Central Securities Corporation (CET)

NYSEAMERICAN: CET · USD

$56.1

-0.08 (-0.1%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	1.7B
Revenue (ttm)	43.2M
Net income (ttm)	217.3M
EPS (ttm)	$7.35
Shares out	29.5M
P/E (trailing)	7.6x
Dividend	$2.70 (4.82%)
Volume	34,309.907
Beta	0.75

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 43.2M
Net income (ttm): 217.3M
EPS (ttm): $7.35
P/E (trailing): 7.6x
Market cap: 1.7B

Ticker	Name	Market cap	P/E	P/S	ROIC	5Y rev CAGR	1Y total return	Rating
ACGL	Arch Capital Group Ltd.	35B	8.8x	1.9x	15.9%	+15.1%	+24.9%	Sterk kopen
AIG	American International Group Inc.	42.1B	12.8x	1.5x	7.9%	-10.3%	+4.5%	Sterk kopen
AIZ	Assurant, Inc.	14.6B	13.7x	1.1x	14.3%	+6.5%	+41.9%	Aanhouden

Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-11-04 14:30 UTC

Forward P/En/a

P25 8.7P50 10.4P75 12.8

Trailing P/E7.6

P25 10.7P50 13.5P75 31.8

ROE12.4

P25 4.9P50 11P75 15.4

ROIC1.3

P25 -0.7P50 6.7P75 12.6

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0000018748
Company name	Central Securities Corporation
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	155123102
Enterprise value	$1.7B
Exchange	NYSEAMERICAN
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1929
Industry	Asset Management
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US1551231020
Last refreshed	2026-11-04
Last stock split type	Never
Market cap	$1.7B
Market cap category	Small-Cap
Options	No
Price	$56.08
Price currency	USD
Sector	Financials
SIC code	0000
Stock price date	2026-11-03
Symbol	CET
U.S. state	New York
Website	https://www.centralsecurities.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	9.62x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	5.34x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	11.98x
Earnings yield	13.11%
EV/Earnings	7.64x
EV/EBIT	46.56x
EV/EBITDA	46.33x
EV/FCF	34.45x
EV/Sales	38.46x
FCF / EV yield	2.9%
FCF yield	2.91%
Graham number	101.36691
Graham upside	80.75%
Industry forward P/E	13.01x
Industry P/E	27.53x
Lynch fair value	$36.76
Lynch upside	-34.44%
P/B ratio	0.9x
P/E ratio	7.63x
P/FCF ratio	34.4x
P/OCF ratio	34.39x
P/S ratio	38.4x
Price / tangible book value	0.9x
Price/EBITDA ratio	46.25x
Sector forward P/E	13.72x
Sector P/E	15.79x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	82.6%
EBITDA margin	83.02%
FCF margin	111.64%
Gross margin	100%
Operating margin	82.6%
Pretax margin	503.5%
Profit margin	503.5%
ROA	1.27%
ROA (5Y)	0.84%
ROCE	1.94%
ROE	12.41%
ROE (5Y)	14.19%
ROIC	1.27%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	-0.68%
EPS growth (Q)	-47.05%
EPS growth (QoQ)	-64.07%
EPS growth 10Y	28.66%
EPS growth 3Y	5.45%
EPS growth 5Y	-15.11%
FCF growth	20.22%
FCF growth (Q)	13.89%
FCF growth (QoQ)	-76.62%
FCF growth 3Y	5.23%
FCF growth 5Y	10.06%
Gross profit growth	59.45%
Gross profit growth (Q)	106.51%
Gross profit growth 3Y	37.79%
Gross profit growth 5Y	9.8%
Net income growth	1.51%
Net income growth (Q)	-45.89%
Net income growth (QoQ)	-64.82%
Net income growth 3Y	7.39%
Net income growth 5Y	-13.07%
OCF growth	20.2%
OCF growth (Q)	13.89%
OCF growth (QoQ)	-76.63%
OCF growth 10Y	-0.6%
OCF growth 3Y	5.23%
OCF growth 5Y	10.06%
Operating income growth	88.11%
Operating income growth (Q)	151.55%
Operating income growth 3Y	50.97%
Operating income growth 5Y	11.4%
Revenue growth	59.45%
Revenue growth (Q)	65.88%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	91.75%
Revenue growth 10Y	16.79%
Revenue growth 3Y	37.79%
Revenue growth 5Y	9.8%

