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Centrica

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54
Independent Power Producers · Utilities
Price
$2.13
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$9.65B
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
54
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 30, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Strong

Share count falling — buybacks

19.0% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 5.91B (2021) → 4.79B (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Centrica is a major energy company based in the United Kingdom. Through its British Gas brand, it supplies electricity and natural gas to millions of homes and businesses across the UK. It also offers home services like boiler installation, repairs, and smart thermostats, making it one of the largest integrated energy and services companies in Britain.

Centrica makes money by selling energy to retail customers and through its upstream energy production and trading operations. British Gas gives it a strong household brand and a massive customer base, which acts as a competitive moat in the UK market. The company also operates energy assets in the North Sea and has a nuclear energy stake through its partnership in EDF's UK fleet. Key growth drivers include expanding home energy services and the shift toward cleaner energy, though volatile commodity prices and regulatory pressure on consumer energy bills remain significant risks.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
38.2%
Modest — 38.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
25.9%
Excellent — 25.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
76.3%
Exceptional — 76.3% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-0.1%
Shrinking sales (-0.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
69%
Modest — 69% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-0.6%
Burning cash (-0.6%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.75
Moderate — manageable debt (0.75)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
22.68x
Comfortably covers interest (22.7x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
7.6x
Attractive valuation — P/E 7.6

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-2.5
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.56%
Moderate income — 2.56% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+29.1%
Dividend growing fast (29.1% YoY)

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