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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP)

39.60 +0.36 (+0.92%)
At close: August 31 at 4:00:03 PM EDT
39.70 +0.10 (+0.25%)
Pre-Market: 5:07:10 AM EDT
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CenterPoint Energy (CNP) has been recognized as a strong dividend stock with a 2.44% yield and an 8.52% year-over-year EPS growth projection for 2026. However, the stock has faced challenges, including a 7.8% decline since its last earnings report, despite beating earnings expectations.

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  • Previous Close 39.24
  • Open 38.89
  • Bid 36.38 x 260000
  • Ask --
  • Day's Range 38.83 - 39.76
  • 52 Week Range 36.60 - 45.26
  • Volume 9,066,298
  • Avg. Volume 6,358,998
  • Market Cap (intraday) 26.085B
  • Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.46
  • PE Ratio (TTM) 23.43
  • EPS (TTM) 1.69
  • Earnings Date (est.) Oct 22, 2026
  • Forward Dividend & Yield 0.96 (2.45%)
  • Ex-Dividend Date Aug 20, 2026
  • 1y Target Est 45.75

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through Electric; Natural Gas; and Corporate and Other segments. The Electric segment provides electric transmission and distribution services to electric customers and electric generation assets, as well as optimizes assets in the wholesale power market in Indiana Electric's service territory. The Natural Gas segment engages in the intrastate natural gas sales, and natural gas transportation and distribution for residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, and Texas; permanent pipeline connections through interconnects with various interstate and intrastate pipeline companies; and provides home appliance maintenance and repair services to customers in Minnesota and home repair protection plans to natural gas customers in Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas through a third party. As of December 31, 2025, it served approximately 2,859,313 metered customers; owned 355 substations with transformer capacity of 81,692 megavolt amperes; and owned and operated approximately 208 miles of intrastate pipeline in Louisiana and Texas. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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8,794

Full Time Employees

December 31

Fiscal Year Ends

Utilities

Sector

Performance Overview

Trailing total returns as of 8/31/2026, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is S&P 500 (^GSPC) .

YTD Return

CNP
5.05%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
12.28%

1-Year Return

CNP
7.40%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
18.98%

3-Year Return

CNP
53.28%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
70.51%

5-Year Return

CNP
79.06%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
69.95%

Earnings Trends

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Earnings Per Share

GAAP
Normalized
GAAP
Normalized
 

Revenue vs. Earnings

Annual
Quarterly
Annual
Quarterly
Q2 FY26
Revenue 2.15B
Earnings 244M
Profit Margin 11.34%

Q3

FY25

Q4

FY25

Q1

FY26

Q2

FY26

0
1B
2B
11.0%
12.0%
13.0%
14.0%
 

Analyst Insights

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Top Analyst

UBS
46/100
Latest Rating
Buy
 

Analyst Price Targets

39.00
45.75 Average
39.60 Current
50.00 High
 

Analyst Recommendations

  • Strong Buy
  • Buy
  • Hold
  • Underperform
  • Sell
 

Latest Rating

Date 8/21/2026
Analyst Morgan Stanley
Rating Action Maintains
Rating Equal-Weight
Price Action Lowers
Price Target 40 -> 39
 

Statistics

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Valuation Measures

Annual
As of 8/27/2026
  • Market Cap

    25.88B

  • Enterprise Value

    50.07B

  • Trailing P/E

    23.39

  • Forward P/E

    20.62

  • PEG Ratio (5yr expected)

    1.89

  • Price/Sales (ttm)

    2.70

  • Price/Book (mrq)

    2.21

  • Enterprise Value/Revenue

    5.20

  • Enterprise Value/EBITDA

    12.53

Financial Highlights

Profitability and Income Statement

  • Profit Margin

    11.61%

  • Return on Assets (ttm)

    3.00%

  • Return on Equity (ttm)

    9.83%

  • Revenue (ttm)

    9.62B

  • Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)

    1.12B

  • Diluted EPS (ttm)

    1.69

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

  • Total Cash (mrq)

    453M

  • Total Debt/Equity (mrq)

    210.26%

  • Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)

    -5.19B

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Company Insights

Fair Value

39.60 Current
 

Dividend Score

0 Low
Sector Avg.
100 High
 

Hiring Score

0 Low
Sector Avg.
100 High
 

Insider Sentiment Score

0 Low
Sector Avg.
100 High
 

Research Reports

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  • CenterPoint: Texas Governor Halts Data Center Grid Connections

    CenterPoint Energy owns a portfolio of businesses. Its regulated electric utilities provide transmission and distribution services to more than 2.5 million customers in the Houston area, southern Indiana, and west central Ohio.

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  • CenterPoint: Texas Governor Halts Data Center Grid Connections

    CenterPoint Energy owns a portfolio of businesses. Its regulated electric utilities provide transmission and distribution services to more than 2.5 million customers in the Houston area, southern Indiana, and west central Ohio.

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  • Texas Drives CenterPoint's Industry-Leading Growth

    CenterPoint Energy owns a portfolio of businesses. Its regulated electric utilities provide transmission and distribution services to more than 2.5 million customers in the Houston area, southern Indiana, and west central Ohio.

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  • CenterPoint Earnings: Management Continues to Deliver on Growth Expectations

    CenterPoint Energy owns a portfolio of businesses. Its regulated electric utilities provide transmission and distribution services to more than 2.5 million customers in the Houston area, southern Indiana, and west central Ohio.

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