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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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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 16.38 | 24.45 | 24.81 | 24.25 | 11.58 | 19.31 | 25.03 | 25.42 | 25.41 | 30.59 |
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| High | 24.98 | 30.45 | 29.63 | 31.42 | 27.53 | 28.37 | 33.50 | 31.47 | 33.00 | 40.50 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 7,727 | 7,977 | 7,977 | 14,262 | 9,541 | 9,418 | 8,986 | 8,827 | 8,872 | 8,794 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.97 | 1.21 | 0.79 | 0.53 | 0.78 | 0.89 | 1.04 | 0.99 | 0.97 | 1.06 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 7,528 | 9,614 | 6,277 | 7,564 | 7,418 | 8,352 | 9,321 | 8,696 | 8,643 | 9,357 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 60.60 | 49.10 | 76.04 | 73.31 | 76.48 | 72.04 | 66.84 | 75.16 | 80.12 | 77.38 | |||||
| EBT | 686 | 1,063 | 551 | 545 | 563 | 778 | 1,417 | 1,087 | 1,214 | 1,247 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 9.11 | 11.06 | 8.78 | 7.21 | 7.59 | 9.32 | 15.20 | 12.50 | 14.05 | 13.33 | |||||
| Net income | 432 | 1,792 | 368 | 791 | (773) | 1,486 | 1,057 | 917 | 1,019 | 1,052 | |||||
| Depreciation | 1,152 | 1,060 | 1,291 | 1,225 | 1,189 | 1,316 | 1,288 | 1,401 | 1,439 | 1,530 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 17.47 | 22.31 | 13.98 | 15.07 | 13.97 | 14.08 | 14.82 | 13.78 | 13.44 | 14.33 | ||||
| Earnings | 1.00 | 4.16 | 0.74 | 1.34 | (1.79) | 2.35 | 1.60 | 1.37 | 1.58 | 1.61 | |||||
| Cash flow | 4.46 | 3.29 | 4.76 | 3.26 | 3.76 | 0.04 | 2.88 | 6.14 | 3.33 | 3.81 | |||||
| Capex | (3.28) | (3.31) | (3.68) | (4.99) | (4.89) | (5.34) | (7.03) | (6.97) | (7.02) | (8.00) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1.18 | (0.02) | 1.08 | (1.73) | (1.13) | (5.30) | (4.15) | (0.83) | (3.69) | (4.20) | |||||
| Book value | 8.03 | 10.88 | 17.95 | 16.65 | 15.72 | 15.88 | 15.97 | 15.32 | 16.59 | 17.08 | |||||
| Shares, m | 431 | 431 | 449 | 502 | 531 | 593 | 629 | 631 | 643 | 653 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 24.46 | 6.74 | 38.15 | 20.35 | 0.00 | 12.30 | 18.59 | 21.02 | 19.96 | 23.96 | ||||
| P/S | 1.41 | 1.26 | 2.02 | 1.81 | 1.55 | 1.98 | 1.99 | 2.11 | 2.36 | 2.68 | |||||
| P/B | 3.06 | 2.58 | 2.01 | 2.07 | 1.92 | 1.92 | 2.01 | 1.89 | 1.91 | 2.24 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 2.38 | 2.05 | 2.72 | 3.67 | 3.22 | 1.89 | 3.74 | 4.17 | 4.72 | 5.07 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 35.16 | (2,188.51) | 35.19 | (31.96) | (39.79) | (5.01) | (13.36) | (69.26) | (17.18) | (17.32) | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 1,923 | 1,417 | 2,136 | 1,638 | 1,995 | 22 | 1,810 | 3,877 | 2,139 | 2,486 | ||||
| Capex | (1,414) | (1,426) | (1,651) | (2,506) | (2,596) | (3,164) | (4,419) | (4,401) | (4,513) | (5,227) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 509 | (9) | 485 | (868) | (601) | (3,142) | (2,609) | (524) | (2,374) | (2,741) | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | (157) | 326 | 3,723 | (41) | (1,905) | 3,068 | (414) | (837) | 336 | (559) | ||||
| Total debt | 8,592 | 8,840 | 9,164 | 15,112 | 13,440 | 862 | 16,856 | 18,618 | 20,963 | 22,980 | |||||
| Net debt | 7,298 | 7,620 | 4,393 | 14,049 | 12,422 | (807) | 16,272 | 17,987 | 20,378 | 22,432 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 3,460 | 4,688 | 8,058 | 8,359 | 8,348 | 9,415 | 10,042 | 9,667 | 10,666 | 11,153 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 2.00 | 8.04 | 1.34 | 2.16 | (2.75) | 3.91 | 2.64 | 2.22 | 2.44 | 2.33 | ||||
| ROIC | 5.94 | 5.77 | 4.36 | 2.99 | 3.13 | 9.90 | 3.72 | 3.98 | 4.01 | 3.93 | |||||
| ROE | 12.48 | 43.99 | 6.05 | 10.42 | (15.06) | 19.04 | 11.28 | 9.17 | 10.02 | 9.64 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. vs peers in Utilities Regulated Electric (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEE Ameren Corporation | $28.7B | 18.5× | 20.3× | −5.81% (below 0%: shrinking) | +11.76% (above 0%: growing) | −51.22% (below 0%: shrinking) | 73.90% | 21.94% | Compare |
| PCG Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | $28.5B | 9.5× | 11.2× | +0.07% (above 0%: growing) | +37.50% (above 0%: growing) | −2.64% (below 0%: shrinking) | 84.50% | 21.40% | Compare |
| FTS Fortis | $27.9B | 22.6× | 21.5× | +4.02% (above 0%: growing) | +1.82% (above 0%: growing) | +29.48% (above 0%: growing) | 45.92% | 27.43% | Compare |
| DTE DTE Energy Company | $26.7B | 20.5× | 19.4× | −1.46% (below 0%: shrinking) | +22.73% (above 0%: growing) | −179.77% (below 0%: shrinking) | 51.91% | 13.59% | Compare |
| FE FirstEnergy Corporation | $26.4B | 24.6× | 16.8× | +8.82% (above 0%: growing) | +8.70% (above 0%: growing) | −143.84% (below 0%: shrinking) | 64.30% | 18.41% | Compare |
| CNP CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | $26.2B | 23.9× | 22.8× | +10.70% (above 0%: growing) | +23.33% (above 0%: growing) | −4.04% (below 0%: shrinking) | 86.94% | 24.81% | |
| PPL PPL Corporation | $26.0B | 20.7× | 18.6× | +4.25% (above 0%: growing) | +24.00% (above 0%: growing) | −112.80% (below 0%: shrinking) | 71.67% | 22.50% | Compare |
| ES Eversource Energy | $24.9B | 17.3× | 15.4× | +2.29% (above 0%: growing) | −85.42% (below 0%: shrinking) | +398.93% (above 0%: growing) | 67.64% | 18.63% | Compare |
| EIX Edison International | $21.4B | 5.7× | 12.2× | −4.09% (below 0%: shrinking) | +56.18% (above 0%: growing) | +30.60% (above 0%: growing) | 73.90% | 25.06% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $26.5B | 19.5× | 17.7× | +1.18% | +17.25% | −26.93% | 69.66% | 21.67% |
CNP metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) key facts
- Strength: CenterPoint Energy, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $9.4 billion, up 8.26% from fiscal 2024.
- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) is an Utilities Regulated Electric company in the Utilities sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, CNP traded at $40.64, a market capitalization of $26.2 billion.
- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share, a yield of 2.26%, with a payout ratio of 54.1%.
- Return on equity was 9.64% and debt-to-equity 2.10.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 0.82 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.