CNP

Centerpoint Energy Inc

41.07

Oct 23 • 3:59 PM ET -0.13 (-0.32%)

41.07

Aftermarket • 7:30 PM ET 0.00 (0.00%)

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Index	S&P 500
Market Cap	27.05B
Enterprise Value	51.67B
Income	1.12B
Sales	9.62B
Book/sh	17.79
Cash/sh	0.72
Dividend Est.	0.92 (2.25%)
Dividend TTM	0.92 (2.24%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Nov 19, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	7.93% 3.53%
Payout	54.85%
Employees	8794
IPO	Aug 16, 1943

P/E	24.21
Forward P/E	19.67
PEG	2.17
P/S	2.81
P/B	2.31
P/C	56.96
P/FCF	-
EV/EBITDA	13.25
EV/Sales	5.37
Quick Ratio	0.97
Current Ratio	1.12
Debt/Eq	2.14
LT Debt/Eq	1.95
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	1.70
EPS next Y	2.09
EPS next Q	0.50
EPS this Y	8.56%
EPS next Y	9.28%
EPS next 5Y	9.08%
EPS past 3/5Y	0.22% -
Sales past 3/5Y	0.13% 4.75%
EPS Y/Y TTM	18.86%
Sales Y/Y TTM	7.10%
EPS Q/Q	21.04%
Sales Q/Q	10.70%
Earnings	Oct 27 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	7.21% 1.11%

Insider Own	0.26%
Insider Trans	0.06%
Inst Own	108.62%
Inst Trans	4.39%
ROA	2.42%
ROE	9.82%
ROIC	3.23%
Gross Margin	29.37%
Oper. Margin	23.24%
Profit Margin	11.61%
SMA20	5.57%
SMA50	5.29%
SMA200	-1.00%
Trades

Shs Outstand	658.70M
Shs Float	657.02M
Short Float	7.35%
Short Ratio	7.59
Short Interest	48.30M
52W High	45.26 -9.26%
52W Low	36.37 12.92%
Volatility	1.59% 1.67%
ATR (14)	0.68
RSI (14)	67.04
Beta	0.44
Rel Volume	1.08
Avg Volume	6.36M
Volume	6,878,444

Perf Week	1.28%
Perf Month	11.54%
Perf Quarter	-6.68%
Perf Half Y	-3.30%
Perf YTD	7.12%
Perf Year	3.71%
Perf 3Y	53.25%
Perf 5Y	54.75%
Perf 10Y	80.77%
Recom	2.08
Target Price	44.17
Prev Close	41.20
Price	41.07
Change %	-0.32%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Oct-22-26	Initiated	TD Cowen	Buy	$47
Oct-22-26	Initiated	HSBC Securities	Buy	$44
Sep-15-26	Initiated	RBC Capital Mkts	Sector Perform	$40
Jun-30-26	Initiated	BTIG Research	Neutral
Apr-21-26	Initiated	Truist	Buy	$48
Jan-13-26	Upgrade	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform → Outperform	$42
Dec-12-25	Upgrade	KeyBanc Capital Markets	Sector Weight → Overweight	$41
Oct-07-25	Initiated	Evercore ISI	In-line	$42
Apr-22-25	Upgrade	Barclays	Underweight → Equal Weight	$37
Apr-02-25	Initiated	Jefferies	Buy	$42
Mar-11-25	Upgrade	Evercore ISI	In-line → Outperform	$36 → $37
Jan-23-25	Downgrade	Guggenheim	Buy → Neutral
Dec-12-24	Initiated	Ladenburg Thalmann	Buy	$34.50
Dec-03-24	Upgrade	UBS	Neutral → Buy	$31 → $37
Sep-12-24	Resumed	BofA Securities	Neutral	$29
Aug-13-24	Downgrade	Wells Fargo	Overweight → Equal Weight	$32 → $28
Aug-02-24	Downgrade	KeyBanc Capital Markets	Overweight → Sector Weight
Aug-02-24	Downgrade	JP Morgan	Overweight → Neutral	$32 → $29
Aug-02-24	Downgrade	BMO Capital Markets	Outperform → Market Perform	$31 → $28
Jul-17-24	Downgrade	Morgan Stanley	Overweight → Equal-Weight	$30 → $29

