CenterPoint Energy/$CNP
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About CenterPoint Energy
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.
- Ticker
- $CNP
- Sector
- Utilities
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 8,794
- Headquarters
- Houston, United States
- Website
- www.centerpointenergy.com
CNP Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$26B
23.29
$1.68
0.45
$0.92
2.45%
Price and volume
Market cap
$26B
Beta
0.45
52-week high
$45.26
52-week low
$37.22
Average daily volume
6.1M
Dividend rate
$0.92
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.123
Quick ratio
0.353
Long term debt to equity
195.444
Total debt to equity
210.256
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
52.73%
Interest coverage (TTM)
2.19%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
3,854
Gross margin (TTM)
47.03%
Net profit margin (TTM)
11.61%
Operating margin (TTM)
23.02%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
15.51%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$1,090,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
3.00%
Return on equity (TTM)
9.82%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
23.289
Price to revenue (TTM)
2.66
Price to book
2.2
Price to tangible book (TTM)
3.15
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
-9.495
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
-10.53%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
-4.12
Dividend yield (TTM)
2.35%
Forward dividend yield
2.45%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
7.10%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
17.26%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
1.25%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.26%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
13.44%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-0.34%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
6.74%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-1.15%
What the Analysts think about CNP
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for CenterPoint Energy stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of CenterPoint Energy stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Surging AI data center demand underpinned Q1 2026 results, with profit rising on higher electricity consumption from AI-linked facilities, demonstrating CenterPoint’s exposure to a high-growth market (Reuters)
The company has over 12 GW of firmly committed industrial load at Houston Electric and expects to energize 8 GW of data center projects by 2029, with 3.5 GW already under construction, ensuring a robust growth pipeline (Reuters)
Texas regulators’ approval of ERCOT’s Batch Zero process on June 18, 2026 streamlines large-load interconnections, reducing uncertainty for major customers and supporting accelerated infrastructure expansion (Reuters)
The May 15, 2026 equity distribution agreement for up to $1 billion of common stock introduces potential dilution risk for existing shareholders if fully drawn (Reuters)
On July 28, 2026, CenterPoint raised its 10-year capital investment plan by $1.2 billion to $66.7 billion, intensifying long-term spending commitments that could pressure free cash flow and elevate leverage (Reuters)
Under ERCOT’s Batch Zero framework approved June 18, 2026, project classifications won’t be finalized until August 2026 and the full transmission plan is expected only in Fall 2027, delaying revenue realization and extending execution risk (ERCOT Release)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 20 Aug 2026.
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Funds containing CNP
AllEURGBPUSD
Fund name | Fund size | $CNP weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P 500 Utilities Sector€2B7A | €1.2B | 2.03% |
iShares S&P 500 Utilities Sector£IUSU | £1B | 1.94% |
SPDR MSCI World Utilities€WUTI | €72M | 1.18% |
iShares Global Infrastructure€INFR | €2.1B | 0.86% |
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend€EXX5 | €412M | 0.64% |
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