ES vs PPL vs CNP
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
CNP41.9
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
Utilities · Regulated Electric
$40.55 +1.88%$26.7B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
ES PPL CNP · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | ES | PPL | CNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | $0.05M | — | $0.04M |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-25 | — | — |
| 13F net change in holders | +56 | +49 | +48 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,063 | 826 | 857 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 837 | 545 | 554 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +226 | +281 | +303 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | ES | PPL | CNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 17.4x
34th
|
20.9x
66th
|
23.9x
89th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 3.81
77th
|
1.20
29th
|
2.20
58th
|
| Price / sales | 1.8x
43rd
|
2.8x
59th
|
2.8x
57th
|
| Price / book | 1.5x
34th
|
1.8x
45th
|
2.3x
84th
|
| Price / tangible book | 2.1x
61st
|
2.2x
64th
|
3.6x
95th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 84.6x
95th
|
76.3x
89th
|
— |
| Price / operating cash flow | 5.7x
26th
|
10.0x
67th
|
10.4x
79th
|
| Enterprise value | $53.2B
55th
|
$46.0B
45th
|
$51.3B
52nd
|
| EV / sales | 3.8x
45th
|
4.9x
68th
|
5.3x
70th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 9.8x
39th
|
11.7x
52nd
|
12.9x
75th
|
| EV / EBIT | 17.0x
36th
|
18.8x
43rd
|
22.1x
77th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 178.6x
95th
|
132.5x
89th
|
— |
| Earnings yield | 5.8%
66th
|
4.8%
34th
|
4.2%
11th
|
| FCF yield | 1.2%
59th
|
1.3%
61st
|
-10.1%
11th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 17.6%
77th
|
10.0%
35th
|
9.6%
23rd
|
| Graham number (per share) | $61.23
66th
|
$27.34
11th
|
$25.77
9th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | ES | PPL | CNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 35.2%
16th
|
34.6%
11th
|
54.1%
68th
|
| EBITDA margin | 38.7%
43rd
|
41.8%
64th
|
41.5%
59th
|
| Operating margin | 22.3%
57th
|
24.0%
68th
|
23.2%
64th
|
| EBIT margin | 22.4%
41st
|
26.0%
66th
|
24.2%
52nd
|
| Net margin | 10.4%
23rd
|
13.5%
50th
|
11.6%
30th
|
| NOPAT margin | 20.3%
61st
|
19.3%
50th
|
19.6%
52nd
|
| FCF margin | 2.1%
59th
|
3.7%
64th
|
-28.0%
5th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 31.6%
61st
|
28.2%
43rd
|
26.8%
39th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
7.7%
63rd
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| Effective tax rate | 9.2%
30th
|
19.5%
75th
|
15.5%
59th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | ES | PPL | CNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 9.1%
20th
|
8.6%
11th
|
9.8%
39th
|
| ROA | 2.3%
23rd
|
2.9%
59th
|
2.4%
27th
|
| ROIC | 6.4%
82nd
|
5.3%
41st
|
5.2%
34th
|
| ROCE | 5.7%
77th
|
5.7%
80th
|
5.4%
52nd
|
| Return on tangible assets | 5.0%
61st
|
5.5%
86th
|
5.0%
59th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 10.0%
77th
|
7.7%
32nd
|
7.1%
14th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 7.8%
32nd
|
7.0%
20th
|
10.8%
68th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 2.6%
2nd
|
3.4%
9th
|
3.7%
18th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 3.2%
7th
|
3.4%
14th
|
4.3%
44th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 6.0%
2nd
|
6.4%
5th
|
10.3%
44th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 293.3%
100th
|
36.3%
75th
|
26.3%
66th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | ES | PPL | CNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 7.8%
45th
|
6.7%
32nd
|
7.1%
41st
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | -35.5%
2nd
|
-23.9%
32nd
|
-27.7%
30th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 3.4%
64th
|
2.8%
50th
|
1.3%
25th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 8.0%
83rd
|
9.0%
90th
|
3.8%
12th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | -1.1%
11th
|
1.3%
23rd
|
14.1%
68th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 9.4%
48th
|
15.1%
75th
|
10.5%
50th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 68.9%
98th
|
28.1%
88th
|
19.3%
83rd
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 7.2%
36th
|
18.5%
86th
|
12.8%
68th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 65.3%
98th
|
25.7%
90th
|
17.2%
81st
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 4.6%
41st
|
17.5%
91st
|
10.9%
73rd
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 1.2%
22nd
|
— | 1.3%
28th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | — | — | — |
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | — | — | — |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 26.2%
81st
|
18.5%
53rd
|
-8.1%
9th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | -0.9%
11th
|
1.7%
18th
|
2.4%
20th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | -0.0%
35th
|
1.1%
67th
|
0.3%
49th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 1.9%
18th
|
3.1%
27th
|
4.6%
73rd
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | ES | PPL | CNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 40.4%
36th
|
38.8%
32nd
|
48.0%
68th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 22.2%
57th
|
22.3%
59th
|
22.5%
61st
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 5.4%
5th
|
11.6%
32nd
|
11.4%
30th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | -9.4%
36th
|
-4.4%
48th
|
-25.6%
7th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.80
64th
|
0.83
66th
|
0.64
30th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.02
16th
