Metric Deep Dive: Understanding Centrus Energy Corp (LEU) Through its Ratios

Kiel Thompson

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After finishing at $264.69 in the prior trading day, Centrus Energy Corp (NYSE: LEU) closed at $264.58, down -0.04%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.3 million shares were traded. LEU stock price reached its highest trading level at $270.4699 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $248.94.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LEU by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.95 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.70. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.72 and its Current Ratio is at 3.38. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.23.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In the most recent recommendation for this company, Needham on December 05, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $357.

On August 07, 2025, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $285.

On July 11, 2025, Stifel started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $220.Stifel initiated its Buy rating on July 11, 2025, with a $220 target price.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 01 ’25 when Kevin Harrill bought 3,884 shares for $330.07 per share.

CUTLIP LARRY B bought 11,309 shares of LEU for $2,351,098 on Aug 26 ’25. On Jul 15 ’25, another insider, SAWATZKE BRADLEY J, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 5,949 shares for $213.24 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LEU now has a Market Capitalization of 4818539008 and an Enterprise Value of 4400539648. As of this moment, Centrus’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 66.15. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 30.48. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 13.27. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.691 whereas that against EBITDA is 49.444.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for LEU is 1.24, which has changed by 2.5509794 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13042927 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LEU has reached a high of $464.25, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $49.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -16.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 37.51%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 1.36M shares per day over the past 3-months and 714790 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 17.49M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 16.82M. Insiders hold about 7.66% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.09% stake in the company. Shares short for LEU as of 1764288000 were 4273620 with a Short Ratio of 3.14, compared to 1761868800 on 4457041. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4273620 and a Short% of Float of 24.67.

Dividends & Splits

The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.94. The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for LEU, which recently paid a dividend on 2005-11-22 with an ex-dividend date of 2005-11-22. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-09-30 when the company split stock in a 91:1000 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

Investors are eagerly awaiting the insights provided by 3.0 analysts currently analyzing and rating the stock of Centrus Energy Corp (LEU).The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.85, with high estimates of $1.06 and low estimates of $0.67.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.93 and $4.87 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.9. EPS for the following year is $4.81, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $7.89 and $2.76.

Revenue Estimates

13 analysts predict $146.69M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $169.4M to a low estimate of $120.8M. As of. The current estimate, Centrus Energy Corp’s year-ago sales were $151.6MFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $83.17M. There is a high estimate of $100.2M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $58.6M.

A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LEU’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $465.67M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $423.3M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $445.7M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $442MBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $500.61M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $671M and the low estimate is $382.19M.

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