CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
CNP Utilities Utilities Regulated Electric
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $9.4 billion, up 8.26% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 10.7%, EPS grew 23.3%, free cash flow fell 4.04% and total debt rose 14.0%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) Free cash flow margin
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was −31.7%, down 2.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−29.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −37.6% (fiscal 2021) to 7.73% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is below the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of −11.5% and below the Utilities sector median of −11.7%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −29.3% | (1.82) |
| FY2024 | −27.5% | (21.44) |
| FY2023 | −6.03% | 21.96 |
| FY2022 | −28.0% | 9.63 |
| FY2021 | −37.6% | (29.52) |
| FY2020 | −8.10% | 3.38 |
| FY2019 | −11.5% | (19.21) |
| FY2018 | 7.73% | 7.82 |
| FY2017 | −0.09% | (6.85) |
| FY2016 | 6.76% | 2.89 |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| ES Eversource Energy compare | 2.13% |
| EIX Edison International compare | −2.00% |
| DTE DTE Energy Company compare | −11.7% |
| FE FirstEnergy Corporation compare | −12.4% |
| PCG Pacific Gas & Electric Co. compare | −16.5% |
| AEE Ameren Corporation compare | −16.6% |
| FTS Fortis compare | −16.6% |
| PPL PPL Corporation compare | −21.2% |
| CNP CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | −31.7% |
| Utilities Regulated Electric industry median | −11.5% |
| Utilities sector median | −11.7% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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