Compared to Estimates, CenterPoint (CNP) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

CenterPoint Energy (CNP) reported $2.51 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 10.7%. EPS of $0.45 for the same period compares to $0.40 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.35 billion, representing a surprise of +6.73%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -1.1%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.46.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how CenterPoint performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Total Electric Throughput: 25,557.00 GWh versus the two-analyst average estimate of 27,250.90 GWh.
• Revenues- Electric Transmission and Distribution: $1.24 billion compared to the $1.17 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +14% year over year.
• Revenues- Natural Gas Distribution: $1.26 billion versus $1.21 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +7.7% change.
• Revenues- Corporate & Other: $2 million versus $-36.88 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenues- Utility: $2.49 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.36 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10.8%.
• Operating Income / (loss)- Natural Gas Distribution: $276 million compared to the $307.33 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Operating Income / (loss)- Electric Transmission and Distribution: $288 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $313.87 million.

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Shares of CenterPoint have returned +6.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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