PPL vs CNP vs FE
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
CNP41.9
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
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$40.55 +1.88%$26.7B mkt cap
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Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
PPL CNP FE · 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
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Smart money
8 measures| Measure | PPL | CNP | FE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | $0.04M | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Last Congress purchase | — | — | 2026-07-10 |
| 13F net change in holders | +49 | +48 | — |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 826 | 857 | 809 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 545 | 554 | 561 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +281 | +303 | +248 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | PPL | CNP | FE |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 20.9x
66th
|
23.9x
89th
|
24.6x
91st
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 1.20
29th
|
2.20
58th
|
0.75
23rd
|
| Price / sales | 2.8x
59th
|
2.8x
57th
|
1.7x
36th
|
| Price / book | 1.8x
45th
|
2.3x
84th
|
2.1x
66th
|
| Price / tangible book | 2.2x
64th
|
3.6x
95th
|
3.8x
100th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 76.3x
89th
|
— | 16.9x
58th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 10.0x
67th
|
10.4x
79th
|
8.6x
47th
|
| Enterprise value | $46.0B
45th
|
$51.3B
52nd
|
$55.6B
61st
|
| EV / sales | 4.9x
68th
|
5.3x
70th
|
3.5x
41st
|
| EV / EBITDA | 11.7x
52nd
|
12.9x
75th
|
12.2x
57th
|
| EV / EBIT | 18.8x
43rd
|
22.1x
77th
|
19.0x
45th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 132.5x
89th
|
— | 35.3x
68th
|
| Earnings yield | 4.8%
34th
|
4.2%
11th
|
4.1%
9th
|
| FCF yield | 1.3%
61st
|
-10.1%
11th
|
5.9%
75th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 10.0%
35th
|
9.6%
23rd
|
11.7%
56th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $27.34
11th
|
$25.77
9th
|
$30.71
14th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | PPL | CNP | FE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 34.6%
11th
|
54.1%
68th
|
53.4%
64th
|
| EBITDA margin | 41.8%
64th
|
41.5%
59th
|
28.8%
14th
|
| Operating margin | 24.0%
68th
|
23.2%
64th
|
18.6%
18th
|
| EBIT margin | 26.0%
66th
|
24.2%
52nd
|
18.5%
16th
|
| Net margin | 13.5%
50th
|
11.6%
30th
|
6.9%
7th
|
| NOPAT margin | 19.3%
50th
|
19.6%
52nd
|
15.2%
27th
|
| FCF margin | 3.7%
64th
|
-28.0%
5th
|
10.0%
73rd
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 28.2%
43rd
|
26.8%
39th
|
19.7%
9th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
7.7%
63rd
|
11.5%
70th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
— |
| Effective tax rate | 19.5%
75th
|
15.5%
59th
|
18.3%
64th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | PPL | CNP | FE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 8.6%
11th
|
9.8%
39th
|
8.4%
9th
|
| ROA | 2.9%
59th
|
2.4%
27th
|
1.9%
5th
|
| ROIC | 5.3%
41st
|
5.2%
34th
|
5.7%
64th
|
| ROCE | 5.7%
80th
|
5.4%
52nd
|
5.6%
75th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 5.5%
86th
|
5.0%
59th
|
5.2%
73rd
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 7.7%
32nd
|
7.1%
14th
|
7.4%
18th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 7.0%
20th
|
10.8%
68th
|
14.5%
80th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 3.4%
9th
|
3.7%
18th
|
3.5%
11th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 3.4%
14th
|
4.3%
44th
|
3.3%
9th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 6.4%
5th
|
10.3%
44th
|
8.5%
23rd
|
| Incremental ROIC | 36.3%
75th
|
26.3%
66th
|
41.0%
84th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | PPL | CNP | FE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 6.7%
32nd
|
7.1%
41st
|
12.6%
86th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | -23.9%
32nd
|
-27.7%
30th
|
-12.5%
61st
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 2.8%
50th
|
1.3%
25th
|
7.1%
91st
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 9.0%
90th
|
3.8%
12th
|
7.7%
79th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 1.3%
23rd
|
14.1%
68th
|
1.8%
27th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 15.1%
75th
|
10.5%
50th
|
14.9%
73rd
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 28.1%
88th
|
19.3%
83rd
|
-17.0%
10th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 18.5%
86th
|
12.8%
68th
|
33.3%
91st
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 25.7%
90th
|
17.2%
81st
|
-17.1%
12th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 17.5%
91st
|
10.9%
73rd
|
33.0%
93rd
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | — | 1.3%
28th
|
-1.3%
15th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | — | — | — |
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | — | — | — |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 18.5%
53rd
|
-8.1%
9th
|
38.0%
95th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 1.7%
18th
|
2.4%
20th
|
6.9%
64th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 1.1%
67th
|
0.3%
49th
|
1.3%
72nd
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 3.1%
27th
|
4.6%
73rd
|
0.4%
5th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | PPL | CNP | FE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 38.8%
32nd
|
48.0%
68th
|
62.2%
93rd
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 22.3%
59th
|
22.5%
61st
|
18.4%
20th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 11.6%
32nd
|
11.4%
30th
|
7.6%
9th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | -4.4%
48th
|
-25.6%
7th
|
-1.5%
59th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.83
66th
|
0.64
30th
|
0.96
91st
