CNP

MKT CAP:$28B

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

Market Cap

$28B

Utilities·Regulated Electric·🇺🇸 United States·NYSE

Utilities·Regulated Electric·🇺🇸·NYSE

Stock Price

$42.52+$3.80 (+9.80%)

Apr 24, 2026

Company Details

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through Electric and Natural Gas segments. The Electric segment includes electric transmission and distribution services to ele...

CEO

Christopher A. Foster

IPO Date

Jan 2, 1970

Website

www.centerpointenergy.com

Key Metrics TTM

Revenue

$9.4B

+5.2% YoY

Net Income

$1.1B

EPS (Diluted)

$1.63

Free Cash Flow

-$2.7B

Revenue / Share

$14.28

Gross Margin

41.3%

Operating Margin

22.5%

Net Margin

11.4%

FCF Margin

-28.4%

P/S

3.0x

P/E

25.9x

Earnings Reports

Q1 2026

Apr 23, 2026

NEW

$3.0B+1.9%EPS $0.48

FY 2025

Feb 19, 2026

$9.4B+8.3%EPS $1.60

Q4 2025

Feb 19, 2026

$2.5B+10.7%EPS $0.40

Q3 2025

Oct 23, 2025

$2.0B+7.1%EPS $0.45

Q2 2025

Jul 24, 2025

$1.9B+2.0%EPS $0.30

Revenue & Profitability

Quarter	Revenue	Gross Profit	Operating Income
Q2 22	$1.9B	$813M	$351M
Q3 22	$1.9B	$832M	$384M
Q4 22	$2.7B	$810M	$354M
Q1 23	$2.8B	$998M	$541M
Q2 23	$1.9B	$859M	$380M
Q3 23	$1.9B	$1.0B	$518M
Q4 23	$2.2B	$810M	$321M
Q1 24	$2.6B	$1.1B	$616M
Q2 24	$1.9B	$994M	$467M
Q3 24	$1.9B	$883M	$424M
Q4 24	$2.3B	$976M	$483M
Q1 25	$2.9B	$803M	$649M
Q2 25	$1.9B	$557M	$417M
Q3 25	$2.0B	$635M	$502M
Q4 25	$2.5B	$691M	$542M
Q1 26	$3.0B	$2.0B	$658M

Valuation

Quarter	P/S	P/E
Q2 22	2.1x	11.4x
Q3 22	2.0x	11.5x
Q4 22	2.1x	18.2x
Q1 23	2.0x	21.8x
Q2 23	2.0x	23.9x
Q3 23	1.8x	18.9x
Q4 23	2.1x	20.3x
Q1 24	2.1x	19.3x
Q2 24	2.3x	18.8x
Q3 24	2.2x	19.9x
Q4 24	2.4x	20.4x
Q1 25	2.6x	24.5x
Q2 25	2.7x	25.6x
Q3 25	2.8x	24.7x
Q4 25	2.7x	23.8x
Q1 26	3.0x	26.2x

Operating Cash Flow

Quarter	Operating CF	Free CF
Q2 22	$398M	-$636M
Q3 22	$347M	-$852M
Q4 22	$485M	-$855M
Q1 23	$1.7B	$590M
Q2 23	$769M	-$367M
Q3 23	$587M	-$477M
Q4 23	$808M	-$270M
Q1 24	$538M	-$307M
Q2 24	$576M	-$236M
Q3 24	$136M	-$708M
Q4 24	$889M	-$1.1B
Q1 25	$410M	-$628M
Q2 25	$560M	-$569M
Q3 25	$742M	-$480M
Q4 25	$774M	-$707M
Q1 26	$282M	-$916M

Capital Expenditures

Quarter	CapEx
Q2 22	$1.0B
Q3 22	$1.2B
Q4 22	$1.3B
Q1 23	$1.1B
Q2 23	$1.1B
Q3 23	$1.1B
Q4 23	$1.1B
Q1 24	$845M
Q2 24	$812M
Q3 24	$844M
Q4 24	$2.0B
Q1 25	$1.0B
Q2 25	$1.1B
Q3 25	$1.2B
Q4 25	$1.5B
Q1 26	$1.2B

CapEx

OpEx vs Revenue Growth (YoY)