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-5,875
Depreciation and amortization	$181,445
EBIT	$35.6M
EBITDA	$35.8M
EPS	$7.35
FCF per share	$1.63
Financing cash flow	$-48.3M
Free cash flow	$48.2M
Gross profit	$43.2M
Investing cash flow	$-5,645
Net cash flow	$-100,912
Net income	$217.3M
Operating income	$35.6M
Revenue	$43.2M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	229.97
Book value per share	$62.11
Debt / EBITDA	0.07
Debt / equity	0
Debt / FCF	0.05
Long-term assets	$1.8B
Long-term liabilities	$2.4M
Net cash (debt)	$-2.6M
Net cash / market cap	-0.16%
Net debt / EBITDA	0.07
Net debt / equity	0
Net debt / FCF	0.05
Piotroski F-Score	4
Property, plant and equipment	$2.9M
Shareholders' equity	$1.8B
Tangible book value	$1.8B
Tangible book value per share	$62.11
Total assets	$1.8B
Total cash	$17,676
Total debt	$2.6M
Total liabilities	$3.9M
WACC	8.37%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.02
Current assets	$832,082
Current liabilities	$1.5M
Current ratio	0.55
Net working capital	$-494,504
Quick ratio	0.55
Working capital	$-683,565
Working capital turnover	-74

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	-2.2%
Dividend growth	20%
Dividend growth (10Y)	3.38%
Dividend growth (3Y)	4.05%
Dividend growth (5Y)	10.18%
Dividend growth years	2
Dividend payment date	2026-06-26
Dividend payment years	54
Dividend payout frequency	Semi-Annual
Dividend per share	$2.70
Dividend yield	4.82%
Ex-dividend date	2026-06-12
FCF payout ratio	169.29%
Last dividend	$0.31
Payout ratio	37.54%
Shareholder yield	2.62%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	171.71%
10Y return CAGR	16.66%
10Y total return	366.82%
150-day SMA	$53.87
15Y price change	160.96%
15Y return CAGR	13.75%
15Y total return	590.52%
1D price change	-0.14%
1M price change	-0.2%
1M total return	-0.2%
1W price change	-0.3%
1W total return	-0.3%
1Y price change	9.75%
1Y return CAGR	15.98%
1Y total return	15.97%
20-day SMA	$55.94
200-day SMA	$53.24
20Y price change	108.86%
20Y return CAGR	11.04%
20Y total return	712.23%
3M price change	4.94%
3M total return	4.94%
3Y price change	53.43%
3Y return CAGR	21.41%
3Y total return	79.01%
50-day SMA	$55.68
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
52-week high	$57.39
52-week high date	2026-09-22
52-week low	$47.82
52-week low date	2025-11-18
5Y price change	26.82%
5Y return CAGR	11.62%
5Y total return	73.25%
6M price change	4.86%
6M total return	5.48%
All-time high	$57.39
All-time high date	2026-09-22
All-time low	$2.88
All-time low date	1974-08-23
Average true range (ATR)	$0.90
Average volume	26.9K
Beta (1Y)	0.74
Beta (2Y)	0.82
Beta (5Y)	0.75
Change from 52-week high	-2.28%
Change from 52-week low	17.27%
Change from all-time high	-2.28%
Change from all-time low	1,850.61%
Change from open	-0.05%
Day's gap	-0.09%
Dollar volume	$1.9M
High price	$56.51
Low price	$55.59
Monthly RSI	70.66
Open price	$56.11
Position in 52-week range	53.26%
Previous close	$56.16
Price vs 150-day SMA	4.1%
Price vs 20-day SMA	0.25%
Price vs 200-day SMA	5.34%
Price vs 50-day SMA	0.72%
Relative volume	1.27
RSI	51.69
Sharpe ratio	0.91
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	1.41
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.55
Sortino ratio	1.82
Sortino ratio (3Y)	2.6
Sortino ratio (5Y)	1.17
Volume	34.3K
Weekly RSI	61.89
YTD price change	10.59%
YTD total return	11.25%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	17.4M
Float percentage	58.94%
Shares change (QoQ)	-2.11%
Shares change (YoY)	2.2%
Shares held by insiders	9.13%
Shares held by institutions	47.82%
Shares outstanding	29.5M
Short % of float	0.02%
Short % of shares	0.01%
Short ratio	0.1 days

Deeper analysis on CET

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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Central Securities Corporation (CET)

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Performance and technicals

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