Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP)
Utilities · Multi-Utilities · US stock · S&P 500 component
$40.55
▲ +0.75 (1.88%)
Fair valueFair
$32 −21.2% to fair value
$16fair band $22–$42$48
Day's range
$39.77 – $40.70
52-week range
$36.37 – $44.99
About Centerpoint Energy Inc
CenterPoint Energy is a Houston-based energy delivery company. It operates the electricity transmission and distribution system serving the Houston area and distributes natural gas to homes and businesses in several states, and it also provides electricity in Indiana. Customers are households, businesses and industrial users, and rates are set by state and local regulators.
Revenue comes from regulated charges for delivering electricity and natural gas. It totals $9.4 billion over the last twelve months, with revenue growth over three years of 0.1% a year. The operating margin is 22.6%, and the business earns a profit of 5% on the capital invested in it. CenterPoint carries net debt of 5.7 times EBITDA, and the dividend yield is 2.3%. On the site's X-Ray Score it receives 37 out of 100.
Written with AI from public information and the filing figures on this page, then checked automatically for unsupported numbers. It can contain mistakes: read the company's own filings below before relying on it.
Price chart
52-wk range $36.37 – $44.99Volume 6,228,600Daily, split-adjusted
Vitals
Market cap$26.7B
52-week range$36.37 – $44.99
Volume (last day)6,228,600
P/E (TTM)24.8
EBIT / EV yield4.4%
Free-cash-flow yield-10.0%
Dividend yield2.3%
Revenue (TTM)$9.4B
Net income (TTM)$1.1B
Operating margin22.6%
Return on capital5.4%
Debt incl. leases$22.5B
Cash & securities$1.2B
Debt = borrowings plus lease liabilities. Cash & securities = cash, equivalents and short-term marketable securities (long-term securities are not counted, so net cash can be understated for companies like Apple). Net debt = debt minus cash & securities. Source: latest SEC 10-Q/10-K. EBIT / EV yield = operating profit divided by market cap plus net debt.
Fair value estimate
$32model spread $32 – $38
Fair
−21.2% to fair value
Equal blend of three models: peer multiples, a fundamentals-adjusted multiple (growth, ROIC and margin) and a 10-year DCF scaled to the market's average. Earnings-power value (no growth) is a floor and not part of the blend. Model uncertainty is Medium, so the safety margin is 30%.
Terminal value >80% of DCF: lower confidence
Price $41
Undervalued < $22Fair $22 – $42Overvalued > $42
10-year DCF (market-scaled)
$20
Peer multiples
$37
Earnings power floor (not blended)
$6
Fundamentals-adjusted multiple
$39
Growth the price implies
12.8%/yr
A model estimate, not a price target or recommendation. Inputs: risk-free 5.09%, equity risk premium 4.23% (Damodaran). How it works.
What this means
Weak business, fairly priced
The price sits inside our fair-value band. A high score does not guarantee a good outcome; it shifts the odds a little. Use the checklist as a prompt for your own research.
Before you invest · decision checklist
Ticked boxes are filled in from our data; the rest are yours to answer.
The five-lens scan
Every score explained in one sentence, ranked against Utilities peers. Open a lens to see the numbers behind it.
Valuation
Weak
30/100
Expensive against its sector on earnings and cash flow.
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EBIT / EV yield4.4%
Free-cash-flow yield-10.0%
Fair value vs price0.8×
Growth
Weak
23/100
Growing slower than most of its sector.
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Revenue growth (3y)0.1%
EPS growth (3y)0.2%
Growth consistency70%
Profitability
Weak
49/100
Earns lower returns on its capital than most peers.
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Return on invested capital5.4%
Operating margin22.6%
Gross profitability19.6%
Financial health
Weak
43/100
Balance sheet is more stretched than most peers.
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Piotroski F-Score4 / 9
Net debt / EBITDA5.7×
Interest cover2.2×
Dividends
Weak
42/100
Dividend is modest or less certain than peers.
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Dividend yield2.3%
Dividend growth9.3%
Quarterly results: last 6 quarters
+3.7%
Dec '24
+12.8%
Mar '25
+2.5%
Jun '25
+7.2%
Sep '25
+8.7%
Dec '25
+0.6%
Mar '26
Revenue against the same quarter a year earlier. Latest quarter revenue $3.0B, diluted EPS $0.48.
Compare with peers
ED Consolidated Edison In...69 AEE Ameren Corp58 NI Nisource Inc.55 DTB Dte Energy Co55Other Multi-Utilities companies by X-Ray Score.
