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CenterPoint Energy CNP Return on assets

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.0B+1.9%
Gross profit$3.0B+1.9%
Operating income$658.0M+1.4%
Net income$316.0M+6.4%
EPS (diluted)$0.48+6.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$656.0M-47.9%
Total debt$20.7B+0.6%
Total equity$11.4B+4.5%
Total assets$47.8B+7.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$282.0M-31.2%
CapEx$1.2B+15.4%
Free cash flow-$916.0M-45.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$27.89B+19.4%
Enterprise value$47.91B+12.4%
P/E26×+1.9×
P/S+0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin100%0.0pp
Operating margin22.5%-0.1pp
Net margin11.4%+0.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.6%+0.3pp
Debt / equity1.8×-0.1×
Current ratio1.2×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from CenterPoint Energy’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: CenterPoint Energy’s 10-Q, filed April 23, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is CenterPoint Energy's return on assets?
CenterPoint Energy (CNP) reported return on assets of 2.3% in Q1 2026.
How has CenterPoint Energy's return on assets changed year-over-year?
CenterPoint Energy's return on assets increased by 1.7% year-over-year, from 2.3% to 2.3%.
What is the long-term trend for CenterPoint Energy's return on assets?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), CenterPoint Energy's return on assets has grown at a -17.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 16.1% to 9.2%.
What does return on assets mean?
How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.
How do you interpret return on assets?
Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.
How does return on assets compare across companies?
Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.