CNP · CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
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NEUTRAL BUY
Val Gro Qua Mom Sta Cap P/S3.00 P/E Fwd P/E20.55 PEG2.56 52W –  RSI Target$46.31 (+7.9%) Beta0.45 Div
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Utilities - Regulated Electric Houston, United States 8,794 employees
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.
52-Week Range
52W Low 52W High
Position in Range
RSI (14)
0 · Oversold RSI 45 Overbought · 100
Signal Neutral
EMA Price Levels
Volume Analysis
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Trend Strength
Detected Patterns
1Bullish
1Bearish
0Neutral
▲ Double Bottom — Two lows ~$41.03 — bullish reversal confirmed
▼ Double Top — Two peaks ~$44.02 — bearish reversal confirmed

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Next Earnings Oct 22, 2026
Beat Rate 88%
Consensus BUY
Analyst Upside +7.9%
EPS — History & Forecast
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Revenue — History & Forecast
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EPS Beat Rate
88% 7/8 quarters
Wall Street Consensus
BUY
8
10
BuyHoldSell
Price Target Range
$46.31 +7.9% upside
Low $40 High $50
Consensus Current price
Wall Street Analyst Ratings
FirmRatingChangeActionDate
Keybanc Overweight ↔ Maintain 2026-07-23
BMO Capital Outperform ↔ Maintain 2026-07-22
JP Morgan Neutral ↔ Maintain 2026-07-16
Truist Securities Buy ↔ Maintain 2026-05-18
Evercore ISI Group In-Line ↔ Maintain 2026-05-04
Jefferies Buy ↔ Maintain 2026-04-16
Barclays Equal-Weight ↔ Maintain 2026-04-15
B of A Securities Neutral ↔ Maintain 2026-04-15
Wells Fargo Overweight ↔ Maintain 2026-01-20
UBS Buy ↔ Maintain 2025-12-17
Keybanc 2026-07-23
Overweight ↔ Maintain
BMO Capital 2026-07-22
Outperform ↔ Maintain
JP Morgan 2026-07-16
Neutral ↔ Maintain
Truist Securities 2026-05-18
Buy ↔ Maintain
Evercore ISI Group 2026-05-04
In-Line ↔ Maintain
Jefferies 2026-04-16
Buy ↔ Maintain
Barclays 2026-04-15
Equal-Weight ↔ Maintain
B of A Securities 2026-04-15
Neutral ↔ Maintain
Wells Fargo 2026-01-20
Overweight ↔ Maintain
UBS 2025-12-17
Buy ↔ Maintain
Profitability
Gross Margin 45.92%TTM
Op. Margin 21.98%TTM
ROE 9.56%TTM
Rev. Growth 1.90%YoY
Free Cash Flow -4.95BTTM
FCF Yield TTM
Balance Sheet
Debt / Equity 215.59MRQ
Current Ratio 1.17MRQ
Cash 1.19BMRQ
Total Debt 24.68BMRQ
Net Debt MRQ
Dividend History
Payout Ratio (TTM): 54.60%
DateAmount / ShareYield at Payment
2026-05-21 $0.2300 0.54%
2026-02-19 $0.2300 0.54%
2025-11-20 $0.2200 0.56%
2025-08-21 $0.2200 0.59%
2025-05-15 $0.2200 0.60%
2025-02-20 $0.2200 0.67%
2024-11-21 $0.2100 0.69%
2024-08-15 $0.2000 0.81%
2024-05-15 $0.2000 0.71%
2024-02-14 $0.2000 0.77%
2023-11-15 $0.2000 0.78%
2023-08-16 $0.1900 0.72%
2023-05-17 $0.1900 0.71%
2023-02-15 $0.1900 0.71%
2022-11-16 $0.1800 0.67%
2022-08-17 $0.1800 0.61%
2022-05-18 $0.1700 0.61%
2022-02-16 $0.1700 0.70%
2021-11-17 $0.1700 0.71%
2021-08-18 $0.1600 0.68%
2021-05-19 $0.1600 0.74%
2021-02-17 $0.1600 0.85%
2020-11-18 $0.1500 0.73%
2020-08-19 $0.1500 0.86%
2020-05-20 $0.1500 1.03%
2020-02-19 $0.2900 1.29%
2019-11-20 $0.2880 1.40%
2019-08-14 $0.2880 1.26%
2019-05-15 $0.2880 1.19%
2019-02-20 $0.2880 1.14%
2018-11-14 $0.2780 1.25%
2018-08-15 $0.2780 1.24%
2018-05-16 $0.2780 1.38%
2018-02-14 $0.2780 1.35%
2017-11-15 $0.2680 1.18%
2017-08-14 $0.2680 1.21%
2017-05-12 $0.2680 1.29%
2017-02-14 $0.2680 1.36%
2016-11-14 $0.2580 1.51%
2016-08-12 $0.2580 1.55%
How CNP Makes Its Money
Cash Flow Breakdown
Quarterly Metrics
QuarterRevenueRev YoYGross Profit Op. IncomeNet IncomeNet YoY Gross %Op %Net %
Full Key Statistics
Valuation
Market Cap28.28B
Enterprise Value52.34B
Trailing P/E26.34
Forward P/E20.55
PEG Ratio (5yr)2.56
Price/Sales (ttm)3.00
Price/Book (mrq)2.51
EV/Revenue5.56
EV/EBITDA14.28
Share Statistics
Avg Vol (3m)6.09M
Shares Outstanding658.72M
Float651.89M
% Held by Insiders0.24%
% Held by Institutions105.42%
Short Ratio6.11
Short % of Float8.77%
Profitability
Gross Margin45.92%
Operating Margin (ttm)21.98%
Profit Margin11.38%
Return on Assets (ttm)2.84%
Return on Equity (ttm)9.56%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm)9.41B
Revenue Growth (yoy)1.90%
Gross Profit (ttm)4.32B
EBITDA3.66B
Net Income (ttm)1.07B
Diluted EPS (ttm)1.59
EPS Growth (yoy)6.70%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq)1.19B
Total Debt (mrq)24.68B
Debt / Equity (mrq)215.59
Current Ratio (mrq)1.17
Book Value / Share17.08
Operating CF (ttm)2.36B
Free Cash Flow (ttm)-4.95B
Trading & Dividends
Beta (5Y)0.45
50-Day MA43.14
200-Day MA41.33
Fwd Dividend Yield218.00%
Payout Ratio54.60%
Ownership Breakdown
Institutional 105.42% Insider 0.24%
Short Interest 8.77% of float
High
Institutional 13F Holdings

