CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 | Q3'21 | Q2'21 |
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| Cash from Operations | 282M | 774M | 742M | 560M | 410M | 889M | 136M | 576M | 538M | 808M | 587M | 769M | 1.71B | 485M | 347M | 398M | 580M | 573M | 559M | 605M |
| Operating CF Growth % | -31.22% | -12.94% | 445.59% | -2.78% | -23.79% | 10.02% | -76.83% | -25.1% | -68.59% | 66.6% | 69.16% | 93.22% | 195.34% | -15.36% | -37.92% | -34.21% | 134.5% | 3.06% | 116.67% | 16.57% |
| Operating CF / Revenue % | 9.48% | 30.9% | 37.32% | 28.81% | 14.04% | 39.3% | 7.33% | 30.24% | 20.53% | 37.03% | 31.56% | 41.01% | 61.64% | 17.89% | 18.23% | 20.47% | 20.99% | 24.76% | 31.96% | 34.73% |
| Net Income | 316M | 264M | 293M | 198M | 297M | 248M | 193M | 228M | 350M | 192M | 282M | 118M | 325M | 134M | 202M | 190M | 531M | 654M | 218M | 251M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 423M | 405M | 392M | 370M | 363M | 356M | 334M | 386M | 363M | 359M | 374M | 349M | 319M | 314M | 329M | 327M | 318M | 328M | 353M | 327M |
| Deferred Taxes | 78M | 38M | 10M | 29M | 45M | -17M | 38M | 7M | 193M | -63M | 72M | 35M | -13M | -6M | 3M | -5M | 28M | 127M | 35M | -15M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -336M | -15M | -185M | -81M | -19M | 24M | -6M | -16M | -24M | 50M | -24M | 10M | 1M | -23M | 1M | 1M | -336M | -549M | -48M | -9M |
| Working Capital Changes | -199M | 82M | 232M | 44M | -276M | 278M | -423M | -29M | -344M | 270M | -117M | 257M | 1.08B | 66M | -188M | -115M | 39M | 13M | 1M | 51M |
| Capital Expenditures | -1.2B | -1.48B | -1.22B | -1.13B | -1.04B | -2.01B | -844M | -812M | -845M | -1.08B | -1.06B | -1.14B | -1.12B | -1.34B | -1.2B | -1.03B | 1.93B | -1.02B | -765M | -789M |
| CapEx / Revenue % | 40.27% | 59.12% | 61.47% | 58.08% | 35.55% | 88.95% | 45.47% | 42.62% | 32.25% | 49.4% | 57.2% | 60.59% | 40.41% | 49.43% | 63.01% | 53.19% | 70% | 43.91% | 43.74% | 45.29% |
| CapEx / D&A | 2.83x | 3.66x | 3.12x | 3.05x | 2.86x | 5.65x | 2.53x | 2.10x | 2.33x | 3.00x | 2.84x | 3.26x | 3.52x | 4.27x | 3.64x | 3.16x | 6.08x | 3.10x | 2.17x | 2.41x |
| CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx) | 0.24x | 0.52x | 0.61x | 0.50x | 0.39x | 0.44x | 0.16x | 0.71x | 0.64x | 0.75x | 0.55x | 0.68x | 1.53x | 0.36x | 0.29x | 0.38x | 0.30x | 0.56x | 0.73x | 0.77x |
| Cash from Investing | -1.19B | -1.41B | -1.26B | -1.11B | -234M | -1.93B | -959M | -756M | -844M | -1.04B | -1.04B | -999M | -1.16B | -1.4B | -1.17B | -992M | 1.93B | 253M | -728M | -772M |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | -1.22B | 0 | 1.22B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1M | 0 | 145M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15M | 2.06B | 0 | 22M | 0 |
| Purchase of Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sale of Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 702M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Investing | 10M | 67M | 1.18B | 22M | -415M | 82M | -115M | 56M | 1M | 36M | 28M | -8M | -32M | -59M | 28M | 27M | 18M | 1.27B | 15M | 17M |
| Cash from Financing | 2.49B | 644M | 465M | -613M | 1.05B | 942M | 870M | 83M | 376M | 206M | 355M | 332M | -519M | 875M | 377M | 1.02B | -2.62B | -728M | 168M | 157M |
| Dividends Paid | -150M | -143M | -144M | -144M | -143M | -138M | -130M | -128M | -126M | -127M | -144M | -120M | -144M | -113M | -138M | -107M | -131M | -108M | -136M | -112M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio % | 47.47% | 54.17% | 49.15% | 72.73% | 48.15% | 55.65% | 67.36% | 56.14% | 36% | 65.63% | 42.2% | 101.69% | 36.92% | 83.58% | 56.44% | 56.32% | 20.15% | 16.36% | 43.58% | 37.85% |
| Debt Issuance (Net) | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K |
| Stock Issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247M | 244M | 3M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | -74M | 3.9B | -1.74B | -7M | -24M | -10M | -13M | -10M | -30M | -5M | -824M | -12M | -39M | -10M | -9M | -10M | -14M | 1M | -3M | -17M |
| Net Change in Cash | 1.58B | 4M | -54M | -1.16B | 1.23B | -99M | 47M | -97M | 70M | -29M | -94M | 102M | 39M | -39M | -447M | 430M | -107M | 98M | -1M | -10M |
| Exchange Rate Effect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash at Beginning | 49M | 45M | 99M | 1.26B | 30M | 129M | 82M | 179M | 109M | 138M | 232M | 130M | 91M | 130M | 577M | 147M | 254M | 156M | 157M | 167M |
| Cash at End | 1.63B | 49M | 45M | 99M | 1.26B | 30M | 129M | 82M | 179M | 109M | 138M | 232M | 130M | 91M | 130M | 577M | 147M | 254M | 156M | 157M |
| Free Cash Flow | -916M | -707M | -480M | -569M | -628M | -1.12B | -708M | -236M | -307M | -270M | -477M | -367M | 590M | -855M | -852M | -636M | 2.51B | -443M | -206M | -184M |
| FCF Growth % | -45.86% | 37.04% | 32.2% | -141.1% | -104.56% | -315.93% | -48.43% | 35.69% | -152.03% | 68.42% | 44.01% | 42.3% | -76.53% | -93% | -313.59% | -245.65% | 210.51% | -193.38% | 41.64% | -93.68% |
| FCF Margin % | -30.79% | -28.22% | -24.14% | -29.27% | -21.51% | -49.65% | -38.15% | -12.39% | -11.72% | -12.37% | -25.65% | -19.57% | 21.23% | -31.54% | -44.77% | -32.72% | 90.99% | -19.14% | -11.78% | -10.56% |
| FCF / Net Income % | -289.87% | -267.8% | -163.82% | -287.37% | -211.45% | -452.82% | -366.84% | -103.51% | -87.71% | -140.63% | -169.15% | -311.02% | 181.54% | -638.06% | -421.78% | -334.74% | 473.45% | -67.74% | -94.5% | -73.31% |