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CNP

NYSE · USD
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
Utilities · Regulated Electric
CEO Jason Wells Employees 8,794 R&D / revenue 0.0%
Last price
$40.55+1.88%last session
Market cap
$26.7B
P/E (TTM)
23.9x
From 52w high
−10.4%
From 52w low
+11.5%
1-year return
+2.8%
RSI 14 · vs SMA200
70.5 · −2.0%
IS score
41.9/ 100
Factor model across 8 sub-scores, ranked against 3,010 US stocks. Describes the business, not the outlook.
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One year, rebased to 100

CNP   SPY   XLU (sector ETF) · weekly closes
90100110120Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26SPY 116CNP 103XLU 92

Score DNA

Each bar is a 0-100 score within the scored universe
54
Profitability
58
Growth
51
Value
86
Momentum
15
Risk (safety)
66
Quality
25
Balance sheet
81
Earnings quality

Flags

Strengths
✓ Insider buying
Warnings
▲ Altman distress zone▲ Negative free cash flow▲ Share count rising
Observations
Moat model: Weak, Intangible AssetsPiotroski 7 / 9Altman Z 0.9Beta 0.453 of 4 smart-money sources active

Smart-money strip

Each disclosure source on its own window. Filings coinciding is not coordination.
INSForm 4 · 180 days
Insider open-market buys
1
$0.04M bought
Form 144 notices (12m): 3, $1.3M proposed, not confirmed sales
CONGSTOCK Act · 180 days
Congressional purchases
0
No disclosed purchases
Members disclose in ranges, 30-45 days after the trade
13F13F · quarter to 2026-06-30
Net change in institutional holders
+48
122 new holders, 68 closed
873 filers hold 106.9% · 355 added, 226 trimmed
ETFETF holdings · 30 days
Net funds accumulating
+303
857 funds adding shares
554 funds trimming · counts of funds, not dollars
DARKFINRA · daily
Short-sale share of off-exchange volume
86.4%
20-day avg 69.2%, 50-day avg 64.6%
Latest 17.2 pp over its 20-day average · a flow, not short interest

Key financials · FY2025

USD, fiscal year. Stock-based compensation is non-cash; shown against FCF.
Income statement
Revenue$9.4B
Revenue growth YoY+8.3%
Gross margin28.7%
Operating income$2.1B
Operating margin22.5%
Net income$1.1B
Net margin11.2%
EPS (diluted)$1.60
Cash flow
Operating cash flow$2.5B
Capital expenditure$4.9B
Free cash flow−$2.4B
FCF conversion (FCF / OCF)-95.9%
Stock-based compensation$0
FCF less SBC−$2.4B
Buybacks$0
Dividends$574.0M
Balance sheet & returns
Cash & short-term investments$559.0M
Total debt$23.6B
Net debt$23.0B
Shareholders' equity$11.2B
Goodwill & intangibles$3.5B
Debt / equity2.14
ROE (TTM)9.9%
ROIC (TTM)4.1%
Operating margin by fiscal year
16.3%FY202116.8%FY202220.2%FY202323.0%FY202422.5%FY2025
Revenue $8.4B (FY2021) to $9.4B (FY2025), a 2.9% CAGR.

Valuation

P/E (TTM)23.9x
EV / EBITDA12.9x
Price / sales2.78x
Price / FCFn/m
FCF yield-10.09%
Buyback yield0.00%
SBC / revenue0.0%
Price / book2.27x
Forward P/E FY202621.2x
Forward P/E FY202719.4x
Forward P/E FY202817.8x
Forward multiples divide today's price by Street EPS estimates. Street mean target $44.00 across 8 analysts last quarter is theirs, not ours.

CNP vs industry median

139 companies in Regulated Electric
Gross margin 54.1% 39.0% Operating margin 23.2% 19.1% Net margin 11.6% 13.0% ROIC 4.1% 5.7%
CNP (TTM)Industry median Asset turnover 0.20 vs industry 0.24 · financial leverage 4.12

Earnings delivery

Next report 2026-10-27 · consensus EPS $0.49
42%
beat rate, 5 of 12 quarters
0.0%
median EPS surprise
2
longest beat streak
+14+0+4+12-3+0-4-24+11+0-3+7
EPS surprise in % vs the consensus at the time, oldest (left) to newest, 2023-10-26 to 2026-07-28. Bars cap at ±60%.

