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Centrus EnergyLEU

Coal & Consumable Fuels
Pricier than peers
$103.29−6.57%After hours: $103.73 (+0.43%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 73.6% over 1 year
Centrus Energy over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$200$300$400Nov2026MarMayJulSep$103.29$200$400NovMarJul$103.29
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$2.13B
Price to earnings47.3x
Forward P/E33.9x
Dividend yield–
Year to date−57.5%
One year−73.6%
Next earningsWed 4 Nov, after the close
SectorEnergy
52-week range (closes)
$98.44$383.31

Quality and valuation

How Centrus Energy compares with other energy stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Centrus Energy and 5 coal & consumable fuels peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: weaker than mostValuation: pricier than most

A weaker business than most energy companies, priced above most of them.

Centrus Energy trades at 33.9 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 12.8x for the 25 energy stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +8.5% vs +13.3%
  • Keeps less of each sale (gross margin): 23.7% vs 25.2%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 1.6% vs 22.9%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: −34.6% vs 9.8%
LEU trades at 33.9x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Coal & Consumable Fuels peers
VLO5.9xMPC6.2xBP6.9xSHEL9.3xCVX12.5xXOM12.8xCOP13.3xLEU33.9xSector median 12.8xVLO5.9xMPC6.2xBP6.9xSHEL9.3xCVX12.5xXOM12.8xCOP13.3xLEU33.9xSector median 12.8x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 53.5x earnings, LEU is pricier than its average since Aug 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
100xAverage 39.0x2025202653.5x100xAverage 39.0x2025202653.5x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Centrus Energy's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Jun 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 14.0% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $m, latest Q2 ’26
$0m$50m$100m$150mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$176mQ2 ’26$0m$100mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$176mQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +14.0% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%25%50%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2514.0%Q2 ’260%50%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2514.0%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 5.9% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
−20%0%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’255.9%Q2 ’26−20%0%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’255.9%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was −$164 million over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
−$50m$0m$50mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25−$53mQ2 ’26−$50m$0m$50mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25−$53mQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsLEUSector median
Revenue growth+8.5%+13.3%
Gross margin23.7%25.2%
Operating margin1.6%22.9%
Free cash flow margin−34.6%9.8%
Price to earnings47.3x17.2x

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