Centrus Energy Corp.

NYSEAM:LEU Stock Report

Market Cap: US$7.6b

Centrus Energy Valuation

Is LEU undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of LEU when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

US$235.17
Fair Value
61.7% overvalued intrinsic discount
15
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: LEU ($380.18) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($235.17)

Significantly Below Fair Value: LEU is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for LEU?

Key metric: As LEU is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for LEU. This is calculated by dividing LEU's market cap by their current earnings.
What is LEU's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio66.1x
EarningsUS$104.80m
Market CapUS$7.56b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does LEU's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for LEU vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average15.1x
BTU Peabody Energy
27x50.43%US$4.0b
ARLP Alliance Resource Partners
13.2x11.88%US$3.1b
NRP Natural Resource Partners
9.6xn/aUS$1.4b
NC NACCO Industries
10.6xn/aUS$331.2m
LEU Centrus Energy
66.1x-5.46%US$7.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LEU is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (66.1x) compared to the peer average (15.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does LEU's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Oil and Gas Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
AXAS Abraxas Petroleum
0.09xn/aUS$10.27m
AVAC.F Avance Gas Holding
0.003xn/aUS$850.18k
BYRO.F Byron Energy
0.03x-10.28%US$312.17k
NXTF.F Nextraction Energy
0.2xn/aUS$4.25k
LEU 66.1xIndustry Avg. 12.6xNo. of Companies19PE0816243240+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LEU is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (66.1x) compared to the US Oil and Gas industry average (12.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is LEU's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

LEU PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio66.1x
Fair PE Ratio11.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: LEU is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (66.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.9x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst LEU forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$380.18
US$258.05
-32.13%
28.74%US$452.00US$108.00n/a15
Oct ’26US$331.11
US$244.71
-26.09%
21.69%US$310.00US$108.00n/a15
Sep ’26US$201.73
US$229.30
+13.67%
26.91%US$310.00US$108.00n/a14
Aug ’26US$208.33
US$194.87
-6.46%
30.25%US$300.00US$102.00n/a14
Jul ’26US$168.71
US$166.84
-1.11%
37.47%US$300.00US$69.00n/a11
Jun ’26US$126.92
US$147.80
+16.45%
42.00%US$300.00US$69.00n/a9
May ’26US$71.09
US$141.74
+99.39%
49.43%US$300.00US$61.00n/a7
Apr ’26US$64.91
US$141.74
+118.37%
49.43%US$300.00US$61.00n/a7
Mar ’26US$90.73
US$162.25
+78.83%
53.46%US$300.00US$61.00n/a4
Feb ’26US$82.30
US$112.67
+36.90%
35.78%US$154.00US$58.00n/a3
Jan ’26US$66.61
US$112.67
+69.14%
35.78%US$154.00US$58.00n/a3
Dec ’25US$91.00
US$112.67
+23.81%
35.78%US$154.00US$58.00n/a3
Nov ’25US$109.53
US$112.67
+2.86%
35.78%US$154.00US$58.00n/a3
Oct ’25US$59.79
US$67.00
+12.06%
13.18%US$76.00US$55.00US$331.113
Sep ’25US$39.60
US$67.00
+69.19%
13.18%US$76.00US$55.00US$201.733
Aug ’25US$40.73
US$69.33
+70.23%
8.27%US$76.00US$62.00US$208.333
Jul ’25US$41.90
US$69.33
+65.47%
8.27%US$76.00US$62.00US$168.713
Jun ’25US$49.63
US$69.33
+39.70%
8.27%US$76.00US$62.00US$126.923
May ’25US$43.06
US$71.00
+64.89%
6.40%US$76.00US$65.00US$71.093
Apr ’25US$43.67
US$71.00
+62.58%
6.40%US$76.00US$65.00US$64.913
Mar ’25US$41.44
US$71.00
+71.33%
6.40%US$76.00US$65.00US$90.733
Feb ’25US$51.58
US$68.33
+32.48%
11.97%US$76.00US$57.00US$82.303
Jan ’25US$54.41
US$68.33
+25.59%
11.97%US$76.00US$57.00US$66.613
Dec ’24US$49.09
US$68.33
+39.20%
11.97%US$76.00US$57.00US$91.003
Nov ’24US$52.27
US$65.67
+25.63%
18.12%US$76.00US$49.00US$109.533
Oct ’24US$56.76
US$62.50
+10.11%
21.60%US$76.00US$49.00US$59.792
US$258.05
Fair Value
47.3% overvalued intrinsic discount
15
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/10/17 11:45
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/17 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Centrus Energy Corp. is covered by 20 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Lawson WinderBofA Global Research
Alexander RygielB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Ryan PfingstB. Riley Securities, Inc.