Centerra Gold Inc. (CGAU) Key Metrics
CGAU valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $4.31B
- Enterprise value
- $4.02B
- P/E (TTM)
- 7.0 10-yr median 8.1
- Forward P/E
- 12.6
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 2.5 10-yr median 1.6
- Price / book
- 2.0 10-yr median 0.8
- EV / EBITDA
- 4.0 10-yr median 3.8
- Dividend yield
- 0.91% $0.20 a year
- Beta
- 1.60
CGAU key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsCGAU valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
CGAU returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
CGAU per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
CGAU financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
CGAU efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
CGAU valuation history
CGAU returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
CGAU debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
CGAU cash returned to shareholders
CGAU price vs earnings per share
CGAU key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $2.95B | $1.23B | $1.30B | $1.37B | $2.28B | $3.45B | $2.33B | $1.24B | $1.49B | $1.17B |
| Enterprise value | $2.44B | $622.9M | $713.2M | $854.6M | $1.35B | $2.92B | $2.38B | $1.28B | $1.37B | $1.51B |
| P/E ratio | 5.1 | 15.3 | — | — | — | 8.4 | — | 11.5 | 7.1 | 7.7 |
| Price / sales | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Price / book | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Price / free cash flow | 31.2 | 10.8 | 8.1 | — | 7.1 | 5.7 | 67.0 | — | 6.4 | 7.4 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 8.4 | 4.1 | 5.3 | — | 5.5 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| EV / sales | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| EV / EBITDA | 2.9 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 14.3 | 2.5 | 22.4 | 15.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| EV / free cash flow | 25.8 | 5.5 | 4.4 | — | 4.2 | 4.8 | 68.5 | — | 5.8 | 9.5 |
| Earnings yield | 19.8% | 6.5% | −6.2% | −5.6% | −16.8% | 11.9% | −4.0% | 8.7% | 14.0% | 12.9% |
| Free cash flow yield | 3.2% | 9.3% | 12.3% | −6.0% | 14.1% | 17.5% | 1.5% | −5.5% | 15.7% | 13.5% |
| Dividend yield | 1.4% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 4.6% | 7.1% | 5.0% | 11.1% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2.0% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $14.37 | $5.69 | $5.96 | $5.18 | $7.68 | $11.59 | $7.94 | $4.23 | $5.11 | $4.65 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $6.73 | $5.62 | $5.01 | $3.21 | $3.03 | $2.43 | $4.69 | $3.86 | $4.10 | $3.02 |
| Earnings per share | $2.84 | $0.37 | −$0.37 | −$0.29 | −$1.29 | $1.37 | −$0.32 | $0.37 | $0.72 | $0.60 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $1.72 | $1.38 | $1.12 | −$0.01 | $1.40 | $3.13 | $1.14 | $0.74 | $1.71 | $1.47 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.46 | $0.53 | $0.73 | −$0.31 | $1.09 | $2.03 | $0.12 | −$0.23 | $0.80 | $0.63 |
| Cash per share | $2.63 | $2.90 | $2.80 | $2.01 | $3.20 | $1.84 | $0.15 | $0.52 | $1.42 | $0.64 |
| Book value per share | $10.00 | $7.66 | $7.63 | $6.83 | $6.88 | $8.29 | $7.05 | $7.34 | $6.93 | $7.24 |
| Tangible book value per share | $10.00 | $7.66 | $7.63 | $6.83 | $6.88 | $8.29 | $7.05 | $7.23 | $6.82 | $7.11 |
| Dividends per share | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.21 | $0.18 | $0.15 | $0.13 | $0.14 | $0.14 | $0.14 | $0.09 |
| Capex per share | $1.26 | $0.85 | $0.39 | $0.31 | $0.31 | $1.10 | $1.02 | $0.98 | $0.91 | $0.84 |
| Debt per share | $0.14 | $0.09 | $0.11 | $0.05 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.32 | $0.65 | $1.00 | $1.96 |
