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    Central Securities Corp.

    CET | AMEX
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    $55.25
    +$0.77 (+1.41%)
    At close: Aug 4, 2026, 3:59 PM ET
    Overview Rating Statistics Financials Earnings Analysts Ownership Dividends Profile

    Market Data

    Market Cap
    $1.61B
    Enterprise Value
    $1.58B
    Beta
    0.75
    Average Volume
    36.82K
    Shares Outstanding (Diluted)
    29.03M
    Shares Change YoY
    2.27%
    Institutional Ownership
    13.22%
    Exchange
    AMEX
    ISIN
    US1551231020

    Price Performance

    Price Change 1M
    5.1%
    Price Change 3M
    2.2%
    Price Change 6M
    6.7%
    Price Change YTD
    8.9%
    Price Change 1Y
    14.3%
    Price Change 3Y
    49.9%
    Price Change 5Y
    30.6%
    1M CAGR (ann.)
    3.5%
    1Y CAGR (ann.)
    18.2%
    5Y CAGR (ann.)
    12.1%
    All-Time CAGR
    10.5%

    Valuation

    PE Ratio
    6.04
    Forward PE
    N/A
    PEG Ratio
    -0.65
    Forward PEG
    N/A
    PS Ratio
    18.78
    Forward PS
    N/A
    PB Ratio
    0.91
    P/FCF Ratio
    62.02
    P/Adj. FCF Ratio
    62.02
    P/OCF Ratio
    60.71
    EV/Sales
    18.18
    EV/EBIT
    5.96
    EV/EBITDA
    5.96
    EV/FCF
    60.06
    Earnings Yield
    16.6%
    FCF Yield
    1.6%
    Adj. FCF Yield
    1.6%

    Financial Health

    Net Cash
    $54.49M
    Total Debt
    $5.46M
    Cash & Short-Term Investments
    $57.22M
    Total Assets
    $1.79B
    Current Ratio
    0.00
    Quick Ratio
    0.00
    Debt / Equity Ratio
    0.00
    Debt / EBITDA
    0.02
    Debt / FCF
    0.21
    OCF / Debt
    4.82
    Interest Coverage
    0.00
    Altman Z-Score
    308.66
    Piotroski F-Score
    4

    Margins & Profitability

    Gross Profit Margin
    93.4%
    Operating Profit Margin
    305.0%
    EBITDA Margin
    305.2%
    Net Profit Margin
    305.0%
    FCF Margin
    30.3%
    Adj. FCF Margin
    30.3%
    SBC / Revenue
    0.0%
    SBC Impact (per share)
    N/A

    Returns

    Return on Assets
    14.8%
    Return on Equity
    15.4%
    Return on Invested Capital
    14.8%
    Return on Capital Employed
    14.8%
    Return on Tangible Assets
    14.8%

    Historical Growth (CAGR)

    Revenue CAGR 3Y
    52.3%
    Revenue CAGR 5Y
    1.7%
    Revenue CAGR 10Y
    79.0%
    EPS CAGR 3Y
    85.8%
    EPS CAGR 5Y
    26.6%
    EPS CAGR 10Y
    142.6%
    FCF CAGR 3Y
    4.5%
    FCF CAGR 5Y
    7.5%
    FCF CAGR 10Y
    2.6%

    Analyst Forecasts

    Analyst Rating
    N/A
    Analyst Count
    N/A
    EPS Growth Next 3Y
    N/A
    Revenue Growth Next 3Y
    N/A
    Earnings Date
    Feb 9, 2026
    EPS Estimate (next Q)
    N/A
    EPS Growth Est (next Q)
    N/A
    Revenue Est (next Q)
    N/A
    Revenue Growth Est (next Q)
    N/A

    Fair Value Estimates

    Graham Number
    $112.60
    Graham Upside
    103.8%
    Lynch Fair Value
    $228.75
    Lynch Upside
    314.0%
    Price Target
    N/A
    Price Target Upside
    N/A

    Cash Flow

    Operating Cash Flow
    $26.33M
    Free Cash Flow
    $26.33M
    Adj. Free Cash Flow
    $26.33M
    FCF Per Share
    $0.91
    OCF Per Share
    $0.91
    OCF/S Ratio
    30.3%

    Income Statement

    Revenue
    $86.95M
    Gross Profit
    $34.96M
    Operating Income
    $265.21M
    EBITDA
    $265.4M
    Net Income
    $265.21M
    EPS (Diluted)
    $9.15
    Revenue / Employee
    $14.49M
    Profit / Employee
    $44.2M
    Employees
    6

    Dividends

    Annual Dividend
    $2.76
    Dividend Yield
    5.00%
    Payout Ratio
    30.2%
    FCF Payout Ratio
    176.0%
    Adj. FCF Payout Ratio
    176.0%
    Dividend Growth (YoY)
    20.0%
    Pay Frequency
    Semi-Annual
    Ex-Dividend Date
    Jun 11, 2026

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