CenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP) Financials

EPS

Hollow marker is the consensus estimate; filled is the reported figure, colored by beat or miss.

Revenue

Outlined bar is the consensus estimate; solid is reported.

Results

Periods without a consensus estimate or a reported figure show a dash.

Period	EPS estimate	EPS actual	EPS surprise %	Revenue estimate	Revenue actual	Revenue surprise %
Q1 27	$0.37	$0.4	+8.1%	—	—	—
Q4 26	$0.55	$0.56	+1.8%	—	—	—
Q3 26	$0.45	$0.45	0.0%	—	—	—
Q2 26	$0.44	$0.5	+13.6%	—	—	—
Q1 26	$0.3	$0.29	-3.3%	—	—	—
Q4 25	$0.53	$0.53	0.0%	—	—	—
Q3 25	$0.4	$0.4	0.0%	—	—	—
Q2 25	$0.31	$0.31	0.0%	—	—	—
Q1 25	$0.32	$0.36	+12.5%	—	—	—
Q4 24	$0.52	$0.55	+5.8%	—	—	—
Q3 24	$0.32	$0.32	0.0%	—	—	—
Q2 24	$0.36	$0.4	+11.1%	—	—	—
Q1 24	$0.27	$0.28	+3.7%	—	—	—
Q4 23	$0.46	$0.5	+8.7%	—	—	—
Q3 23	$0.29	$0.28	-3.4%	—	—	—
Q2 23	$0.3	$0.32	+6.7%	—	—	—

EPS

Reported per-share earnings by fiscal year; the line turns dotted where reported figures end and the analyst consensus begins, with the shaded band marking the low–high range.

Revenue

Reported revenue by fiscal year; the line turns dotted where reported figures end and the analyst consensus begins, with the shaded band marking the low–high range.

Results

Periods without a consensus estimate or a reported figure show a dash.

Period	EPS estimate	EPS actual	EPS surprise %	Revenue estimate	Revenue actual	Revenue surprise %
FY25	—	$1.61	—	—	$9.4B	—
FY24	—	$1.58	—	—	$8.6B	—
FY23	—	$1.37	—	—	$8.7B	—
FY22	—	$1.6	—	—	$9.3B

Total revenue

Reported revenue per period; the line is the change from the same period a year earlier, on its own left axis.

Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Revenue	$7.5B	$9.6B	$6.3B	$7.6B	$7.4B	$8.4B	$9.3B	$8.7B	$8.6B	$9.4B
YoY change	+1.92%	+27.7%	-34.7%	+20.5%	-1.93%	+12.6%	+11.6%	-6.71%	-0.61%	+8.26%

Revenue and profits

Revenue, gross profit, operating income, and net income per period.

Condensed income statement

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Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Revenue	7.5B	9.6B	6.3B	7.6B	7.4B	8.4B	9.3B	8.7B	8.6B	9.4B
Cost of revenue	5B	7.1B	3.8B	4.8B	4.5B	5.1B	5.9B	5B	4.7B	5.1B
Gross profit	2.5B	2.6B	2.5B	2.8B	2.9B	3.2B	3.4B	3.7B	4B	4.2B
Gross margin	33.6%	26.7%	39.9%	36.6%	39.5%	38.4%	36.4%	42.4%	46%	45.1%
Research & development	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Selling, general & administrative	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating expenses	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating income	1B	1.1B	868M	1.1B	1.2B	1.4B	1.6B	1.8B	2B	2.1B
Operating margin	13.6%	11.8%	13.8%	14.2%	16.5%	16.3%	16.8%	20.2%	23%	22.5%
Non-operating income, net	92M	317M	75M	41M	-132M	-56M	375M	28M	62M	40M
Pretax income	686M	1.1B	551M	545M	563M	778M	1.4B	1.1B	1.2B	1.2B
Income tax	254M	-729M	155M	30M	80M	110M	360M	170M	195M	195M
Net income	432M	1.8B	368M	791M	-773M	1.5B	1.1B	917M	1B	1.1B
Net margin	5.74%	18.6%	5.86%	10.5%	-10.4%	17.8%	11.3%	10.5%	11.8%	11.2%
EBITDA	2.3B	2.4B	2.5B	2.3B	2.5B	2.7B	2.8B	3.2B	3.5B	3.7B
EPS	1	4.16	0.74	1.34	-1.79	2.35	1.6	1.37	1.58	1.61
Diluted EPS	1	4.13	0.74	1.33	-1.79	2.28	1.59	1.37	1.58	1.6

Revenue and profits

Revenue, gross profit, operating income, and net income per period.