| Shares outstanding | 205.6M | 216.3M | 218.4M | 265.1M | 296.6M | 297.4M | 293.0M | 292.7M | 292.2M | 252.1M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −4.9% | −1.0% | −17.6% | −10.6% | −0.3% | +1.5% | +0.1% | +0.2% | +15.9% | +6.4% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 31.5% | 4.8% | −4.7% | −4.0% | −16.9% | 18.0% | −4.4% | 5.2% | 10.9% | 9.3% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 19.4% | 11.1% | 1.8% | −2.4% | 21.9% | 1.5% | −3.1% | 4.8% | 10.3% | 10.4% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 22.4% | 3.5% | −3.5% | −3.2% | −13.4% | 13.9% | −3.4% | 3.8% | 7.7% | 7.0% |
| Return on tangible assets | 19.9% | 3.5% | −3.5% | −3.4% | −14.8% | 13.0% | −3.4% | 3.8% | 7.6% | 5.8% |
| Free cash flow margin | 6.8% | 9.4% | 14.6% | −9.8% | 35.8% | 83.7% | 2.5% | −6.1% | 19.5% | 20.8% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 0.60 | 3.71 | — | — | — | 2.28 | — | 2.02 | 2.39 | 2.45 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $29.6M | $20.1M | $24.1M | $14.0M | $20.2M | $18.9M | $92.6M | $189.3M | $292.1M | $495.0M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $539.9M | $627.8M | $612.6M | $532.5M | $948.1M | $548.7M | $42.7M | $151.7M | $415.9M | $160.1M |
| Net debt | −$510.3M | −$607.7M | −$588.5M | −$518.5M | −$927.9M | −$529.8M | $49.9M | $37.6M | −$123.8M | $334.9M |
| Debt / equity | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.27 |
| Debt / assets | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.19 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.60 | −1.99 | −3.78 | −8.69 | −1.75 | −4.06 | 0.33 | 0.11 | −0.26 | 0.88 |
| Current ratio | 2.39 | 3.50 | 3.25 | 3.60 | 5.59 | 5.32 | 3.81 | 3.55 | 2.83 | 4.48 |
| Quick ratio | 1.65 | 2.67 | 2.38 | 2.45 | 4.62 | 3.07 | 0.65 | 1.01 | 1.41 | 2.09 |
| Interest coverage | 217.4 | 216.8 | 65.4 | -9.8 | 107.4 | 9.7 | -7.0 | 6.3 | 10.2 | 18.4 |
| Working capital | $622.0M | $709.2M | $665.2M | $715.5M | $1.04B | $1.12B | $687.9M | $599.2M | $654.1M | $788.6M |
| Invested capital | $1.55B | $1.05B | $1.08B | $1.29B | $1.11B | $1.94B | $2.12B | $2.19B | $1.90B | $2.16B |
| Tangible asset value | $2.06B | $1.66B | $1.67B | $1.81B | $2.04B | $2.47B | $2.07B | $2.12B | $1.99B | $1.79B |
| Net current asset value | $183.9M | $383.8M | $316.8M | $526.7M | $738.4M | $702.9M | $262.7M | $155.3M | $265.2M | $184.7M |
| Graham number | $25.28 | $8.00 | — | — | — | $16.01 | — | $7.79 | $10.57 | $9.89 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$0.36 | $0.89 | $0.68 | $1.19 | $1.97 | $0.73 | −$0.59 | −$0.63 | −$0.10 | −$1.44 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $41.8M | $43.5M | $44.9M | $47.7M | $45.0M | $39.8M | $39.8M | $39.8M | $39.8M | $22.9M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $95.3M | $44.1M | $20.4M | $104.5M | $0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividend payout ratio | 7.2% | 54.1% | — | — | — | 9.7% | — | 37.0% | 19.0% | 15.1% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 145.0% | 76.7% | 40.8% | — | 14.0% | 6.6% | 114.6% | — | 17.0% | 14.5% |
| Capex / revenue | 18.6% | 15.2% | 7.8% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 45.2% | 21.8% | 25.3% | 22.3% | 28.0% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 73.2% | 61.8% | 34.7% | — | 22.3% | 35.1% | 89.6% | 131.4% | 53.3% | 57.3% |
| Capex / depreciation | 2.23 | 1.41 | 0.60 | 0.78 | — | 3.13 | 0.62 | 1.78 | 1.15 | 1.25 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| R&D / revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 1.5% |
| SG&A / revenue | 5.2% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 7.1% | 3.0% | 7.7% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 5.7% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 28.0 | 21.9 | 31.3 | 41.6 | 29.0 | 39.6 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 17.0 | 18.4 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 112.5 | 107.0 | 125.8 | 146.1 | 240.5 | 488.8 | 270.4 | 260.7 | 277.5 | 390.5 |