Peers

Market-cap band, not the industry cohort above
CompanyMkt capP/EROENet marginRev growth12m return
CNP CenterPoint Energy, Inc. $26.7B23.9x9.9%11.6%+8.3% +2.8%
FE FirstEnergy Corp. $26.7B24.6x8.4%7.9%+12.6% −0.3%
PPL PPL Corporation $26.5B27.6x8.6%10.9%+6.7% −2.7%
DTE DTE Energy Company $27.0B20.4x11.1%8.5%+14.4% −7.5%
ES Eversource Energy $25.2B17.3x9.1%1.8%+7.8% −5.3%
AEE Ameren Corporation $29.4B18.5x12.0%15.0%+3.8% —
DTY DTE Energy Company $22.7B3.5x12.2%8.8%+25.4% —
CMS CMS Energy Corporation $21.5B20.3x11.3%6.6%+9.9% —
12-month window: SPY +15.9%, sector ETF XLU −8.1%. Past returns describe history only.

Recent 8-K filings

2026-10-01Acquisition/Disposition; Regulation FD; Exhibits
2026-09-14Other Events
2026-09-09Material Agreement; Termination of Agreement; Financial Obligation; Other Events; Exhibits
2026-07-31Material Agreement; Exhibits
2026-07-28Earnings Release; Regulation FD; Exhibits
2026-05-15Material Agreement; Exhibits

Context

Shares outstanding658,720,000
Free float99.6%
Institutional ownership106.9%
Beta0.45
Dividend yield2.27%
Last dividend$0.24 on 2026-11-19
50 / 200-day average$39.00 / $41.42
Large-cap Utilities median P/E20.7x

Full factsheet

The PDF carries everything on this page plus the cash-allocation waterfall, Form 144 notices, 13F holder detail, dark-pool and short-flow history, seasonality and the moat assessment (Weak).

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All fundamentals · 140 measures in 13 categories

Percentile = where CNP sits among 45 scored companies in Regulated Electric (0 = lowest value, 100 = highest). It is a position, not a grade.
ValuationProfitability (TTM)Returns on capitalGrowthMargin history & stabilityLiquidity (latest quarter)Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)EfficiencyCash flow & earnings qualityDividends & buybacksScores & forensic checksPer shareSize (TTM)

Valuation

MeasureCNPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
P/E (TTM) 23.9x 19.6x
89th		 20.7x
PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) 2.20 1.94
58th		 2.20
Price / sales 2.8x 2.4x
57th		 2.4x
Price / book 2.3x 1.8x
84th		 1.9x
Price / tangible book 3.6x 2.0x
95th		 2.1x
Price / free cash flow —
Price / operating cash flow 10.4x 9.1x
79th		 9.2x
Enterprise value $51.3B $51.2B
52nd		 $25.7B
EV / sales 5.3x 3.9x
70th		 4.5x
EV / EBITDA 12.9x 11.6x
75th		 11.9x
EV / EBIT 22.1x 19.5x
77th		 19.6x
EV / free cash flow —
Earnings yield 4.2% 5.1%
11th		 4.8%
FCF yield -10.1% -1.8%
11th		 -4.2%
Operating cash flow yield 9.6% 10.7%
23rd		 10.3%
Graham number (per share) $25.77 $56.02
9th		 $48.77

Profitability (TTM)

MeasureCNPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Gross margin 54.1% 43.4%
68th		 43.4%
EBITDA margin 41.5% 40.2%
59th		 38.7%
Operating margin 23.2% 22.2%
64th		 20.9%
EBIT margin 24.2% 23.8%
52nd		 23.2%
Net margin 11.6% 13.5%
30th		 12.4%
NOPAT margin 19.6% 19.3%
52nd		 18.1%
FCF margin -28.0% -5.6%
5th		 -7.6%
Operating cash flow margin 26.8% 29.1%
39th		 28.3%
R&D / revenue 0.0% 0.0%
0th		 0.0%
SG&A / revenue 7.7% 3.8%
63rd		 4.2%
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.0%
0th		 0.0%
Effective tax rate 15.5% 13.7%
59th		 18.4%

