Central Puerto CEPU
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As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Central Puerto (CEPU) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2023)

Central Puerto's (CEPU) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at -$224.4 million in Q2 2023, down 57.26% year-over-year from -$525.1 million in Q2 2022, and down 44.62% quarter-over-quarter from -$155.2 million in Q1 2023.

Analysis

Central Puerto (CEPU) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2023) Analysis & Trends

Central Puerto (CEPU) has reported Operating Expenses for 8 consecutive years, with -$224.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2023.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 57.26% year-over-year to -$224.4 million in Q2 2023; TTM through Jun 2023 was -$651.2 million, a 52.17% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$101.4 billion, changed 0.34% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was -$224.4 million for Q2 2023 at Central Puerto, down from -$155.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at -$918486.0 in Q2 2019 and troughed at -$224.4 million in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$89.0 million and a median of -$61.4 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses surged 95.66% in 2019 and plunged 3790.51% in 2020, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at -$114.0 million in 2019, then dropped by 23.5% to -$140.8 million in 2020, then rose by 8.38% to -$129.0 million in 2021, then climbed by 0.1% to -$128.9 million in 2022, then sank by 74.09% to -$224.4 million in 2023.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$224.4 million (Q2 2023), -$155.2 million (Q1 2023), and -$128.9 million (Q4 2022), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Vistra 50.90 Bn 49.03 Bn 3.16 Bn 392.00 Mn
2 Nrg Energy 24.41 Bn 24.25 Bn 2.01 Bn 6.54 Bn
3 Talen Energy 14.67 Bn 14.31 Bn - 186.00 Mn
4 Transalta 5.57 Bn 5.28 Bn 313.03 Mn 134.46 Mn
5 Kenon Holdings 3.60 Bn 1.85 Bn 84.00 Mn -24.00 Mn
6 Central Puerto 2.11 Bn -335.75 Bn - -
7 Hallador Energy 775.81 Mn 746.83 Mn 62.37 Mn 114.16 Mn
8 Net Power 30.94 Mn 30.94 Mn - 209.94 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2023 -224.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -155.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -128.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -142.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -98.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -129.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -57.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -61.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -60.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -140.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -41.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -35.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -45.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -114.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -41.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -918,486.00
Mar 31, 2019 -35.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -64.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -22.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -21.17 Mn