Central Puerto/$CEPU
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About Central Puerto
Central Puerto SA is a power generation company. It is mainly engaged in electric power generation and commercialization. The company is also involved in the natural gas distribution public sector service in the Cuyo and Centro regions in Argentina. The Group has four reporting segments which includes electric power generation from conventional sources, electric power generation from renewable sources, natural gas transport and distribution, and forest activity. The company derives maximum revenue from Electric Power Generation from conventional sources segment.
- Ticker
- $CEPU
- Sector
- Energy
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 1,089
- Headquarters
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Website
- www.centralpuerto.com
Central Puerto Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$1.6B
48.84
$0.21
-0.21
$0.91
8.82%
Price and volume
Market cap
$1.6B
Beta
-0.21
52-week high
$18.50
52-week low
$9.61
Average daily volume
291K
Dividend rate
$0.91
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.276
Quick ratio
0.839
Long term debt to equity
0.229
Total debt to equity
0.335
Interest coverage (TTM)
6.52%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
444.095
Gross margin (TTM)
34.06%
Net profit margin (TTM)
28.74%
Operating margin (TTM)
41,828.08%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
14.09%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$650
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
7.21%
Return on equity (TTM)
19.03%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
48.84
Price to revenue (TTM)
14.056
Price to book
0.86
Price to tangible book (TTM)
0.89
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
390.404
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
0.26%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.026
Dividend yield (TTM)
8.93%
Forward dividend yield
8.82%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
77.65%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
160.24%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
49.33%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
81.64%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
105.38%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
70.86%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
284.64%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
136.76%
Bulls say / Bears say
Second-quarter adjusted EBITDA rose 136% year on year to $145 million, while contracted sales reached 55% of volumes. A larger base of contracted business could support earnings as power-market rules change. (Stock Analysis)
Argentina’s reforms will gradually remove the 20% limit on how much pre-2025 thermal and hydro output can be contracted with large users, with the cap due to disappear by January 2029. That gives Central Puerto more scope to secure bilateral contracts and compete for customers. (BNamericas)
Central Puerto says its two battery-storage projects are on track to start operating in the fourth quarter of 2026 and could add $25 million to $27 million of adjusted EBITDA in 2027. Successful delivery would provide a new earnings stream beyond its existing generation business. (Stock Analysis)
Part of the second-quarter earnings surge came from winter spot prices and self-procured fuel margins. Management expects less self-procured fuel in the fourth quarter and says winter prices should ease as gas transport capacity expands, which could reduce those margins. (Stock Analysis)
Central Puerto collected $16 million of FONINVEMEM receivables from CAMMESA in the quarter, while $104.8 million remained outstanding. Slow payment by this state-linked market administrator could weigh on cash conversion. (Stock Analysis)
Renewable generation fell 17% quarter on quarter, and the Luján de Cuyo gas turbine remained out of service after a generator failure. Persistent outages or weak renewable output could limit the company’s ability to deliver generation growth. (Stock Analysis)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 1 Nov 2026.
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