Fundamentals checklist
● 3 Good · ● 5 Average · ● 7 BadCash quality
Earnings backed by cashBad
Free-cash-flow yieldBad
Risk models
Altman Z''Good
Piotroski F-ScoreBad
Growth
EPS growth (3y)Bad
Revenue growth (3y)Bad
Growth consistencyBad
Balance sheet
Current ratioGood
Net debt / EBITDAAverage
Interest coverAverage
Valuation
Fair value vs priceBad
EBIT / EV yieldAverage
Profitability
Return on invested capitalAverage
Operating marginAverage
Gross profitabilityGood
Each check is graded against the company's sector, not a fixed number. Checklist score 39/100.
Financials
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.4B | $9.3B | $8.7B | $8.6B | $9.4B |
| Operating income | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.1B |
| Net income | $1.5B | $1.1B | $917M | $1.0B | $1.1B |
| Operating cash flow | $22M | $1.8B | $3.9B | $2.1B | $2.5B |
| Operating margin | 16.3% | 16.8% | 20.2% | 23.0% | 22.5% |
| Free cash flow | −$3.1B | −$2.6B | −$524M | −$2.4B | −$2.4B |
| Diluted EPS | $2.28 | $1.59 | $1.37 | $1.58 | $1.60 |
Fiscal years, from SEC filings.
Technical summary
Daily
Bullish
10 bullish · 0 neutral · 6 bearish
Weekly
Bullish
7 bullish · 1 neutral · 4 bearish
Monthly
Strongly bullish
6 bullish · 1 neutral · 1 bearish
Moving averages (daily)
| SMA 10 | 39.03 | Bullish |
| EMA 10 | 39.17 | Bullish |
| SMA 20 | 38.11 | Bullish |
| EMA 20 | 38.76 | Bullish |
| SMA 50 | 38.95 | Bullish |
| EMA 50 | 39.23 | Bullish |
| SMA 100 | 40.87 | Bearish |
| EMA 100 | 40.07 | Bullish |
| SMA 200 | 41.08 | Bearish |
| EMA 200 | 40.11 | Bullish |
Oscillators (daily)
| RSI (14) | 70.61 | Bearish |
| MACD (12, 26) | 0.27 | Bullish |
| Momentum (12) | 10.19 | Bullish |
| Stochastic %K (14) | 96.54 | Bearish |
| Williams %R (14) | -3.46 | Bearish |
| CCI (20) | 166.8 | Bearish |
Pivot points (classic, last session)
S3 39.05 | S2 39.41 | S1 39.98 | Pivot 40.34 | R1 40.91 | R2 41.27 | R3 41.84 |
Signals describe what the chart is doing, not what to do. Moving averages: price above the average is bullish. Oscillators use the usual thresholds (RSI 30/70, Stochastic 20/80, CCI ±100, Williams %R −80/−20; MACD and momentum above zero are bullish). Weekly and monthly views use closing prices only.
Dividends
Paid, last 12 months
0.92 USD
Yield on today's price
2.27%
Frequency
Quarterly
Next ex-dividend date
19 Nov 2026
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2026 (upcoming) | 0.2400 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 0.2400 |
| 21 May 2026 | 0.2300 |
| 19 Feb 2026 | 0.2300 |
| 20 Nov 2025 | 0.2200 |
| 21 Aug 2025 | 0.2200 |
| 15 May 2025 | 0.2200 |
| 20 Feb 2025 | 0.2200 |
| 21 Nov 2024 | 0.2100 |
| 15 Aug 2024 | 0.2000 |
| 15 May 2024 | 0.2000 |
| 14 Feb 2024 | 0.2000 |
Ex-dividend dates and amounts from EODHD. Shown as declared, before tax.
CNP SEC filings
1 Oct 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Completed an acquisition or disposal; Regulation FD disclosure
14 Sep 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Other events
9 Sep 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Entered a material agreement; Other events
31 Jul 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Entered a material agreement
30 Jul 2026
424B5SEC EDGAR
424B5
28 Jul 2026
10-QSEC EDGAR
Quarterly report
28 Jul 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Results of operations; Regulation FD disclosure
15 May 2026
8-KSEC EDGAR
Entered a material agreement
Where the numbers come from
Statements SEC EDGAR filings (10-K, 10-Q), quarters derived from year-to-date figures.
Prices end-of-day closes, split-adjusted.
Industry inputs beta, multiples and equity risk premium from Damodaran Online (NYU Stern).
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