
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
CNPNYSEUtilitiesRegulated Electric
Previous close
$38.77
−$1.43 · -3.56%
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Buy
Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment
Valuation
63
Undervalued
Momentum
47
Neutral
Sentiment
65
Bullish
Risk resilience
86
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Company profile
Company websiteCenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding enterprise across the United States, primarily through its Electric and Natural Gas divisions. The Electric segment manages power generation assets, alongside the transmission and distribution networks that supply electricity to consumers, and actively participates in the wholesale power market. Its Natural Gas segment delivers natural gas distribution services, provides home appliance maintenance and repair in Minnesota, and extends home repair protection plans to natural gas customers in Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana through a third-party partner. This segment is also engaged in the sale of regulated intrastate natural gas, as well as its transportation and storage for residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation clients. As of December 31, 2021, CenterPoint Energy served approximately 2.7 million metered customers. Its substantial infrastructure included 239 substation sites with a total installed transformer capacity of 71,241 megavolt amperes, roughly 100,000 linear miles of natural gas distribution and transmission mains, and 285 miles of intrastate pipelines across Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma. The company was established in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
- Industry
- Regulated Electric
- Sector
- Utilities
- Headquarters
- US
- CEO
- Jason Wells
- Listed since
- Jan 2, 1970
- Employees
- 8,794
Market position
Day range
Current $38.77
52-week range
Current $38.77
- Open
- $40.245
- Previous close
- $40.20
- Volume
- 7.82M
- 1.3× average
- Average volume
- 6.03M
- Average daily volume
- Market cap
- 25.54B USD
- Beta
- 0.46
- Market reference 1
- 50-day average
- $42.644
- -9.08% below average
- 200-day average
- $41.4604
- -6.49% below average
Financials
Financial snapshot
Latest / TTMValuation & yield
- Enterprise value
- 48.65B USD
- P/E (TTM)
- 22.81×
- P/B (TTM)
- 2.17×
- P/S (TTM)
- 2.65×
- EV / EBITDA
- 13.22×
- Earnings yield
- 4.20%
- Free cash flow yield
- -9.52%
- Dividend yield
- 2.37%
Profitability & efficiency
- Gross margin
- 54.06%
- Operating margin
- 23.24%
- Net margin
- 11.61%
- Return on equity
- 9.43%
- Return on assets
- 2.18%
- Return on invested capital
- 3.96%
Financial health
- Debt / equity
- 2.14×
- Current ratio
- 0.91×
- Altman Z-score
- 0.87
- Piotroski F-score
- 6 of 9
Financial statements
Margin trends
Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.
Income trends
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
| Metric (USD) | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 9.36B USD | 8.64B USD | 8.7B USD | 9.32B USD | 8.35B USD |
| Cost of goods sold | 6.67B USD | 4.67B USD | 5.01B USD | 5.92B USD | 5.15B USD |
| Gross profit | 2.69B USD | 3.98B USD | 3.69B USD | 3.4B USD | 3.21B USD |
| Operating expenses | 576M USD | 1.99B USD | 1.93B USD | 1.83B USD | 1.84B USD |
| Interest expense | 903M USD | 838M USD | 701M USD | 524M USD | 529M USD |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1.53B USD | 1.44B USD | 1.4B USD | 1.29B USD | 1.32B USD |
| Operating income | 2.11B USD | 1.99B USD | 1.76B USD | 1.57B USD | 1.36B USD |
| Net income | 1.05B USD | 1.02B USD | 917M USD | 1.06B USD | 1.49B USD |
Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.
Earnings
- EPS beat rate
- 45%
- 5 beats, 3 misses, 3 met estimates
- Average EPS surprise
- +0.47%
- 11 comparable reports
- Latest EPS result
- 0.4
- Estimate 0.37 · Beat by 7.21%
EPS: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Revenue: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Analyst ratings
Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.
Analyst price target
Average target
$46.00
18.65% upsideRating distribution
31 ratingsRecent analyst actions
CNP news
Corporate actions
Annual dividends per share
Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.
$0.88
2025 complete year+35.4% since 2021
2026 partial: $0.70
$0.65
2,021
$0.70
2,022
$0.77
2,023
$0.81
2,024
$0.88
2,025
$0.70
2,026*
* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.
Corporate action history
| Action | Ex-dividend date | Details | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend | Aug 20, 2026 | $0.24Quarterly | Aug 20, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 |
Dividend | May 21, 2026 | $0.23Quarterly | May 21, 2026 | Jun 11, 2026 |
Dividend | Feb 19, 2026 | $0.23Quarterly | Feb 19, 2026 | Mar 12, 2026 |
Dividend | Nov 20, 2025 | $0.22Quarterly | Nov 20, 2025 | Dec 11, 2025 |
Dividend | Aug 21, 2025 | $0.22Quarterly | Aug 21, 2025 | Sep 11, 2025 |
Dividend | May 15, 2025 | $0.22Quarterly | May 15, 2025 | Jun 12, 2025 |
Ex-dividend Aug 20, 2026
$0.24
Quarterly
Record Aug 20, 2026 · Payment Sep 10, 2026
Ex-dividend May 21, 2026
$0.23
Quarterly
Record May 21, 2026 · Payment Jun 11, 2026
Ex-dividend Feb 19, 2026
$0.23
Quarterly
Record Feb 19, 2026 · Payment Mar 12, 2026
Ex-dividend Nov 20, 2025
$0.22
Quarterly
Record Nov 20, 2025 · Payment Dec 11, 2025
Ex-dividend Aug 21, 2025
$0.22
Quarterly
Record Aug 21, 2025 · Payment Sep 11, 2025
Ex-dividend May 15, 2025
$0.22
Quarterly
Record May 15, 2025 · Payment Jun 12, 2025
CNP peers
ETFs holding CNP
Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI874.12M0.04%2.3T USD0.03%$378.24+0.44%
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFVOO721.93M0.04%1.7T USD0.03%$703.71+0.39%
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETFVO594M0.26%224.7B USD0.03%$82.97+0.53%
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETFXLU432.75M1.92%22.48B USD0.08%$42.77-2.28%
iShares Core S&P 500 ETFIVV354.99M0.04%891.84B USD0.03%$769.31+0.39%
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY326.94M0.04%817.87B USD0.09%$765.72+0.41%
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETFVTV261.27M0.10%256.5B USD0.03%$226.4+0.54%
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Equity ETFTCAF239.28M2.90%8.27B USD0.31%$42.46+0.35%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI- Market value
- 874.12M
- Weight
- 0.04%
- AUM
- 2.3T USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $378.24+0.44%
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFVOO- Market value
- 721.93M
- Weight
- 0.04%
- AUM
- 1.7T USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $703.71+0.39%
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETFVO- Market value
- 594M
- Weight
- 0.26%
- AUM
- 224.7B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $82.97+0.53%
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETFXLU- Market value
- 432.75M
- Weight
- 1.92%
- AUM
- 22.48B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.08%
- Price / 1D
- $42.77-2.28%
iShares Core S&P 500 ETFIVV- Market value
- 354.99M
- Weight
- 0.04%
- AUM
- 891.84B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $769.31+0.39%
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY- Market value
- 326.94M
- Weight
- 0.04%
- AUM
- 817.87B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.09%
- Price / 1D
- $765.72+0.41%
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETFVTV- Market value
- 261.27M
- Weight
- 0.10%
- AUM
- 256.5B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $226.4+0.54%
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Equity ETFTCAF- Market value
- 239.28M
- Weight
- 2.90%
- AUM
- 8.27B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.31%
- Price / 1D
- $42.46+0.35%
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