profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
CenterPoint Energy
$41.19+0.59% today
+4.1% in 1 year
1-year low $36.621-year high $45.04
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $25.95 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What CenterPoint Energy sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $9.32 billion in 2022 to $9.36 billion in 2025, with $1.05 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
CenterPoint Energy vs. similar companies
CenterPoint Energy grows in the middle of these 5 and is the most expensive for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenterPoint Energy | 26.0× · Fair price | ||
 Dominion Energy | 19.9× · Fair price | ||
 WEC Energy Group | 24.8× · Fair price | ||
 Public Service Enterprise Group | 17.9× · Fair price | ||
 Ameren | 21.8× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads CenterPoint Energy's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,418 | 8,352 | 9,321 | 8,696 | 8,643 | 9,357 | |
| – | – | 3,397 | 3,686 | 3,976 | 4,216 | |
| 1,039 | 1,363 | 1,566 | 1,760 | 1,990 | 2,110 | |
| 2,253 | 2,602 | 3,229 | 3,189 | 3,491 | 3,680 | |
| -773 | 1,486 | 1,057 | 917 | 1,019 | 1,052 | |
| -1.79 | 2.28 | 1.59 | 1.37 | 1.58 | 1.60 | |
| – | – | 36.4% | 42.4% | 46.0% | 45.1% | |
| 14.0% | 16.3% | 16.8% | 20.2% | 23.0% | 22.5% | |
| -10.4% | 17.8% | 11.3% | 10.5% | 11.8% | 11.2% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 33,471 | 37,679 | 38,546 | 39,715 | 43,768 | 46,534 |
| Cash | 147 | 230 | 74 | 90 | 24 | 38 |
| Total debt | 13,440 | 16,103 | 16,856 | 18,618 | 20,963 | 22,980 |
| Total liabilities | – | – | 28,501 | 30,048 | 33,102 | 35,381 |
| 8,348 | 9,415 | 10,045 | 9,667 | 10,666 | 11,153 | |
| 531 | 610 | 632 | 633 | 644 | 656 | |
| 3.9% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 5.0% | |
| -9.3% | 15.8% | 10.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% | 9.4% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,995 | 22 | 1,810 | 3,877 | 2,139 | 2,486 | |
| 2,596 | 3,164 | 4,419 | 4,401 | 4,513 | 4,870 | |
| -601 | -3,142 | -2,609 | -524 | -2,374 | -2,384 | |
| Dividends paid | 392 | 385 | 489 | 535 | 522 | 574 |
| – | – | 0 | 800 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 26.0×
- 21.6×
- –
- 2.4×
- 2.9×
- –
- 13.7×
- -8.7%
- 3.9%
- 2.1%
Profitability
- 45.1%
- 22.5%
- 11.2%
- 40.4%
- 4.0%
- 3.8%
- 9.6%
- 2.2%
- 5.0%
- –
Growth
- +4.8%
- –
- −0.4%
- +3.5%
- +2.4%
Financial health
- 6.3×
- 2.16
- 51.6%
- 2.2×
- 1.16
- 1.04
- 0.20
How it ranks in Utilities
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 25%of 397
Top 39%of 392
Bottom 25%of 363
Top 48%of 397
Bottom 14%of 396
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $43.67
- Range
- $37.00 – $49.00
- 5 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | 0.56 | 0.58 | −3.4% |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 0.45 | 0.45 | +0.0% |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 0.50 | 0.45 | +10.9% |
| Jul 24, 2025 | 0.29 | 0.38 | −24.5% |
| Apr 24, 2025 | 0.53 | 0.55 | −3.6% |
| Feb 20, 2025 | 0.40 | 0.40 | +0.0% |
| Oct 28, 2024 | 0.31 | 0.32 | −3.1% |
| Jul 30, 2024 | 0.36 | 0.32 | +12.5% |
2.1%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$21a year at today's yield, before tax
+3.5%2020 to 2025
Raised4 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$0.99 in 2015 → $0.88 in 2025
How safe it looks
54.6% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earnsNews
CenterPoint Q3 2026 Earnings PreviewSeeking Alpha · Oct 26, 2026CenterPoint Energy selected for $50M DOE grid upgrade awardSeeking Alpha · Sep 24, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
28No pass
Benjamin Graham
42No pass
Philip Fisher
35No pass
Peter Lynch
35No pass
Joel Greenblatt
16No pass
Charlie Munger
25No pass
Terry Smith
20No pass
Questions about CenterPoint Energy
Is CenterPoint Energy a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the CenterPoint Energy AI analysis
What does CenterPoint Energy do?
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through Electric and Natural Gas segments. It is in Regulated Electric, based in Houston, TX, United States, with 8,794 employees.
Does CenterPoint Energy pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.1% a year, about 55% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $574 million in dividends.
Is CenterPoint Energy stock halal?
No. CenterPoint Energy does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 84% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has CenterPoint Energy stock done over the past year?
Up 4.1% over the past twelve months, to $41.19. It traded between $36.62 and $45.04 and is 8.5% below its high.
Who are CenterPoint Energy's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Dominion Energy, WEC Energy Group, Public Service Enterprise Group and Ameren. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with CenterPoint Energy's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.