CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
CNP· NYSE· Electric Services
- Market cap
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- FCF margin
- -25.5%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- 5.3%
- Revenue, 5 yr CAGR
- +4.9%
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Company statistics
Profile · FY2025
- Market cap
- –
- Enterprise value
- –
- Diluted shares
- 655.6M
- Revenue
- $9.3B
- Free cash flow
- -$2.4B
- Owner earnings
- –
Valuation · FY2025
- P/E
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- P/Owner earnings
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- EV/FCF
- –
- P/B
- –
Margins · FY2025
- Gross
- –
- Operating
- 22.6%
- Net
- 11.3%
- Free cash flow
- -25.5%
- Owner earnings
- –
- Stock pay
- –
Returns
- ROIC, FY2025
- 5.6%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- 5.3%
- ROE, FY2025
- 9.4%
- ROE, 5 yr avg
- 11.0%
Growth (CAGR)
- Revenue, 3 yr
- 0.0%
- Revenue, 5 yr
- 4.9%
- Revenue, 9 yr
- 5.6%
- Diluted EPS, 3 yr
- 0.2%
- Diluted EPS, 5 yr
- –
- Diluted EPS, 9 yr
- 5.4%
- Free cash flow, 3 yr
- –
- Free cash flow, 5 yr
- –
- Free cash flow, 9 yr
- –
Financial health · FY2025
- Cash and investments
- $548.0M
- Total debt
- $21.1B
- Net debt
- $20.5B
- Debt/Equity
- 1.9x
- Debt/FCF
- –
Shareholder returns · FY2025
- Dividend yield
- –
- Payout ratio
- 54.6%
- Buyback yield
- –
- Shareholder yield
- –
- Share count, 5 yr
- 4.3%
Financials: ten years from the 10-Ks
Revenue
$9.3B
+5.6% a year over 9 years
FY2016FY2025
Margins
Operating22.6%Net11.3%
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Free cash flow and owner earnings
-$2.4B
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Diluted shares
655.6M
+51.2% over 9 years, net dilution
FY2016FY2025
Return on invested capital
5.6%
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Net debt (below zero)
-$20.5B
$20.5B more debt than cash
FY2016FY2025
Every figure, year by year
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The business | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $5.7B | $6.1B | $6.3B | $7.5B | $7.3B | $8.3B | $9.3B | $8.6B | $8.6B | $9.3B |
| Revenue growth | -22.7% | 7.2% | 2.6% | 19.6% | -2.1% | 12.3% | 13.0% | -7.7% | -0.7% | 9.2% |
| Gross margin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Operating margin | 17.9% | 18.5% | 13.8% | 14.3% | 14.1% | 16.5% | 16.8% | 20.4% | 23.3% | 22.6% |
| Net income | $432.0M | $1.8B | $368.0M | $791.0M | -$773.0M | $1.5B | $1.1B | $917.0M | $1.0B | $1.1B |
| Net margin | 7.6% | 29.3% | 5.9% | 10.5% | -10.5% | 18.0% | 11.3% | 10.6% | 11.9% | 11.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.00 | $4.13 | $0.74 | $1.33 | $-1.79 | $2.28 | $1.59 | $1.37 | $1.58 | $1.60 |
| Return on invested capital? | 6.0% | – | 5.2% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| Cash | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $1.9B | $1.4B | $2.1B | $1.6B | $2.0B | $22.0M | $1.8B | $3.9B | $2.1B | $2.5B |
| Capital expenditure | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.7B | $2.5B | $2.6B | $3.2B | $4.4B | $4.4B | $4.5B | $4.9B |
| Free cash flow | $509.0M | -$9.0M | $485.0M | -$868.0M | -$601.0M | -$3.1B | -$2.6B | -$524.0M | -$2.4B | -$2.4B |
| Stock-based compensation | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Owner earnings? | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.17 | $-0.02 | $1.07 | $-1.72 | $-1.13 | $-5.15 | $-4.13 | $-0.83 | $-3.69 | $-3.64 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $443.0M | $461.0M | $499.0M | $577.0M | $392.0M | $385.0M | $440.0M | $485.0M | $522.0M | $574.0M |
| Share repurchases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diluted shares | 433.6M | 434.3M | 452.5M | 505.2M | 531.0M | 609.9M | 632.3M | 633.2M | 644.1M | 655.6M |
| Share count change? | 0.8% | 0.2% | 4.2% | 11.6% | 5.1% | 14.9% | 3.7% | 0.1% | 1.7% | 1.8% |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $341.0M | $260.0M | $4.2B | $241.0M | $147.0M | $230.0M | $74.0M | $90.0M | $24.0M | $38.0M |
| Short-term investments | $953.0M | $960.0M | $540.0M | $822.0M | $871.0M | $1.4B | $510.0M | $541.0M | $561.0M | $510.0M |
| Total debt | $8.6B | $8.8B | $8.7B | $14.2B | $11.5B | $15.6B | $15.3B | $17.6B | $20.9B | $21.1B |
| Net debt | $7.3B | $7.6B | $3.9B | $13.2B | $10.5B | $13.9B | $14.8B | $16.9B | $20.3B | $20.5B |
| Shareholders' equity | $3.5B | $4.7B | $8.1B | $8.4B | $8.3B | $9.4B | $10.0B | $9.7B | $10.7B | $11.2B |
Latest filings
| 2026-10-27 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-10-27 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-07-28 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-07-28 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-04-23 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-04-23 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-03-04 | DEF 14A | Proxy statement |
| 2026-02-19 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-02-19 | 10-K | Annual report |
| 2025-10-23 | 8-K | Earnings release |
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