Discontinued — last reported Q1 '26
Business Segments · Expenditures for Long-lived Assets
Electric — Expenditures for Long-lived Assets
CenterPoint Energy Electric — Expenditures for Long-lived Assets decreased by 27.4% to $834.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 14.1%, from $971.00M to $834.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Electric — Expenditures for Long-lived Assets shows an upward trend with a 16.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2018
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Higher expenditures reflect aggressive infrastructure investment or grid hardening, which typically supports future rate base growth.
Detailed definition
The total capital investment made by the electric segment to acquire, upgrade, or maintain long-term infrastructure such...
Peer comparison
Equivalent to 'Capital Expenditures' or 'CapEx' for utility segments.
Metric ID:
cnp_segment_electric_expenditures_for_long_lived_assetsHistorical 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 | $502.00M | $502.00M | $502.00M | $652.75M | $652.75M | $652.75M | $652.75M | $665.00M | $665.00M | $665.00M | $665.00M | $507.00M | $444.00M | $692.00M | $1.46B | $971.00M | $745.00M | $818.00M | $1.15B | $834.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +30.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +1.9% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -23.8% | -12.4% | +55.9% | +110.4% | -33.3% | -23.3% | +9.8% | +40.5% | -27.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +30.0% | +30.0% | +30.0% | +1.9% | +1.9% | +1.9% | +1.9% | -23.8% | -33.2% | +4.1% | +118.9% | +91.5% | +67.8% | +18.2% | -21.1% | -14.1% |
Range$444.00M – $1.46B
CAGR+11.3%
Avg YoY Growth+19.1%
Median YoY Growth+3.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CenterPoint Energy's electric — expenditures for long-lived assets?
- CenterPoint Energy (CNP) reported electric — expenditures for long-lived assets of $834.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has CenterPoint Energy's electric — expenditures for long-lived assets changed year-over-year?
- CenterPoint Energy's electric — expenditures for long-lived assets decreased by 14.1% year-over-year, from $971.00M to $834.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for CenterPoint Energy's electric — expenditures for long-lived assets?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CenterPoint Energy's electric — expenditures for long-lived assets has grown at a 16.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.01B to $3.68B.
- What does electric — expenditures for long-lived assets mean?
- The amount spent on capital projects and infrastructure for the electric segment.