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CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

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42.44 USD +0.23 +0.54%
As of Oct 30, 2026 Extended hours 42.44 0.00%
Bid
42.40 × 500
Ask
42.46 × 1,400
42.21 Day range 42.64
36.62 52-week range 45.04
YTD
+10.69%
1 year
+9.07%
Open
42.44
Prev close
42.21
Mkt cap
28.13B
Vol
6.51M
Avg vol
6.58M
EPS
1.74
P/E
24.39
Div yield
2.27%
More statistics
Low
42.21
High
42.64
Forward P/E
20.28
Beta
0.46
Short ratio
6.88
Inst. own
106.79%
Dividend
0.96
Ex-div date
Nov 18, 2026
Earnings
Feb 18, 2027
50-d avg
39.10
200-d avg
41.56
1y target
44.24

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Financial health

Altman Z-Score

0.90 Distress zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

5 / 9 Average

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

B-2 / 5 overall

  • DCF 1
  • Return on Equity 4
  • Return on Assets 3
  • Debt / Equity 2
  • P/E 2
  • P/B 2

Valuation

P/E 23.8×
FY 2016: 24.6×FY 2017: 6.8×FY 2018: 38.1×FY 2019: 20.4×FY 2020: -12.1×FY 2021: 11.9×FY 2022: 18.7×FY 2023: 20.9×FY 2024: 20.1×FY 2025: 23.8×
FY 2016 5y median 20.1× FY 2025
P/S 2.7×
FY 2016: 1.4×FY 2017: 1.3×FY 2018: 2.0×FY 2019: 1.8×FY 2020: 1.5×FY 2021: 2.0×FY 2022: 2.0×FY 2023: 2.1×FY 2024: 2.4×FY 2025: 2.7×
FY 2016 5y median 2.1× FY 2025
P/B 2.2×
FY 2016: 3.1×FY 2017: 2.6×FY 2018: 1.6×FY 2019: 1.6×FY 2020: 1.4×FY 2021: 1.8×FY 2022: 1.9×FY 2023: 1.9×FY 2024: 1.9×FY 2025: 2.2×
FY 2016 5y median 1.9× FY 2025
P/FCF -10.5×
FY 2016: 20.6×FY 2017: -2444×FY 2018: 26.1×FY 2019: -15.8×FY 2020: -19.1×FY 2021: -5.3×FY 2022: -7.2×FY 2023: -34.4×FY 2024: -8.6×FY 2025: -10.5×
FY 2016 5y median -8.6× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 13.2×
FY 2016: 8.4×FY 2017: 8.4×FY 2018: 8.0×FY 2019: 12.2×FY 2020: 10.9×FY 2021: 12.4×FY 2022: 11.0×FY 2023: 11.5×FY 2024: 11.8×FY 2025: 13.2×
FY 2016 5y median 11.8× FY 2025
EV/Sales 5.2×
FY 2016: 2.5×FY 2017: 2.2×FY 2018: 2.8×FY 2019: 3.8×FY 2020: 3.3×FY 2021: 3.9×FY 2022: 3.8×FY 2023: 4.2×FY 2024: 4.8×FY 2025: 5.2×
FY 2016 5y median 4.2× FY 2025
FCF Yield -9.5%
FY 2016: 4.8%FY 2017: -0.0%FY 2018: 3.8%FY 2019: -6.3%FY 2020: -5.2%FY 2021: -19.0%FY 2022: -13.8%FY 2023: -2.9%FY 2024: -11.6%FY 2025: -9.5%
FY 2016 5y median -11.6% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 28.7%
FY 2016: 33.6%FY 2017: 26.7%FY 2018: 39.9%FY 2019: 36.6%FY 2020: 39.5%FY 2021: 38.4%FY 2022: 36.4%FY 2023: 42.4%FY 2024: 46.0%FY 2025: 28.7%
FY 2016 5y median 38.4% FY 2025
Operating Margin 22.5%
FY 2016: 13.6%FY 2017: 11.8%FY 2018: 13.8%FY 2019: 14.2%FY 2020: 14.0%FY 2021: 16.3%FY 2022: 16.8%FY 2023: 20.2%FY 2024: 23.0%FY 2025: 22.5%
FY 2016 5y median 20.2% FY 2025
Net Margin 11.2%
FY 2016: 5.7%FY 2017: 18.6%FY 2018: 5.9%FY 2019: 10.5%FY 2020: -10.4%FY 2021: 17.8%FY 2022: 11.3%FY 2023: 10.5%FY 2024: 11.8%FY 2025: 11.2%