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Oct-22-26 11:34AM	Scotiabank Names Top Utility Stocks Amid Data Center Growth (Investing.com)
Oct-14-26 06:03PM	CenterPoint Energy to Pay Additional Interest on its 2.0% Zero-Premium Exchangeable Subordinated Notes due 2029 (Business Wire)
Oct-10-26 06:00AM	CenterPoint Energy Sending 355 Mutual Aid Workers to Help Restore Power in Areas Impacted by Hurricane Isaias (PR Newswire)
Oct-06-26 11:01AM	Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative (GHRI) Update: CenterPoint Energy Continues Monumental Efforts to Build the Most Resilient Coastal Grid (PR Newswire)
Oct-01-26 10:52AM	CenterPoint Closes $2.62 Billion Sale of Ohio Gas Utility (Oilprice.com)
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06:45AM	CenterPoint Energy completes sale of its Ohio natural gas business to National Fuel Gas Company for $2.62 billion (PR Newswire)
Sep-29-26 04:30PM	CenterPoint Energy, Inc. to Host Webcast of Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-24-26 08:59PM	CenterPoint Energy Declares Regular Common Stock Dividend of $0.2400 (Business Wire)
05:51PM	Historic Announcement: CenterPoint Energy Selected to Receive $50 Million U.S. Department of Energy Grant to Strengthen & Modernize Greater Houston's Electric Grid (PR Newswire)
Sep-22-26 03:40PM	CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. Announces Pricing of Tender Offers (Business Wire)
08:38AM	CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. Announces Early Results and Upsizing of Tender Offers (Business Wire)
Sep-08-26 05:03PM	CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. Announces Cash Tender Offers for Certain Outstanding Notes (Business Wire)
Aug-31-26 06:58AM	CenterPoint Energy Activates Emergency Operations Center as it continues Taking Action to Prepare Ahead of Potential Impacts from Invest 97L Across Southeast Texas including Greater Houston (PR Newswire)
Aug-13-26 11:09AM	New Economic Study: Southeast Texas Transmission Resiliency Projects Could Deliver Over $18 Billion in Positive Economic Impact for Local Texas Communities (PR Newswire)
Aug-11-26 07:01AM	CenterPoint Energy Announces Historic "Customer Savings Initiative" Projecting $5 Billion in Affordability Savings for Texas Electric Customers Over the Next Decade (PR Newswire)
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Jul-30-26 05:02PM	National Fuel Gas Co (NFG) (Q3 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Long-Term Growth Outlook ... (GuruFocus.com)
Jul-28-26 03:01PM	CenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Financial Performance and ... (GuruFocus.com)
06:25AM	CenterPoint Energy reports strong Q2 2026 results; provides update on ERCOT's Batch Zero process; increases 10-year capital plan; reiterates full-year 2026 guidance (Business Wire)
06:21AM	CenterPoint: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
04:02AM	CenterPoint says 14 GW likely eligible for Texas Batch Zero large-load interconnection (Utility Dive)
Jul-16-26 09:34AM	CenterPoint Energy Declares Regular Common Stock Dividend of $0.2400 (PR Newswire)
Jul-07-26 05:00PM	CenterPoint Energy, Inc. to Host Webcast of Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call on July 28, 2026 (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-05-26 05:00PM	Five Energy Stocks Riding Texas's Data Center Power Boom (Oilprice.com)
Jun-22-26 03:56PM	Ubiquiti Upgraded, Reddit Downgraded: Updated Rankings on Top Blue-Chip Stocks (InvestorPlace)
Jun-12-26 09:00AM	Ice Cube to Take Big3 League Public at $290 Million Valuation (Bloomberg)
May-15-26 12:01PM	Phantom Data Centers Didn't Break the Power GridThey Proved It Was Already Broken (POWER Magazine)
May-14-26 06:02PM	CenterPoint Energy conducts full-scale emergency exercise in preparation for 2026 hurricane season (PR Newswire)
Apr-24-26 03:04AM	CenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Financial Performance and ... (GuruFocus.com)
Apr-23-26 06:24AM	CenterPoint Energy reports strong Q1 2026 results; reiterates full-year 2026 guidance; provides an update on Houston Electric load growth (Business Wire)
06:21AM	CenterPoint: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
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04:42AM	CenterPoint to energize 8 GW of data center load by 2029 (Utility Dive)
Apr-20-26 03:33PM	Trump's Coal Push Faces More Pushback as Costs Mount (Barrons.com)
Apr-16-26 06:15PM	CenterPoint Energy appoints Michael A. "Casey" Herman to Board of Directors (PR Newswire)
06:10PM	CenterPoint Energy Declares Regular Common Stock Dividend of $0.2300 (PR Newswire)
01:10PM	Texas Is Data Center Country. NextEra and More Utilities That Could Benefit. (Barrons.com)
Mar-27-26 05:00PM	CenterPoint Energy, Inc. to Host Webcast of First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call on April 23, 2026 (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-17-26 10:22AM	How Is CenterPoint Energy's Stock Performance Compared to Other Utilities Stocks? (Barchart)
Feb-25-26 07:42AM	Should You Add AES Stock to Your Portfolio Before Q4 Earnings Release? (Zacks)
Feb-24-26 08:09AM	Public Service Enterprise to Release Q4 Earnings: What's in Store? (Zacks)
Feb-23-26 09:58PM	CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Announces Pricing of Upsized Offering of $600 Million of 2.875% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2029 (Business Wire)
07:11AM	CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Announces Offering of $550 Million of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2029 (Business Wire)
Feb-20-26 08:39AM	Consolidated Edison Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
Feb-19-26 02:03PM	CenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong EPS Growth and Strategic ... (GuruFocus.com)
