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Central Puerto S.A.

Energy company of Argentina founded in 19921

Central Puerto S.A. is an Argentine energy provider headquartered in Buenos Aires, which is involved in the development of energy generation both nationally and internationally. It is a public company listed in the S&P Merval index of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange.3 Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol CEPU.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1992Founded1

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  • TickerCEPU on NYSE1
  • IndustryElectric Services1
  • HeadquartersBuenos Aires, Argentina1
  • Websitewww.centralpuerto.com
  • Incorporated inArgentina5
  • Business addressAv. TоMas Alva Edison 2701, Buenos Aires5
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer5
  • Legal formSociedad Anonima4
  • LEI2549005JLIWQ6B7VNR384
  • StatusActive4
  • LEI statusIssued and current4
  • Registered addressAv. Thomas Edison, C1104BAB Buenos Aires, Argentina4
  • Registered withFederal Administration of Public Revenues (AFIP), 33-65030549-94

Central Puerto S.A. is an Argentine energy provider headquartered in Buenos Aires, which is involved in the development of energy generation both nationally and internationally. It is a public company listed in the S&P Merval index of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from. Figures are in ARS, the currency the company reports in.

Key numbers, fiscal 2024

39.5%Gross margin6
26.7%Operating margin6
8.3%Net margin6
8.1%Revenue growth, 20246
3.3%Return on equity6
115.7B ARSFree cash flow6

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Products and services

Sales Under Contract brought in 82% of the revenue Central Puerto S.A. broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Sales Under Contract450.3B ARS782%up 15% from 2024
  2. Steam sales51.8B ARS79%down 0% from 2024
  3. Revenues From Forest Activity19.1B ARS73%down 34% from 2024
  4. Revenues From CVO Thermal Plant Management18.6B ARS73%down 8% from 2024
  5. Resale Of Gas Transport And Distribution Capacity8.9B ARS72%up 11% from 2024
Products and services by year
Products and services202320242025
Sales Under Contract375.3B ARS392.8B ARS450.3B ARS
Steam sales42.4B ARS52.0B ARS51.8B ARS
Revenues From Forest Activity16.7B ARS28.7B ARS19.1B ARS
Revenues From CVO Thermal Plant Management13.1B ARS20.1B ARS18.6B ARS
Resale Of Gas Transport And Distribution Capacity5.3B ARS8.0B ARS8.9B ARS

Business segments

Electric Power Generation Conventional brought in 55% of the revenue Central Puerto S.A. broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Electric Power Generation Conventional877.9B ARS755%up 17% from 2024
  2. Natural Gas Distribution499.5B ARS731%down 24% from 2024
  3. Electric Power Generation Renewable169.3B ARS711%up 4% from 2024
  4. Others24.5B ARS72%up 22% from 2024
  5. Forest Activity19.1B ARS71%down 34% from 2024
Business segments by year
Business segments202320242025
Electric Power Generation Conventional705.0B ARS751.2B ARS877.9B ARS
Natural Gas Distribution424.4B ARS654.6B ARS499.5B ARS
Electric Power Generation Renewable158.2B ARS162.9B ARS169.3B ARS
Others13.1B ARS20.1B ARS24.5B ARS
Forest Activity16.7B ARS28.7B ARS19.1B ARS

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2024

  • Cost of revenue53¢446.5B ARS
  • Selling, general and admin9¢76.8B ARS
  • Interest20¢171.6B ARS
  • Income tax10¢81.5B ARS
  • Profit7¢61.3B ARS

Out of 738.2B ARS in revenue.6

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2024

  • Capital spending55¢142.5B ARS
  • Dividends paid6¢16.7B ARS
  • Kept or used elsewhere38¢99.1B ARS