Condensed income statement

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Period	Q3 23	Q4 23	Q1 24	Q2 24	Q3 24	Q4 24	Q1 25	Q2 25	Q3 25	Q4 25	Q1 26	Q2 26
Revenue	1.9B	2.2B	2.6B	1.9B	1.9B	2.3B	2.9B	1.9B	2B	2.5B	3B	2.2B
Cost of revenue	841M	1.4B	1.5B	911M	973M	1.3B	1.8B	1B	961M	1.4B	1.7B	1B
Gross profit	1B	810M	1.1B	994M	883M	976M	1.2B	927M	1B	1.1B	1.2B	1.1B
Gross margin	54.8%	37.1%	42.9%	52.2%	47.6%	43.1%	39.9%	47.7%	51.7%	43.8%	41.6%	52.5%
Research & development	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Selling, general & administrative	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating expenses	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating income	518M	321M	616M	467M	424M	483M	649M	417M	502M	542M	658M	534M
Operating margin	27.8%	14.7%	23.5%	24.5%	22.8%	21.4%	22.2%	21.5%	25.3%	21.6%	22.1%	24.8%
Non-operating income, net	15M	-3M	16M	11M	16M	19M	-33M	31M	27M	15M	30M	24M
Pretax income	350M	117M	428M	261M	245M	280M	378M	253M	286M	330M	409M	297M
Income tax	68M	-75M	78M	33M	52M	32M	81M	55M	-7M	66M	93M	53M
Net income	282M	192M	350M	228M	193M	248M	297M	198M	293M	264M	316M	244M
Net margin	15.2%	8.8%	13.4%	12%	10.4%	11%	10.2%	10.2%	14.7%	10.5%	10.6%	11.3%
EBITDA	905M	678M	993M	863M	773M	856M	1B	817M	920M	966M	1.1B	1B
EPS	0.41	—	0.55	0.36	0.3	—	0.45	0.3	0.45	—	0.48	0.37
Diluted EPS	0.4	—	0.55	0.36	0.3	—	0.45	0.3	0.45	—	0.48	0.37

P/E

Annual history by fiscal year; click a table row below to chart a different metric.

Current values are trailing twelve months where available, otherwise the latest fiscal year; unreported figures show a dash.

Key stats

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Market cap	10.6B	12.2B	12.7B	—	11.5B	—	18.9B	18B	20.4B	25B	24.1B
Enterprise value	17.9B	19.8B	17.1B	—	23.9B	—	35.1B	36B	40.8B	47.5B	48.5B
Shares outstanding	430.6M	431M	448.8M	502M	531M	593M	629M	631M	643.2M	653M	653M

Valuation

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
P/E	24.6	6.82	34.4	—	—	—	17.8	19.7	20	23.8	21.8
P/S	1.41	1.27	2.02	—	1.55	—	2.02	2.07	2.36	2.68	2.51
P/B	3.07	2.61	1.57	—	1.38	—	1.88	1.86	1.91	2.24	2.06
EV/EBITDA	7.69	8.16	6.91	—	9.65	—	12.4	11.3	11.7	12.7	12.6
EV/Sales	2.38	2.06	2.72	—	3.22	—	3.77	4.14	4.72	5.07	5.04
Earnings yield	4.07%	14.7%	2.9%	—	—	—	5.6%	5.09%	4.99%	4.2%	4.58%
FCF yield	4.8%	-0.07%	3.83%	—	-5.23%	—	-13.8%	-2.91%	-11.6%	-9.52%	-21.5%
PEG	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.94

Profitability

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Gross margin	33.6%	26.7%	39.9%	36.6%	39.5%	38.4%	36.4%	42.4%	46%	45.1%	52.5%
Operating margin	13.6%	11.8%	13.8%	14.2%	16.5%	16.3%	16.8%	20.2%	23%	22.5%	24.5%
Net margin	5.74%	18.6%	5.86%	10.5%	-10.4%	17.8%	11.3%	10.5%	11.8%	11.2%	11.6%
ROE	12.5%	38.2%	4.57%	9.46%	-9.26%	15.8%	10.5%	9.49%	9.55%	9.43%	9.83%
ROA	1.98%	7.88%	1.36%	2.23%	-2.31%	3.94%	2.74%	2.31%	2.33%	2.26%	3%
ROIC	5.99%	9.23%	5.01%	4.52%	5.06%	4.91%	4.44%	5.37%	5.38%	5.3%	5.26%
Return on tangible assets	2.16%	8.59%	1.46%	3.08%	-3.22%	5.12%	3.53%	2.92%	2.84%	2.67%	2.71%

Financial health

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Current ratio	0.95	1.11	2.13	0.99	0.61	1.72	0.92	0.78	1.08	0.91	1.12
Quick ratio	0.85	0.98	2.01	0.87	0.5	1.57	0.75	0.58	0.91	0.79	0.97
Debt / equity	2.48	1.89	1.14	1.81	1.61	1.71	1.68	1.93	1.97	2.06	2.1
Debt / assets	0.39	0.39	0.34	0.43	0.4	0.43	0.44	0.47	0.48	0.49	0.51
Net debt / EBITDA	3.13	3.13	1.78	5.99	5.01	5.27	5.75	5.62	5.85	6.02	6.04
Interest coverage	2.6	3.73	2.31	1.96	2.06	2.47	3.7	2.55	2.45	2.38	2.31
Effective tax rate	37%	0%	28.1%	5.5%	14.2%	14.1%	25.4%	15.6%	16.1%	15.6%	15.5%

Per share

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Revenue per share	17.5	22.3	14	15.1	14	14.1	14.8	13.8	13.4	14.3	14.7
EPS (basic)	1	4.16	0.74	1.34	-1.79	2.35	1.6	1.37	1.58	1.61	1.61
EPS (diluted)	1	4.13	0.74	1.33	-1.79	2.28	1.59	1.37	1.58	1.6	1.68
Book value per share	8.04	10.9	18	16.7	15.7	15.9	16	15.3	16.6	17.1	17.8
FCF per share	1.18	-0.02	1.08	-1.73	-1.13	-5.3	-4.15	-0.83	-3.69	-3.65	-4.05
Cash per share	3.01	2.83	10.6	2.12	1.92	2.81	0.93	1	0.91	0.84	0.69
Capex per share	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.46	7.91

Capital allocation

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Capex / revenue	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	52%	54.8%
Capex / operating cash flow	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	195.9%	204.6%
Payout ratio	143.8%	25.7%	246.7%	87.9%	-68.4%	33.1%	46.3%	58.3%	51.2%	54.6%	53.6%
Dividend yield	5.85%	3.77%	7.17%	—	4.6%	—	2.59%	2.97%	2.56%	2.29%	2.62%

Yield

2.62%

trailing twelve months

Frequency

Quarterly

Last dividend

$0.24

ex-dividend Aug 20, 2026

Payout ratio

54%

of earnings

Dividend growth

4 years

consecutive annual raises

Dividend per share

Split-adjusted payout per share by ex-dividend date.

Recent payouts

Ex-dividend	Amount
Aug 20, 2026	$0.24
May 21, 2026	$0.23
Feb 19, 2026	$0.23

Period	Q3 23	Q4 23	Q1 24	Q2 24	Q3 24	Q4 24	Q1 25	Q2 25	Q3 25	Q4 25	Q1 26	Q2 26
Revenue	$1.9B	$2.2B	$2.6B	$1.9B	$1.9B	$2.3B	$2.9B	$1.9B	$2B	$2.5B	$3B	$2.2B
YoY change	-2.26%	-19.5%	-5.72%	+1.6%	-0.22%	+3.67%	+11.5%	+2.05%	+7.11%	+10.7%	+1.88%	+10.7%

Assets vs. liabilities & equity

What the company owns (left stack) against what it owes plus shareholders' equity (right stack). The two stacks should match — that's the balance.

