CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
CNPNYSE · SIC 4911
$43.13
↓ -0.5%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +22.2%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$28.4B
Enterprise Value
$49.7B
P/E
26.5
P/S
3.0
P/B
2.5
EV/EBITDA
13.4
PEG
126.5
FCF Yield
-9.4%
Dividend Yield
2.1%
Revenue (TTM)
$9.4B
Net Income (TTM)
$1.1B
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
-$2.7B
Gross Margin
—
Operating Margin
22.5%
Net Margin
11.4%
ROE
9.3%
ROIC
5.4%
Debt / Equity
2.0
Net Cash
-$21.3B
Return 1Y
+20.8%
Company profile
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates through Electric and Natural Gas segments. The Electric segment includes electric transmission and distribution services to electric customers and electric generation assets. The Natural Gas segment provides natural gas distribution services, as well as home appliance maintenance and repair services. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
- CEO
- David J. Lesar
- Sector
- Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services
- Industry
- Utilities
- Employees
- 12,500
- Headquarters
- Texas
- Website
- centerpointenergy.com
Management & directors
- Foster Christopher AEVP and CFO
- Colvin KristieSVP and CAO
- Karuturi MonicaEVP and General Counsel
- Ryan Jason MichaelEVP, Reg. Svcs. & Gov. Affairs
- Wells Jason P.President & CEO
- Soto Jesus Jr.EVP and COO
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
Next earnings · estimated2026-07-23
CNP Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$3.0B↑ +1.9%
Diluted EPS$0.48↑ +6.7%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $7.4B | $8.4B | $9.3B | $8.7B | $8.6B | $9.4B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $1.0B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.1B |
| Net income | -$773.0M | $1.5B | $1.1B | $917.0M | $1.0B | $1.1B |
| Diluted EPS | -$1.79 | $2.28 | $1.59 | $1.37 | $1.58 | $1.60 |
| Operating cash flow | $2.0B | $22.0M | $1.8B | $3.9B | $2.1B | $2.5B |
| Free cash flow | — | — | — | -$524.0M | -$2.4B | -$2.4B |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 14.0% | 16.3% | 16.8% | 20.2% | 23.0% | 22.5% |
| Net margin | -10.4% | 17.8% | 11.3% | 10.5% | 11.8% | 11.2% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.9B | $1.9B | $2.3B | $2.9B | $1.9B | $2.0B | $2.5B | $3.0B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $467.0M | $424.0M | $483.0M | $649.0M | $417.0M | $502.0M | $542.0M | $658.0M |
| Net income | $228.0M | $193.0M | $248.0M | $297.0M | $198.0M | $293.0M | $264.0M | $316.0M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.36 | $0.30 | $0.37 | $0.45 | $0.30 | $0.45 | $0.40 | $0.48 |
| Operating cash flow | $576.0M | $136.0M | $889.0M | $410.0M | $560.0M | $742.0M | $774.0M | $282.0M |
| Free cash flow | -$236.0M | -$708.0M | -$1.1B | -$628.0M | -$569.0M | -$480.0M | -$707.0M | -$916.0M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 24.5% | 22.8% | 21.4% | 22.2% | 21.5% | 25.3% | 21.6% | 22.1% |
| Net margin | 12.0% | 10.4% | 11.0% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 14.7% | 10.5% | 10.6% |
Company news
Jul 16, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | Foster Christopher A· EVP and CFO | Tax withholding | 5,867 | $43.53 | $255,390.51 | filing |
| 2026-05-01 | Malik Thaddeus J. | Award | 4,037 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-01 | Miranda Manuel Benito | Award | 4,037 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-01 | Pound Ted | Award | 4,037 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-01 | Cloonan Wendolynn Montoya | Award | 4,037 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-01 | Franklin Chris | Award | 4,037 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-01 | Herman Michael Albert | Award | 4,037 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-01 | DUGANIER BARBARA J | Award | 4,037 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-01 | Fitch Laurie Lee | Award | 4,037 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-01 | Seavers Dean | Award | 4,037 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-01 | Lewis Raquelle Wooten | Award | 4,037 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-19 | Wells Jason P.· President & CEO | Tax withholding | 64,813 | $42.64 | $2.8M | filing |
| 2026-02-19 | Wells Jason P.· President & CEO | Tax withholding | 29,215 | $42.64 | $1.2M | filing |
| 2026-02-19 | Karuturi Monica· EVP and General Counsel | Tax withholding | 28,282 | $42.64 | $1.2M | filing |
| 2026-02-19 | Foster Christopher A· EVP and CFO | Tax withholding | 26,843 | $42.64 | $1.1M | filing |
| 2026-02-19 | Ryan Jason Michael· EVP, Reg. Svcs. & Gov. Affairs | Tax withholding | 23,868 | $42.64 | $1.0M | filing |
| 2026-02-19 | Karuturi Monica· EVP and General Counsel | Tax withholding | 10,811 | $42.64 | $460,981.04 | filing |
| 2026-02-19 | Ryan Jason Michael· EVP, Reg. Svcs. & Gov. Affairs | Tax withholding | 7,813 | $42.64 | $333,146.32 | filing |
| 2026-02-19 | Colvin Kristie· SVP and CAO | Tax withholding | 6,719 | $42.64 | $286,498.16 | filing |
| 2026-02-19 | Foster Christopher A· EVP and CFO | Tax withholding | 4,881 | $42.64 | $208,125.84 | filing |
| 2026-02-19 | Colvin Kristie· SVP and CAO | Tax withholding | 3,007 | $42.64 | $128,218.48 | filing |
| 2026-02-19 | Foster Christopher A· EVP and CFO | Award | 76,929 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-19 | Karuturi Monica· EVP and General Counsel | Award | 80,596 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-19 | Ryan Jason Michael· EVP, Reg. Svcs. & Gov. Affairs | Award | 69,271 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-19 | Colvin Kristie· SVP and CAO | Award | 25,646 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.