12:29PM	Analyst Report: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
10:08AM	CenterPoint Energy Q4 Earnings Lag Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
09:36AM	CenterPoint Energy Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
09:30AM	Compared to Estimates, CenterPoint (CNP) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics (Zacks)
07:25AM	CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates (Zacks)
06:32AM	CenterPoint: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:28AM	CenterPoint Energy reports strong Q4 and FY 2025 results; updates its progress on load forecast; reiterates 2026 full year guidance (Business Wire)
01:53AM	CenterPoint peak load to jump 50% by 2029 2 years earlier than previously expected (Utility Dive)
Feb-16-26 10:08AM	CenterPoint Energy to Report Q4 Earnings: What's in the Cards? (Zacks)
Feb-13-26 03:50PM	Utility Stocks Ameren, CenterPoint Power Up In Buy Zones Amid Volatile Stock Market (Investor's Business Daily)
09:15AM	Countdown to CenterPoint (CNP) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Estimates Beyond Revenue and EPS (Zacks)
Feb-12-26 10:00AM	CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth (Zacks)
Feb-11-26 08:04PM	Analyst Report: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
09:17AM	Jefferies Loves 5 Dividend-Paying Utility Stocks but Warns of Caution on the Sector (24/7 Wall St.)
05:35AM	CenterPoint Energy acts on customer and community feedback and launches new Community Progress Tracker map providing local views of resiliency grid upgrades and improvements across Greater Houston (PR Newswire)
Feb-09-26 11:23AM	Neara Raises More Than $60 Million as Data Centers Pressure Power Grids (The Wall Street Journal)
09:33AM	Resilient Structures and CenterPoint Energy Announce Strategic Long-Term Supply Agreement to Strengthen Greater Houston Grid (Business Wire)
Feb-05-26 07:40AM	CMS Energy (CMS) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates (Zacks)
Feb-04-26 01:28AM	Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish on CenterPoint Energy Stock? (Barchart)
Feb-02-26 07:08AM	Palantir Rides Nvidia-Backed AI Expansion Into Q4 Earnings (GuruFocus.com)
Jan-30-26 12:38AM	National Fuel Gas Q1 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
Jan-26-26 04:29AM	MISO regulators seek stakeholder review for DOE emergency orders cost allocation (Utility Dive)
03:42AM	Winter Storm Fern To Impact Energy, Utility Stocks-Antero Resources, Energy Transfer, Exelon In Focus (Benzinga)
Jan-25-26 06:15PM	CenterPoint Energy Winter Storm Update: CenterPoint releases more than 500 contract frontline electric workers to support restoration efforts in other hard-hit areas of the country; more than 99 percent of customers maintained power through overnight winter weather (PR Newswire)
08:43AM	CenterPoint Energy Winter Storm Update: Over 99 percent of CenterPoint customers have power across Greater Houston area; Teams actively repairing weather-related damages and restoring power as soon as possible (PR Newswire)
Jan-24-26 01:17PM	CenterPoint Energy's 3,300-person expanded electric workforce pre-positioned at area staging sites and ready to mobilize ahead of late-night winter weather (PR Newswire)
Jan-23-26 09:32AM	CenterPoint Energy activates staging sites and begins onboarding additional emergency response resources as preparations continue ahead of this weekend's approaching winter weather conditions (PR Newswire)
Jan-22-26 04:54PM	CenterPoint Energy ramps up customer communications as 3,300-person expanded workforce continues preparations and emergency response efforts ahead of winter weather system forecasted to impact Texas (PR Newswire)
12:27PM	A 'Crippling' Winter Storm is Coming. Utilities Are at Risk. (Barrons.com)
Jan-21-26 10:09PM	CenterPoint Energy continues to prepare for weekend winter weather and secures 600 additional frontline workers to support emergency response efforts as ERCOT issues Weather Watch and Texas Governor declares State of Emergency (PR Newswire)
Jan-20-26 04:30PM	CenterPoint Energy, Inc. to Host Webcast of Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call on February 19, 2026 (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-19-26 02:39PM	3 Data Center Beneficiaries Raising Dividends Up to 60% (MarketBeat)
08:58AM	Earnings Preview: What To Expect From CenterPoint Energy's Report (Barchart)
Dec-29-25 08:47AM	CNP to Benefit From Infrastructure Upgradation & Renewable Expansion (Zacks)
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Dec-12-25 09:33AM	Santa Claus May Be Coming Early for Palantir Investors (MarketBeat)
08:28AM	AES Boosts Growth Outlook With Renewables & Data Center Deals (Zacks)
Dec-11-25 11:46PM	CenterPoint Energy Declares Regular Common Stock Dividend of $0.2300 (Business Wire)
01:15PM	Palantir Just Scored a Deal to Build Nuclear Submarines. Should You Build a Position in PLTR Stock? (Barchart)
10:39AM	SO Stock Declines 6% in Past 6 Months: Here's How to Play (Zacks)
09:35AM	Down 5.3% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why CenterPoint (CNP) Looks Ripe for a Turnaround (Zacks)
02:57AM	CenterPoint Energy Stock: Is CNP Outperforming the Utilities Sector? (Barchart)
Dec-08-25 12:31AM	Palantir, Nvidia, CenterPoint Energy Partner to Develop 'Chain Reaction' Software to Accelerate Power-Intensive AI Data Center Construction (Insider Monkey)
Dec-05-25 02:16PM	Inside the Secret AI Alliance Powering Tomorrow's Data Centers (GuruFocus.com)
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04:31AM	Palantir teams with Nvidia, CenterPoint Energy for software to speed up AI data center construction (Reuters)
Nov-27-25 01:37PM	Here's Why NI Stock Deserves a Spot in Your Portfolio Right Now (Zacks)

