CenterPoint Energy, Inc. CNP

36.84 0.02 0.05% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$24.3B
P/E
21.7×
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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) P/E ratio

As of 25 September 2026, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) trades at a P/E ratio of 21.7×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (March 2021) to 48.7× (May 2019); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period. That is above the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 18.8× and above the Utilities sector median of 19.0×.

P/E ratio, daily

Annual

Period P/E ratio Change
FY2025 24.0× 20.08%
FY2024 20.0× (5.07%)
FY2023 21.0× 13.07%
FY2022 18.6× 51.21%
FY2021 12.3× —
FY2020 0.0× —
FY2019 20.4× (46.65%)
FY2018 38.1× 466.37%
FY2017 6.7× (72.46%)
FY2016 24.5× —

Quarterly

Period P/E ratio Change
Jun 2026 25.9× (2.16%)
Mar 2026 26.5× 10.50%
Dec 2025 24.0× (2.42%)
Sep 2025 24.6× (4.42%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 48.7×
Ten-year median 18.7×
Current reading's percentile 67

P/E ratio against peers

Company P/E ratio
PCG Pacific Gas & Electric Co. compare 8.9×
ES Eversource Energy compare 16.5×
AEE Ameren Corporation compare 17.3×
PPL PPL Corporation compare 18.8×
CMS CMS Energy Corporation compare 18.9×
DTE DTE Energy Company compare 19.1×
FTS Fortis compare 21.5×
CNP CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 21.7×
FE FirstEnergy Corporation compare 23.0×
Utilities Regulated Electric industry median 18.8×
Utilities sector median 19.0×
Market median 17.9×

What P/E ratio is

Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.

Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)

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