CenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP) stock
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $27.14BP/E 23.4Yield 2.15%
CenterPoint Energy Inc grew revenue 7.8% to $9.82B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income rose 17.1% to $2.40B, moving the operating margin from 22.5% to 24.4%. Free cash flow was -$2.83B. At the latest close the market valued the company at $27.14B, 23.4 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $27.14B
- P/E ratio
- 23.4
- Price to sales
- 2.76
- Price to book
- 2.31
- Dividend yield
- 2.15%
- Free cash flow yield
- -10.41%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $9.82B
- Net income
- $1.16B
- EPS, diluted
- $1.75
- Free cash flow
- -$2.83B
- Book value per share
- $17.67
- Diluted shares
- 664M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 18, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $41.00
- Open
- $41.30
- Day's range
- $40.80 – $41.34
- Volume
- 8,270,247
- Average volume (20 days)
- 9,009,413
- Index membership
- S&P 500, Russell 1000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.40
- 52-week range
- $36.37 – $45.26
- RSI (14 days)
- 53.0
- Volatility (1 year)
- 18.1%
- Relative volume
- 1.18×
- WACC
- 5.8%
Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (VOO, IVV, SPYM, IWB, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2010, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | CNP | S&P 500 | Difference | CNP per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +4.9% | -2.7% | +7.6 pts | ||
| 3 months | +1.6% | -1.7% | +3.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | +8.6% | +11.9% | −3.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | +5.8% | +12.0% | −6.2 pts | ||
| 3 years | +63.0% | +78.2% | −15.2 pts | +17.7% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +74.7% | +73.2% | +1.4 pts | +11.8% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +143.7% | +309.6% | −165.9 pts | +9.3% | +15.1% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases CenterPoint Energy filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Results
- Results
- Update
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About CenterPoint Energy
Electric Services
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.
Company profile, executives and historyCenterPoint Energy stock: common questions
What is CenterPoint Energy's stock price?
CNP closed at $40.95 on Nov 12, 2026, down 0.12% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $36.37 and $45.26.
What is CenterPoint Energy's market cap?
CenterPoint Energy was worth $27.14B at the close on Nov 12, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is CNP's P/E ratio?
CNP trades at 23.4 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $1.75 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does CenterPoint Energy make?
CenterPoint Energy reported revenue of $9.82B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 7.8% from a year earlier.
Does CenterPoint Energy pay a dividend?
Yes. CenterPoint Energy paid $0.88 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 2.15% at the latest price, and has raised its annual dividend 3 years in a row.
When does CenterPoint Energy report earnings next?
CenterPoint Energy is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 18, 2027, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has CNP stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, CNP returned +5.8% over the past year, against +12.0% for the S&P 500.
How many CNP shares are sold short?
50M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 7.54% of the float, or 6.8 days of average trading volume.
Who are CenterPoint Energy's competitors?
Companies most similar to CenterPoint Energy by business, industry and size include PPL, AEP, ES, ETR, EMA.
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