NYSE : CNP

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. — Key statistics

Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric · United States

Last price 42.44 USD (Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT) · Market cap 28.13B

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Key statistics

Valuation

MeasureValue
Market Cap27.96B
Enterprise Value52.31B

Dates

MeasureValue
Earnings DateOct 27, 2026
Ex-Dividend DateNov 19, 2026

Shares

MeasureValue
Current Share Class662.88M
Shares Outstanding662.88M
Shares Change (YoY)+1.23%
Shares Change (QoQ)-0.26%
Owned by Insiders (%)0.25%
Owned by Institutions (%)106.86%
Float660.42M

Ratios

MeasureValue
PE Ratio24.24
Forward PE20.62
PS Ratio2.85
Forward PS2.82
PB Ratio2.40
P/TBV Ratio3.41
P/FCF Ration/a
P/OCF Ratio9.90
PEG Ratio2.14

Evratios

MeasureValue
EV / Earnings45.29
EV / Sales5.32
EV / EBITDA12.84
EV / EBIT21.96
EV / FCFn/a

Financialposition

MeasureValue
Current Ratio1.15
Quick Ratio0.37
Debt / Equity2.12
Debt / EBITDA6.06
Debt / FCFn/a
Interest Coverage2.27

Financialefficiency

MeasureValue
Return on Equity (ROE)10.14%
Return on Assets (ROA)3.15%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)4.25%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)5.35%
Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)5.16%
Revenue Per Employee$657,893
Profits Per Employee$77,356
Employee Count14,931
Asset Turnover0.21
Inventory Turnover6.11

Taxes

MeasureValue
Income Tax294.00M
Effective Tax Rate20.29%

Stockprice

MeasureValue
Beta (5Y)0.46
52-Week Price Change+9.68%
50-Day Moving Average39.21
200-Day Moving Average41.59
Relative Strength Index (RSI)65.75
Average Volume (20 Days)6,713,316

Shortselling

MeasureValue
Short Interest47.26M
Short Previous Month46.67M
Short % of Shares Out7.13%
Short % of Float7.16%
Short Ratio (days to cover)6.88

Incomestatement

MeasureValue
Revenue9.82B
Gross Profit4.75B
Operating Income2.38B
Pretax Income1.45B
Net Income1.16B
EBITDA4.07B
EBIT2.38B
Earnings Per Share (EPS)$1.74

Balancesheet

MeasureValue
Cash & Cash Equivalents557.00M
Total Debt24.90B
Net Cash-24.35B
Net Cash Per Share-$36.73
Equity (Book Value)11.74B
Book Value Per Share17.71
Working Capital736.00M

Cashflow

MeasureValue
Operating Cash Flow2.83B
Capital Expenditures-5.65B
Depreciation & Amortization1.72B
Net Borrowing2.71B
Free Cash Flow-2.83B
FCF Per Share-$4.26

Margins

MeasureValue
Gross Margin48.39%
Operating Margin24.25%
Pretax Margin14.75%
Profit Margin11.76%
EBITDA Margin41.46%
EBIT Margin24.25%
FCF Marginn/a

Dividends

MeasureValue
Dividend Per Share$0.96
Dividend Yield2.28%
Dividend Growth (YoY)6.82%
Years of Dividend Growth4
Payout Ratio55.16%
FCF Payout Ration/a
Buyback Yield-1.23%
Shareholder Yield1.03%
Earnings Yield4.13%
FCF Yield-10.11%

Analystforecasts

MeasureValue
Price Target$44.24
Price Target Difference4.88%
Analyst ConsensusBuy
Analyst Count21
Revenue Growth Forecast (3Y)6.04%
EPS Growth Forecast (3Y)9.13%

Stocksplits

MeasureValue
Last Split DateDec 11, 1995
Split TypeForward
Split Ratio2:1

Scores

MeasureValue
Altman Z-Scoren/a
Piotroski F-Score6

Fairvalue

MeasureValue
Lynch Fair Value
Lynch Upside
Graham Number
Graham Upside