centerpoint energy inc. - CNP

CNP

Close Chg Chg %
37.94 -0.16 -0.41%

Open Market

37.78

-0.16 (0.41%)

Volume: 393.70K

Last Updated:

Dec 10, 2025, 10:19 AM EDT

Company Overview: centerpoint energy inc. - CNP

CNP Key Data

Open

$37.97

Day Range

37.77 - 38.09

52 Week Range

30.59 - 42.50

Market Cap

$24.76B

Shares Outstanding

652.87M

Public Float

649.61M

Beta

0.56

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

24.06

EPS

$1.59

Yield

230.91%

Dividend

$0.22

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Nov 20, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

4.40M

 

CNP Performance

1 Week
 
-1.30%
 
1 Month
 
-4.55%
 
3 Months
 
-0.81%
 
1 Year
 
18.75%
 
5 Years
 
74.39%
 

CNP Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 20
Full Ratings ➔

About centerpoint energy inc. - CNP

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the business of power generation and distribution. It operates through the following segments: Electric, Corporate and Other, and Natural Gas. The Electric segment includes electric transmission and distribution services. The Corporate and Other segment refers to the energy performance contracting and sustainable infrastructure services. The Natural Gas segment is involved in the sales of intrastate natural gas, permanent pipeline connections, and home appliance maintenance and repair services. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

CNP At a Glance

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
1111 Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas 77002-5230
Phone 1-713-207-1111 Revenue 8.64B
Industry Electric Utilities Net Income 1.02B
Sector Utilities Employees 8,872
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025
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CNP Valuation

P/E Current 24.264
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 20.057
Price to Sales Ratio 2.365
Price to Book Ratio 1.939
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 9.56
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 12.09
Enterprise Value to Sales 4.797
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.521

CNP Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 974,188.458
Income Per Employee 114,855.726
Receivables Turnover 6.36
Total Asset Turnover 0.201

CNP Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.083
Quick Ratio 0.907
Cash Ratio 0.146

CNP Profitability

Gross Margin 29.353
Operating Margin 23.024
Pretax Margin 14.046
Net Margin 11.79
Return on Assets 2.373
Return on Equity 10.023
Return on Total Capital 3.157
Return on Invested Capital 3.494

CNP Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 202.606
Total Debt to Total Capital 66.954
Total Debt to Total Assets 47.602
Long-Term Debt to Equity 191.468
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 63.273
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Annual Financials for Centerpoint Energy Inc. - CNP

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
8.35B 9.32B 8.70B 8.64B
Sales Growth
+12.59% +11.60% -6.71% -0.61%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
6.46B 7.21B 6.41B 6.11B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
1.32B 1.29B 1.40B 1.44B
Depreciation
1.31B 1.28B 1.40B 1.44B
Amortization of Intangibles
- 7.00M 7.00M 3.00M
COGS Growth
+13.79% +11.62% -11.11% -4.76%
Gross Income
1.89B 2.11B 2.29B 2.54B
Gross Income Growth
+8.68% +11.53% +8.35% +11.03%
Gross Profit Margin
+22.64% +22.63% +26.28% +29.35%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
- - - -
-
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
- - - -
-
SGA Growth
- - - -
-
Other Operating Expense
528.00M 543.00M 525.00M 547.00M
Unusual Expense
164.00M (76.00M) (18.00M) (6.00M)
EBIT after Unusual Expense
1.20B 1.64B 1.78B 2.00B
Non Operating Income/Expense
108.00M 299.00M 10.00M 56.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
529.00M 524.00M 701.00M 838.00M
Interest Expense Growth
- -0.95% +33.78% +19.54%
Gross Interest Expense
529.00M 524.00M 701.00M 838.00M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
778.00M 1.42B 1.09B 1.21B
Pretax Income Growth
+189.94% +82.13% -23.29% +11.68%
Pretax Margin
+9.32% +15.20% +12.50% +14.05%
Income Tax
110.00M 360.00M 170.00M 195.00M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
(28.00M) 340.00M 139.00M (26.00M)
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
138.00M 20.00M 31.00M 221.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
668.00M 1.06B 917.00M 1.02B
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
668.00M 1.06B 917.00M 1.02B
Net Income Growth
+213.03% +58.23% -13.25% +11.12%
Net Margin Growth
+8.00% +11.34% +10.55% +11.79%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - 818.00M
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - 818.00M
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
1.49B 1.06B 917.00M 1.02B
Preferred Dividends
- 95.00M 49.00M 50.00M
Net Income Available to Common
1.39B 1.01B 867.00M 1.02B
EPS (Basic)
2.346 1.6015 1.3741 1.5844
EPS (Basic) Growth
+231.27% -31.73% -14.20% +15.30%
Basic Shares Outstanding
592.93M 629.41M 630.95M 643.16M
EPS (Diluted)
2.2806 1.5941 1.3693 1.582
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+227.61% -30.10% -14.10% +15.53%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
609.94M 632.35M 633.18M 644.14M
EBITDA
2.68B 2.85B 3.16B 3.43B
EBITDA Growth
+10.97% +6.53% +10.72% +8.48%
EBITDA Margin
+32.09% +30.63% +36.35% +39.67%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 43.00
Number of Ratings 20 Current Quarters Estimate 0.465
FY Report Date 12 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 1.762
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.50 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 1.62 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 1.91
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 11 8 16 16
Mean Estimate 0.46 0.58 1.76 1.91
High Estimates 0.52 0.64 1.77 1.93
Low Estimate 0.34 0.52 1.75 1.90
Coefficient of Variance 10.75 6.57 0.34 0.37

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 6 6 5
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 1
HOLD 13 12 9
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 2
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Centerpoint Energy Inc. - CNP

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
May 14, 2025 Laurie Fitch Director 6,434 Open market or private purchase of non-derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $37.58 per share 241,789.72
May 14, 2025 Laurie Fitch Director 7,234 Open market or private purchase of non-derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $36.72 per share 265,632.48
May 8, 2025 Christopher A. Foster EVP and CFO 133,503 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $38.88 per share 5,190,596.64
Feb 27, 2025 Kristie L. Colvin SVP and CAO 118,882 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $34.1 per share 4,053,876.20
Feb 27, 2025 Kristie L. Colvin SVP and CAO N/A Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $34.08 per share 0.00

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