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CenterPoint Energy CNP Return on equity

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9.6%+0.4pp
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6.2%-38.7pp
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10.4%0.0pp
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43%-3.3pp
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12.4%-0.1pp

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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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 equity?
CenterPoint Energy (CNP) reported return on equity of 9.6% in Q1 2026.
How has CenterPoint Energy's return on equity changed year-over-year?
CenterPoint Energy's return on equity increased by 3.7% year-over-year, from 9.2% to 9.6%.
What is the long-term trend for CenterPoint Energy's return on equity?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), CenterPoint Energy's return on equity has grown at a -15.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 62.2% to 37.2%.
What does return on equity mean?
How much profit the company earns on the money shareholders have invested.
How do you interpret return on equity?
Higher is better, but very high ROE can be manufactured by leverage — a thin equity base inflates the ratio. Read it next to debt-to-equity and ROIC to tell genuine returns from balance-sheet engineering.
How does return on equity compare across companies?
Comparable across peers, with the leverage caveat. Negative or near-zero equity makes ROE meaningless, so it is suppressed there.