| Days payables outstanding | 64.8 | 46.0 | 65.0 | 80.4 | 88.1 | 132.3 | 64.4 | 57.7 | 56.9 | 69.7 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 75.6 | 82.9 | 92.0 | 107.3 | 181.4 | 396.1 | 225.9 | 223.0 | 237.6 | 339.2 |
| Receivables turnover | 13.04 | 16.70 | 11.68 | 8.77 | 12.60 | 9.22 | 18.34 | 18.29 | 21.41 | 19.79 |
| Payables turnover | 5.63 | 7.94 | 5.62 | 4.54 | 4.14 | 2.76 | 5.67 | 6.33 | 6.41 | 5.24 |
| Inventory turnover | 3.25 | 3.41 | 2.90 | 2.50 | 1.52 | 0.75 | 1.35 | 1.40 | 1.32 | 0.93 |
| Asset turnover | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.48 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.49 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.35 |
| Average receivables | $106.2M | $72.7M | $93.8M | $96.9M | $71.4M | $78.3M | $75.0M | $61.7M | $56.0M | $38.4M |
| Average payables | $163.5M | $105.3M | $148.0M | $148.0M | $146.7M | $183.4M | $163.2M | $122.0M | $107.4M | $79.2M |
| Average inventory | $283.7M | $245.1M | $286.3M | $268.8M | $400.8M | $677.3M | $685.5M | $551.6M | $523.5M | $443.9M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
Computed from CGAU's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 23, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
CGAU valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Centerra Gold traded at 5.1 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 8.1. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 7.0 and the forward P/E is 12.6. Centerra Gold earned a return on equity of 31.5% and a return on invested capital of 19.4% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $29.6 million of debt and $539.9 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $510.3 million. It returned $137.2 million to shareholders: $41.8 million in dividends and $95.3 million in share buybacks, 145% of free cash flow. The share count fell 18.4% from 252.1M to 205.6M over 9 years.
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CGAU key metrics FAQ
What is Centerra Gold's P/E ratio?
Centerra Gold's trailing P/E ratio is 7.0 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 12.6. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 5.1, compared with a 10-year median of 8.1.
What is Centerra Gold's EV/EBITDA?
Centerra Gold's enterprise value was 2.9 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $2.4 billion, EBITDA $848.1 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 4.0.
What is Centerra Gold's return on equity?
Centerra Gold's return on equity (ROE) was 31.5% in fiscal 2025: net income of $584.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $1.9 billion.
What is Centerra Gold's ROIC?
Centerra Gold's return on invested capital was 19.4% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Centerra Gold have?
Centerra Gold had total debt of $29.6 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01 and more cash than debt.
What is Centerra Gold's dividend yield?
Centerra Gold's forward dividend yield is 0.91%. Centerra Gold paid $41.8 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.20 per share), a payout ratio of 7.2%.
Does Centerra Gold buy back its shares?
Yes. Centerra Gold spent $95.3 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −4.9% over the year, to 205.6M..
What is Centerra Gold's free cash flow yield?
Centerra Gold generated $94.6 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 3.2% on its market value at year-end ($3.0 billion).
What is Centerra Gold's current ratio?
Centerra Gold's current ratio was 2.39 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.39 times current liabilities.