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.63
66th
|
0.02
14th
|
0.00
9th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.83
50th
|
0.85
52nd
|
0.89
75th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | PPL | CNP | FE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $332.0M
59th
|
$475.0M
61st
|
$63.0M
25th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$19.5B
59th
|
−$24.6B
50th
|
−$28.9B
34th
|
| Working capital | −$332.0M
64th
|
$597.0M
91st
|
−$2.7B
25th
|
| Current ratio | 0.91
66th
|
1.12
86th
|
0.54
14th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.73
61st
|
0.97
89th
|
0.45
23rd
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.09
61st
|
0.10
64th
|
0.01
16th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 545 days
79th
|
214 days
36th
|
137 days
17th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | PPL | CNP | FE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $19.9B
41st
|
$25.1B
50th
|
$29.0B
64th
|
| Debt / equity | 1.32
25th
|
2.14
86th
|
2.24
93rd
|
| Net debt / equity | 1.30
25th
|
2.10
86th
|
2.24
93rd
|
| Debt / assets | 42.9%
34th
|
52.0%
100th
|
49.8%
98th
|
| Debt / capital | 56.9%
25th
|
68.2%
86th
|
69.1%
93rd
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 5.05
25th
|
6.29
82nd
|
6.36
86th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.96
25th
|
6.17
86th
|
6.34
89th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 2.8x
77th
|
2.3x
34th
|
2.4x
45th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 3.0x
45th
|
2.6x
20th
|
2.5x
16th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 7.5 yrs
49th
|
9.7 yrs
91st
|
9.3 yrs
88th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 67.5%
20th
|
75.7%
77th
|
75.2%
73rd
|
| IS credit model rating | B+ | B | B- |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 650
25th
|
750
34th
|
900
75th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | PPL | CNP | FE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.21
52nd
|
0.21
48th
|
0.28
84th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 0.25
37th
|
0.27
49th
|
0.32
79th
|
| Inventory turnover | 11.2
61st
|
6.1
48th
|
12.8
70th
|
| Receivables turnover | 8.7
50th
|
8.4
45th
|
12.8
91st
|
| Days sales outstanding | 42 days
51st
|
43 days
56th
|
28 days
9th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 33 days
40th
|
60 days
53rd
|
29 days
30th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 74 days
44th
|
83 days
60th
|
98 days
70th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 0 days
33rd
|
20 days
60th
|
−41 days
7th
|
| Capex / revenue | 24.5%
31st
|
54.8%
86th
|
9.7%
12th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 1.55
36th
|
3.17
81st
|
0.95
14th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 0.0%
0th
|
62.1%
91st
|
45.9%
64th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | PPL | CNP | FE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 2.10
43rd
|
2.31
64th
|
2.87
84th
|
| FCF / net income | 0.27
61st
|
−2.41
9th
|
1.45
84th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 13.1%
63rd
|
-104.6%
7th
|
50.6%
83rd
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 86.9%
37th
|
204.6%
93rd
|
49.4%
17th
|
| Accruals ratio | -3.1%
59th
|
-3.2%
57th
|
-3.6%
39th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | 0.5%
95th
|
-0.7%
89th
|
-3.9%
43rd
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
16th
|
1.00
16th
|
1.00
16th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | PPL | CNP | FE |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 43
59th
|
42
50th
|
36
20th
|
| IS profitability | 39
14th
|
54
64th
|
45
48th
|
| IS growth | 61
84th
|
58
77th
|
37
18th
|
| IS value | 55
36th
|
51
5th
|
53
11th
|
| IS momentum | 89
89th
|
86
82nd
|
67
18th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 15
0th
|
15
0th
|
15
0th
|
| IS quality | 65
41st
|
66
45th
|
56
9th
|
| IS balance sheet | 33
77th
|
25
45th
|
19
0th
|
| IS earnings quality | 81
86th
|
81
77th
|
80
64th
|
| IS cash flow | 40
68th
|
35
20th
|
51
77th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 6
32nd
|
7
64th
|
4
2nd
|
| Altman Z-score | 1.0
70th
|
0.9
59th
|
0.8
41st
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.39
72nd
|
−2.80
23rd
|
−2.72
42nd
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.44
27th
|
−6.95
59th
|
−6.79
77th
|
| IS credit score | 31
70th
|
27
50th
|
22
7th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | PPL | CNP | FE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $26.5B
57th
|
$26.7B
61st
|
$26.7B
64th
|
| Revenue | $9.4B
41st
|
$9.6B
43rd
|
$15.8B
61st
|
| EBITDA | $3.9B
41st
|
$4.0B
43rd
|
$4.6B
61st
|
| Net income | $1.3B
48th
|
$1.1B
45th
|
$1.1B
43rd
|
| Free cash flow | $347.0M
64th
|
−$2.7B
9th
|
$1.6B
73rd
|
| Total assets | $46.3B
41st
|
$48.2B
43rd
|
$58.2B
59th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $15.0B
59th
|
$11.7B
39th
|
$12.9B
52nd
|
| Employees | 6,546
25th
|
8,794
41st
|
11,186
57th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | PPL | CNP | FE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +2.0% | +1.9% | +1.4% |
| 1 week | +2.7% | +5.0% | +2.7% |
| 1 month | +4.7% | +5.2% | +1.0% |
| 3 months | +0.1% | −5.7% | −4.8% |
| 6 months | −8.4% | −5.7% | −7.8% |
| Year to date | +2.6% | +5.3% | +3.0% |
| 1 year | −4.4% | +2.3% | −2.2% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +61.0% | +55.1% | +43.3% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +47.3% | +77.0% | +51.8% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | PPL | CNP | FE |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 68.0 | 70.5 | 64.2 |
| From 52-week high | −10.9% | −10.4% | −11.7% |
| From 52-week low | +11.4% | +11.5% | +8.3% |
| Beta | 0.58 | 0.46 | 0.42 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17