CenterPoint Energy
CNP
38.53
-0.03
-0.08%
CenterPoint Energy
US · CNP
#812 by market cap
Listed 1970
38.53
-0.03
-0.08%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 468s ago
· 2026-10-08 07:39
Pre-market
38.53
0.00%
After-hours
38.53
0.00%
- Market cap
- 25.38B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 22.93
- P/Bi
- 2.17
- EPSi
- 1.60
- Div yieldi
- 2.34%
- 52W posi
- 25%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Weak
- Altman Z-Score is 0.83, below the 1.8 "distress zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +8.26% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 45.06%
- Operating margin
- 22.55%
- Net margin
- 11.24%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 47.81B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 0.83
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 6.28B | 7.56B | 7.42B | 8.35B | 9.32B | 8.70B | 8.64B | 9.36B |
| Gross profit | 2.50B | 2.77B | 2.93B | 3.21B | 3.40B | 3.69B | 3.98B | 4.22B |
| Selling & admin expenses | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 868.00M | 1.07B | 1.22B | 1.36B | 1.57B | 1.76B | 1.99B | 2.11B |
| Pretax profit | 551.00M | 545.00M | 563.00M | 778.00M | 1.42B | 1.09B | 1.21B | 1.25B |
| Tax | 155.00M | 30.00M | 80.00M | 110.00M | 360.00M | 170.00M | 195.00M | 195.00M |
| Net profit | 368.00M | 791.00M | -773.00M | 1.49B | 1.06B | 917.00M | 1.02B | 1.05B |
| Basic EPS | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.74 | 1.33 | -1.79 | 2.28 | 1.59 | 1.37 | 1.58 | 1.60 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2.92B | 1.94B | 1.99B | 2.51B | 2.98B | 2.15B |
| Gross profit | 1.17B | 927.00M | 1.03B | 1.10B | 1.24B | 1.13B |
| Selling & admin expenses | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 649.00M | 417.00M | 502.00M | 542.00M | 658.00M | 534.00M |
| Pretax profit | 378.00M | 253.00M | 286.00M | 330.00M | 409.00M | 297.00M |
| Tax | 81.00M | 55.00M | -7.00M | 66.00M | 93.00M | 53.00M |
| Net profit | 297.00M | 198.00M | 293.00M | 264.00M | 316.00M | 244.00M |
| Basic EPS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.45 | 0.30 | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.48 | 0.37 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 7.03B | 3.94B | 2.92B | 7.36B | 4.70B | 3.03B | 4.38B | 5.70B |
| Cash & ST investments | 4.77B | 1.06B | 1.02B | 1.67B | 584.00M | 631.00M | 585.00M | 548.00M |
| Inventory | 394.00M | 472.00M | 500.00M | 608.00M | 876.00M | 770.00M | 714.00M | 732.00M |
| Total assets | 27.01B | 35.53B | 33.47B | 37.68B | 38.55B | 39.72B | 43.77B | 46.53B |
| Total current liabilities | 3.30B | 3.98B | 4.83B | 4.29B | 5.11B | 3.86B | 4.05B | 6.26B |
| Short-term debt | 482.00M | 868.00M | 1.92B | 545.00M | 2.02B | 1.06B | 566.00M | 2.41B |
| Long-term debt | 8.68B | 14.24B | 11.52B | 15.56B | 14.84B | 17.56B | 20.40B | 20.57B |
| Total liabilities | 18,951,000,000.00 | 27,170,000,000.00 | 25,123,000,000.00 | 28,261,000,000.00 | 28,501,000,000.00 | 30,048,000,000.00 | 33,102,000,000.00 | 35,381,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 8.06B | 8.36B | 8.35B | 9.42B | 10.05B | 9.67B | 10.67B | 11.15B |
| Retained earnings | 349.00M | 632.00M | -845.00M | 154.00M | 709.00M | 1.09B | 1.57B | 2.04B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 4.14B | 2.93B | 2.95B | 5.70B | 6.19B | 5.45B |
| Cash & ST investments | 1.89B | 776.00M | 616.00M | 548.00M | 1.19B | 453.00M |
| Inventory | 608.00M | 694.00M | 782.00M | 732.00M | 667.00M | 747.00M |
| Total assets | 44.49B | 44.10B | 45.05B | 46.53B | 47.84B | 48.25B |
| Total current liabilities | 4.44B | 3.70B | 5.74B | 6.26B | 5.31B | 4.86B |
| Short-term debt | 1.83B | 1.05B | 2.90B | 2.41B | 2.21B | 1.74B |
| Long-term debt | 20.36B | 20.56B | 19.40B | 20.57B | 22.48B | 22.91B |
