CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS (BSP:CGAS3) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 4.35 (As of Mar. 2026) — 75% Below Median

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BSP:CGAS3 CIA de Gas de Sao Paulo - COMGAS BSP:CGAS3
57 GF Score
Price R$124.54
GF Value R$81.84
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS BSP:CGAS3 -0.17% 57 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.35 as of Mar. 2026, which is 75% below its 10-year median of 17.18. GuruFocus rates BSP:CGAS3 with a GF Score™ of 57/100 and a GF Value™ of R$81.84 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 247 Utilities - Regulated companies, CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS ranks worse than 70.04% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was R$4.35. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 28.63.


The historical rank and industry rank for CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:CGAS3' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.5   Med: 17.18   Max: 61.28
Current: 29.02


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS was 61.28. The lowest was 6.50. And the median was 17.18.


BSP:CGAS3's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
70.04% of 247 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 15.96 vs BSP:CGAS3: 29.02

CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was R$2.06. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was R$11.37. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 10.95.

CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was R$2.56. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was R$13.99. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 8.91.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.36 2.88 3.85 3.36 4.35

BSP:CGAS3 vs ATO, NI, UGI: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 1,539
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 701
Change In Deferred Tax 422
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 1,480
Change In Working Capital -606
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 133

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was R$1,539 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was R$701 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was R$422 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = R$1,480 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = R$1,480 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was R$-606 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 132.521 Mil.

CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 1539.429 +700.856+421.522
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-1479.956+-606.107)/132.521
=4.35

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=124.54/4.35
=28.63

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.35 mean?
CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS (BSP:CGAS3) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.35 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS. This is 75% below median its historical median of 17.18. Over the past decade, CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 6.50 to 61.28. According to the industry distribution chart, CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS ranks #173 out of 247 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, placing it in the top 70%.
Is CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.35 is 75% below median its 10-year median of 17.18. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 6.50 to a high of 61.28. The Utilities - Regulated industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 15.96. CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's value of 4.35 is 72.7% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS ranks #173 out of 247 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS has a GF Score™ of 57/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to ATO and NI?
According to the Utilities - Regulated industry distribution chart, CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS ranks #173 out of 247 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 15.96. CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's value of 4.35 is 72.7% below this benchmark. Historically, CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 6.50 to 61.28 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 17.18 vs. the industry median of 15.96, CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for an Utilities - Regulated company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Utilities - Regulated companies is 15.96, based on 247 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.35 is 72.7% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS. For the Utilities - Regulated industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 15.96 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.35, which is 75% below median its own 10-year median of 17.18. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS (BSP:CGAS3) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is R$81.84, compared to a current price of R$124.54 — trading 52.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.35, which is 75% below median its 10-year median of 17.18 and 72.7% below the Utilities - Regulated industry median of 15.96. CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS's overall GF Score™ is 57/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS (BSP:CGAS3), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.35 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS (BSP:CGAS3) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of R$124.54 is trading 52.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of R$81.84. GuruFocus considers CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for BSP:CGAS3:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 4.35 (75% below median its 10-year median of 17.18)
  • GF Value™: R$81.84 vs. price of R$124.54 (52.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 57/100 with 7 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 72.7% below the Utilities - Regulated median (#173 of 247)

No single metric tells the full story. See the BSP:CGAS3 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


CIA de Gas deo Paulo - COMGAS Business Description

Other Exchanges CGAS5:Brazil
Address Brigadeiro Faria Lima Avenue, 4,100, 4th floor, Itaim Bibi, SP, BRA, 04538-132
CIA de Gas de Sao Paulo - COMGAS distributes piped natural gas in part of the State of Sao Paulo for consumers in the industrial, residential, commercial, automotive, thermal generation and cogeneration sectors.
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