Condensed balance sheet

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Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Cash & short-term investments	1.3B	1.2B	4.8B	1.1B	1B	1.7B	584M	631M	585M	548M
Receivables	740M	1B	1.2B	702M	676M	690M	889M	710M	717M	806M
Inventory	312M	397M	394M	472M	500M	608M	876M	770M	714M	732M
Total current assets	2.9B	3.4B	7B	3.9B	2.9B	7.4B	4.7B	3B	4.4B	5.7B
Property, plant & equipment	-4.8B	-5.3B	-5.5B	-8.3B	-8.8B	-9.1B	-9.2B	-7.2B	-6.8B	-6.7B
Goodwill & intangibles	1.8B	1.9B	1.9B	9.9B	9.5B	8.7B	8.6B	8.3B	7.9B	7.1B
Total assets	21.8B	22.7B	27B	35.5B	33.5B	37.7B	38.5B	39.7B	43.8B	46.5B
Accounts payable	657M	963M	1.2B	884M	853M	1.2B	1.4B	917M	1.3B	1.3B
Short-term debt	1.1B	645M	482M	868M	1.9B	545M	2B	1.1B	566M	2.4B
Total current liabilities	3.1B	3.1B	3.3B	4B	4.8B	4.3B	5.1B	3.9B	4B	6.3B
Long-term debt	7.5B	8.2B	8.7B	14.2B	11.5B	15.6B	14.8B	17.6B	20.4B	20.6B
Total liabilities	18.4B	18B	19B	27.2B	25.1B	28.3B	28.5B	30B	33.1B	35.4B
Shareholders' equity	3.5B	4.7B	8.1B	8.4B	8.3B	9.4B	10B	9.7B	10.7B	11.2B
Total debt	8.6B	8.8B	9.2B	15.1B	13.4B	16.1B	16.9B	18.6B	21B	23B
Net debt	8.3B	8.6B	4.9B	14.9B	13.3B	15.9B	16.8B	18.5B	20.9B	22.9B

Assets vs. liabilities & equity

What the company owns (left stack) against what it owes plus shareholders' equity (right stack). The two stacks should match — that's the balance.

Condensed balance sheet

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Period	Q3 23	Q4 23	Q1 24	Q2 24	Q3 24	Q4 24	Q1 25	Q2 25	Q3 25	Q4 25	Q1 26	Q2 26
Cash & short-term investments	686M	631M	619M	543M	643M	585M	1.9B	776M	616M	548M	1.2B	453M
Receivables	767M	710M	675M	633M	701M	717M	869M	798M	787M	806M	872M	777M
Inventory	810M	770M	663M	702M	733M	714M	608M	694M	782M	732M	667M	747M
Total current assets	3B	3B	4.3B	4.1B	4.3B	4.4B	4.1B	2.9B	2.9B	5.7B	6.2B	5.5B
Property, plant & equipment	-10.4B	-7.2B	-10.3B	-10.4B	-10.5B	-6.8B	-10.8B	-10.8B	-11B	-6.7B	-10.9B	-11.1B
Goodwill & intangibles	8.3B	8.3B	7.9B	7.9B	7.9B	7.9B	7.9B	7.9B	7.9B	7.1B	7.1B	7.1B
Total assets	39B	39.7B	40.2B	41B	42.9B	43.8B	44.5B	44.1B	45B	46.5B	47.8B	48.3B
Accounts payable	763M	917M	753M	1.1B	1.7B	1.3B	1B	903M	968M	1.3B	1B	1.1B
Short-term debt	1.4B	1.1B	1B	610M	148M	566M	1.8B	1.1B	2.9B	2.4B	2.2B	1.7B
Total current liabilities	3.9B	3.9B	3.4B	3.4B	3.8B	4B	4.4B	3.7B	5.7B	6.3B	5.3B	4.9B
Long-term debt	16.8B	17.6B	18.1B	18.5B	19.7B	20.4B	20.4B	20.6B	19.4B	20.6B	22.5B	22.9B
Total liabilities	29.4B	30B	30.2B	30.6B	32.4B	33.1B	33.5B	33.1B	34B	35.4B	36.4B	36.5B
Shareholders' equity	9.6B	9.7B	10B	10.4B	10.5B	10.7B	11B	11B	11B	11.2B	11.4B	11.7B
Total debt	18.3B	18.6B	19.1B	19.1B	19.9B	21B	22.2B	21.6B	22.3B	23B	24.7B	24.6B
Net debt	18.2B	18.5B	19B	19.1B	19.8B	20.9B	20.9B	21.5B	22.3B	22.9B	24B	24.6B

