What is CenterPoint Energy's interest expense?

CenterPoint Energy (CNP) reported interest expense of $261M in Q2 2026.

How has CenterPoint Energy's interest expense changed year-over-year?

CenterPoint Energy's interest expense increased by 33.8% year-over-year, from $195M to $261M.

What does interest expense mean?

Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.

CenterPoint Energy CNP Interest Expense

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Segments

By segment

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Electric$138M+30.2%

Corporate and Other$84M+40.0%

Natural Gas$46M+7.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.2B+10.7%

Gross profit$2.2B+10.8%

Operating income$534.0M+28.1%

Net income$244.0M+23.2%

EPS (diluted)$0.37+23.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$71.0M-28.3%

Total debt$21.2B+1.9%

Total equity$11.7B+6.4%

Total assets$48.3B+9.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$778.0M+38.9%

CapEx$1.4B+21.3%

Free cash flow-$592.0M-4.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$29.05B+12.6%

Enterprise value$50.14B+7.9%

P/E26×-1.6×

P/S3×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin100%0.0pp

Operating margin23.2%+1.3pp

Net margin11.6%+1.2pp

FCF margin-28%-4.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.8%+1.1pp

Debt / equity1.8×-0.1×

Current ratio1.1×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by CenterPoint Energy in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:InterestExpenseNonoperating.

The official record: CenterPoint Energy’s 10-Q, filed July 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is CenterPoint Energy's interest expense?: CenterPoint Energy (CNP) reported interest expense of $261M in Q2 2026.
How has CenterPoint Energy's interest expense changed year-over-year?: CenterPoint Energy's interest expense increased by 33.8% year-over-year, from $195M to $261M.
What does interest expense mean?: Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.