Famous investors who disclosed a position in CNP in their latest SEC 13F filing.

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Insider Transactions
DateInsiderRoleTransactionSharesValue
2026-05-01 CLOONAN WENDOLYNN MONTOYA Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 4,037
2026-05-01 DUGANIER BARBARA J. Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 4,037
2026-05-01 LEWIS RAQUELLE WOOTEN Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 4,037
2026-05-01 FITCH LAURIE LEE Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 4,037
2026-05-01 MIRANDA MANUEL BENITO Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 4,037
2026-05-01 HERMAN MICHAEL ALBERT Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 4,037
2026-05-01 POUND THEODORE F III Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 4,037
2026-05-01 FRANKLIN CHRISTOPHER H Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 4,037
2026-05-01 SEAVERS DEAN Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 4,037
2026-05-01 MALIK THADDEUS J Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 4,037
2026-02-19 RYAN JASON MICHAEL Officer Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 69,271
2026-02-19 KARUTURI MONICA General Counsel Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 80,596
2026-02-19 FOSTER CHRISTOPHER A Chief Financial Officer Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 76,929
2026-02-19 COLVIN KRISTIE Officer Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 25,646
2026-02-19 WELLS JASON P Chief Executive Officer Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 173,594
2026-02-11 RYAN JASON MICHAEL Officer Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 13,666
2026-02-11 KARUTURI MONICA General Counsel Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 20,872
2026-02-11 FOSTER CHRISTOPHER A Chief Financial Officer Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 25,076
2026-02-11 COLVIN KRISTIE Officer Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 3,325
2026-02-11 WELLS JASON P Chief Executive Officer Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 76,736
2026-02-11 SOTO JESUS JR. Chief Operating Officer Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 20,207
2025-11-06 SMITH PHILLIP R Director Sale at price 38.83 per share. 6,200 $240,746
2025-08-11 SOTO JESUS JR. Chief Operating Officer Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 170,223
2025-05-12 FITCH LAURIE LEE Director Purchase at price 36.72 - 37.58 per share. 2,700 $100,772
2025-05-01 CLOONAN WENDOLYNN MONTOYA Director Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share. 4,534
CLOONAN WENDOLYNN MONTOYA Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-05-01 4,037 sh
DUGANIER BARBARA J. Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-05-01 4,037 sh
LEWIS RAQUELLE WOOTEN Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-05-01 4,037 sh
FITCH LAURIE LEE Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-05-01 4,037 sh
MIRANDA MANUEL BENITO Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-05-01 4,037 sh
HERMAN MICHAEL ALBERT Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-05-01 4,037 sh
POUND THEODORE F III Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-05-01 4,037 sh
FRANKLIN CHRISTOPHER H Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-05-01 4,037 sh
SEAVERS DEAN Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-05-01 4,037 sh
MALIK THADDEUS J Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-05-01 4,037 sh
RYAN JASON MICHAEL Officer
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-02-19 69,271 sh
KARUTURI MONICA General Counsel
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-02-19 80,596 sh
FOSTER CHRISTOPHER A Chief Financial Officer
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-02-19 76,929 sh
COLVIN KRISTIE Officer
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-02-19 25,646 sh
WELLS JASON P Chief Executive Officer
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-02-19 173,594 sh
RYAN JASON MICHAEL Officer
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-02-11 13,666 sh
KARUTURI MONICA General Counsel
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-02-11 20,872 sh
FOSTER CHRISTOPHER A Chief Financial Officer
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-02-11 25,076 sh
COLVIN KRISTIE Officer
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-02-11 3,325 sh
WELLS JASON P Chief Executive Officer
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-02-11 76,736 sh
SOTO JESUS JR. Chief Operating Officer
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2026-02-11 20,207 sh
SMITH PHILLIP R Director
Sale at price 38.83 per share.
2025-11-06 6,200 sh $240,746
SOTO JESUS JR. Chief Operating Officer
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2025-08-11 170,223 sh
FITCH LAURIE LEE Director
Purchase at price 36.72 - 37.58 per share.
2025-05-12 2,700 sh $100,772
CLOONAN WENDOLYNN MONTOYA Director
Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.
2025-05-01 4,534 sh