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

40.32 0.35 +0.88%
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) Return on equity

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CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 10.1%, up 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (9.64%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.3% (fiscal 2015) to 44.0% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is in line with the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 9.94% and above the Utilities sector median of 8.82%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 9.64% (0.38)
FY2024 10.0% 0.85
FY2023 9.17% (2.11)
FY2022 11.3% (7.76)
FY2021 19.0% 34.10
FY2020 −15.1% (25.48)
FY2019 10.4% 4.37
FY2018 6.05% (37.94)
FY2017 44.0% 31.51
FY2016 12.5% 29.76

Against its own ten years

Low −17.3% High 44.0%
Ten-year median 10.0%
Current reading's percentile 45

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
EIX Edison International compare 19.6%
AEE Ameren Corporation compare 11.9%
DTE DTE Energy Company compare 11.0%
CNP CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 10.1%
PCG Pacific Gas & Electric Co. compare 9.33%
ES Eversource Energy compare 9.06%
PPL PPL Corporation compare 8.62%
FE FirstEnergy Corporation compare 8.37%
FTS Fortis compare 7.04%
Utilities Regulated Electric industry median 9.94%
Utilities sector median 8.82%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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