CenterPoint Energy Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 18 analysts polled by S&P Global, CenterPoint Energy stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $46.38. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 15.55% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $40 (-0.35%) and the highest is $50 (+24.56%).

Price Target: $46.38 (+15.55%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$40	$46.38	$46.5	$50
Change	-0.35%	+15.55%	+15.84%	+24.56%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for CenterPoint Energy stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

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Rating	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26
Strong Buy	7	7	7	7	7	7
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hold	9	9	9	10	10	10
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	17	17	17	18	18	18

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Richard Sunderland Truist Financial	Truist Financial	Buy Maintains $48 → $46	Buy	Maintains	$48 → $46	+14.60%	Aug 4, 2026
James Thalacker BMO Capital	BMO Capital	Buy Reiterates $47 → $48	Buy	Reiterates	$47 → $48	+19.58%	Jul 29, 2026
Steve Fleishman Wolfe Research	Wolfe Research	Buy Reiterates $48 → $49	Buy	Reiterates	$48 → $49	+22.07%	Jul 29, 2026
Andrew Weisel Scotiabank	Scotiabank	Buy Maintains $49	Buy	Maintains	$49	+22.07%	Jul 29, 2026
Shahriar Pourreza Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Reiterates $48 → $49	Buy	Reiterates	$48 → $49	+22.07%	Jul 29, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

9.93B

from 9.36B

6.12%

from 9.36B

Revenue Next Year

10.35B

from 9.93B

4.26%

from 9.93B

EPS This Year

1.91

from 1.76

8.63%

from 1.76

EPS Next Year

2.09

from 1.91

9.26%

from 1.91

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	8.35B	9.32B	8.70B	8.64B	9.36B	9.93B
Revenue Growth	12.59%	11.60%	-6.71%	-0.61%	8.26%	6.12%
Net Income	1.49B	1.06B	917.00M	1.02B	1.05B	1.23B
EPS	-	-	-	-	1.76	1.91
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	8.64%	8.63%
Forward PE	21.40	20.96	18.59	18.23	20.52	20.99
Dividend / Share	0.65	0.70	0.77	0.81	0.88	0.93
Dividend Growth	-	7.69%	10.00%	5.19%	8.64%	5.41%
Free Cash Flow	-4.23B	-1.52B	-858.38M	-3.09B	-3.90B	-2.99B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	13

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	11.5B
Avg	9.9B
Low	9.3B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	22.7%
Avg	6.1%
Low	-0.4%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	1.93
Avg	1.91
Low	1.90

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	9.7%
Avg	8.6%
Low	8.0%