FY 2016 5y median 11.3% FY 2025
ROE 9.4%
FY 2016: 12.5%FY 2017: 38.2%FY 2018: 4.6%FY 2019: 9.5%FY 2020: -9.3%FY 2021: 15.8%FY 2022: 10.5%FY 2023: 9.5%FY 2024: 9.6%FY 2025: 9.4%
FY 2016 5y median 9.6% FY 2025
ROIC 4.0%
FY 2016: 3.3%FY 2017: 5.6%FY 2018: 2.6%FY 2019: 3.1%FY 2020: 2.9%FY 2021: 3.4%FY 2022: 3.3%FY 2023: 4.0%FY 2024: 4.1%FY 2025: 4.0%
FY 2016 5y median 4.0% FY 2025
ROA 2.2%
FY 2016: 2.0%FY 2017: 7.9%FY 2018: 1.4%FY 2019: 2.2%FY 2020: -2.3%FY 2021: 3.9%FY 2022: 2.7%FY 2023: 2.3%FY 2024: 2.3%FY 2025: 2.2%
FY 2016 5y median 2.3% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 8.3%
FY 2016: 1.9%FY 2017: 27.7%FY 2018: -34.7%FY 2019: 20.5%FY 2020: -1.9%FY 2021: 12.6%FY 2022: 11.6%FY 2023: -6.7%FY 2024: -0.6%FY 2025: 8.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 6.0%
FY 2016: 9.6%FY 2017: 11.0%FY 2018: -23.6%FY 2019: 23.4%FY 2020: -3.0%FY 2021: 31.2%FY 2022: 14.9%FY 2023: 12.4%FY 2024: 13.1%FY 2025: 6.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 1.3%
FY 2016: 162.1%FY 2017: 313.0%FY 2018: -82.1%FY 2019: 79.7%FY 2020: -234.6%FY 2021: 227.4%FY 2022: -30.3%FY 2023: -13.8%FY 2024: 15.3%FY 2025: 1.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow -0.4%
FY 2016: 82.9%FY 2017: -101.0%FY 2018: 9800.0%FY 2019: -279.0%FY 2020: 30.8%FY 2021: -422.8%FY 2022: 17.0%FY 2023: 79.9%FY 2024: -353.1%FY 2025: -0.4%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.9×
FY 2016: 0.9×FY 2017: 1.1×FY 2018: 2.1×FY 2019: 1.0×FY 2020: 0.6×FY 2021: 1.7×FY 2022: 0.9×FY 2023: 0.8×FY 2024: 1.1×FY 2025: 0.9×
FY 2016 5y median 0.9× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 0.8×
FY 2016: 0.8×FY 2017: 1.0×FY 2018: 2.0×FY 2019: 0.9×FY 2020: 0.5×FY 2021: 1.6×FY 2022: 0.7×FY 2023: 0.6×FY 2024: 0.9×FY 2025: 0.8×
FY 2016 5y median 0.8× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 2.1×
FY 2016: 2.5×FY 2017: 1.9×FY 2018: 1.1×FY 2019: 1.8×FY 2020: 1.6×FY 2021: 1.7×FY 2022: 1.7×FY 2023: 1.9×FY 2024: 2.0×FY 2025: 2.1×
FY 2016 5y median 1.9× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 6.4×
FY 2016: 3.7×FY 2017: 3.4×FY 2018: 2.2×FY 2019: 6.4×FY 2020: 5.8×FY 2021: 6.1×FY 2022: 5.2×FY 2023: 5.8×FY 2024: 6.0×FY 2025: 6.4×
FY 2016 5y median 6.0× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 2.3×
FY 2016: 2.4×FY 2017: 2.9×FY 2018: 2.1×FY 2019: 1.9×FY 2020: 2.0×FY 2021: 2.6×FY 2022: 3.0×FY 2023: 2.5×FY 2024: 2.4×FY 2025: 2.3×
FY 2016 5y median 2.5× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 2.3%
FY 2016: 5.9%FY 2017: 3.8%FY 2018: 7.2%FY 2019: 5.1%FY 2020: 4.6%FY 2021: 3.0%FY 2022: 2.6%FY 2023: 3.0%FY 2024: 2.6%FY 2025: 2.3%
FY 2016 5y median 2.6% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 54.6%
FY 2016: 143.8%FY 2017: 25.7%FY 2018: 246.7%FY 2019: 87.9%FY 2020: -68.4%FY 2021: 33.1%FY 2022: 46.3%FY 2023: 58.3%FY 2024: 51.2%FY 2025: 54.6%
FY 2016 5y median 51.2% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31