Returns on capital

MeasureCNPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
ROE (on average equity) 9.8% 10.5%
39th		 9.5%
ROA 2.4% 2.7%
27th		 2.6%
ROIC 5.2% 5.5%
34th		 5.5%
ROCE 5.4% 5.3%
52nd		 5.1%
Return on tangible assets 5.0% 4.9%
59th		 4.7%
Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) 7.1% 8.6%
14th		 8.0%
Gross profitability (GP / assets) 10.8% 9.1%
68th		 8.6%
ROIC, 3-yr average 3.7% 4.4%
18th		 4.2%
ROIC, 5-yr average 4.3% 4.3%
44th		 4.2%
ROE, 5-yr average 10.3% 10.7%
44th		 9.1%
Incremental ROIC 26.3% 21.9%
66th		 20.6%

Growth

MeasureCNPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Revenue growth (TTM YoY) 7.1% 8.0%
41st		 7.2%
Revenue growth (QoQ) -27.7% -16.9%
30th		 -16.9%
Revenue CAGR, 3 yr 1.3% 2.8%
25th		 3.0%
Revenue CAGR, 5 yr 3.8% 5.6%
12th		 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr 14.1% 8.0%
68th		 7.9%
Operating income CAGR, 3 yr 10.5% 10.5%
50th		 9.4%
Net income growth (TTM YoY) 19.3% 8.5%
83rd		 8.6%
Net income CAGR, 3 yr 12.8% 9.5%
68th		 8.8%
EPS growth (TTM YoY) 17.2% 2.3%
81st		 4.2%
EPS CAGR, 3 yr 10.9% 6.6%
73rd		 6.6%
EPS CAGR, 5 yr 1.3% 4.1%
28th		 4.0%
FCF growth (TTM YoY) —
FCF CAGR, 3 yr —
Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr -8.1% 17.7%
9th		 12.7%
Book value CAGR, 3 yr 2.4% 4.8%
20th		 4.7%
Dividend CAGR, 3 yr 0.3% 0.3%
49th		 0.3%
Sustainable growth rate 4.6% 3.8%
73rd		 3.7%

Margin history & stability

MeasureCNPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Gross margin, 3-yr average 48.0% 44.0%
68th		 42.6%
Operating margin, 3-yr average 22.5% 21.9%
61st		 20.0%
Net margin, 3-yr average 11.4% 13.0%
30th		 12.5%
FCF margin, 3-yr average -25.6% -4.3%
7th		 -7.9%
Revenue stability (0-1) 0.64 0.75
30th		 0.75
Earnings stability (0-1) 0.02 0.43
14th		 0.51
Margin stability (0-1) 0.85 0.83
52nd		 0.84

Liquidity (latest quarter)

MeasureCNPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Cash & short-term investments $475.0M $241.0M
61st		 $215.5M
Net cash (− = net debt) −$24.6B −$24.6B
50th		 −$12.1B
Working capital $597.0M −$794.4M
91st		 −$284.5M
Current ratio 1.12 0.80
86th		 0.82
Quick ratio 0.97 0.66
89th		 0.69
Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) 0.10 0.07
64th		 0.08
Defensive interval (days) 214 days 286 days
36th		 314 days

Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)

MeasureCNPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Total debt $25.1B $25.1B
50th		 $12.5B
Debt / equity 2.14 1.68
86th		 1.61
Net debt / equity 2.10 1.67
86th		 1.60
Debt / assets 52.0% 44.6%
100th		 43.4%
Debt / capital 68.2% 62.7%
86th		 61.8%
Debt / EBITDA 6.29 5.59
82nd		 5.59
Net debt / EBITDA 6.17 5.54
86th		 5.53
Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) 2.3x 2.4x
34th		 2.4x
Cash interest coverage 2.6x 3.1x
20th		 3.0x
Debt payback (years of OCF) 9.7 yrs 7.5 yrs
91st		 7.5 yrs
Liabilities / assets 75.7% 73.0%
77th		 70.8%
IS credit model rating B — —
Implied credit spread (bps) 750 750
34th		 750

