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Central Securities Corporation (CET) Stock Analysis

Central Securities Corporation (CET) is a Asset Management stock listed on NYSE American and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

CET

$56.52

+$0.25 (+0.44%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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CET Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $56.25
Previous Close: $56.27
Day's Range: 56.03–57.20
52-Week Range: 47.82–57.39
Volume: 24.50K
Beta: 0.75

Valuation

P/E Ratio: 7.52
EPS (ttm): 7.46

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $272.80M−7.90%
Net Income (FY): $265.21M−7.90%
Profit margin: 503.50%
1-Year Return: +17.54%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $2.76+4.91%
Ex-Dividend Date: June 12, 2026
Avg Volume: 27.48K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, CET closed at $56.52, +17.54% over 1 year.

In fiscal 2025, CET reported revenue of $272.80M.

CET Stock Return by Calendar Year

Central Securities Corporation (CET) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $11,754; +17.54%
5 years: $10,000 $17,604; +76.04%
10 years: $10,000 $44,572; +345.72%

If you had invested $10,000 in Central Securities Corporation (CET) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $44,572 at the close on October 21, 2026: +345.72% in total, +16.12% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

+49.00%−19.68%+12.12%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+12.12%
2025	+17.20%
2024	+26.82%
2023	+19.17%
2022	−19.68%
2021	+49.00%
2020	+1.46%
2019	+35.75%
2018	−4.49%
2017	+30.61%
2016 (partial year)	+10.21%

As of October 21, 2026.

CET Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$272.80M	$265.21M	97.2%
2024	$296.20M	$287.97M	97.2%
2023	$230.44M	$223.64M	97.0%
2022	−$152.65M	−$158.67M	103.9%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$272.80M	—	—	$265.21M	97.2%
2024	$296.20M	—	—	$287.97M	97.2%
2023	$230.44M	—	—	$223.64M	97.0%
2022	−$152.65M	—	—	−$158.67M	103.9%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

CET Dividend History

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$2.70+20.0% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 2 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$0.31	1	—
2025	$2.70	2	+20.0%
2024	$2.25	2	+21.6%
2023	$1.85	2	−24.5%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$0.31	1	—
2025	$2.70	2	+20.0%
2024	$2.25	2	+21.6%
2023	$1.85	2	−24.5%
2022	$2.45	2	−34.7%
2021	$3.75	2	+341.2%
2020	$0.85	2	+49.1%
2019	$0.57	2	−60.7%
2018	$1.45	2	+45.0%
2017	$1.00	2	+28.2%
2016	$0.78	1	—

Most recent payment: $0.31 per share, ex-dividend June 12, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

CET Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 512 stocks

Metric	CET	Asset Management median	vs median
P/E	7.52	9.44	20% below
Profit margin	503.50%	74.97%	428.5 pts above

Medians across 512 Asset Management stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Central Securities Corporation trades under the ticker CET. It is classified in the Asset Management industry, within the Financial Services sector.

The most recent close on file for CET is $56.52, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$0.25 (+0.44%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $47.82 to $57.39. The latest close sits 18.19% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Central Securities Corporation reported revenue of $272.80M. That is −7.90% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $296.20M. Net income for the same year was $265.21M. That is −7.90% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 503.5%. That is 428.5 percentage points above the Asset Management median of 74.97%. Trailing earnings per share are 7.46.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$152.65M in 2022 to $272.80M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

CET trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 7.52. That is 20.34% below the Asset Management median of 9.44. 512 Asset Management companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The trailing one-year total return is +17.54%. Measured over 10 years, that is +16.12% a year compounded. The reported beta is 0.75. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 16.72%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 4.91%. That is 4 percentage points below the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. The indicated annual rate is $2.76 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is June 12, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 1 payments totalling $0.31 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $2.70 a share.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2021 returned +49.00% and 2022 returned −19.68%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is +12.12% year to date.

Peer Comparison

Central Securities Corporation (CET) operates in the Asset Management industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company	Ticker	Market Cap	P/E Ratio
Central Securities Corporation	CET	—	7.5
BlackRock, Inc.	BLK	$184.31B	25.8
Blackstone Inc.	BX	$127.43B	23.9
Brookfield Corporation	BN	$83.74B	69.5

The Asset Management industry average P/E ratio is 9.4x. Central Securities Corporation trades at a P/E of 7.5.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Central Securities Corporation

Central Securities Corporation is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It also invests on bonds, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, warrants, options real estate, or short-term obligations of governments, banks and corporations. Central Securities Corp. was founded on October 1, 1929 and is based in New York City.

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