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CenterPoint Energy CNP Ratios & Valuation

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Profitability
Gross margin100%0.0pp100%0.0pp99.9%0.0pp99.9%0.0pp100%+0.7pp
Operating margin22.5%-0.1pp22.6%-0.5pp22.5%+1.2pp22%-0.5pp22.6%+1.1pp
Net margin11.4%+0.6pp11.2%-0.5pp11.4%+0.1pp10.4%-1.9pp10.8%-0.2pp
EBITDA margin39.4%+0.7pp38.9%-0.8pp38.8%+0.6pp37.8%-1.9pp38.7%+0.3pp
Free cash flow margin-28.4%+1.7pp-25.5%+2.0pp-30.7%-13.0pp-33.7%-18.7pp-30.1%-13.5pp
Returns
Return on equity9.6%+0.3pp9.6%-0.4pp9.6%0.0pp8.8%-1.4pp9.2%0.0pp
Return on assets2.3%0.0pp2.3%-0.1pp2.4%0.0pp2.2%-0.5pp2.3%-0.1pp
Return on invested capital5.8%0.0pp5.7%-0.1pp5.9%-0.6pp5.3%-1.8pp5.8%-1.0pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.2×0.0×0.2×0.0×0.2×0.0×0.2×0.0×0.2×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio1.2×+0.2×0.9×-0.2×0.5×-0.6×0.8×-0.4×0.9×-0.3×
Quick ratio1.2×+0.2×0.9×-0.2×0.5×-0.6×0.8×-0.4×-0.3×
Cash ratio0.1×-0.2×0.0×0.0×0.0×0.3×+0.2×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity1.8×-0.1×1.8×-0.1×1.7×-0.1×1.9×+0.1×1.9×+0.1×
Debt-to-assets0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA5.4×-0.2×5.6×-0.4×5.4×-0.5×6.1×+0.8×5.6×+0.2×
Per Share
Book value per share$17.36+3.5%$17.01+2.7%$16.82+3.5%$16.85+4.4%$16.77+6.3%
Valuation
Market capitalization$28.23B+19.4%$25.03B+21.0%$25.33B+32.1%$23.81B+20.1%$23.65B+31.1%
Enterprise value$48.26B+12.4%$45.45B+10.1%$44.51B+15.7%$44.48B+17.2%$42.94B+20.4%
Price / earnings26.4×+1.9×23.8×+3.5×24.5×+4.5×25.4×+6.6×24.5×+5.3×
Price / sales+0.4×2.7×+0.3×2.8×+0.5×2.7×+0.3×2.6×+0.5×
Price / book2.5×+0.3×2.2×+0.3×2.3×+0.5×2.2×+0.2×2.2×+0.4×
EV / EBITDA13×+0.6×12.5×+0.5×12.6×+0.8×13.1×+1.9×12.4×+1.5×
EV / sales5.1×+0.3×4.9×+0.1×4.9×+0.4×+0.5×4.8×+0.6×
Free cash flow yield-9.5%+1.9pp-9.5%+2.0pp-11.1%-3.1pp-12.7%-6.2pp-11.4%-3.5pp
Earnings yield3.8%-0.3pp4.2%-0.7pp4.1%-0.9pp3.9%-1.4pp4.1%-1.1pp
Dividend yield2.1%-0.2pp2.3%-0.2pp2.2%-0.4pp2.3%-0.2pp2.3%-0.4pp
PEG ratio2.4×-7.2×7.3×+5.5×3.2×+1.6×9.6×+7.8×

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Questions, answered.

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.