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CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

CNP

NYSEUtilitiesRegulated Electric

Previous close

$38.77

−$1.43 · -3.56%

Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Buy

Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment

Valuation

63

Undervalued

Momentum

47

Neutral

Sentiment

65

Bullish

Risk resilience

86

Low Risk

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Company profile

Company website

CenterPoint 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 / TTM

Valuation & 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.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends50%35%21%7%Gross margin, FY2021: 38.40%Gross margin, FY2022: 36.44%Gross margin, FY2023: 42.39%Gross margin, FY2024: 46.00%Gross margin, FY2025: 28.71%Operating margin, FY2021: 16.32%Operating margin, FY2022: 16.80%Operating margin, FY2023: 20.24%Operating margin, FY2024: 23.02%Operating margin, FY2025: 22.55%Net margin, FY2021: 17.79%Net margin, FY2022: 11.34%Net margin, FY2023: 10.55%Net margin, FY2024: 11.79%Net margin, FY2025: 11.24%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 38.40%. Gross margin FY2022 36.44%. Gross margin FY2023 42.39%. Gross margin FY2024 46.00%. Gross margin FY2025 28.71%. Operating margin FY2021 16.32%. Operating margin FY2022 16.80%. Operating margin FY2023 20.24%. Operating margin FY2024 23.02%. Operating margin FY2025 22.55%. Net margin FY2021 17.79%. Net margin FY2022 11.34%. Net margin FY2023 10.55%. Net margin FY2024 11.79%. Net margin FY2025 11.24%.

Income trends

Revenue

9.36B USD+8.26%

Operating income

2.11B USD+6.03%

Net income

1.05B USD+3.24%
Income trends across reported periods10.2B USD6.83B USD3.45B USD73M USDRevenue, FY2021: 8.35B USDRevenue, FY2022: 9.32B USDRevenue, FY2023: 8.7B USDRevenue, FY2024: 8.64B USDRevenue, FY2025: 9.36B USDOperating income, FY2021: 1.36B USDOperating income, FY2022: 1.57B USDOperating income, FY2023: 1.76B USDOperating income, FY2024: 1.99B USDOperating income, FY2025: 2.11B USDNet income, FY2021: 1.49B USDNet income, FY2022: 1.06B USDNet income, FY2023: 917M USDNet income, FY2024: 1.02B USDNet income, FY2025: 1.05B USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 8.35B USD. Revenue FY2022 9.32B USD. Revenue FY2023 8.7B USD. Revenue FY2024 8.64B USD. Revenue FY2025 9.36B USD. Operating income FY2021 1.36B USD. Operating income FY2022 1.57B USD. Operating income FY2023 1.76B USD. Operating income FY2024 1.99B USD. Operating income FY2025 2.11B USD. Net income FY2021 1.49B USD. Net income FY2022 1.06B USD. Net income FY2023 917M USD. Net income FY2024 1.02B USD. Net income FY2025 1.05B USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue9.36B USD8.64B USD8.7B USD9.32B USD8.35B USD
Cost of goods sold6.67B USD4.67B USD5.01B USD5.92B USD5.15B USD
Gross profit2.69B USD3.98B USD3.69B USD3.4B USD3.21B USD
Operating expenses576M USD1.99B USD1.93B USD1.83B USD1.84B USD
Interest expense903M USD838M USD701M USD524M USD529M USD
Depreciation and amortization1.53B USD1.44B USD1.4B USD1.29B USD1.32B USD
Operating income2.11B USD1.99B USD1.76B USD1.57B USD1.36B USD
Net income1.05B USD1.02B USD917M USD1.06B USD1.49B 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

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates0.60.480.370.25Q1 '25MetQ2 '25MissQ3 '25MissQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26MetQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 20, 2025: actual 0.4, estimate 0.4, surprise 0.00%, Met estimate. Q2 2025, reported Apr 24, 2025: actual 0.53, estimate 0.55, surprise -3.64%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Jul 24, 2025: actual 0.29, estimate 0.384, surprise -24.50%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Oct 23, 2025: actual 0.5, estimate 0.451, surprise +10.94%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 19, 2026: actual 0.45, estimate 0.45, surprise 0.00%, Met estimate. Q2 2026, reported Apr 23, 2026: actual 0.56, estimate 0.549, surprise +2.00%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Jul 28, 2026: actual 0.4, estimate 0.373, surprise +7.21%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Oct 22, 2026: actual —, estimate 0.51, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates3.09B2.67B2.25B1.83BQ1 '25MissQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25MissQ4 '25MissQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 20, 2025: actual 2.26B USD, estimate 2.48B USD, surprise -8.85%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported Apr 24, 2025: actual 2.92B USD, estimate 2.26B USD, surprise +29.41%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Jul 24, 2025: actual 1.94B USD, estimate 2.2B USD, surprise -11.78%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Oct 23, 2025: actual 1.96B USD, estimate 2.09B USD, surprise -6.08%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Feb 19, 2026: actual 2.49B USD, estimate 2.24B USD, surprise +11.01%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported Apr 23, 2026: actual 2.98B USD, estimate 2.85B USD, surprise +4.24%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Jul 28, 2026: actual 2.15B USD, estimate 2.12B USD, surprise +1.31%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Oct 22, 2026: actual —, estimate 2.11B USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$46.00

18.65% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $50.00Average $46.00Low $40.00

Rating distribution

31 ratings
Strong buy00%
Buy1342%
Hold1755%
Sell13%
Strong sell00%

Recent analyst actions

12 institutions
JefferiesmaintainBuy

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

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 20, 2026

$0.24

Quarterly

Record Aug 20, 2026 · Payment Sep 10, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 21, 2026

$0.23

Quarterly

Record May 21, 2026 · Payment Jun 11, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Feb 19, 2026

$0.23

Quarterly

Record Feb 19, 2026 · Payment Mar 12, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Nov 20, 2025

$0.22

Quarterly

Record Nov 20, 2025 · Payment Dec 11, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 21, 2025

$0.22

Quarterly

Record Aug 21, 2025 · Payment Sep 11, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 15, 2025

$0.22

Quarterly

Record May 15, 2025 · Payment Jun 12, 2025

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