Is CenterPoint Energy (CNP) overvalued or fairly valued?

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Does CenterPoint Energy's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (2.85×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is CenterPoint Energy's revenue?

CenterPoint Energy reported revenue of $9.3B for FY2025, with net profit of $1.1B, per official filings.

What is the share price of CenterPoint Energy (CNP)?

CenterPoint Energy last traded at $40.37 (+2.0% on the day), as of 10/20/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

CenterPoint Energy

CNP · NYSE · Utilities · United States

Snapshot

TickerCNP

ExchangeNYSE

SectorUtilities

IndustryUtilities - Regulated Electric

CountryUnited States

Employees8,794

HeadquartersHouston, United States

Websitewww.centerpointenergy.com

Filings tracked23

About CenterPoint Energy

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through Electric; Natural Gas; and Corporate and Other segments. The Electric segment provides electric transmission and distribution services to electric customers and electric generation assets, as well as optimizes assets in the wholesale power market in Indiana Electric's service territory. The Natural Gas segment engages in the intrastate natural gas sales, and natural gas transportation and distribution for residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, and Texas; permanent pipeline connections through interconnects with various interstate and intrastate pipeline companies; and provides home appliance maintenance and repair services to customers in Minnesota and home repair protection plans to natural gas customers in Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas through a third party. As of December 31, 2025, it served approximately 2,859,313 metered customers; owned 355 substations with transformer capacity of 81,692 megavolt amperes; and owned and operated approximately 208 miles of intrastate pipeline in Louisiana and Texas. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Who owns it

Insiders0.2%
Institutions99.8%
Public & other0.0%

1,186 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Capital Research Global Investors10.84%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.10.08%
Blackrock Inc.8.86%
Capital International Investors6.70%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.49%
State Street Corporation5.64%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.16%
Deutsche Bank AG2.66%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion2.85×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend10.6% → 11.3%

Margin has held broadly steady over the period — stable profitability.

Growth qualityrev 4% · PAT 7%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $2.5B · EPS 0.45

Est. earnings growth +0.5%

Next fiscal year

Rev $10.4B · EPS 2.09

Est. earnings growth +9.3%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$9.3B

Net margin

11.3%

ROE

9.4%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+4.1%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+7.1%

EPS (FY2025)

1.60

Net profit (FY2025)

$1.1B

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$9.3B	$1.1B	1.60	11.3%	9.4%
FY2024	$8.6B	$1.0B	1.58	11.9%	9.6%
FY2023	$8.6B	$917.0M	1.37	10.6%	9.5%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q1	$3.0B	$316.0M	0.48	10.6%
2025Q3	$2.0B	$293.0M	0.45	14.7%
2025Q2	$2.0B	$198.0M	0.30	10.1%
2025Q1	$3.0B	$297.0M	0.45	10.0%
2024Q3	$1.8B	$193.0M	0.30	10.4%
2024Q2	$1.9B	$228.0M	0.36	12.0%
2024Q1	$2.6B	$350.0M	0.55	13.5%
2023Q3	$1.9B	$282.0M	0.40	15.1%
2023Q2	$1.9B	$118.0M	0.17	6.3%
2023Q1	$2.8B	$325.0M	0.49	11.8%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Material agreement, Termination of agreement, Material financial obligation, Other events, Exhibits
SEC9/9/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Exhibits
SEC7/31/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC7/28/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC7/28/2026
8-K — Material agreement, Exhibits
SEC5/15/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC4/23/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC4/23/2026material
8-K — Bylaw/charter change, Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC4/17/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC3/19/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Unregistered equity sale, Exhibits
SEC2/26/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC2/23/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/19/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC2/19/2026material
8-K — Other events
SEC2/12/2026material

2025

10-Q filing
SEC10/23/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC10/23/2025material
8-K — Material agreement, Reg FD disclosure, Other events, Exhibits
SEC10/21/2025material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC10/9/2025material
8-K — Material agreement, Exhibits
SEC10/1/2025material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC9/29/2025material
8-K — Security holder rights, Bylaw/charter change, Exhibits
SEC9/26/2025material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Other events, Exhibits
SEC9/18/2025material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Unregistered equity sale, Exhibits
SEC7/31/2025material

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