CenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP) stock
CNPNYSEElectric ServicesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 27, 2026Score 7/3012% above fair value
$41.19+0.24 (+0.59%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $27.30BP/E 23.5Yield 2.14%
CenterPoint Energy statistics
104 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 18, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 20, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 3.33
- 2.12
- P/OCF Ratio
- 9.67
- 9.62
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 5.13
- 4.49
- EV / EBIT
- 21.00
- 20.98
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 1.25%
- 2.02%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.63%
- 0.04%
- Float
- 661M
- 118M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.30%
- 1.37%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 105.4%
- 80.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 50M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 5.47%
- -1.80%
- Short % of Float
- 7.54%
- 4.12%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 7.52%
- 3.58%
- Days to Cover
- 6.85
- 4.52
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $45.26
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $36.37
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $41.19
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $39.51
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $41.66
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.82
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 1.30%
- 1.53%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 3.49%
- 3.82%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 1.38%
- -3.37%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -0.82%
- -2.42%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 7.43%
- 5.22%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 4.07%
- 1.91%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 48.9%
- 35.3%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 54.8%
- 23.2%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 79.4%
- 52.6%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 10M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 9M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 7M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.66
- 0.81
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 54.9
- 53.8
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 18.1%
- 25.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.40
- 0.43
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 14.8%
- 14.6%
- EBITDA Margin
- 41.9%
- 33.2%
- FCF Margin
- -28.8%
- -8.17%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 10.1%
- 9.20%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 2.44%
- 2.64%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 5.87%
- 5.77%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 5.39%
- 4.78%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.15
- 0.90
- Quick Ratio
- 0.29
- 0.39
- Debt / Equity
- 2.02
- 1.30
- Debt / EBITDA
- 5.75
- 4.88
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 5.61
- 4.68
- Interest Coverage
- 2.29
- 2.41
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 7.78%
- 7.96%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 11.5%
- 12.1%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 10.8%
- 10.4%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 0.13%
- 3.90%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 4.75%
- 7.80%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 0.21%
- 6.07%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.21
- 0.23
- Revenue Per Employee
- $2.65M
- $1.11M
- Profits Per Employee
- $311.15K
- $118.50K
- Employee Count
- 3,712
- 1,444
- WACC
- 5.96%
- 6.96%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $1.45B
- $279.10M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$23.12B
- -$2.57B
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$34.88
- -$23.93
- Equity (Book Value)
- $11.74B
- $2.20B
- Book Value Per Share
- $17.71
- $18.60
- Tangible Book Value
- $8.19B
- $1.44B
- Working Capital
- $736.00M
- -$14.10M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$5.65B
- -$771.90M
- FCF Per Share
- -$4.26
- -$0.53
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 4.23%
- 4.40%
- FCF Yield
- -10.4%
- -3.90%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.14%
- 2.80%
- Shareholder Yield
- 2.14%
- 1.62%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.88
- $1.98
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 8.64%
- 5.10%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 3
- 11
- Payout Ratio
- 52.3%
- 58.8%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $1.05B
- $204.10M
- Income Tax
- $294.00M
- $44.44M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 20.3%
- 16.0%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $26.41
- $47.70
- Graham Upside
- -35.9%
- -27.6%
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.88
- 1.09
- Piotroski F-Score
- 4
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 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 | +4.6% | -3.0% | +7.7 pts | ||
| 3 months | +2.4% | -2.8% | +5.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | +9.3% | +11.5% | −2.2 pts | ||
| 1 year | +6.4% | +13.5% | −7.0 pts | ||
| 3 years | +66.4% | +77.7% | −11.3 pts | +18.5% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +75.7% | +72.6% | +3.1 pts | +11.9% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +145.1% | +308.2% | −163.0 pts | +9.4% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
50M CNP shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 5.5% from the previous report, or 7.54% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 6.8 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 54.4% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 49,846,242 | +5.5% | 7,271,638 | 6.8 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 47,262,059 | -2.2% | 7,047,349 | 6.7 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 48,300,545 | +3.5% | 6,697,812 | 7.2 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 46,673,652 | +5.6% | 6,042,004 | 7.7 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 44,193,899 | +4.9% | 5,836,019 | 7.6 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 42,134,024 | -9.3% | 6,455,178 | 6.5 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 46,475,156 | +3.9% | 6,417,688 | 7.2 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 44,731,325 | +0.2% | 6,748,204 | 6.6 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 44,660,583 | +5.0% | 8,222,864 | 5.4 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 42,521,275 | +9.3% | 4,623,752 | 9.2 |
| May 29, 2026 | 38,913,290 | +5.9% | 5,934,179 | 6.6 |
| May 15, 2026 | 36,732,193 | -6.8% | 5,043,889 | 7.3 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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