Centrica Future Growth

Future criteria checks 0/6

Centrica's revenue and earnings are forecast to decline at 3% and 10.7% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to decline by 8.8% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 15.4% in 3 years.

Key information

-10.7%

Earnings growth rate

-8.8%

EPS growth rate

Integrated Utilities earnings growth	4.7%
Revenue growth rate	-3.0%
Future return on equity	15.4%
Analyst coverage	Good
Last updated	08 Mar 2025

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Industry Analysts Just Made A Sizeable Upgrade To Their Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Revenue Forecasts

Mar 05

Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 45% Above Its Share Price

Dec 08

Centrica (LON:CNA) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Nov 23

Insufficient Growth At Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Hampers Share Price

Nov 06

Centrica's (LON:CNA) Dividend Will Be £0.015

Oct 01

Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015

Sep 17

Centrica (LSE:CNA) Faces Profitability Challenges Amid Strategic Innovations

Sep 16

Centrica (LON:CNA) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.015

Aug 13

Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015

Jul 28

Is Centrica (LON:CNA) A Risky Investment?

Jun 21

Pinning Down Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) P/S Is Difficult Right Now

May 31

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Centrica plc (LON:CNA)

Apr 18

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

LSE:CNA - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (GBP Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2027	20,171	764	188	1,108	7
12/31/2026	20,799	733	359	1,002	10
12/31/2025	21,935	819	215	1,165	11
12/31/2024	19,913	1,332	733	1,149	N/A
9/30/2024	20,199	1,218	737	1,107	N/A
6/30/2024	20,484	1,104	741	1,065	N/A
3/31/2024	23,471	2,517	1,579	1,909	N/A
12/31/2023	26,458	3,929	2,417	2,752	N/A
9/30/2023	28,200	4,081	2,864	3,193	N/A
6/30/2023	29,941	4,232	3,310	3,634	N/A
3/31/2023	26,841	1,725	2,127	2,474	N/A
12/31/2022	23,741	-782	943	1,314	N/A
9/30/2022	20,941	-901	846	1,266	N/A
6/30/2022	18,141	-1,021	749	1,218	N/A
3/31/2022	16,443	-217	970	1,415	N/A
12/31/2021	14,744	586	1,191	1,611	N/A
9/30/2021	13,790	700	934	1,333	N/A
6/30/2021	12,835	814	677	1,055	N/A
3/31/2021	12,542	270	794	1,228	N/A
12/31/2020	12,249	-274	911	1,400	N/A
6/30/2020	7,758	-759	1,286	1,976	N/A
3/31/2020	10,376	-861	890	1,613	N/A
12/31/2019	12,994	-964	493	1,250	N/A
9/30/2019	22,724	-814	431	1,243	N/A
6/30/2019	22,773	-605	392	1,235	N/A
3/31/2019	23,039	-211	700	1,585	N/A
12/31/2018	23,304	183	1,008	1,934	N/A
9/30/2018	24,570	354	N/A	1,771	N/A
6/30/2018	25,835	524	N/A	1,607	N/A
3/31/2018	26,935	426	N/A	1,724	N/A
12/31/2017	28,035	328	N/A	1,840	N/A
9/30/2017	28,028	447	N/A	1,989	N/A
6/30/2017	28,021	566	N/A	2,137	N/A
3/31/2017	27,562	1,119	N/A	2,267	N/A
12/31/2016	27,102	1,672	N/A	2,396	N/A
9/30/2016	26,501	512	N/A	2,311	N/A
6/30/2016	25,900	-649	N/A	2,225	N/A
3/31/2016	26,936	-698	N/A	2,211	N/A
12/31/2015	27,971	-747	N/A	2,197	N/A
9/30/2015	28,541	-621	N/A	1,850	N/A
6/30/2015	29,111	-495	N/A	1,503	N/A
3/31/2015	29,260	-753	N/A	1,360	N/A
12/31/2014	29,408	-1,012	N/A	1,217	N/A
9/30/2014	29,038	-174	N/A	1,900	N/A
6/30/2014	28,668	664	N/A	2,583	N/A
3/31/2014	27,620	807	N/A	2,762	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: CNA's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-10.7% per year).

Earnings vs Market: CNA's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-10.7% per year).

High Growth Earnings: CNA's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: CNA's revenue is expected to decline over the next 3 years (-3% per year).