Cash generation and uses

Cash from operations, what's left after capex, and what went back to shareholders. Bars below the line are cash going out.

Condensed cash flow statement

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Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Net income	432M	1.8B	368M	791M	-773M	1.5B	1.1B	917M	1B	1.1B
Depreciation & amortization	1.1B	1B	1.2B	1.2B	1.2B	1.3B	1.3B	1.4B	1.4B	1.5B
Stock-based compensation	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Change in working capital	202M	-325M	230M	-635M	180M	-2.3B	-198M	1.5B	-518M	-49M
Operating cash flow	2B	1.7B	1.9B	1.5B	116M	765M	2.2B	3.9B	2.1B	2.5B
Capital expenditure	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.9B
Investing cash flow	83M	-128M	414M	-6B	1.3B	1.3B	2.8B	168M	24M	-4B
Dividends paid	-621M	-461M	-908M	-695M	-529M	-492M	-489M	-535M	-522M	-574M
Share repurchases	—	—	-11M	—	—	0	0	-800M	0	0
Financing cash flow	-808M	-245M	3B	2.8B	-1.6B	1.9B	-345M	374M	1.7B	1.5B
Net change in cash	1.3B	1.4B	5.3B	-1.7B	-228M	4B	4.7B	4.4B	3.9B	14M
Free cash flow	509M	-9M	485M	-868M	-601M	-3.1B	-2.6B	-524M	-2.4B	-2.4B

Cash generation and uses

Cash from operations, what's left after capex, and what went back to shareholders. Bars below the line are cash going out.

Condensed cash flow statement

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Period	Q3 23	Q4 23	Q1 24	Q2 24	Q3 24	Q4 24	Q1 25	Q2 25	Q3 25	Q4 25	Q1 26	Q2 26
Net income	282M	192M	350M	228M	193M	248M	297M	198M	293M	264M	316M	244M
Depreciation & amortization	374M	359M	363M	386M	334M	356M	363M	370M	392M	405M	423M	445M
Stock-based compensation	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Change in working capital	-117M	270M	-344M	-29M	-423M	278M	-276M	84M	141M	-35M	-520M	-34M
Operating cash flow	589M	807M	542M	575M	137M	891M	430M	601M	742M	774M	282M	778M
Capital expenditure	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.2B	-1.5B	-1.2B	-1.4B
Investing cash flow	28M	35M	1M	56M	-115M	82M	804M	22M	-1.3B	-1.4B	-1.2B	-1.3B
Dividends paid	-144M	-127M	-126M	-128M	-130M	-138M	-143M	-144M	-144M	-143M	-150M	-152M
Share repurchases	—	0	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Financing cash flow	579M	220M	372M	-544M	1.5B	401M	1.1B	-613M	465M	642M	534M	288M
Net change in cash	1.2B	1.1B	915M	87M	1.5B	1.4B	2.3B	10M	-54M	2M	-372M	-273M
Free cash flow	-477M	-270M	-307M	-236M	-708M	-1.1B	-628M	-569M	-480M	-707M	-916M	-592M

Date	Ratio
Oct 1, 2002	1000:843
Dec 11, 1995	2:1
Jun 15, 1981	3:2

CenterPoint Energy Inc Financials

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