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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP)

42.21 +0.62 (+1.49%)
At close: October 29 at 4:00:02 PM EDT
42.21 0.00 (0.00%)
After hours: October 29 at 4:00:31 PM EDT
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CNP announced a cash dividend of $0.24 with an ex-date of Nov. 19, 2026
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CenterPoint Energy delivered a stronger-than-expected third quarter and raised its 2026 outlook. The company also expanded its 10-year capital plan to $70.7 billion, supported by rising Houston electricity demand, while planned equity issuance creates dilution risk. CNP’s latest regular-session move was up 1.49% on October 30, 2026.

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  • Previous Close 41.59
  • Open 42.03
  • Bid --
  • Ask --
  • Day's Range 41.95 - 42.47
  • 52 Week Range 36.37 - 45.26
  • Volume 8,606,420
  • Avg. Volume 6,595,080
  • Market Cap (intraday) 27.98B
  • Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.46
  • PE Ratio (TTM) 24.26
  • EPS (TTM) 1.74
  • Earnings Date Oct 27, 2026
  • Forward Dividend & Yield 0.96 (2.31%)
  • 1y Target Est 44.24
  • Morningstar Rating Rating available with Stock Picks access

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

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Performance Overview

Trailing total returns as of 10/29/2026, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is S&P 500 (^GSPC) .

YTD Return

CNP
11.97%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
12.78%

1-Year Return

CNP
10.83%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
12.04%

3-Year Return

CNP
70.73%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
87.51%

5-Year Return

CNP
83.90%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
67.64%

Earnings Trends

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Earnings Per Share

GAAP
Normalized
GAAP
Normalized

Revenue vs. Earnings

Annual
Quarterly
Annual
Quarterly
Q3 FY26
Revenue 2.19B
Earnings 331M
Profit Margin 15.11%

Q4

FY25

Q1

FY26

Q2

FY26

Q3

FY26

0
1B
2B
11.0%
12.0%
13.0%
14.0%
15.0%

Analyst Insights

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Analyst Price Targets

39.00 Low
44.24 Average
42.21 Current
50.00 High

Analyst Recommendations

  • Strong Buy
  • Buy
  • Hold
  • Underperform
  • Sell

Latest Rating

Date 10/28/2026
Analyst Barclays
Rating Action Maintains
Rating Equal-Weight
Price Action Raises
Price Target 41 -> 43

Statistics

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Valuation Measures

Annual
  • Market Cap

  • Enterprise Value

  • Trailing P/E

  • Forward P/E

  • PEG Ratio (current)

  • Price/Sales (ttm)

  • Price/Book (mrq)

  • Enterprise Value/Revenue

  • Enterprise Value/EBITDA

Financial Highlights

Profitability and Income Statement

  • Profit Margin

    11.76%

  • Return on Assets (ttm)

    3.15%

  • Return on Equity (ttm)

    10.14%

  • Revenue (ttm)

    9.82B

  • Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)

    1.16B

  • Diluted EPS (ttm)

    1.74

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

  • Total Cash (mrq)

    557M

  • Total Debt/Equity (mrq)

    212.09%

  • Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)

    -4.95B

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