Efficiency

MeasureCNPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Asset turnover 0.21 0.21
48th		 0.20
Fixed asset turnover 0.27 0.27
49th		 0.27
Inventory turnover 6.1 6.7
48th		 8.7
Receivables turnover 8.4 8.7
45th		 8.4
Days sales outstanding 43 days 41 days
56th		 43 days
Days inventory outstanding 60 days 54 days
53rd		 42 days
Days payables outstanding 83 days 77 days
60th		 75 days
Cash conversion cycle (days) 20 days 15 days
60th		 14 days
Capex / revenue 54.8% 33.3%
86th		 35.1%
Capex / depreciation 3.17 2.35
81st		 2.40
Operating expense ratio 62.1% 30.3%
91st		 30.7%

Cash flow & earnings quality

MeasureCNPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Operating cash flow / net income 2.31 2.19
64th		 2.20
FCF / net income −2.41 −0.32
9th		 −0.74
FCF / operating cash flow -104.6% -20.3%
7th		 -33.3%
Capex / operating cash flow 204.6% 120.3%
93rd		 133.3%
Accruals ratio -3.2% -3.3%
57th		 -3.2%
Sloan accruals ratio -0.7% -3.7%
89th		 -3.7%
Earnings quality score (0-1) 1.00 1.00
16th		 1.00

Dividends & buybacks

MeasureCNPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Dividend yield 2.3% 3.3%
9th		 3.3%
Dividend per share (TTM) $0.92 $2.56
11th		 $1.87
Payout ratio (dividends / net income) 52.7% 65.4%
23rd		 63.9%
Dividends / FCF —
Dividend growth (YoY) 4.2% 3.9%
52nd		 3.9%
Buyback yield 0.0% 0.0%
0th		 0.0%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) 2.2% 3.3%
11th		 3.3%
Share count change (YoY) 1.8% 2.2%
43rd		 2.5%
Buybacks, last 5 years $0 $0
0th		 $0

Scores & forensic checks

MeasureCNPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
IS score 42 42
50th		 40
IS profitability 54 50
64th		 44
IS growth 58 49
77th		 50
IS value 51 58
5th		 56
IS momentum 86 77
82nd		 78
IS risk (safety) 15 15
0th		 15
IS quality 66 66
45th		 64
IS balance sheet 25 25
45th		 28
IS earnings quality 81 79
77th		 79
IS cash flow 35 35
20th		 35
Piotroski F-score (0-9) 7 6
64th		 6
Altman Z-score 0.9 0.8
59th		 0.9
Beneish M-score −2.80 −2.60
23rd		 −2.64
Ohlson O-score −6.95 −7.06
59th		 −7.04
IS credit score 27 27
50th		 29

Per share

MeasureCNPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
EPS, diluted (TTM) $1.68 $3.90
11th		 $3.13
Book value per share $17.60 $34.68
9th		 $32.52
Tangible book per share $12.44 $34.58
7th		 $32.45
Revenue per share $14.44 $27.50
9th		 $24.86
FCF per share −$4.05 −$1.01
36th		 −$1.64
Operating cash flow per share $3.87 $8.38
14th		 $7.00
Cash per share $0.71 $0.80
45th		 $0.83

Size (TTM)

MeasureCNPIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Market cap $26.7B $21.5B
61st		 $8.5B
Revenue $9.6B $12.5B
43rd		 $5.4B
EBITDA $4.0B $4.3B
43rd		 $2.7B
Net income $1.1B $1.3B
45th		 $559.7M
Free cash flow −$2.7B −$189.0M
9th		 −$190.6M
Total assets $48.2B $56.2B
43rd		 $34.0B
Shareholders' equity $11.7B $12.5B
39th		 $5.1B
Employees 8,794 9,950
41st		 5,870

