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(CNP) CenterPoint Energy - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US15189T1079

Electricity, Natural Gas

Multi-Utilities
Market Cap in USD: 24,548m

IPO / Inception: 1970-01-02
Return 12m vs S&P 500: 3.50%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 9.16%
EPS Trend: 21.8%

Last SUE: 1.45
Qual. Beats: 1

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: -4.32%
Rev. Trend: -18.2%

Last SUE: -0.36
Qual. Beats: 0

Dividends

Dividend Yield	2.32%
Yield on Cost 5y	4.68%
Yield CAGR 5y	2.29%
Payout Consistency	93.8%
Payout Ratio	51.2%

Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility	16.0%
Value at Risk 5%th	26.7%
Relative Tail Risk	1.28%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	0.91
Alpha	15.78
CAGR/Max DD	0.58

Character TTM
Hurst Exponent	0.450
Beta	0.164
Beta Downside	0.099

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	18.14%
Mean DD	5.30%
Median DD	4.82%

Description: CNP CenterPoint Energy December 17, 2025

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) is a regulated public-utility holding company that serves roughly 2.8 million electricity and natural-gas customers across Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas. Its Electric segment manages transmission, distribution and generation assets, while the Natural Gas segment handles intrastate sales, pipeline transportation, and ancillary home-service offerings. As of December 31 2024 the firm owned 352 substations with 80,659 MVA of transformer capacity and about 219 miles of intrastate pipelines.

Key recent metrics: 2023 revenue was approximately $9.5 billion, with adjusted EPS of $4.90 and a dividend yield near 5.3 %, reflecting its status as a high-yield utility. Capital expenditures for 2023 topped $1.2 billion, primarily directed toward grid hardening and gas-pipeline upgrades, aligning with sector-wide pressure to improve reliability and accommodate renewable integration. A material driver of earnings is the regulated rate-base growth, which historically expands at 3-4 % annually, but is sensitive to state-level rate-case outcomes and broader interest-rate environments that affect utility financing costs.

For a deeper dive into CNP’s valuation metrics and peer comparison, you might find ValueRay’s analytics worth a look.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 3.5

Net Income (995.0m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 545.2m TTM)

FCFTA -0.06 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA -2.67pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)

NWC/Revenue -30.75% (prev 5.07%; Δ -35.82pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)

CFO/TA 0.06 (>3.0%) and CFO 2.60b > Net Income 995.0m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)

Net Debt (22.87b) to EBITDA (3.54b) ratio: 6.45 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)

Current Ratio 0.51 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)

Outstanding Shares last Quarter (656.0m) change vs 12m ago 1.23% (target <= -2.0% for YES)

Gross Margin 44.78% (prev 44.49%; Δ 0.28pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)

Asset Turnover 20.67% (prev 19.96%; Δ 0.70pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)

Interest Coverage Ratio 2.31 (EBITDA TTM 3.54b / Interest Expense TTM 893.0m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 0.11

(A) -0.06 = (Total Current Assets 2.95b - Total Current Liabilities 5.74b) / Total Assets 45.05b

(B) 0.04 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 1.93b / Total Assets 45.05b

(D) 0.06 = Book Value of Equity 1.92b / Total Liabilities 34.01b

Total Rating: 0.11 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 39.48

1. Piotroski 3.50pt

2. FCF Yield -5.90%

3. FCF Margin -30.81%

4. Debt/Equity 2.08

5. Debt/Ebitda 6.45

6. ROIC - WACC (= 2.23)%

7. RoE 9.11%

8. Rev. Trend -18.22%

9. EPS Trend 21.80%

What is the price of CNP shares?

As of December 24, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 37.97 with a total of 3,930,749 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.21%, over one month by -4.41%, over three months by -1.59% and over the past year by +21.14%.

Is CNP a buy, sell or hold?

CenterPoint Energy has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.53. Therefor, it is recommend to hold CNP.

Strong Buy: 5
Buy: 1
Hold: 12
Sell: 1
Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the CNP price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	42.3	11.4%
Analysts Target Price	42.3	11.4%
ValueRay Target Price	42.9	13.1%

CNP Fundamental Data Overview December 23, 2025

Market Cap USD = 24.55b (24.55b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 23.7975
P/E Forward = 19.685
P/S = 2.6934
P/B = 2.2245
P/EG = 2.2837
Beta = 0.558
Revenue TTM = 9.09b USD
EBIT TTM = 2.06b USD
EBITDA TTM = 3.54b USD
Long Term Debt = 19.40b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 3.54b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 22.94b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 22.87b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 47.45b USD (24.55b + Debt 22.94b - CCE 37.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.31 (Ebit TTM 2.06b / Interest Expense TTM 893.0m)
FCF Yield = -5.90% (FCF TTM -2.80b / Enterprise Value 47.45b)
FCF Margin = -30.81% (FCF TTM -2.80b / Revenue TTM 9.09b)
Net Margin = 10.95% (Net Income TTM 995.0m / Revenue TTM 9.09b)
Gross Margin = 44.78% ((Revenue TTM 9.09b - Cost of Revenue TTM 5.02b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 50.99% (prev 47.69%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.05 (Enterprise Value 47.45b / Total Assets 45.05b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.04% (Interest Expense 238.0m / Debt 22.94b)
Taxrate = 2.70% (7.00m / 259.0m)
NOPAT = 2.01b (EBIT 2.06b * (1 - 2.70%))
Current Ratio = 0.51 (Total Current Assets 2.95b / Total Current Liabilities 5.74b)
Debt / Equity = 2.08 (Debt 22.94b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 11.04b)
Debt / EBITDA = 6.45 (Net Debt 22.87b / EBITDA 3.54b)
Debt / FCF = -8.17 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 22.87b / FCF TTM -2.80b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 10.92b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.21% (Net Income 995.0m / Total Assets 45.05b)
RoE = 9.11% (Net Income TTM 995.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 10.92b)
RoCE = 6.80% (EBIT 2.06b / Capital Employed (Equity 10.92b + L.T.Debt 19.40b))
RoIC = 6.14% (NOPAT 2.01b / Invested Capital 32.69b)
WACC = 3.91% (E(24.55b)/V(47.49b) * Re(6.62%) + D(22.94b)/V(47.49b) * Rd(1.04%) * (1-Tc(0.03)))
Discount Rate = 6.62% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 8.05%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 1.94%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow -2.80b)
EPS Correlation: 21.80 | EPS CAGR: 9.16% | SUE: 1.45 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: -18.22 | Revenue CAGR: -4.32% | SUE: -0.36 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=0.57 | Chg30d=-0.011 | Revisions Net=+0 | Analysts=8
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.91 | Chg30d=-0.001 | Revisions Net=-1 | Growth EPS=+8.2% | Growth Revenue=+6.1%

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