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CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
1W: +4.2% 1M: +11.9% 3M: -6.5% YTD: +7.0% 1Y: +4.7% 3Y: +59.3% 5Y: +75.5%
$41.97
+0.77 (+1.86%)
After Hours: $42.05 (+0.09, +0.21%)
Weekly Expected Move ±2.5%
$39 $40 $41 $42 $43
NYSE · Utilities · Regulated Electric · Tech Score Buy · Power 69 · $27.1B mcap · 656M float · 1.01% daily turnover · Short 74% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 79% of companies Debt: 48.0% of company value Bonds: $916.8M held by 510 funds, 70 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $1.46 (down 96%), CenterPoint Energy, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $25.09B against a stock market value of $27.14B.
Distance to default 9.39 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $13.64B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 17.6%; Altman Z'' 0.91. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.
Smart Money Score
Bullish 75
Insider+$0.0M
Congress—
ETF Holdings—
Key Statistics
Market Cap$27.1B
52W Range36.37-45.26
Volume5,438,714
Avg Volume6,629,689
Beta0.46
Dividend$0.92
Analyst Ratings
13 Buy 17 Hold 1 Sell
Consensus Hold
Company Info
CEOJason Wells
Employees8,794
SectorUtilities
IndustryRegulated Electric
IPO Date1970-01-02
1111 Louisiana Street
Houston, TX 77002
US
713 207 1111
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.

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