Insider transactions, last 6 months

Form 4 · most recent 12
DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-10-01Clark Lauren Chesley
EVP and CHRO
 Award / grant 32,249——32,249
2026-08-17Fitch Laurie Lee
Director
 Open-market buy 1,000$40.70$40,70012,395
2026-08-11Wright Russell Keith
VP and CAO
 Tax withholding 211$40.18$8,4788,503
2026-08-11Soto Jesus Jr.
EVP and COO
 Tax withholding 15,151$40.18$608,767175,279
2026-08-11Soto Jesus Jr.
EVP and COO
 Tax withholding 1,924$40.18$77,306173,355
2026-05-05Foster Christopher A
EVP and CFO
 Tax withholding 5,867$43.53$255,391197,917
2026-05-01Malik Thaddeus J.
Director
 Award / grant 4,037——18,230
2026-05-01Miranda Manuel Benito
Director
 Award / grant 4,037——8,571
2026-05-01Pound Ted
Director
 Award / grant 4,037——55,729
2026-05-01Cloonan Wendolynn Montoya
Director
 Award / grant 4,037——31,386
2026-05-01Franklin Chris
Director
 Award / grant 4,037——25,039
2026-05-01Lewis Raquelle Wooten
Director
 Award / grant 4,037——28,658

Shares acquired vs disposed, by month

acquired disposed · all Form 4 types
MarAprMayAugOct

By transaction type, 6 months

TypeDirectionFilingsSharesValue
Award / grantAcquired1172,619—
Open-market buyAcquired11,000$40,700
Tax withholdingDisposed423,153$949,942
—Disposed10—
Awards, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics; open-market buys and sales are the discretionary ones.

Form 144 notices

12 months: 3 notices · 30,835 shares · $1.3M
FiledFilerShares proposedEst. proceeds
2026-05-04Smith Phillip R1,077$46,634
2026-04-29Colvin Kristie23,558$1.0M
2025-11-05Smith Phillip R6,200$240,312
2025-10-14Darin Carroll13,535$530,437
A Form 144 is notice of a proposed sale, not a confirmed one.

Congress trades

12 months: House 4 trades (0 purchases) · Senate 0 (0 purchases)
TradedMemberChamberTypeAmountDisclosed
2026-09-15Kevin HernHouseSale$15,001 - $50,0002026-09-28
2026-09-15Kevin HernHouseSale$15,001 - $50,0002026-09-25
2026-09-15Kevin HernHouseSale (Full)$15,001 - $50,0002026-09-25
2026-01-29Ro KhannaHouseSale$1,001 - $15,0002026-02-10
STOCK Act disclosures, in ranges, filed up to 45 days after the trade.

Largest 13F holders

Quarter to 2026-06-30, the latest most managers have filed
ManagerSharesValue% of shares out
Capital Research Global Investors71,382,073$3.1B10.84%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.66,422,281$2.9B10.08%
BlackRock, Inc.58,370,515$2.6B8.86%
Capital International Investors44,148,583$1.9B6.70%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC42,737,918$1.9B6.49%
STATE STREET CORP37,126,834$1.6B5.64%
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC33,968,721$1.5B5.16%
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\17,500,513$770.7M2.66%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC17,368,126$761.9M2.64%
FMR LLC13,700,549$603.4M2.08%
Boston Partners11,767,964$518.1M1.79%
NORGES BANK9,310,336$410.0M1.41%
Invesco Ltd.9,117,726$401.5M1.38%
MORGAN STANLEY7,893,576$347.6M1.20%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/7,555,699$332.8M1.15%

Institutional ownership by quarter

2023-092026-06106.9%
% of shares held by 13F filers
2023-092026-06873
Number of 13F filers holding

Holder changes by quarter

QuarterHoldersOwnershipNewIncreasedReducedClosed
2026-06-30873106.9%12235522668
2026-03-31825100.7%12828525062
2025-12-31775101.0%11127523870
2025-09-3074798.0%9627723562
2025-06-3072599.0%10727820770
2025-03-3169697.5%12125319867
2024-12-3165396.1%10924918165
2024-09-3062292.0%7419922078
2024-06-3063191.6%6824919684
2024-03-3165587.2%8122422251
2023-12-3162988.1%9321120255
2023-09-3059987.2%5820021956

Schedule 13D / 13G filers

FiledFormFiler% of classShares
2026-08-12SCHEDULE 13G/ACapital International Investors6.9%45,254,971
2026-07-08SCHEDULE 13G/AT. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.10.2%66,499,435
2026-04-29SCHEDULE 13GVanguard Portfolio Management5.2%33,853,953
2026-04-29SCHEDULE 13GVanguard Capital Management7.6%49,404,747
Required above 5% of a class; 13G is the passive form.

