CenterPoint Energy CNP Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 100%0.0pp | 100%0.0pp | 99.9%0.0pp | 99.9%0.0pp | 100%0.0pp | |
| Operating margin | 22.5%0.0pp | 22.6%0.0pp | 22.5%+0.5pp | 22%-0.7pp | 22.6%-0.4pp | |
| Net margin | 11.4%+0.1pp | 11.2%-0.1pp | 11.4%+0.9pp | 10.4%-0.4pp | 10.8%-1.0pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 39.4%+0.5pp | 38.9%+0.1pp | 38.8%+0.9pp | 37.8%-0.9pp | 38.7%-1.0pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | -28.4%-2.9pp | -25.5%+5.2pp | -30.7%+3.0pp | -33.7%-3.6pp | -30.1%-2.7pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 9.6%-0.1pp | 9.6%0.0pp | 9.6%+0.8pp | 8.8%-0.5pp | 9.2%-0.8pp | |
| Return on assets | 2.3%0.0pp | 2.3%0.0pp | 2.4%+0.2pp | 2.2%-0.1pp | 2.3%-0.2pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 5.8%+0.1pp | 5.7%-0.2pp | 5.9%+0.6pp | 5.3%-0.5pp | 5.8%0.0pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.2×+0.3× | 0.9×+0.4× | 0.5×-0.3× | 0.8×-0.1× | 0.9×-0.2× | |
| Quick ratio | 1.2×+0.3× | 0.9×+0.4× | 0.5×-0.3× | 0.8×-0.2× | 1×-0.1× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.1×+0.1× | 0×0.0× | 0×0.0× | 0×-0.3× | 0.3×+0.3× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 1.8×0.0× | 1.8×+0.1× | 1.7×-0.1× | 1.9×0.0× | 1.9×-0.1× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.4×-0.2× | 5.6×+0.2× | 5.4×-0.7× | 6.1×+0.5× | 5.6×-0.4× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $17.36+2.1% | $17.01+1.1% | $16.82-0.2% | $16.85+0.5% | $16.77+1.3% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $28.23B+12.8% | $25.03B-1.2% | $25.33B+6.4% | $23.81B+0.7% | $23.65B+14.4% | |
| Enterprise value | $48.26B+6.2% | $45.45B+2.1% | $44.51B+0.1% | $44.48B+3.6% | $42.94B+4.1% | |
| Price / earnings | 26.4×+2.6× | 23.8×-0.7× | 24.5×-1.0× | 25.4×+1.0× | 24.5×+4.2× | |
| Price / sales | 3×+0.3× | 2.7×-0.1× | 2.8×+0.1× | 2.7×0.0× | 2.6×+0.3× | |
| Price / book | 2.5×+0.2× | 2.2×-0.1× | 2.3×+0.1× | 2.2×0.0× | 2.2×+0.2× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 13×+0.5× | 12.5×-0.1× | 12.6×-0.5× | 13.1×+0.7× | 12.4×+0.4× | |
| EV / sales | 5.1×+0.3× | 4.9×0.0× | 4.9×-0.1× | 5×+0.1× | 4.8×0.0× | |
| Free cash flow yield | -9.5%+0.1pp | -9.5%+1.5pp | -11.1%+1.7pp | -12.7%-1.3pp | -11.4%+0.1pp | |
| Earnings yield | 3.8%-0.4pp | 4.2%+0.1pp | 4.1%+0.2pp | 3.9%-0.2pp | 4.1%-0.8pp | |
| Dividend yield | 2.1%-0.2pp | 2.3%0.0pp | 2.2%-0.1pp | 2.3%+0.1pp | 2.3%-0.2pp | |
| PEG ratio | 2.4×-4.9× | 7.3×+4.1× | 3.2×— | —— | 9.6×+7.8× |
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- What are CenterPoint Energy's profit margins?
- CenterPoint Energy (CNP) runs a 100.0% gross margin and a 22.5% operating margin, with a 11.4% net margin.
- Where do CenterPoint Energy's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from CenterPoint Energy's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
