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CNP logoCenterPoint Energy, Inc.(CNP)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

CNP•NYSE•Utilities
26.8× P/E·Price updated Jun 19, 2026
SectorUtilitiesIndustryUtilitiesSub-IndustryRegulated electric and gas utility
AboutCenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through Electric and Natural Gas segments. The Electric segment includes electric transmission and distribution services to electric customers and electric generation assets, as well as assets in the wholesale power market. The Natural Gas segment provides natural gas distribution services, as well as home appliance maintenance and repair services to customers in Minnesota; and home repair protection plans to natural gas customers in Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas and Louisiana through a third party. This segment also engages in the sale of regulated intrastate natural gas, and transportation and storage of natural gas for residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation customers. As of December 31, 2021, it served approximately 2.7 million metered customers; owned 239 substation sites with a total installed rated transformer capacity of 71,241 megavolt amperes; operated approximately 1,00,000 linear miles of natural gas distribution and transmission mains; and owned and operated 285 miles of intrastate pipeline in Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.Show more
  • Revenue$9.36B+8.3%
  • EBITDA$3.64B+6.2%
  • Net Income$1.05B+3.2%
  • Free Cash Flow-$2.38B-0.4%
  • EBITDA Margin38.9%-1.9%
  • Net Margin11.24%-4.6%
  • ROE9.64%-3.8%
  • Interest Coverage2.38-2.8%
  • Debt/Equity2.12+8.0%

CNP Key Insights

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 2.0%
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.1x
  • ✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 3/9
  • ✗High leverage: 6.5x Debt/EBITDA

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CNP Price & Volume

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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CNP Growth Metrics

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years2.39%
5 Years4.75%
3 Years0.13%
TTM5.24%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-0.16%
TTM10.87%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years0.21%
TTM9.4%

Return on Capital

10 Years4.73%
5 Years4.92%
3 Years5.17%
Last Year5.16%

CNP Recent Earnings

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →
●Beat EPS 4/12 qtrs (33%)●Beat Revenue 4/12 qtrs (33%)
Q2 2026Latest
Apr 23, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.56-3.4%
$0.58
Rev
$3.0B+4.2%
$2.9B
Q1 2026
Feb 19, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.45+0.0%
$0.45
Rev
$2.5B+11.0%
$2.2B
Q4 2025
Oct 23, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.50+10.9%
$0.45
Rev
$2.0B-6.1%
$2.1B
Q3 2025
Jul 24, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.29-24.5%
$0.38
Rev
$1.9B-11.8%
$2.2B
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026LatestApr 23, 2026
$0.56vs $0.58-3.4%
$3.0Bvs $2.9B+4.2%
Q1 2026Feb 19, 2026
$0.45vs $0.45+0.0%
$2.5Bvs $2.2B+11.0%
Q4 2025Oct 23, 2025
$0.50vs $0.45+10.9%
$2.0Bvs $2.1B-6.1%
Q3 2025Jul 24, 2025
$0.29vs $0.38-24.5%
$1.9Bvs $2.2B-11.8%
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

CNP Peer Comparison

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) competitors in Regulated electric and gas utility — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
NI logoNINiSource Inc.Direct Competitor22.66B47.2624.2421.76%14.1%8.4%1.39
OGE logoOGEOGE Energy Corp.Direct Competitor9.76B47.3020.399.21%14.03%9.47%1.14
EVRG logoEVRGEvergy, Inc.Direct Competitor19.02B82.5022.541.65%14.71%8.65%1.50
AVA logoAVAAvista CorporationDirect Competitor3.29B39.7616.711.34%10.75%7.65%1.25
PNW logoPNWPinnacle West Capital CorporationDirect Competitor12.4B102.3320.264.2%11.99%9.27%2.52
NWE logoNWENorthwestern Energy Group IncDirect Competitor4.3B69.8823.776.38%10.21%5.8%1.14
SO logoSOThe Southern CompanyProduct Competitor104.94B93.0923.7510.59%14.46%11.3%1.69
DUK logoDUKDuke Energy CorporationProduct Competitor96.56B123.8619.636.19%15.44%9.6%1.71

Compare CNP vs Peers

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

vs NI

Most directly comparable listed peer for CNP.

Scale Benchmark

vs NEE

Larger-name benchmark to compare CNP against a more recognizable public peer.

