CNA.L · available-data snapshot
Centrica plc (CNA.L): Available-Data Snapshot
TickerWorth does not publish a DCF fair value for Centrica plc (CNA.L); the reason is set out below. What its filings and market data do show is below. The snapshot also sets out its trading multiples against 5 peers. Snapshot as of Oct 19, 2026.
Model by Miraaj Patel · generated from public market data · Updated Oct 19, 2026 · How these pages are made
Why is there no fair value for CNA.L?
We do not publish a fair value for Centrica plc. What we can say from its filings and market data is below.
What is CNA.L's TickerWorth Score?
Scores higher than almost every company we compare it with
Compared with Utilities companies in UK
Its strongest point: looks cheap on the numbers. Its weakest: growth is slow or negative.
- Value · 90 of 100
Cheaper than 90% of Utilities companies worldwide
- Price vs worth · 100 of 100
- Quality · 46 of 100
More profitable than 46% of Utilities companies worldwide
- Financial health · 93 of 100
Financially stronger than 93% of Utilities companies worldwide
- Growth · 16 of 100
Growing faster than 16% of Utilities companies worldwide
- Momentum · 6 of 100
Outperformed 6% of Utilities companies worldwide over the past year
Confidence: Medium confidence · Scored
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- Price
- £1.49
- Market cap
- £6,
739, 289, 600 - 52-week high
- £2.20
- 52-week low
- £1.44
- Currency
- GBP
- Exchange
- LSE
Snapshot of Oct 19, 2026, quote time not published · Prices are delayed.
What we can say
We don't publish a discounted-cash-flow fair value for Centrica plc (CNA.L) because the free data sources we rely on don't expose the multi-year financials a DCF needs — common for small or thinly-covered listings. Rather than invent numbers, this page shows an honest snapshot of what the public data does support: the current price and size, any relative valuation multiples that exist, a book-value view, and a price-based read. Treat it as a descriptive starting point, not a valuation and not investment advice.
Read the full reasoning
On the numbers we do have, CNA.L trades at a recent price of £1.49, a market capitalisation of about £6,739,289,600, sitting 6% of the way up its 52-week range (£1.44–£2.20), on the LSE.
The standard alternative to a DCF is relative valuation — comparing CNA.L's trading multiples against a sector benchmark. Here that gives P/E of 9.9× (cheaper than the peer median of 22.0×); Fwd P/E of 11.4× (cheaper than the peer median of 18.2×); P/B of 2.0× (in line with the peer median of 2.2×); P/S of 0.3× (cheaper than the peer median of 3.1×); EV/EBITDA of 1.4× (cheaper than the peer median of 13.7×); Dividend yield of 4.0% (cheaper than the peer median of 3.3%). A cheaper multiple than peers can flag a discount or a market that expects weaker growth; it is a comparison, not a recommendation.
The asset, or book-value, lens is the classic tool for asset-heavy businesses and financials. CNA.L shows a price-to-book (P/B) of 1.98 and book value of £0.75 per share. Price-to-book compares the market price to the accounting net-asset value per share; below 1.0 can mean a discount to net assets or that the market is pricing in trouble — descriptive either way, never a buy signal on its own.
Finally, a price-based read — explicitly not a valuation. CNA.L is in a down-trend (price below both its 50- and 200-day averages), trading -32.5% from its 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is -12.4%. Moving-average trend and 52-week position describe where the stock has traded; they say nothing about what it is worth.
CNA.L vs peers
Sector benchmark (bellwethers, not direct competitors).
| Multiple | CNA.L | Peer median | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 9.9× | 22.0× | cheaper than |
| Fwd P/E | 11.4× | 18.2× | cheaper than |
| P/B | 2.0× | 2.2× | in line with |
| P/S | 0.3× | 3.1× | cheaper than |
| EV/EBITDA | 1.4× | 13.7× | cheaper than |
| Dividend yield | 4.0% | 3.3% | cheaper than |
What does Centrica plc do?
What does it do?
Centrica plc operates as an integrated energy company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, North America, and internationally. The company operates through British Gas Services & Solutions, British Gas Energy, Centrica Business Solutions, Bord Gáis Energy, Energy Marketing & Trading, and Upstream segments. It operates in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry (Utilities sector), headquartered in United Kingdom. The company employs roughly 21,529 people.
How does it make money?
The business turns 19.5B in annual revenue into profit. Out of every $100 of sales, about $26 is left as operating profit (operating margin of 25.9%), after a 36% gross margin on the products/services it sells. After all costs, taxes and interest, 3.6% of revenue becomes bottom-line net profit.
Is it financially healthy?
Financially it looks solid: carries modest debt (0.7× equity), can just cover its short-term bills (1.4× current ratio), and is currently profitable.
CNA.L insider trading
Insider filings are available for US-listed companies only.
Companies we do put a number on
Not investment advice. TickerWorth Score is a model output.
A descriptive, available-data snapshot and relative comparison — NOT a DCF, NOT a price target, and NOT investment advice. TickerWorth is not a licensed investment adviser, and these figures are estimates from public market data that can be wrong, stale or incomplete.