# Central Bancompany Inc. (CBC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Banks. Price $32.64, market value $7.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 17.6×** (5-yr avg 13.7×, 3-yr avg 13.7×). Central Bancompany Inc. trades at 17.6× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 13.7×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 16.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.62**. A PEG of 0.62 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / book: 2.0×**. The shares trade at 2.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.5%** (5-yr avg 4.4%). Free cash flow equals 4.5% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 4.4%.
- **Earnings yield: 5.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Return on equity: 10.3%**. 10.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 25.9%**. Earnings per share rose 25.9%.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.47%** ($0.35 per share, trailing). Central Bancompany Inc. yields 1.47%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 63%** (74% of free cash flow). 63% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (5 analysts). 5 analysts cover Central Bancompany Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $34.60 (+6% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **From 52-week high: -3.5%** (45.1% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **RSI (14-day): 54**. An RSI of 54 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.41** (volatility 23%). Beta of 0.41 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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