Central Puerto CEPU
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As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 2:43 PM EDT

Central Puerto (CEPU) Operating Margin (2017 - 2025)

Central Puerto's (CEPU) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 33.3% in Q2 2025, up 590.0% year-over-year from 4.83% in Q2 2024, and down 16.67% quarter-over-quarter from 39.96% in Q1 2025.

Analysis

Central Puerto (CEPU) Operating Margin (2017 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Central Puerto (CEPU) has reported Operating Margin for 9 consecutive years, with 33.3% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 590.0% year-over-year to 33.3% in Q2 2025; TTM through Jun 2025 was 67.83%, a 777.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 33.75%, up 703.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 33.3% for Q2 2025 at Central Puerto, down from 39.96% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 85.5% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 11.64% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 49.3% and a median of 44.57% in 2021 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin tumbled 6948 bps in 2021 and surged 4652 bps in 2022, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 46.64% in 2021, then slumped by 75 bps to 11.64% in 2022, then surged by 483 bps to 67.83% in 2023, then sank by 60 bps to 27.39% in 2024, then climbed by 22 bps to 33.3% in 2025.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 33.3% (Q2 2025), 39.96% (Q1 2025), and 27.39% (Q2 2024), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Vistra 49.95 Bn 48.08 Bn 3.16 Bn 13.77%
2 Nrg Energy 23.74 Bn 23.58 Bn 2.01 Bn 13.05%
3 Talen Energy 14.45 Bn 14.08 Bn - -9.64%
4 Transalta 5.57 Bn 5.28 Bn 313.03 Mn 29.57%
5 Kenon Holdings 3.43 Bn 1.67 Bn 84.00 Mn 10.55%
6 Central Puerto 2.16 Bn -335.70 Bn - -
7 Hallador Energy 751.30 Mn 722.32 Mn 62.37 Mn -12.47%
8 Net Power 29.39 Mn 29.39 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2025 33.30%
Mar 31, 2025 39.96%
Jun 30, 2024 27.39%
Jun 30, 2023 67.83%
Mar 31, 2023 85.50%
Dec 31, 2022 11.64%
Jun 30, 2022 65.77%
Mar 31, 2022 75.38%
Dec 31, 2021 46.64%
Sep 30, 2021 42.50%
Jun 30, 2021 19.26%
Mar 31, 2021 76.41%
Dec 31, 2020 79.24%
Sep 30, 2020 71.41%
Jun 30, 2020 88.73%
Mar 31, 2020 80.49%
Dec 31, 2019 103.59%
Sep 30, 2019 172.89%
Jun 30, 2019 65.75%
Mar 31, 2019 80.40%