Interest
289.04M467.68M13.21M193.69M331.37M616.61M47.37B63.06B64.77B70.86B
Common Stock
1.51B1.51B25.29M40.96B79.78B248.44B541.02B541.02B1.5B1.39B
Additional Paid-in Capital
00307.6M39.44B78.27B78.27B00559.36B534.93B
Retained Earnings
3.5B14.72B159.33M10.41B-1.43B58.82B322.33B50.91B332.37B505.75B
Accumulated OCI
1.01B4.79B482.52M78.97B174.09B524.1B1T1.25T1.67T1.68T
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
0.65x0.26x0.65x0.59x0.33x0.24x0.39x0.20x0.19x0.27x
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
1.36x0.26x0.01x0.75x0.37x0.31x0.79x1.21x0.80x0.91x
Book Value per Share
48.62218.776.56847.51.64K5.41K12.41K12.4K17.41K18.13K

CEPU Cash Flow Statement

Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Cash from Operations
2.39B3.71B11.97B225.49M230.83M62.61B369.17M241.92M468.95B243.32B
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
4.81B23.84B14.41B97.5M-7.79M23.92B502.82M54.17M403.52B688.59B
Depreciation & Amortization
327.38M1.49B3.39B84.25M112.5M24.44B238.49M124.26M189.89B124.27B
Deferred Taxes
-1.24B-19.99B-13.35B000000-22.11M
Other Non-Cash Items
-556.8M-8.62B-5.86B-45.41M177.13M2.01B-355.25M85.51M-124.4B-37.48B
Working Capital Changes
-956.49M6.96B13.29B89.15M-51M12.24B-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
10.64x4.66x8.23x2.01x0.50x1.62x0.98x1.25x1.81x3.56x
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx)
0.69x0.53x0.43x1.33x4.09x1.58x1.58x1.55x1.36x0.55x
Cash from Investing
-2.32B-5.07B-27.9B-246.58M-74.2M-39.59B-233.15M-188.99M-353.33B-347.93B
Acquisitions
-6K414.96M-8.47B038.28M-12.95B-122.33M1.22M0-338.59B
Purchase of Investments
-6.82K0-2.67B-77.23M-56.06M-22.43B-77.42M-34.58M-9.17B94.7B
Sale of Investments
1.28B392.02M00000000
Other Investing
1.17B1.89B737.07M00000-1.45K86.49B
Cash from Financing
-58.59M687.41M17.13B-2.66M-157.21M-12.88B-196.19M-70.94M-70.73B73.96B
Dividends Paid
-1.28B-1.42B-1.4B0-1.24M-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)
1000K1000K1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K0
Stock Issued
0000000000
Share Repurchases
00000-35.84M-5.64M000
Other Financing
1.12B519.22M-6.78B-904.83K0008.38K-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
45.53M1.33B634.96M2.1M7.66K-2.02B24.64M5.07M-12.63B-13.7B
Cash at Beginning
30.01M130.86M353.74M24.95M3.32M450.7M52.19M16.66M5.41B37.68B
Cash at End
88.63M229.95M1.49B3.32M2.74M8.57B16.66M3.73M37.67B26.35B
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%

CEPU Key Ratios

Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201720182019202020212022202320242025TTM
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
1.36x0.26x0.01x0.75x0.37x0.31x0.79x1.21x0.80x0.91x
Interest Coverage
16.35x35.40x448.59x624.94x2.62x5.09x7.00x3.48x5.78x-
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
0.65x0.26x0.65x0.59x0.33x0.24x0.39x0.20x0.19x0.27x
EPS Growth
486.9%116.52%-37.63%-4.82%-113.89%4204.17%444.49%-84.61%713.21%589.61%
Related:CEPU Dividend History·CEPU Revenue History·CEPU Price History·CEPU P/E History·CEPU Financial Ratios·CEPU Institutional Holders

CEPU Frequently Asked Questions

Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

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).

Dividend & Returns

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.

Industry Metrics

Central Puerto S.A. (CEPU) has a dividend payout ratio of 0%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.

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