Peer Set

Compare Top 5

vs NI, OGE, EVRG, AVA

CNP Income Statement

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Revenue
9.61B6.28B7.56B7.42B8.35B9.32B8.7B8.64B9.36B9.41B
Revenue Growth %
27.71%-34.71%20.5%-1.93%12.59%11.6%-6.71%-0.61%8.26%5.24%
Cost of Revenue
7.05B3.77B4.79B4.49B5.14B5.92B5.01B4.67B6.67B5.53B
Gross Profit
2.56B▲ 0%
2.5B▼ 2.4%
2.77B▲ 10.7%
2.93B▲ 5.7%
3.21B▲ 9.5%
3.4B▲ 5.9%
3.69B▲ 8.5%
3.98B▲ 7.9%
2.69B▼ 32.4%
3.89B▲ 0%
Gross Margin %
26.66%39.86%36.62%39.49%38.4%36.44%42.39%46%28.71%41.3%
Gross Profit Growth %
1.18%-2.38%10.71%5.74%9.49%5.92%8.51%7.87%-32.44%-
Operating Expenses
1.43B1.63B1.7B1.89B1.84B1.83B1.93B1.99B576M1.77B
Other Operating Expenses
----------
EBITDA
2.17B2.11B2.3B2.23B2.68B2.85B3.16B3.43B3.64B3.71B
EBITDA Margin %
22.59%33.63%30.35%30.04%32.08%30.62%36.35%39.67%38.9%39.41%
EBITDA Growth %
1.07%-2.81%8.76%-2.96%20.24%6.53%10.76%8.48%6.15%7.13%
Depreciation & Amortization
1.04B1.24B1.23B1.19B1.32B1.29B1.4B1.44B1.53B1.59B
D&A / Revenue %
10.78%19.8%16.2%16.03%15.76%13.82%16.11%16.65%16.35%16.89%
Operating Income (EBIT)
1.14B▲ 0%
868M▼ 23.6%
1.07B▲ 23.4%
1.04B▼ 3.0%
1.36B▲ 31.2%
1.57B▲ 14.9%
1.76B▲ 12.4%
1.99B▲ 13.1%
2.11B▲ 6.0%
2.12B▲ 0%
Operating Margin %
11.82%13.83%14.16%14.01%16.32%16.8%20.24%23.02%22.55%22.51%
Operating Income Growth %
11.05%-23.59%23.39%-2.99%31.18%14.89%12.39%13.07%6.03%-
Interest Expense
390M420M567M529M529M524M701M838M903M4M
Interest Coverage
3.73x2.31x1.96x2.06x2.47x3.70x2.55x2.45x2.38x-
Interest / Revenue %
4.06%6.69%7.5%7.13%6.33%5.62%8.06%9.7%9.65%0.04%
Non-Operating Income
-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-4M
Pretax Income
1.06B▲ 0%
551M▼ 48.2%
545M▼ 1.1%
563M▲ 3.3%
778M▲ 38.2%
1.42B▲ 82.1%
1.09B▼ 23.3%
1.21B▲ 11.7%
1.25B▲ 2.7%
1.28B▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %
11.06%8.78%7.21%7.59%9.32%15.2%12.5%14.05%13.33%13.58%
Income Tax
-729M155M30M80M110M360M170M195M195M207M
Effective Tax Rate %
-68.58%28.13%5.5%14.21%14.14%25.41%15.64%16.06%15.64%16.2%
Net Income
1.79B▲ 0%
368M▼ 79.5%
791M▲ 114.9%
-773M▼ 197.7%
1.49B▲ 292.2%
1.06B▼ 28.9%
917M▼ 13.2%
1.02B▲ 11.1%
1.05B▲ 3.2%
1.07B▲ 0%
Net Margin %
18.64%5.86%10.46%-10.42%17.79%11.34%10.55%11.79%11.24%11.38%
Net Income Growth %
314.81%-79.46%114.95%-197.72%292.24%-28.87%-13.25%11.12%3.24%10.87%
EPS (Diluted)
4.13▲ 0%
0.74▼ 82.1%
1.33▲ 79.7%
-1.79▼ 234.6%
2.28▲ 227.4%
1.59▼ 30.3%
1.37▼ 13.8%
1.58▲ 15.3%
1.60▲ 1.3%
1.63▲ 0%
EPS Growth %
313%-82.08%79.73%-234.59%227.37%-30.26%-13.84%15.33%1.27%9.4%
EPS (Basic)
4.160.741.34-1.792.351.601.371.581.61-
Diluted Shares Outstanding
434.31M452.46M505.16M531.03M609.94M632.35M633.18M644.14M656M659M

