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CenterPoint EnergyNYSE · Multi-Utilities · Utilities
Previous close
42.44
Change
+0.23 / +0.54%
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Bullish
52-Week Range ?
36.37 – 45.26
P/E (TTM) ?
25.2
Forward P/E ?
18.5
Based on consensus earnings for the next 12 months
Market Cap
$28.2B
1M
+15.33%
S&P 500 −0.91% over same period
Volume / Avg Volume
6.5M / 7.5M
0.87× average
Latest earnings analysisFY2026 Q2Reported 2026-07-28

CenterPoint Q2 2026: non-GAAP EPS $0.40, revenue up 10.6%, guidance kept

CenterPoint beat the Street on second-quarter profit and grew revenue 10.6% year over year, so the quarter reads Bullish: management repeated full-year 2026 guidance and added $1.2 billion to its ten-year capital plan. The growth is real but financed, and the 17 gigawatts of large-load requests are the swing factor for future years.

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Revenue$2.16B
EPS (non-GAAP)$0.40Beatest. $0.38
Next-day move−2.65%

Price History

Closing price · USD1M6M1Y5Y
36384042442026-092026-102026-102026-102026-10

Historical P/E

Close ÷ trailing four-quarter EPS · Period median 25.61M6M1Y5Y
222426282026-042026-062026-082026-092026-10

Recent Earnings

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PeriodReportedRevenueEPS Actual / Est.Next-Day MoveAnalysis

Next Earnings

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Report date
2027-02-17
in 107 days · After hours
Consensus EPS
$0.46
Last quarter EPS $0.40
Avg. next-day move over the last 6 reports
±1.2%

Decision Panel

Trends · Valuation · Earnings reaction · Guidance credibility — all from company filings and market data
Valuation
P/E is at percentile 73 of its 5-year rangeExpensive
5-year range 18.2 – 27.3 · Median 23.6
Last 4 quarters: $0 in buybacks + $581M in dividends, 2.06% of market cap combined
P/E (TTM)
25.2
P/B
2.4
P/S
3.7
Dividend Yield
2.86%
Earnings Reaction
Over the last 6 reports, the stock moved ±1.2% on average on the first trading day after, rising 3 times
Most recent −2.65%
Volatility & Correlation
1-year beta -0.28 · Correlation with S&P 500 -0.18Low beta
Annualized volatility 19% vs. 12% for the S&P 500
Insider Trading
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Last 90 days · Open-market buys and sells by officers and directors · Amounts in USD millions
Buy 1 · $0.04MSell 0 · $0.00MNet buying $0.04M
  • 08-17Fitch Laurie LeeDirectorBuy$0.04M1,000 shares · Avg price 40.70
Multi-Quarter Financial Trends
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Last 12 quarters · As reported by the company
QuarterRevenue ($B)YoYGross MarginOperating Income ($B)Net Income ($B)Free Cash Flow ($B)EPS
FY2026 Q12.98+0.6%100.0%0.660.32-0.920.48
FY2025 Q42.44+10.7%100.0%0.540.26-0.710.40
FY2025 Q31.99+7.6%99.9%0.500.29-0.480.45
FY2025 Q21.95+2.5%99.9%0.420.20-0.570.30
FY2025 Q12.96+14.0%100.0%0.650.30-0.630.45
FY2024 Q42.20+4.2%100.0%0.480.25-1.120.37
FY2024 Q31.85−0.8%99.9%0.420.19-0.710.30
FY2024 Q21.91+1.8%100.0%0.470.23-0.240.36
FY2024 Q12.59−6.0%100.0%0.620.35-0.310.55
FY2023 Q42.12−20.9%100.0%0.320.190.810.31
FY2023 Q31.86−2.2%99.9%0.520.280.590.40
FY2023 Q21.87−4.4%97.0%0.380.120.770.17

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