Quarter	Revenue Growth	OpEx Growth
Q2 22	+11.6%	+10.2%
Q3 22	+8.8%	+3.3%
Q4 22	+17.2%	+19.2%
Q1 23	+0.6%	-2.1%
Q2 23	-3.5%	-6.2%
Q3 23	-2.3%	-11.7%
Q4 23	-19.5%	-21.0%
Q1 24	-5.7%	-10.5%
Q2 24	+1.6%	-3.8%
Q3 24	-0.2%	+6.7%
Q4 24	+3.7%	-4.4%
Q1 25	+11.5%	+13.3%
Q2 25	+2.0%	+6.2%
Q3 25	+7.1%	+3.8%
Q4 25	+10.7%	+10.3%
Q1 26	+1.9%	+2.0%

Stock-Based Compensation

Quarter	SBC ($)	% of Revenue
Q2 22	$0	0.0%
Q3 22	$0	0.0%
Q4 22	$0	0.0%
Q1 23	$0	0.0%
Q2 23	$0	0.0%
Q3 23	$0	0.0%
Q4 23	$0	0.0%
Q1 24	$0	0.0%
Q2 24	$0	0.0%
Q3 24	$0	0.0%
Q4 24	$0	0.0%
Q1 25	$0	0.0%
Q2 25	$0	0.0%
Q3 25	$0	0.0%
Q4 25	$0	0.0%
Q1 26	$0	0.0%

Revenue Segments

Quarter	Electric Transmission & Distribution	Natural Gas Segment
Q2 22	$1.1B	$827M
Q3 22	$1.2B	$692M
Q4 22	$995M	$1.6B
Q1 23	$958M	$1.8B
Q2 23	$1.0B	$764M
Q3 23	$1.3B	$597M
Q4 23	$1.0B	$1.1B
Q1 24	$1.1B	$1.6B
Q2 24	$1.2B	$698M
Q3 24	$1.2B	$611M
Q4 24	$1.1B	$1.2B
Q1 25	$1.1B	$1.9B
Q2 25	$1.2B	$756M
Q3 25	$1.4B	$622M
Q4 25	$1.2B	$1.2B
Q1 26	$1.2B	$1.8B

War Chest

Quarter	Cash	Short-term Investments	Total
Q2 22	$555M	$658M	$1.2B
Q3 22	$114M	$452M	$566M
Q4 22	$74M	$510M	$584M
Q1 23	$114M	$548M	$662M
Q2 23	$214M	$517M	$731M
Q3 23	$120M	$566M	$686M
Q4 23	$90M	$541M	$631M
Q1 24	$161M	$458M	$619M
Q2 24	$66M	$477M	$543M
Q3 24	$112M	$531M	$643M
Q4 24	$24M	$561M	$585M
Q1 25	$1.3B	$640M	$1.9B
Q2 25	$93M	$683M	$776M
Q3 25	$67M	$579M	$646M
Q4 25	$49M	$510M	$559M
Q1 26	$639M	$555M	$1.2B

Shares Outstanding

Quarter	Shares (Diluted)	QoQ Change	YoY Change
Q2 22	632M	+0.2%	+6.0%
Q3 22	633M	+0.2%	+3.9%
Q4 22	630M	-0.5%	+3.4%
Q1 23	633M	+0.6%	+0.3%
Q2 23	633M	-0.0%	+0.2%
Q3 23	633M	+0.0%	+0.0%
Q4 23	631M	-0.3%	+0.3%
Q1 24	634M	+0.4%	+0.1%
Q2 24	642M	+1.3%	+1.4%
Q3 24	648M	+0.9%	+2.4%
Q4 24	652M	+0.7%	+3.4%
Q1 25	653M	+0.1%	+3.0%
Q2 25	654M	+0.2%	+1.9%
Q3 25	656M	+0.3%	+1.2%
Q4 25	656M	0.0%	+0.5%
Q1 26	659M	+0.5%	+0.9%

Shares Outstanding

Revenue Per Employee

Period	Revenue/Employee	Employees
Q2 22	$206.4K	9K
Q3 22	$202.1K	9K
Q4 22	$301.7K	9K
Q1 23	$309.3K	9K
Q2 23	$208.7K	9K
Q3 23	$207.0K	9K
Q4 23	$247.2K	9K
Q1 24	$296.8K	9K
Q2 24	$215.8K	9K
Q3 24	$210.3K	9K
Q4 24	$255.0K	9K
Q1 25	$329.1K	9K
Q2 25	$219.1K	9K
Q3 25	$224.1K	9K
Q4 25	$2M	2K
Q1 26	$2M	2K

Revenue / Employee