CNP Balance Sheet

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Total Assets
22.74B27.01B35.53B33.47B37.68B38.55B39.72B43.77B48.25B47.84B
Asset Growth %
4.15%18.79%31.55%-5.79%12.57%2.3%3.03%10.21%10.23%30.41%
PP&E (Net)
13.06B14.04B20.62B22.36B23.48B27.14B29.87B32.09B034.26B
PP&E / Total Assets %
57.43%52%58.05%66.81%62.33%70.42%75.2%73.32%0%71.62%
Total Current Assets
3.4B7.03B3.94B2.92B7.36B4.7B3.03B4.38B5.7B6.19B
Cash & Equivalents
260M4.23B241M147M230M74M90M24M49M639M
Receivables
1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Inventory
397M394M472M500M608M876M770M714M0667M
Other Current Assets
110M100M1B18M3.74B1.57B306M1.72B3.7B2.92B
Long-Term Investments
2.83B2.85B2.77B363M5M00000
Goodwill
867M867M4.88B4.7B4.29B4.29B4.16B3.94B3.55B3.55B
Intangible Assets
0058M50M44M38M0000
Other Assets
2.51B2.16B3.26B3.13B2.54B2.41B2.66B3.35B39B3.84B
Total Liabilities
18.05B18.95B27.17B25.12B28.26B28.5B30.05B33.1B37.09B36.39B
Total Debt
8.84B9.16B15.11B13.44B16.1B16.86B18.62B20.96B23.66B24.68B
Net Debt
8.58B4.93B14.87B13.29B15.87B16.78B18.53B20.94B23.61B24.04B
Long-Term Debt
8.2B8.68B14.24B11.52B15.56B14.84B17.56B20.4B20.62B22.48B
Short-Term Borrowings
645M482M868M1.92B545M2.02B1.06B566M2.98B2.21B
Capital Lease Obligations
00026M17M14M10M25M57M57M
Total Current Liabilities
3.07B3.3B3.98B4.83B4.29B5.11B3.86B4.04B6.26B5.31B
Accounts Payable
963M1.24B884M853M1.2B1.35B917M1.32B1.3B1.02B
Accrued Expenses
104M121M158M145M136M159M236M274M0763M
Deferred Revenue
086M124M119M111M110M111M93M89M0
Other Current Liabilities
1.06B982M1.71B1.39B1.79B1.03B1.12B1.32B1.89B1.6B
Deferred Taxes
1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K20.07B
Other Liabilities
3.61B3.73B5.02B5.15B4.51B4.57B4.55B4.25B3.84B3.91B
Total Equity
4.69B▲ 0%
8.06B▲ 71.9%
8.36B▲ 3.7%
8.35B▼ 0.1%
9.41B▲ 12.8%
10.04B▲ 6.7%
9.67B▼ 3.8%
10.67B▲ 10.3%
11.15B▲ 4.6%
11.45B▲ 0%
Equity Growth %
35.49%71.89%3.74%-0.13%12.78%6.69%-3.76%10.33%4.57%20.24%
Shareholders Equity
4.69B8.06B8.36B8.35B9.41B10.04B9.67B10.67B11.15B11.45B
Minority Interest
0000000000
Common Stock
4M5M5M6M6M9M6M6M6M6M
Additional Paid-in Capital
4.21B6.07B6.08B6.91B8.53B8.57B8.6B9.11B9.13B9.11B
Retained Earnings
543M349M632M-845M154M709M1.09B1.57B2.04B2.36B
Accumulated OCI
-68M-108M-98M-90M-64M-31M-35M-17M-26M-26M
Return on Assets (ROA)
8.04%1.48%2.53%-2.24%4.18%2.77%2.34%2.44%2.29%2.31%
Return on Equity (ROE)
43.99%5.77%9.64%-9.25%16.73%10.86%9.3%10.02%9.64%9.59%
Debt / Equity
1.89x1.14x1.81x1.61x1.71x1.68x1.93x1.97x2.12x2.16x
Debt / Assets
38.88%33.93%42.53%40.15%42.74%43.73%46.88%47.9%49.05%51.6%
Net Debt / EBITDA
3.95x2.34x6.48x5.97x5.92x5.88x5.86x6.11x6.49x6.48x
Book Value per Share
10.7917.8116.5515.7215.4415.8915.2716.561717.37