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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Fitch Laurie Lee	Director	Aug 17 '26	Buy	40.70	1,000	40,700	12,395	Aug 18 04:27 PM
Smith Phillip R	Former Affiliate	May 04 '26	Proposed Sale	43.30	1,077	46,634		May 04 01:42 PM
Colvin Kristie	Former Officer	Apr 29 '26	Proposed Sale	42.99	23,558	1,012,758		Apr 29 10:23 AM
Smith Phillip R	Director	Nov 06 '25	Sale	38.83	6,200	240,746	65,577	Nov 07 04:19 PM
Smith Phillip R	Director	Nov 05 '25	Proposed Sale	38.76	6,200	240,312		Nov 05 12:17 PM

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the business of power generation and distribution. It operates through the following segments: Electric, Corporate and Other, and Natural Gas. The Electric segment includes electric transmission and distribution services. The Corporate and Other segment refers to the energy performance contracting and sustainable infrastructure services. The Natural Gas segment is involved in the sales of intrastate natural gas, permanent pipeline connections, and home appliance maintenance and repair services. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

PresidentMr. Jason P. Wells CPA

Executive VP & CFOMr. Christopher A. Foster

Executive VP & COOMr. Jesus Soto Jr.

Executive VP & General CounselMs. Monica Karuturi

Executive Vice President of Regulatory Services & Government AffairsMr. Jason Michael Ryan

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