ETFs with the largest holding

ETFWeight in fundHolding value
VITSX0.03%$764.5M
VSMPX0.03%$764.5M
VTSAX0.03%$764.5M
VTI0.03%$764.5M
VFFSX0.04%$636.7M
VFIAX0.04%$636.7M

Share structure

Shares outstanding658,720,000
Float656,263,261
Free float99.6%

Income statement

Fiscal years, USD
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$8.4B$9.3B$8.7B$8.6B$9.4B
Cost of revenue$5.1B$5.9B$5.0B$4.7B$6.7B
Gross profit$3.2B$3.4B$3.7B$4.0B$2.7B
R&D$0$0$0$0$0
SG&A$0$0$0$0$0
Operating income$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B$2.0B$2.1B
EBITDA$2.6B$3.2B$3.2B$3.5B$3.7B
Pretax income$778.0M$1.4B$1.1B$1.2B$1.2B
Income tax$110.0M$360.0M$170.0M$195.0M$195.0M
Net income$1.5B$1.1B$917.0M$1.0B$1.1B
EPS, diluted$2.28$1.59$1.37$1.58$1.60
Diluted shares609.9M632.3M633.2M644.1M656.0M

Balance sheet

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash & short-term investments$1.7B$584.0M$631.0M$585.0M$559.0M
Receivables$1.2B$1.7B$1.3B$1.4B$1.4B
Inventory$608.0M$876.0M$770.0M$714.0M$0
Total current assets$7.4B$4.7B$3.0B$4.4B$5.7B
PP&E, net$23.5B$27.1B$29.9B$32.1B$0
Goodwill & intangibles$4.3B$4.3B$4.2B$3.9B$3.5B
Total assets$37.7B$38.5B$39.7B$43.8B$48.2B
Accounts payable$1.2B$1.4B$917.0M$1.3B$1.3B
Total current liabilities$4.3B$5.1B$3.9B$4.0B$6.3B
Long-term debt$15.6B$14.8B$17.6B$20.4B$20.6B
Total liabilities$28.3B$28.5B$30.0B$33.1B$37.1B
Shareholders' equity$9.4B$10.0B$9.7B$10.7B$11.2B

Cash flow statement

Outflows are negative
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Net income$1.5B$1.1B$917.0M$1.0B$1.1B
Depreciation & amortization$1.3B$1.3B$1.4B$1.4B$1.5B
Stock-based compensation$0$0$0$0$0
Change in working capital−$2.3B−$198.0M$1.5B−$518.0M−$133.0M
Operating cash flow$22.0M$1.8B$3.9B$2.1B$2.5B
Capital expenditure−$3.2B−$4.4B−$4.4B−$4.5B−$4.9B
Free cash flow−$3.1B−$2.6B−$524.0M−$2.4B−$2.4B
Investing cash flow−$1.9B−$1.6B−$4.2B−$4.5B−$4.0B
Net debt issued / repaid$2.5B$187.0M$1.8B$2.4B$2.1B
Buybacks$0$0$0$0$0
Dividends paid−$492.0M−$489.0M−$535.0M−$522.0M−$574.0M

Ratio history

Margins on the fiscal-year (TTM at Q4) basis; multiples at each year end
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin38.4%36.4%42.4%46.0%36.5%
Operating margin16.3%16.8%20.2%23.0%22.5%
Net margin17.8%11.3%10.5%11.8%11.2%
FCF margin-37.2%-28.0%-6.0%-27.5%-25.5%
ROE16.7%10.9%9.3%10.0%9.6%
ROIC4.9%4.4%5.4%5.4%5.2%
ROA4.2%2.8%2.3%2.4%2.3%
Debt / equity1.711.681.931.972.12
Interest coverage2.4x3.7x2.6x2.4x2.4x
Current ratio1.720.920.781.080.91
Revenue growth+12.6%+11.6%−6.7%−0.6%+8.3%
EPS growth+274.3%−31.2%−13.5%+7.5%+2.7%
P/E at year end10.3x16.5x18.7x19.8x23.9x
EV / EBITDA at year end11.2x10.4x11.0x11.6x13.2x
FCF yield at year end-20.26%-14.96%-3.06%-11.74%-9.48%
Dividend payout33.1%46.3%58.3%51.2%54.6%