CNP Cash Flow Statement

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Cash from Operations
1.42B2.14B1.64B2B22M1.81B3.88B2.14B2.49B2.36B
Operating CF Growth %
-26.31%50.74%-23.31%21.79%-98.9%8127.27%114.2%-44.83%16.22%398.65%
Operating CF / Revenue %
14.74%34.03%21.66%26.89%0.26%19.42%44.58%24.75%26.57%25.05%
Net Income
1.79B368M791M-773M1.49B1.06B917M1.02B1.05B1.07B
Depreciation & Amortization
1.04B1.24B1.23B1.19B1.32B1.29B1.4B1.44B1.53B1.59B
Deferred Taxes
-770M48M69M-429M213M20M31M221M122M155M
Other Non-Cash Items
-321M207M108M1.86B-719M-357M37M-22M-85M-617M
Working Capital Changes
-320M270M-555M147M-2.27B-198M1.49B-518M-133M159M
Capital Expenditures
-1.43B-1.65B-8.42B-2.6B-3.16B-4.42B-4.4B-4.51B-4.87B-5.03B
CapEx / Revenue %
14.83%26.3%111.33%35%37.88%47.41%50.61%52.22%52.05%53.44%
CapEx / D&A
1.38x1.33x6.87x2.18x2.40x3.43x3.14x3.14x3.18x3.16x
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx)
0.99x1.29x0.19x0.77x0.01x0.41x0.88x0.47x0.51x0.47x
Cash from Investing
-1.26B-1.21B-8.42B-1.26B-1.85B-1.63B-4.23B-4.49B-4.02B-4.97B
Acquisitions
-132M0-5.99B1.22B22M2.08B144M00-1.22B
Purchase of Investments
00-6M0000000
Sale of Investments
0398M001.32B702M0000
Other Investing
301M46M82M116M-29M14M24M24M854M1.28B
Cash from Financing
-245M3.05B2.78B-834M1.92B-345M374M2.27B1.55B2.99B
Dividends Paid
-461M-908M-695M-529M-492M-489M-535M-522M-574M-581M
Dividend Payout Ratio %
25.73%243.75%72.95%-25.91%41.63%52.89%51.23%54.56%-
Debt Issuance (Net)
1000K1000K1000K-1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K0
Stock Issued
01.84B0672M000494M00
Share Repurchases
0000000000
Other Financing
-17M-52M-34M-14M-43M-43M-80M-63M39M2.07B
Net Change in Cash
-81M▲ 0%
3.98B▲ 5016.0%
-4.01B▼ 200.6%
-104M▲ 97.4%
87M▲ 183.7%
-163M▼ 287.4%
18M▲ 111.0%
-79M▼ 538.9%
19M▲ 124.1%
375M▲ 0%
Exchange Rate Effect
0000000000
Cash at Beginning
341M296M4.28B271M167M254M91M109M30M49M
Cash at End
260M4.28B271M167M254M91M109M30M49M1.63B
Free Cash Flow
-5M▲ 0%
485M▲ 9800.0%
-6.78B▼ 1498.6%
-601M▲ 91.1%
-3.14B▼ 422.8%
-2.61B▲ 17.0%
-524M▲ 79.9%
-2.37B▼ 353.1%
-2.38B▼ 0.4%
-2.67B▲ 0%
FCF Growth %
-100.97%9800%-1498.56%91.14%-422.8%16.96%79.92%-353.05%-0.42%0.85%
FCF Margin %
-0.05%7.73%-89.67%-8.1%-37.62%-27.99%-6.03%-27.47%-25.48%-28.39%
FCF / Net Income %
-0.28%131.79%-857.52%77.75%-211.44%-246.83%-57.14%-232.97%-226.62%-249.49%

CNP Key Ratios

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201720182019202020212022202320242025TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)
43.99%5.77%9.64%-9.25%16.73%10.86%9.3%10.02%9.64%9.59%
EBITDA Margin
22.59%33.63%30.35%30.04%32.08%30.62%36.35%39.67%38.9%39.41%
Net Debt / EBITDA
3.95x2.34x6.48x5.97x5.92x5.88x5.86x6.11x6.49x6.48x
Interest Coverage
3.73x2.31x1.96x2.06x2.47x3.70x2.55x2.45x2.38x-
CapEx / Revenue
14.83%26.3%111.33%35%37.88%47.41%50.61%52.22%52.05%53.44%
Dividend Payout Ratio
25.73%243.75%72.95%-25.91%41.63%52.89%51.23%54.56%54.25%
Debt / Equity
1.89x1.14x1.81x1.61x1.71x1.68x1.93x1.97x2.12x2.16x
EPS Growth
313%-82.08%79.73%-234.59%227.37%-30.26%-13.84%15.33%1.27%9.4%
Related:CNP Dividend History·CNP Revenue History·CNP Price History·CNP P/E History·CNP Financial Ratios·CNP Institutional Holders

CNP SEC Filings & Documents

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

6
Material company update

Apr 23, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Apr 17, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Mar 19, 2026·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

2
FY 2026

Feb 19, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Feb 20, 2025·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

6
FY 2026

Apr 23, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Oct 23, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Jul 24, 2025·SEC

CNP Frequently Asked Questions

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) reported $9.41B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 130% increase from $4.10B in 1996.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) grew revenue by 8.3% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Yes, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) is profitable, generating $1.07B in net income for fiscal year 2025 (11.2% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) pays a dividend with a yield of 2.04%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) has a return on equity (ROE) of 9.6%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) had negative free cash flow of $2.67B in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) has a dividend payout ratio of 55%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.

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