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.

Revenue
+10.2%
EPS
+11.3%
Free cash flow
−27.3%
Total debt
+11.7%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

40.45 0.48 +1.20%
Market cap
$26.5B
P/E
22.8×
Fwd P/E
23.3×
Dividend yield
2.31%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
0.82
Beneish M
−2.65
Dividend safety
32/100

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) Net margin

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CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s net margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 11.8%, up 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (11.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.8% (fiscal 2020) to 18.6% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is below the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 13.5% and in line with the Utilities sector median of 11.6%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2025 11.2% (0.55)
FY2024 11.8% 1.82
FY2023 9.97% (0.84)
FY2022 10.8% (5.84)
FY2021 16.7% 29.44
FY2020 −12.8% (21.70)
FY2019 8.91% 3.60
FY2018 5.31% (13.33)
FY2017 18.6% 12.90
FY2016 5.74% 15.11

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Sep 2026 15.1% 3.77
Jun 2026 11.3% 0.72
Mar 2026 10.6% 0.08
Dec 2025 10.5% (4.20)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low −12.8% High 18.6%
Ten-year median 9.97%
Current reading's percentile 74

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
EIX Edison International compare 19.6%
AEE Ameren Corporation compare 17.9%
FTS Fortis compare 14.3%
PPL PPL Corporation compare 13.5%
CNP CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 11.8%
PCG Pacific Gas & Electric Co. compare 11.6%
ES Eversource Energy compare 10.4%
DTE DTE Energy Company compare 8.21%
FE FirstEnergy Corporation compare 7.40%
Utilities Regulated Electric industry median 13.5%
Utilities sector median 11.6%
Market median 1.06%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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