CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP)

NYSE: CNP · Real-Time Price · USD
43.50
+0.49 (1.14%)
At close: Feb 27, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
42.78
-0.72 (-1.66%)
After-hours: Feb 27, 2026, 7:00 PM EST
Market Cap28.33B +34.1%
Revenue (ttm)9.36B +8.3%
Net Income1.05B +3.2%
EPS1.60 +1.3%
Shares Out 652.87M
PE Ratio27.12
Forward PE22.75
Dividend$0.92 (2.14%)
Ex-Dividend DateFeb 19, 2026
Volume7,546,608
Open43.11
Previous Close43.01
Day's Range42.29 - 43.51
52-Week Range33.24 - 43.58
Beta0.59
AnalystsBuy
Price Target41.75 (-4.02%)
Earnings DateFeb 19, 2026

About CNP

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through Electric; Natural Gas; and Corporate and Other segments. The Electric segment provides electric transmission and distribution services to electric customers and electric generation assets, as well as optimizes assets in the wholesale power market in Indiana Electric’s service territory. The Natural Gas segment engages in the intrastate natural gas sales, and natural gas transportation and distribution for residential, commerc... [Read more]

Sector Utilities
Founded 1866
Employees 14,931
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol CNP
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2025, CenterPoint Energy's revenue was $9.36 billion, an increase of 8.26% compared to the previous year's $8.64 billion. Earnings were $1.05 billion, an increase of 3.24%.

Financial Statements

Analyst Summary

According to 12 analysts, the average rating for CNP stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price target is $41.75, which is a decrease of -4.02% from the latest price.

Price Target
$41.75
(-4.02% downside)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Announces Pricing of Upsized Offering of $600 Million of 2.875% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2029

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) or “CenterPoint” today announced the pricing of its offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.875% Convertible Senior ...

4 days ago - Business Wire

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Announces Offering of $550 Million of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2029

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) or “CenterPoint” today announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $550 million aggregate principal amoun...

4 days ago - Business Wire

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7 days ago - Seeking Alpha

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

8 days ago - Seeking Alpha

CenterPoint Energy reports strong Q4 and FY 2025 results; updates its progress on load forecast; reiterates 2026 full year guidance

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) or “CenterPoint” today reported net income of $264 million, or $0.40 per diluted share on a GAAP basis for the fourth quarter of 2025, co...

9 days ago - Business Wire

CenterPoint Energy acts on customer and community feedback and launches new Community Progress Tracker map providing local views of resiliency grid upgrades and improvements across Greater Houston

Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative improvements delivered since August 2024 are available and visible in one online location New tool allows customers in 12-county area to view more than 56,000 new...

17 days ago - PRNewsWire

Resilient Structures and CenterPoint Energy Announce Strategic Long-Term Supply Agreement to Strengthen Greater Houston Grid

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Resilient Structures (RS), a leading manufacturer of high-performance composite utility poles, today announced a long-term supply agreement with CenterPoint Energy (NYSE: CNP...

18 days ago - Business Wire

CenterPoint Energy Winter Storm Update: CenterPoint releases more than 500 contract frontline electric workers to support restoration efforts in other hard-hit areas of the country; more than 99 percent of customers maintained power through overnight winter weather

Download photos and videos of CenterPoint's winter weather response efforts here   Overall system operated as designed with few customer outages, with less than 1% impacted 2,800 workers remain fully ...

4 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

CenterPoint Energy Winter Storm Update: Over 99 percent of CenterPoint customers have power across Greater Houston area; Teams actively repairing weather-related damages and restoring power as soon as possible

Ice and freezing conditions from winter storm are impacting Greater Houston overnight and this morning; Precipitation expected to clear by mid-to-late morning Hard freezes around 20 degrees are foreca...

4 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

CenterPoint Energy's 3,300-person expanded electric workforce pre-positioned at area staging sites and ready to mobilize ahead of late-night winter weather

Download photos and videos of CenterPoint's preparedness efforts here 100% of employees and contract resources will be in place by 12 p.m. Saturday  Approximately 700 natural gas workers and contracto...

4 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

CenterPoint Energy activates staging sites and begins onboarding additional emergency response resources as preparations continue ahead of this weekend's approaching winter weather conditions

Approximately 3,300 CenterPoint electric employees and contract workers are pre-staged for storm preparation and potential restoration efforts across Southeast Texas Approximately 700 natural gas work...

5 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

CenterPoint Energy ramps up customer communications as 3,300-person expanded workforce continues preparations and emergency response efforts ahead of winter weather system forecasted to impact Texas

Approximately 3,300 CenterPoint employees and contract workers supporting storm preparation and potential restoration efforts across Houston and parts of Southeast Texas Emergency Operations Center fu...

5 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

CenterPoint Energy continues to prepare for weekend winter weather and secures 600 additional frontline workers to support emergency response efforts as ERCOT issues Weather Watch and Texas Governor declares State of Emergency

Approximately 3,300 CenterPoint employees and contract workers supporting storm preparation and potential restoration efforts across Houston and parts of Southeast Texas State of Texas emergency respo...

5 weeks ago - PRNewsWire

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. to Host Webcast of Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call on February 19, 2026

Houston, TX, Jan. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Date: February 19, 2026 Time:  7:00 a.m. Central time or 8:00 a.m.

5 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

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2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

CenterPoint Energy Declares Regular Common Stock Dividend of $0.2300

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE: CNP) Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.2300 per share on the issued and outstanding shares of Common...

2 months ago - Business Wire

Palantir teams with Nvidia, CenterPoint Energy for software to speed up AI data center construction

Palantir Technologies , Nvidia and U.S. utility CenterPoint Energy on Thursday said they are developing a new software platform to accelerate the building of new artificial intelligence data centers.

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3 months ago - Reuters

CenterPoint Energy: A Particularly Well-Positioned Utility

CenterPoint Energy targets 11% rate base and 7%-9% EPS growth through 2030, underpinned by a $65 billion 10-year capital plan. Robust demand growth in Texas, especially from data centers and industria...

3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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4 months ago - Seeking Alpha

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) Q3 2025 Earnings Call October 23, 2025 8:00 AM EDT Company Participants Ben Vallejo Jason Wells - President, CEO & Director Christopher Foster - Executive VP & CFO...

4 months ago - Seeking Alpha

CenterPoint Energy reports strong Q3 2025 results; reiterates 2025 and 2026 full year guidance

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) or “CenterPoint” today reported net income of $293 million, or $0.45 per diluted share on a GAAP basis for the third quarter of 2025, com...

4 months ago - Business Wire

Q3 Earnings Season Kicks Off: Major Banks Thrive While Regional Lenders Signal Trouble

Better-than-expected results from big banks lift S&P 500 EPS growth for Q3 2025 to 8.5%. CEOs appear confident as the earnings season kicks off, according to our latest LERI reading. Potential earning...

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4 months ago - Seeking Alpha

CenterPoint Energy to Sell Ohio Gas Distribution Unit for $2.62 Billion

CenterPoint Energy has agreed to sell its natural gas local distribution business in Ohio to National Fuel Gas for $2.62 billion.

4 months ago - WSJ

CenterPoint Energy announces sale of its Ohio Natural Gas Business to National Fuel Gas Company for $2.62 billion

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) (“CenterPoint” or the “Company”) today announced the sale of its Ohio natural gas Local Distribution Company (LDC) business, Vectren Ener...

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4 months ago - Business Wire

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. to Host Webcast of Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call

Houston, TX, Oct. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Date: October 23, 2025   Time:  7:00 a.m. Central time or 8:00 a.m.

5 months ago - GlobeNewsWire