CenterPoint Energy, Inc. CNP
At closeNov 4, 2026, 4:40 PM EST
After hours · Nov 4, 4:40 PM ET
- YTD
- +7.04%
- 1 year
- +5.94%
- Market cap
- 27.20B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 9.82B
- Profit margin
- 11.76%
- EPS (ttm)
- 1.68
- Shares out
- 662.88M
- P/E ratio
- 24.43
- Forward P/E
- 19.61
- Dividend
- 0.96 (2.26%)
- Ex-dividend date
- Nov 18, 2026
- YTD return
- +7.04%
- 1-year return
- +5.94%
- Volume
- 20.80M
- Avg volume
- 6.58M
- Open
- 41.45
- Previous close
- 42.53
- Day's range
- 40.25 – 41.56
- 52-week range
- 36.62 – 45.04
- Beta
- 0.42
- Analysts
- Buy
- Price target
- 44.24 (+7.8%)
- Earnings date
- Feb 18, 2027
YTD +2.31 (+5.96%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 52.54B
- PEG ratio
- 2.15
- Price / sales
- 2.77
- Price / book
- 2.32
- Dividend yield
- 2.26%
- Payout ratio
- 52.87%
- Revenue growth
- 10.20%
- Free cash flow
- -4.99B
- Total cash
- 557.00M
- Total debt
- 24.90B
- Return on equity
- 10.14%
- Short % of float
- 9.11%
- 50-day average
- 39.29
- 200-day average
- 41.60
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
- Target (low)
- 39.00
- Target (mean)
- 44.24
- Target (high)
- 50.00
- Strong buy1
- Buy9
- Hold11
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Feb 18, 2027
Expected Feb 18, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 0.42952.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2027 | Dec 30, 2026 | 0.45 | — | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 0.4984 | 0.53 | +0.03 | +6.34% |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 0.3731 | 0.40 | +0.03 | +7.21% |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 0.549 | 0.56 | +0.01 | +2.00% |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 0.4507 | 0.50 | +0.05 | +10.94% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | Barclays | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Oct 22, 2026 | TD Cowen | init | — | Buy |
| Oct 22, 2026 | HSBC | init | — | Buy |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Oct 19, 2026 | Barclays | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Oct 19, 2026 | BMO Capital | main | Outperform | Outperform |
About CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
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.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Electric
- Country
- United States
- Website
- centerpointenergy.com
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARROLL DARIN M | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 19, 2025 | 41,187 |
| COLVIN KRISTIE | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 18, 2026 | 138,185 |
| FOSTER CHRISTOPHER A | Chief Financial Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 18, 2026 | 203,784 |
| KARUTURI MONICA | General Counsel | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 18, 2026 | 241,665 |
| LEGER RICHARD C | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 19, 2025 | 47,787 |
| POUND THEODORE F III | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Apr 30, 2026 | 55,729 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Research Global Investors | 10.77% | 71,382,073 | 2.93B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | 10.02% | 66,422,281 | 2.73B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 8.81% | 58,370,515 | 2.40B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Capital International Investors | 6.66% | 44,148,583 | 1.81B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.45% | 42,737,918 | 1.75B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 5.60% | 37,126,834 | 1.52B | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION Fd., INC.-T. Rowe Price Capital App | 6.05% | 40,072,036 | 1.64B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| AMERICAN MUTUAL FUND | 6.01% | 39,817,933 | 1.63B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.13% | 20,733,016 | 850.88M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 2.56% | 16,951,842 | 695.70M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| WASHINGTON MUTUAL INVESTORS FUND | 2.23% | 14,787,764 | 606.89M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | 2.13% | 14,145,563 | 580.53M | Jun 29, 2026 |