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Centuri Holdings

CTRI
41
Regulated Gas · Utilities
Winston Score
41
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 28, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Centuri Holdings is a utility infrastructure services company. It builds, repairs, and maintains the underground pipes and power lines that deliver natural gas and electricity to homes and businesses. Its main customers are large regulated utilities across the United States and Canada, and it works under long-term contracts to keep that critical infrastructure running safely.

Centuri makes money by charging utilities for labor and construction services, earning revenue on a project or contract basis rather than through subscriptions or product sales. The company operates primarily in North America and generates roughly $2.5 billion in annual revenue, making it one of the larger specialty contractors serving the utility sector. Its competitive position comes from deep, long-standing relationships with major utility clients and the specialized workforce needed to do this work safely. The key risk is that thin margins — gross margins below 10% — leave little room for cost overruns, labor shortages, or project delays, any of which can quickly pressure profitability.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+28.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-34.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

67.5%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~15 months

$40M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue accelerating

Centuri Holdings grew revenue 29% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
7.4%
Thin — 7.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
2.6%
Thin — 2.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
6.2%
Weak — 6.2% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+19.6%
Fast-growing sales (+19.6% 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
257%
Turns 257% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-0.5%
Burning cash (-0.5%)

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
0.83
Moderate — manageable debt (0.83)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1.48x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.5x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
68.1x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 68.1

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+52.4
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (68.1 → 15.7)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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