Revenue by segment

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Natural Gas Segment—$5.0B$4.3B$4.0B$4.5B
Electric Transmission & Distribution$3.2B$4.1B$4.3B$4.6B$4.9B

Street estimates by fiscal year

Next report 2026-10-27 · consensus EPS $0.49 · these are analysts' numbers, not ours
Fiscal yearRevenue (mean)Revenue rangeEPS (mean)EPS rangeAnalystsP/E on mean EPS
2026$9.9B$9.8B – $10.1B$1.91$1.90 – $1.921121.2x
2027$10.3B$10.1B – $10.5B$2.09$2.03 – $2.111219.4x
2028$10.9B$9.6B – $12.4B$2.28$2.23 – $2.37617.8x

Reported vs expected, every quarter on file

ReportedEPS expectedEPS actualEPS surpriseRevenue expectedRevenue actualRevenue surprise
2026-07-28$0.37$0.40+7.2%$2.1B$2.2B+1.3%
2026-04-23$0.58$0.56−3.4%$2.9B$3.0B+4.2%
2026-02-19$0.45$0.450.0%$2.2B$2.5B+11.0%
2025-10-23$0.45$0.50+10.9%$2.1B$2.0B−6.1%
2025-07-24$0.38$0.29−24.5%$2.2B$1.9B−11.8%
2025-04-24$0.55$0.53−3.6%$2.3B$2.9B+29.4%
2025-02-20$0.40$0.400.0%$2.5B$2.3B−8.9%
2024-10-28$0.32$0.31−3.1%$1.9B$1.9B−4.0%
2024-07-30$0.32$0.36+12.5%$1.9B$1.9B+1.0%
2024-04-30$0.53$0.55+3.8%$2.7B$2.6B−2.3%
2024-02-20$0.32$0.320.0%$2.6B$2.2B−15.9%
2023-10-26$0.35$0.40+14.3%$2.1B$1.9B−10.9%
2023-07-27$0.29$0.28−3.4%$1.9B$1.9B−3.7%
2023-04-27$0.47$0.50+6.4%$1.9B$2.8B+49.5%
2023-02-17$0.29$0.28−3.4%$2.0B$2.7B+36.4%
2022-11-01$0.30$0.32+6.7%$1.8B$1.9B+6.7%
2022-08-02$0.27$0.31+14.8%$1.7B$1.9B+15.6%
2022-05-03$0.48$0.47−2.1%$2.6B$2.8B+8.2%
2022-02-22$0.31$0.36+16.1%$1.8B$2.3B+29.5%
2021-11-04$0.28$0.33+17.9%$1.7B$1.7B+4.6%
2021-08-05$0.25$0.36+44.0%$1.7B$1.7B0.0%
2021-05-06$0.53$0.59+11.3%$2.3B$2.5B+12.8%
2021-02-25$0.20$0.29+45.0%$1.9B$2.1B+10.2%
2020-11-05$0.32$0.34+6.3%$1.4B$1.6B+15.4%

Off-exchange (dark pool) volume, weekly

FINRA ATS, $ billions · through the week of 2026-08-31 (FINRA publishes with a delay)
0.206-150.306-220.206-290.307-060.307-130.307-200.407-270.408-030.208-100.308-170.308-240.208-31
Week ofNotionalSharesTrades
2026-08-31$221.9M5,602,72283,275
2026-08-24$293.7M7,488,39590,123
2026-08-17$300.6M7,485,724104,258
2026-08-10$219.0M5,427,16091,999
2026-08-03$408.7M9,953,564130,281
2026-07-27$388.5M8,954,051126,662