|
0.63
66th
|
0.02
14th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.88
64th
|
0.83
50th
|
0.85
52nd
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | ES | PPL | CNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.8B
82nd
|
$332.0M
59th
|
$475.0M
61st
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$28.0B
36th
|
−$19.5B
59th
|
−$24.6B
50th
|
| Working capital | −$1.6B
34th
|
−$332.0M
64th
|
$597.0M
91st
|
| Current ratio | 0.80
50th
|
0.91
66th
|
1.12
86th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.74
66th
|
0.73
61st
|
0.97
89th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.23
84th
|
0.09
61st
|
0.10
64th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 753 days
86th
|
545 days
79th
|
214 days
36th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | ES | PPL | CNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $29.8B
66th
|
$19.9B
41st
|
$25.1B
50th
|
| Debt / equity | 1.82
55th
|
1.32
25th
|
2.14
86th
|
| Net debt / equity | 1.71
57th
|
1.30
25th
|
2.10
86th
|
| Debt / assets | 47.0%
70th
|
42.9%
34th
|
52.0%
100th
|
| Debt / capital | 64.6%
55th
|
56.9%
25th
|
68.2%
86th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 5.51
41st
|
5.05
25th
|
6.29
82nd
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.17
34th
|
4.96
25th
|
6.17
86th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 2.3x
32nd
|
2.8x
77th
|
2.3x
34th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 3.2x
59th
|
3.0x
45th
|
2.6x
20th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 6.7 yrs
30th
|
7.5 yrs
49th
|
9.7 yrs
91st
|
| Liabilities / assets | 74.0%
61st
|
67.5%
20th
|
75.7%
77th
|
| IS credit model rating | B | B+ | B |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 750
34th
|
650
25th
|
750
34th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | ES | PPL | CNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.23
66th
|
0.21
52nd
|
0.21
48th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 0.31
77th
|
0.25
37th
|
0.27
49th
|
| Inventory turnover | 17.8
86th
|
11.2
61st
|
6.1
48th
|
| Receivables turnover | 8.1
34th
|
8.7
50th
|
8.4
45th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 45 days
67th
|
42 days
51st
|
43 days
56th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 20 days
14th
|
33 days
40th
|
60 days
53rd
|
| Days payables outstanding | 63 days
26th
|
74 days
44th
|
83 days
60th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 2 days
37th
|
0 days
33rd
|
20 days
60th
|
| Capex / revenue | 29.5%
38th
|
24.5%
31st
|
54.8%
86th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 1.81
43rd
|
1.55
36th
|
3.17
81st
|
| Operating expense ratio | 9.6%
16th
|
0.0%
0th
|
62.1%
91st
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | ES | PPL | CNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 3.06
86th
|
2.10
43rd
|
2.31
64th
|
| FCF / net income | 0.21
59th
|
0.27
61st
|
−2.41
9th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 6.7%
61st
|
13.1%
63rd
|
-104.6%
7th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 93.3%
39th
|
86.9%
37th
|
204.6%
93rd
|
| Accruals ratio | -4.8%
9th
|
-3.1%
59th
|
-3.2%
57th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -3.1%
68th
|
0.5%
95th
|
-0.7%
89th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
16th
|
1.00
16th
|
1.00
16th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | ES | PPL | CNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 42
52nd
|
43
59th
|
42
50th
|
| IS profitability | 34
9th
|
39
14th
|
54
64th
|
| IS growth | 62
86th
|
61
84th
|
58
77th
|
| IS value | 58
52nd
|
55
36th
|
51
5th
|
| IS momentum | 90
93rd
|
89
89th
|
86
82nd
|
| IS risk (safety) | 15
0th
|
15
0th
|
15
0th
|
| IS quality | 62
25th
|
65
41st
|
66
45th
|
| IS balance sheet | 27
61st
|
33
77th
|
25
45th
|
| IS earnings quality | 77
39th
|
81
86th
|
81
77th
|
| IS cash flow | 38
64th
|
40
68th
|
35
20th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 7
64th
|
6
32nd
|
7
64th
|
| Altman Z-score | 0.8
43rd
|
1.0
70th
|
0.9
59th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.38
79th
|
−2.39
72nd
|
−2.80
23rd
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.21
41st
|
−7.44
27th
|
−6.95
59th
|
| IS credit score | 26
43rd
|
31
70th
|
27
50th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | ES | PPL | CNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $25.2B
55th
|
$26.5B
57th
|
$26.7B
61st
|
| Revenue | $14.0B
57th
|
$9.4B
41st
|
$9.6B
43rd
|
| EBITDA | $5.4B
66th
|
$3.9B
41st
|
$4.0B
43rd
|
| Net income | $1.4B
55th
|
$1.3B
48th
|
$1.1B
45th
|
| Free cash flow | $297.7M
61st
|
$347.0M
64th
|
−$2.7B
9th
|
| Total assets | $63.4B
64th
|
$46.3B
41st
|
$48.2B
43rd
|
| Shareholders' equity | $16.3B
61st
|
$15.0B
59th
|
$11.7B
39th
|
| Employees | 10,731
55th
|
6,546
25th
|
8,794
41st
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | ES | PPL | CNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +1.3% | +2.0% | +1.9% |
| 1 week | +1.7% | +2.7% | +5.0% |
| 1 month | −2.0% | +4.7% | +5.2% |
| 3 months | −9.7% | +0.1% | −5.7% |
| 6 months | −3.5% | −8.4% | −5.7% |
| Year to date | −1.8% | +2.6% | +5.3% |
| 1 year | −6.4% | −4.4% | +2.3% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +25.9% | +61.0% | +55.1% |
| 5 years, cumulative | −7.3% | +47.3% | +77.0% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | ES | PPL | CNP |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 53.0 | 68.0 | 70.5 |
| From 52-week high | −12.7% | −10.9% | −10.4% |
| From 52-week low | +9,649.2% | +11.4% | +11.5% |
| Beta | 0.68 | 0.58 | 0.46 |
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