High Growth Revenue: CNA's revenue is forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-3% per year).

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: CNA's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (15.4%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/03/14 00:50
End of Day Share Price	2025/03/14 00:00
Earnings	2024/12/31
Annual Earnings	2024/12/31

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Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Centrica plc is covered by 39 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Pierre-Yves Gauthier	AlphaValue
Mark Hives	Barclays
Dominic Nash	Barclays

Centrica Future Growth

Future criteria checks 0/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Consensus revenue estimates increase by 10%

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 15%, revenue downgraded

Consensus revenue estimates fall by 21%

Consensus revenue estimates fall by 21%

Price target increased by 7.2% to UK£1.58

Price target increased to UK£1.23

Recent updates

Industry Analysts Just Made A Sizeable Upgrade To Their Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Revenue Forecasts

Consensus revenue estimates increase by 10%

Centrica's (LON:CNA) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 15%, revenue downgraded

Centrica plc Proposes Final Dividend for the Year Ended 31 December 2024, Payable on 5 June 2025 and Proposes Dividend for Full Year 2025

Centrica (LON:CNA) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Full year 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Centrica plc, Annual General Meeting, May 08, 2025

Centrica plc to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Feb 20, 2025

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Centrica plc (LON:CNA)?

Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 45% Above Its Share Price

Centrica (LON:CNA) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Centrica plc Announces Board Changes, Effective 16 December 2024

Insufficient Growth At Centrica plc (LON:CNA) Hampers Share Price

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

British Gas Owner Reportedly Mulls £1 Billion Stake in Hinkley

Centrica's (LON:CNA) Dividend Will Be £0.015

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.015 per share

Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015

Centrica plc (LSE:CNA) agreed to acquire Nine 100-MW battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Sweden from Future Generation Renewable Energy AG.

Centrica (LSE:CNA) Faces Profitability Challenges Amid Strategic Innovations

Centrica (LON:CNA) Has Announced A Dividend Of £0.015

Centrica (LON:CNA) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.015

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.25 (vs UK£0.73 in 1H 2023)

First half dividend increased to UK£0.015

Centrica plc Announces Board Changes

Key Executive exercised options and sold UK£2.6m worth of stock

Is Centrica (LON:CNA) A Risky Investment?

Centrica plc Approves the Final Cash Dividend

Pinning Down Centrica plc's (LON:CNA) P/S Is Difficult Right Now

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.027 per share

Key Executive exercised options and sold UK£1.9m worth of stock

Now 20% overvalued

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Centrica plc (LON:CNA)

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Consensus revenue estimates fall by 21%

Consensus revenue estimates fall by 21%

Final dividend increased to UK£0.027

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Centrica plc, Annual General Meeting, Jun 05, 2024

Centrica plc to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Feb 15, 2024

Centrica plc Announces Management Appointments, Effective December 1, 2023

High number of new directors

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.013 per share at 2.1% yield

Centrica plc Announces Appointment of Philippe Boisseau as Non-Executive Director, Member of Safety, Environment and Sustainability Committee, Audit and Risk Committee and Nominations Committee, Effective 1 September 2023

Price target increased by 7.2% to UK£1.58

Centrica plc Proposes Interim Dividend for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2023, Payable 16 November 2023

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Centrica plc Proposes Interim Dividend for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2023, Payable 16 November 2023

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: UK£0.73 (vs UK£0.15 loss in 1H 2022)

Centrica plc Approves Final Cash Dividend

Centrica plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Jul 27, 2023

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.02 per share at 3.4% yield

High number of new directors

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Centrica plc Proposes Final Dividend, Payable on 20 July 2023

Centrica plc (LSE:CNA) acquired Knapton gas power plant from Third Energy UK Gas Limited.

Centrica plc Announces Board Changes

Centrica plc Announces Executive Changes

Now 21% undervalued

Now 20% undervalued

Centrica plc Announces the Appointment of Chanderpreet Duggal as A Non-Executive Director, Effective from 16 December 2022

Now 22% undervalued

Price target increased to UK£1.23

High number of new directors

Centrica plc Names Rob Simister as Head of Fleet At British Gas

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.01 per share

ReVolve Renewable Power Corp. (TSXV:REVV) completed the acquisition of Centrica Business Solutions Mexico, S.A. De C.V. from Centrica plc (LSE:CNA) for MX$ 29.1 million.