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CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC CNP

NYSE · stock · Electric Services · website · IPO 1943-08-16 · LEI

CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$29.5B
P / E28.0×
P / S3.1×
P / B2.6×
Dividend yield1.95%
Net margin11.2%
Return on equity9.4%
FCF margin-25.5%
Net debt$20.5B
Net debt / EBITDA5.6×
Enterprise value USD$50.0B
EV / EBITDA13.7×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4.2%
Return on capital5.2%
Graham number -38.9%$24.75

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($24.75); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
5.70% 18.60% 5.90% 10.50% -10.40% 17.80% 11.30% 10.50% 11.80% 11.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
13.60% 11.80% 13.80% 14.20% 14.00% 16.30% 16.80% 20.20% 23.00% 22.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
12.50% 38.20% 4.60% 9.50% -9.30% 15.80% 10.50% 9.50% 9.60% 9.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
433.6M 434.3M 501.2M 505.2M 551.4M 628.9M 632.3M 633.2M 651.7M 655.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$7.19B $7.93B $4.45B $14.00B $11.37B $15.33B $14.76B $17.47B $20.37B $20.53B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2.00% 7.90% 1.40% 2.20% -2.30% 3.90% 2.70% 2.30% 2.30% 2.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-6.00% -27.50% -25.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2.18× 1.75× 1.08× 1.70× 1.38× 1.65× 1.48× 1.82× 1.91× 1.84× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.00 $4.13 $0.74 $1.33 -$1.79 $2.28 $1.59 $1.37 $1.58 $1.60 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC trades at about 25.3× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 6.8×–41.8×, median 20.4×).

6.8× 41.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (6.8×–41.8×); dot = today's 25.3×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin22.5%23.0%20.2%16.8%16.3%14.0%14.2%13.8%11.8%13.6%
Net margin11.2%11.8%10.5%11.3%17.8%-10.4%10.5%5.9%18.6%5.7%
FCF margin-25.5%-27.5%-6.0%———————
Return on assets2.3%2.3%2.3%2.7%3.9%-2.3%2.2%1.4%7.9%2.0%
Return on equity9.4%9.6%9.5%10.5%15.8%-9.3%9.5%4.6%38.2%12.5%
Debt / equity1.84×1.91×1.82×1.48×1.65×1.38×1.70×1.08×1.75×2.18×
Current ratio0.911.080.780.921.720.610.992.131.110.95

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.