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CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
Financials through Q1 FY2026, quarter ended Mar 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 28, 2026
$39.56−0.99 (-2.44%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $26.09B
- P/E (TTM)
- 24.3
- Dividend yield
- 2.22%
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
100.0%+3.4 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
22.5%+8.5 pts over 5 years
Net margin
11.2%+21.7 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +8.3% | +0.1% | +4.8% | +2.4% | |
| Gross profit | +8.3% | +0.9% | +5.5% | – | |
| Operating income | +6.0% | +10.4% | +15.2% | +8.5% | |
| Net income | +3.2% | -0.2% | – | – | |
| EPS, diluted | +1.3% | +0.2% | – | – | |
| Dividend per share | +8.6% | +7.9% | – | -1.2% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 12.5% | -9.3% | 9.6% | |
| Return on assets | 2.0% | -2.2% | 2.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.95 | 0.61 | 0.91 | |
| Debt to equity | 2.48 | 1.61 | 2.06 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 3.82× | 5.96× | 6.30× | |
| Interest coverage | – | – | 2.3× | |
| Capex to revenue | 18.8% | 35.0% | 52.0% | |
| Diluted shares | 434M | 531M | 656M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Centerpoint Energy generated $10.33B from operations and spent $23.77B on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 90% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$10.33B
Used
$23.77B
Capital expenditure$21.37B90%Dividends$2.41B10%Share buybacks$00%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin11.2%
×Asset turnover0.21×
×Equity multiplier4.14×
=Return on equity, FY20259.6%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 11.2% | 0.21× | 4.14× | 9.6% |
| FY2024 | 11.8% | 0.21× | 4.11× | 10.0% |
| FY2023 | 10.5% | 0.22× | 3.97× | 9.3% |
| FY2022 | 11.3% | 0.24× | 3.92× | 10.9% |
| FY2021 | 17.8% | 0.23× | 4.01× | 16.7% |
| FY2020 | -10.4% | 0.22× | 4.13× | -9.3% |
| FY2019 | 10.5% | 0.24× | 3.81× | 9.6% |
| FY2018 | 5.9% | 0.25× | 3.91× | 5.8% |
| FY2017 | 18.6% | 0.43× | 5.47× | 44.0% |
| FY2016 | 5.7% | 0.35× | 6.23× | 12.5% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
4of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$1.05B
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$2.49B
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year2.6% → 2.4%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$2.49B vs $1.05B
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell46.6% → 44.2%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose1.08 → 0.91
- No dilutionShare count did not rise644M → 656M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year99.97% → 99.96%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.22 → 0.21