Short-sale share of off-exchange volume

daily 20-day average
07-2310-1586.4%
DateShort shareShort volumeTotal volume
2026-10-1586.4%2,492,4022,883,429
2026-10-1475.3%1,828,3252,429,018
2026-10-1377.5%1,372,8721,770,566
2026-10-1292.0%2,040,9002,219,107
2026-10-0982.0%1,078,0121,314,938
2026-10-0877.0%1,551,7662,015,674
2026-10-0774.5%2,857,0083,832,605
2026-10-0659.9%1,535,5442,563,203
2026-10-0579.0%1,901,0902,407,258
2026-10-0285.2%2,346,8982,754,154
A daily flow measure from FINRA, not short interest.

Seasonality

Average return by calendar month
+0.7Jan-1.9Feb+2.9Mar+3.1Apr+0.8May+0.3Jun+1.7Jul+0.1Aug-0.1Sep+1.4Oct+2.4Nov+1.1Dec
MonthAvg returnUp yearsYears
Jan+0.7%60%20
Feb−1.9%40%20
Mar+2.9%76%21
Apr+3.1%80%20
May+0.8%55%20
Jun+0.3%55%20
Jul+1.7%65%20
Aug+0.1%50%20
Sep−0.1%45%20
Oct+1.4%65%20
Nov+2.4%60%20
Dec+1.1%45%20
History, not a forecast.

Indicators

as of 2026-10-16
RSI 1470.5
MFI93.0
ADX23.1
Stochastic %K / %D90.2 / 91.7
Williams %R-3.5
CCI167
TSI / signal11.1 / -10.4
Chaikin money flow0.10
ATR$0.68
Bollinger width11.7%
Volume vs 20-day avg0.77x
SupertrendUp

Moving averages and bands

level (price vs level)
SMA 20$38.11 (+6.4%)
SMA 50$38.95 (+4.1%)
SMA 200$41.37 (−2.0%)
EMA 21$38.76 (+4.6%)
EMA 50$39.27 (+3.3%)
EMA 200$40.35 (+0.5%)
Bollinger upper$40.35 (+0.5%)
Bollinger lower$35.88 (+13.0%)
Parabolic SAR$38.47 (+5.4%)
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About CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

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.

https://www.centerpointenergy.com

Key executives

NameTitlePayBorn
Jason WellsPresident, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman$4.5M1978
Monica KaruturiExecutive Vice President & General Counsel$2.0M1979
Christopher A. FosterExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$1.9M1979
Jason Michael RyanExecutive Vice President of Regulatory Services & Government Affairs$1.4M1976
Jesus Soto Jr.Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer$1.2M1968
Lauren Chesley ClarkExecutive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer$1.1M—
Bertha VillatoroSenior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer——
Jacqueline RichertChief Risk Officer—1985

Executive pay, latest proxy

ExecutiveYearSalaryStock awardsIncentiveTotal
Jason P. Wells Chair of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer ​2025$1.2M$7.6M$2.6M$12.1M
Jesus Soto, Jr. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer ​2025$250,962$7.9M$922,200$9.1M
Monica Karuturi Executive Vice President and General Counsel ​2025$744,231$2.0M$954,000$4.1M
Christopher A. Foster Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ​2025$751,923$2.2M$966,720$4.1M
Jason M. Ryan Executive Vice President, Regulatory Services & Government Affairs ​2025$532,692$1.1M$680,520$2.6M

Employees

8k201814k201910k20209k20219k20229k20239k20249k2025

Dividends

Ex-dateAmountPaid
2026-11-19$0.242026-12-10
2026-08-20$0.242026-09-10
2026-05-21$0.232026-06-11
2026-02-19$0.232026-03-12
2025-11-20$0.222025-12-11
2025-08-21$0.222025-09-11
2025-05-15$0.222025-06-12
2025-02-20$0.222025-03-13

Moat model

Weak · Intangible Assets · 2026-06-30
Cost advantage46
Intangibles76
Switching costs33
Network effect28
Efficient scale34
Our component scores (0-100) and overall 45.8; a model of the business, not a call on the stock.
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