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Also trades as: CNP-PB (NYSE) · $vol 14M · 0HVF.L (LSE) · $vol 0M

CNP NYSE

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
1W: +4.3% 1M: +14.6% 3M: -2.2% YTD: +9.0% 1Y: +6.8% 3Y: +64.1% 5Y: +78.9%
$41.97
+0.77 (+1.87%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±2.5%
$39 $40 $41 $42 $43
NYSE · Utilities · Regulated Electric · Tech Score Buy · Power 67 · $27.6B 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 97%), 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.

Revenue Segmentation

By Product / Service

Revenue by Segment (5-Year Trend)

Income Trends

Revenue
$9.4B +8.3% ▲
5Y CAGR: +4.8%
Gross Profit
$2.7B -32.4% ▼
5Y CAGR: -1.7%
Operating Income
$2.1B +6.0% ▲
5Y CAGR: +15.2%
Net Income
$1.1B +3.2% ▲
EPS (Diluted)
$1.60 +1.3% ▲
EBITDA
$3.7B +5.4% ▲
5Y CAGR: +10.0%

Profit Margins

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Income Statement
Line ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$8.4B$9.3B$8.7B$8.6B$9.4B
YoY Growth+12.6%+11.6%-6.7%-0.6%+8.3%
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
Gross Margin38.4%36.4%42.4%46.0%28.7%
R&D Expenses$0$0$0$0$0
SG&A Expenses$0$0$0$0$0
Operating Expenses$1.8B$1.8B$1.9B$2.0B$576M
Operating Income$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B$2.0B$2.1B
Operating Margin16.3%16.8%20.2%23.0%22.5%
Interest Expense$529M$524M$701M$838M$903M
Income Before Tax$778M$1.4B$1.1B$1.2B$1.2B
Tax Expense$110M$360M$170M$195M$195M
Net Income$1.5B$1.1B$917M$1.0B$1.1B
Net Margin17.8%11.3%10.5%11.8%11.2%
EPS (Diluted)$2.28$1.59$1.37$1.58$1.60
EBITDA$2.6B$3.2B$3.2B$3.5B$3.7B
Shares Outstanding610M632M633M644M656M

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