Financing Cash Flow
CenterPoint Energy Financing Cash Flow increased by 134.9% to $1.51B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 43.7%, from $1.05B to $1.51B. Over 2 years (FY 2023 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 103.5% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '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 | $157.00M | $168.00M | -$2.62B | $1.02B | $377.00M | -$519.00M | $332.00M | $355.00M | $206.00M | $376.00M | $83.00M | $870.00M | $942.00M | $1.05B | -$613.00M | $465.00M | $644.00M | $1.51B |
| QoQ Change | — | +7.0% | <-999% | +139.1% | -63.2% | -237.7% | +164.0% | +6.9% | -42.0% | +82.5% | -77.9% | +948.2% | +8.3% | +11.8% | -158.2% | +175.9% | +38.5% | +134.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +552.2% | +124.4% | +80.2% | -67.6% | -5.8% | — | +172.4% | -75.0% | +145.1% | +357.3% | +180.1% | -838.6% | -46.6% | -31.6% | +43.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CenterPoint Energy's financing cash flow?
- CenterPoint Energy (CNP) reported financing cash flow of $1.51B in Q1 2026.
- How has CenterPoint Energy's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- CenterPoint Energy's financing cash flow increased by 43.7% year-over-year, from $1.05B to $1.51B.
- What is the long-term trend for CenterPoint Energy's financing cash flow?
- Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), CenterPoint Energy's financing cash flow has grown at a 103.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $374.00M to $1.55B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.