CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $26.35B
- P/E (TTM)
- 23.3
- Dividend yield
- 2.22%
About Centerpoint Energy
Electric Services, SIC 4911
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company that provides electric transmission, distribution, and generation services, as well as natural gas distribution. The company conducts business through its Electric and Natural Gas segments, alongside corporate operations. Through its subsidiaries, it transmits and distributes electricity to retail electric providers, municipalities, and electric cooperatives, and supplies power to retail customers. Additionally, the company sells, transports, and stores natural gas for residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation end users, while also offering equipment maintenance, home repair protection plans, and appliance repair services.
The company delivers electricity to over 2.8 million metered customers in the Texas Gulf Coast area and approximately 154,000 customers in southwestern Indiana. Its natural gas distribution business serves more than 4 million customers across Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, and Texas, with key metropolitan markets including Houston, Minneapolis, Evansville, and Dayton. CenterPoint Energy maintains its principal executive offices in Houston, Texas.
Summary of the business section of Centerpoint Energy's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
- Founded
- 1882
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX
- Address
- 1111 Louisiana St. 77002
- Phone
- (713) 207-3000
- Website
- centerpointenergy.com
- Employees
- 3,712, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Electric Services
- Incorporated in
- Texas
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP, Houston, Texas
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- CNP
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Shares outstanding
- 659M, Jul 22, 2026
- Public float
- $23.87B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Dec 11, 1995; 3-for-2, Jun 15, 1981; 3-for-1, May 20, 1963
- SEC CIK
- 1130310
- CUSIP
- 15189T107
- ISIN
- US15189T1079
- LEI
- 21TPXMRRHFKOBHDC8J74
- EIN
- 74-0694415
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Jason P. Wells | President & CEO, Director | 593,786 |
| Russell Keith Wright | VP and CAO | 8,503 |
| Jesus Soto Jr. | EVP and COO | 173,355 |
| Christopher A. Foster | EVP and CFO | 197,917 |
| Monica Karuturi | EVP and General Counsel | 252,476 |
| Kristie Colvin | SVP and CAO | 138,185 |
| Jason Michael Ryan | EVP, Reg. Svcs. & Gov. Affairs | 224,807 |
| Darin M. Carroll | SVP Electric Business | 44,692 |
| Richard C. Leger | SVP Natural Gas Business | 51,397 |
| Laurie Lee Fitch | Director | 12,395 |
| Michael Albert Herman | Director | 5,062 |
| Wendolynn Montoya Cloonan | Director | 31,386 |
| Barbara J. Duganier | Director | 14,369 |
| Raquelle Wooten Lewis | Director | 28,658 |
| Thaddeus J. Malik | Director | 18,230 |
| Chris Franklin | Director | 25,039 |
| Dean Seavers | Director | 10,361 |
| Ted Pound | Director | 55,729 |
| Manuel Benito Miranda | Director | 8,571 |
| Phillip R. Smith | Director | 65,577 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Jason Wells | $12.09M | $24.63M | $4.99M | $202 | $130 |
| FY2024 David Lesar | $360.80K | $3.48M | $2.73M | $163 | $115 |
| FY2024 Jason Wells | $9.25M | $12.70M | $2.73M | $163 | $115 |
| FY2023 David Lesar | $16.20M | $24.94M | $4.30M | $143 | $98 |
| FY2022 | $13.87M | $29.55M | $2.55M | $146 | $112 |
| FY2022 David Lesar | $13.94M | $29.63M | $2.55M | $146 | $112 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“CenterPoint Energy’s workforce includes 3,712 employees represented by collective bargaining agreements.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings