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CNP Financials CenterPoint Energy

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 4.9% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Operating margin has expanded, at 22.6% in the latest year.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($21.1B) exceeds cash ($38M); net debt is $21.0B.
  • Total debt has grown faster than revenue (12.8% vs 4.9% per year).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 2.3× in the latest year.
  • Total debt is 5.8× EBITDA.

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 15 consecutive years, consuming 54.6% of earnings.
  • The dividend has grown 7.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
-$773M $4B $9B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-11% 45% 100% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
-$2B -$1B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $11B $21B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$8B -$2B $4B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $9.3B $1.1B 100.0% 22.6% -$2.4B $21.1B $38M
2024 $8.6B $1.0B 100.0% 23.3% -$2.4B $20.9B $24M
2023 $8.6B $917M 98.9% 20.4% -$524M $17.6B $90M
2022 $9.3B $1.1B 97.8% 16.8% $15.3B $74M
2021 $8.3B $1.5B 97.5% 16.5% $15.6B $230M
2020 $7.3B -$773M 96.5% 14.1% $11.5B $147M
2019 $7.5B $791M 96.6% 14.3% $14.2B $241M
2018 $6.3B $368M 99.4% 13.8% $8.7B $4.2B
2017 $5.7B $1.8B 99.4% 17.7% $8.2B $260M
2016 $5.7B $432M 65.3% 17.9% $8.6B $341M
2015 -$692M $8.8B $264M
2014 $611M $8.9B $298M
2013 $311M $8.4B $208M
2012 $417M $9.8B $646M
2011 $1.4B $9.2B $220M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced CNP against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 13.7 27.5 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 1.5 3.1 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 1.4 2.7 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is CNP growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, CenterPoint Energy's revenue has grown 4.9% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does CNP have?

As of FY2025, CenterPoint Energy reported $21.1B of total debt against $38M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 2.3×.

What is CNP's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 100.0%, operating margin 22.6%, and net margin 11.3%.

What is CNP's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, CenterPoint Energy traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 27.5× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.