Out of 258.2B ARS of cash from operations.6

Financial statements

Revenue8910116738.2B ARS in 2024+2371% since 2018
0200.0B ARS400.0B ARS600.0B ARS800.0B ARS2018: 29.9B ARS29.9B ARS20182019: 73.9B ARS73.9B ARS2019+147%2020: 112.0B ARS112.0B ARS2020+52%2021: 346.2B ARS346.2B ARS2021+209%2022: 687.6B ARS687.6B ARS2022+99%2023: 682.8B ARS682.8B ARS2023−1%2024: 738.2B ARS738.2B ARS2024+8%
Gross profit8910116291.6B ARS in 2024+1690% since 2018
0100.0B ARS200.0B ARS300.0B ARS400.0B ARS2018: 16.3B ARS16.3B ARS20182019: 34.9B ARS34.9B ARS2019+114%2020: 62.6B ARS62.6B ARS2020+79%2021: 166.9B ARS166.9B ARS2021+167%2022: 326.0B ARS326.0B ARS2022+95%2023: 225.2B ARS225.2B ARS2023−31%2024: 291.6B ARS291.6B ARS2024+30%
Operating income8910116197.2B ARS in 2024+209% since 2018
0200.0B ARS400.0B ARS600.0B ARS800.0B ARS2018: 63.9B ARS63.9B ARS20182019: 57.6B ARS57.6B ARS2019−10%2020: 82.2B ARS82.2B ARS2020+43%2021: 156.0B ARS156.0B ARS2021+90%2022: 419.7B ARS419.7B ARS2022+169%2023: 736.5B ARS736.5B ARS2023+75%2024: 197.2B ARS197.2B ARS2024−73%
Net income891011661.3B ARS in 2024+70% since 2018
-100.0B ARS0100.0B ARS200.0B ARS300.0B ARS400.0B ARS2018: 36.0B ARS36.0B ARS20182019: 17.8B ARS17.8B ARS2019−51%2020: 20.5B ARS20.5B ARS2020+15%2021: -3.9B ARS-3.9B ARS20212022: 129.4B ARS129.4B ARS20222023: 317.8B ARS317.8B ARS2023+146%2024: 61.3B ARS61.3B ARS2024−81%

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.7

Period ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Revenues1.1T ARS971.1B ARS898.3B ARS
Cost of sales-704.5B ARS-587.4B ARS-602.1B ARS
Gross income392.9B ARS383.7B ARS296.2B ARS
Administrative and selling expenses-101.4B ARS-101.1B ARS-91.0B ARS
Other operating income129.7B ARS165.3B ARS680.9B ARS
Other operating expenses-111.8B ARS-54.2B ARS-43.3B ARS
Impairment Reversal (Impairment) of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets61.0B ARS-134.3B ARS126.0B ARS
Operating income370.4B ARS259.4B ARS968.9B ARS
Gain (Loss) on net monetary position6.4B ARS-24.8B ARS-362.4B ARS
Finance income125.5B ARS154.3B ARS659.5B ARS
Finance expenses-243.6B ARS-225.8B ARS-1.0T ARS
Share of the profit of associates59.7B ARS21.2B ARS17.5B ARS
Result from investments in entities measured at fair value134.6B ARS3.3B ARS
Gain from bargain purchase208.1B ARS
Income before income tax453.0B ARS187.7B ARS469.5B ARS
Income tax for the year-100.2B ARS-107.2B ARS-51.4B ARS
Net income for the year352.8B ARS80.6B ARS418.1B ARS
Equity holders of the parent346.4B ARS65.2B ARS424.1B ARS
Non-controlling interests6.5B ARS15.3B ARS-6.0B ARS
Total net income loss for the year352.8B ARS80.6B ARS418.1B ARS
Basic earnings per share230.61 ARS43.42 ARS282.24 ARS
Diluted earnings per share230.61 ARS43.42 ARS282.24 ARS

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Corporate structure

Central Puerto S.A. sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Central Puerto S.A.

  • Plusener S.A. Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Central Puerto S.A., latest Aug 7, 2026
  • Cantomi Uruguay S.A. Filed SCHEDULE 13G on Central Puerto S.A., latest Jun 17, 2026
  • Guillermo Pablo Reca Filed SC 13G/A on Central Puerto S.A., latest Feb 9, 2022
  • Central Puerto S.A. Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Costanera power station Owned · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Central Puerto S.A. reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, net1.6T ARS6 Dec 31, 20241.7T ARS6 Dec 31, 2023−2.1%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents3.8B ARS6 Dec 31, 202429.3B ARS6 Dec 31, 2023−86.9%
Long-term investments150.0B ARS6 Dec 31, 2024418.7B ARS6 Dec 31, 2023−64.2%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total21.8B ARS6 Dec 31, 202419.5B ARS6 Dec 31, 2023+12.0%

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Costanera power station

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Leadership

Who has led Central Puerto S.A., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief financial officer

  1. Enrique Terraneo2026–now
1995200020052010201520202025
Board members and other officers (12)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

  • Costanera power station since 2023

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2023Acquired Costanera power station1

Timeline

  1. Mar 23, 2026New chief executive Fernando Roberto Bonnet becomes CEO13
  2. 2023Acquisition Acquired Costanera power station1
  3. 1992Founded Founded1

Calendar

Coming up

  1. Nov 11, 2026Reports results for the quarter ending Sep/2026 A year earlier it reported $0.70 a share, on Nov 12, 2025.27

