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CapEx
CenterPoint Energy CapEx decreased by 19.1% to $1.20B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 15.4%, from $1.04B to $1.20B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 11.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $789.00M | $765.00M | $1.02B | $846.00M | $1.03B | $1.20B | $1.34B | $1.12B | $1.14B | $1.06B | $1.08B | $845.00M | $812.00M | $844.00M | $2.01B | $1.04B | $1.13B | $1.22B | $1.48B | $1.20B |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.0% | +32.8% | -16.7% | +22.2% | +16.0% | +11.8% | -16.2% | +1.2% | -6.3% | +1.3% | -21.6% | -3.9% | +3.9% | +138.4% | -48.4% | +8.8% | +8.2% | +21.2% | -19.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +31.1% | +56.7% | +31.9% | +32.7% | +9.9% | -11.3% | -19.6% | -24.8% | -28.5% | -20.7% | +86.6% | +22.8% | +39.0% | +44.8% | -26.4% | +15.4% |
Range$765.00M – $2.01B
CAGR+9.2%
Avg YoY Growth+15.0%
Median YoY Growth+19.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CenterPoint Energy's capex?
- CenterPoint Energy (CNP) reported capex of $1.20B in Q1 2026.
- How has CenterPoint Energy's capex changed year-over-year?
- CenterPoint Energy's capex increased by 15.4% year-over-year, from $1.04B to $1.20B.
- What is the long-term trend for CenterPoint Energy's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CenterPoint Energy's capex has grown at a 11.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.16B to $4.87B.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.