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CenterPoint EnergyCNP

Multi-Utilities · Houston, Texas · In the S&P 500
Pricier than peers
$42.44+0.54%After hours: $42.44 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 9.0% over 1 year
CenterPoint Energy over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$38$40$45Nov2026MarMayJulSep$42.44$40$45NovMarJul$42.44
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$28.13B
Price to earnings24.3x
Forward P/E21.4x
Dividend yield2.26%
Year to date+10.7%
One year+9.0%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorUtilities
52-week range (closes)
$36.62$45.04

Quality and valuation

How CenterPoint Energy compares with other utilities stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

CenterPoint Energy and 7 multi-utilities peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: weaker than mostValuation: pricier than most

A weaker business than most utilities companies, priced above most of them.

CenterPoint Energy trades at 21.4 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 18.6x for the 33 utilities stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +4.3% vs +8.3%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 100.0% vs 75.8%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 22.6% vs 23.0%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: −28.6% vs −14.5%
CNP trades at 21.4x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Multi-Utilities peers
PCG7.8xSRE16.6xD17.5xED18.4xXEL18.7xAEE19.9xNEE20.8xCNP21.4xSector median 18.6xPCG7.8xSRE16.6xD17.5xED18.4xXEL18.7xAEE19.9xNEE20.8xCNP21.4xSector median 18.6x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 26.0x earnings, CNP is pricier than its average since Apr 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
20x25xAverage 23.5x2025202626.0x20xAverage 23.5x2025202626.0x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From CenterPoint Energy's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 31 Mar 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 0.6% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q1 ’26
$0bn$1bn$2bnQ2 ’24Q4 ’24Q2 ’25$3.0bnQ1 ’26$0bn$1bn$2bnQ2 ’24Q4 ’24Q2 ’25$3.0bnQ1 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +0.6% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%5%10%Q2 ’24Q4 ’24Q2 ’250.6%Q1 ’260%5%10%Q2 ’24Q4 ’24Q2 ’250.6%Q1 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 22.1% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%Q2 ’24Q4 ’24Q2 ’2522.1%Q1 ’260%10%20%Q2 ’24Q4 ’24Q2 ’2522.1%Q1 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was −$2.7 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
−$1.0bn−$0.5bn$0.0bnQ2 ’24Q4 ’24Q2 ’25−$0.9bnQ1 ’26−$1.0bn−$0.5bn$0.0bnQ2 ’24Q4 ’24Q2 ’25−$0.9bnQ1 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsCNPSector median
Revenue growth+4.3%+8.3%
Gross margin100.0%75.8%
Operating margin22.6%23.0%
Free cash flow margin−28.6%−14.5%
Price to earnings24.3x21.1x

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