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

284 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 6 annual reports, 15 insider forms, 3 large holders, 260 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 14, 20266-K EDGAR
  2. Oct 14, 20266-K EDGAR
  3. Oct 14, 20266-K EDGAR
  4. Oct 13, 20266-K EDGAR
  5. Oct 9, 20266-K EDGAR
  6. Oct 8, 20266-K EDGAR
  7. Oct 7, 20266-K EDGAR
  8. Oct 5, 20266-K EDGAR
  9. Oct 2, 20266-K EDGAR
  10. Oct 1, 20266-K EDGAR
  11. Sep 30, 20266-K EDGAR
  12. Sep 29, 20266-K EDGAR
  13. Sep 25, 20266-K EDGAR
  14. Sep 24, 20266-K EDGAR
  15. Sep 16, 20266-K EDGAR
  16. Sep 16, 20266-K EDGAR
  17. Sep 10, 20266-K EDGAR
  18. Sep 8, 20266-K EDGAR
  19. Sep 8, 20266-K EDGAR
  20. Sep 8, 20266-K EDGAR

The 284 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

  • S.a. PlusenerSCHEDULE 13G/A, 1 filing Aug 7, 202628
  • Uruguay S.a. CantomiSCHEDULE 13G, 1 filing Jun 17, 202629
  • Guillermo Pablo RecaSC 13G/A, 1 filing Feb 9, 202230

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 49. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.2,036,892$30.3M0.0%+78,832
Fourth Sail Capital LP1,704,152$25.3M3.8%+553,389
Morgan Stanley830,688$12.3M0.0%−37,562
Nexpoint Asset Management, L.P.530,000$7.9M0.5%No change
Glenorchy Capital Ltd298,810$4.4M2.8%+3,031
Absolute Gestao de Investimentos Ltda.198,380$2.9M0.8%−87,676
Wexford Capital LP198,115$2.9M0.4%+79,909
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.176,109$2.6M0.0%+17,444
Ping Capital Management, Inc.175,200$2.6M0.8%+25,000
Jpmorgan Chase & Co162,567$2.4M0.0%+143,482
Banco BTG Pactual S.A.135,312$2.0M0.3%New
Hsbc Holdings PLC118,079$1.7M0.0%+101,945
Aqr Capital Management LLC111,450$1.7M0.0%−8,444
Goldman Sachs Group Inc110,917$1.6M0.0%−3,540
UBS Group AG83,093$1.2M0.0%+27,587
Jump Financial, LLC69,300$1.0M0.0%+50,329
Bank Of America Corp /de/56,513$839.8K0.0%−76,305
Citadel Advisors LLC44,379$659.5K0.0%−276,095
Walleye Capital LLC43,840$651.5K0.0%−36,293
Aquatic Capital Management LLC41,830$621.6K0.0%+23,034
CenterBook Partners LP41,187$612.0K0.0%New
Invesco Ltd.38,833$577.1K0.0%−127
Van Eck Associates Corp30,877$458.8K0.0%No change
Voleon Capital Management LP30,064$446.8K0.0%New
Bnp Paribas Financial Markets23,174$344.4K0.0%New

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

SEC filer profile

How Central Puerto S.A. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARCENTRAL PUERTO S.A.2
  • CIK0001717161
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; a shell company31
  • Incorporated inArgentina31
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Industry code (SIC)4911 Electric Services2
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Energy & Transportation, Division of Corporation Finance2
  • Business addressAv. TоMas Alva Edison 2701, Buenos Aires, Argentina2
  • Phone5411431750002
  • Shares outstanding1,513,770,222 shares as of Dec 31, 202531
  • AuditorPISTRELLI, HENRY MARTIN Y ASOCIADOS S.A., City of Buenos Aires, Argentina PCAOB ID 1449; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting31
  • On EDGAR sinceOct 3, 20172
  • Filings439 in all: 6-K (365), 3 (15), 6-K/A (11), 20-F (9), CORRESP (5), UPLOAD (5), 20-F/A (3), EFFECT (3)2
    All 23 form types

    F-1/A (3), SC 13G (3), SC 13G/A (3), 144 (2), F-6 (2), 424B4 (1), 8-A12B (1), CERT (1), DRS (1), DRS/A (1), DRSLTR (1), F-1 (1), FWP (1), SCHEDULE 13G (1), SCHEDULE 13G/A (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (20-F) Apr 22, 2026

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
American Depositary Shares, each representing 10 common shares of Central Puerto S.A.CEPUNew York Stock Exchange

From the cover page of the 20-F filed Apr 22, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).31

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