| Total liabilities | 33,531,000,000.00 | 33,080,000,000.00 | 34,014,000,000.00 | 35,381,000,000.00 | 36,388,000,000.00 | 36,530,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 10.96B | 11.02B | 11.04B | 11.15B | 11.45B | 11.72B |
| Retained earnings | 1.87B | 1.92B | 1.93B | 2.04B | 2.36B | 2.45B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 2.14B | 1.64B | 2.00B | 22.00M | 1.81B | 3.88B | 2.14B | 2.49B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 1.24B | 1.23B | 1.19B | 1.32B | 1.29B | 1.40B | 1.44B | 1.53B |
| Free cash flow | 485.00M | -868.00M | -601.00M | -3.14B | -2.61B | -524.00M | -2.37B | -2.38B |
| Dividends paid | -908.00M | -695.00M | -529.00M | -492.00M | -489.00M | -535.00M | -522.00M | -574.00M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | 1.84B | 0 | 672.00M | -- | 0 | 0 | 494.00M | 0 |
| Ending cash balance | 4.28B | 271.00M | 167.00M | 254.00M | 91.00M | 109.00M | 30.00M | 49.00M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 410.00M | 560.00M | 742.00M | 774.00M | 282.00M | 778.00M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 363.00M | 370.00M | 392.00M | 405.00M | 423.00M | 445.00M |
| Free cash flow | -628.00M | -569.00M | -480.00M | -707.00M | -916.00M | -592.00M |
| Dividends paid | -143.00M | -144.00M | -144.00M | -143.00M | -150.00M | -152.00M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Ending cash balance | 1.26B | 99.00M | 45.00M | 49.00M | 656.00M | 71.00M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 6.05 | 10.42 | -15.06 | 19.04 | 11.28 | 9.16 | 10.02 | 9.64 |
| ROA %i | 1.34 | 2.16 | -2.75 | 3.91 | 2.64 | 2.22 | 2.44 | 2.33 |
| ROIC %i | 4.38 | 6.21 | -2.88 | 8.36 | 5.51 | 5.36 | 5.75 | 5.51 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 11.80 | 11.13 | 11.58 | 12.89 | 6.34 | 6.97 | 6.89 | 11.83 |
| EBIT margin %i | 8.82 | 12.16 | -4.53 | 15.65 | 20.82 | 20.56 | 23.74 | 22.98 |
| FCF / sales %i | 4.58 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Current ratioi | 2.13 | 0.99 | 0.61 | 1.72 | 0.92 | 0.78 | 1.08 | 0.91 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.92 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 0.67 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.32 |
| Debt / assetsi | 33.93 | 42.53 | 40.15 | 42.74 | 43.73 | 46.88 | 47.90 | 49.38 |
| LT debt / equityi | 137.42 | 215.20 | 192.50 | 180.32 | 160.30 | 181.64 | 191.23 | 184.40 |
| Interest coveragei | 2.22 | 2.64 | -0.64 | 2.47 | 3.70 | 2.55 | 2.45 | 2.38 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -5.28 | 0.16 | -8.28 | 9.99 | 7.21 | 5.44 | 1.15 | 0.13 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | 22.34 | -- | 59.24 | 10.15 | -- | -11.82 | -0.16 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | 19.25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 9.22 | 8.76 | 9.61 | 9.64 | 9.56 | 9.82 |
| ROA %i | 2.28 | 2.20 | 2.36 | 2.33 | 2.32 | 2.42 |
| ROIC %i | 5.43 | 5.23 | 5.69 | 5.51 | 5.38 | 5.71 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 22.77 | 22.33 | 22.99 | 22.98 | 23.61 | 24.24 |
| FCF / sales %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Current ratioi | 0.93 | 0.79 | 0.51 | 0.91 | 1.16 | 1.12 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.73 | 0.53 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.35 |
| Debt / assetsi | 49.87 | 49.02 | 49.51 | 49.38 | 51.60 | 51.07 |
| LT debt / equityi | 185.87 | 186.62 | 175.80 | 184.40 | 196.31 | 195.44 |
| Interest coveragei | 2.33 | 2.36 | 2.33 | 2.38 | 2.35 | 2.31 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Lead segment, long tail
- Electric is the largest reported line at 63.75% of revenue, across 4 reported segments.
- Natural Gas follows at 36.11%, so the top line still matters most but isn’t the whole story.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Electric63.75%
Natural Gas36.11%
Corporate and Other0.19%
Quote time 2026-10-08 07:39:10 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.