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CenterPoint Energy

CNP stock analysis · Utilities · Multi-Utilities

FY 2025-12-31ANNUAL FILINGS
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ⓘ These are research estimates based on annual filings. Valuation uses a cash-flow proxy and explicit assumptions; prices are not live. Published valuations use annual periods first filed by the price date, with later restatements retained.
Reference share price · USD
$44.04HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT

As of · fund-implied per-share value

Fund holding value ÷ shares held. Not a live quote; not adjusted for later stock splits.

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Estimated issuer market cap
$28.8B

Price × SEC outstanding shares. Shares measured 2026-04-15. Approximate; share and price dates can differ.

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Valuation

DCF value

— Requires positive annual FCF, usable shares and discount rate above terminal growth.

Requires positive annual FCF, usable shares and discount rate above terminal growth.

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Valuation

Reverse DCF

— No solution in −50% to +100% growth, or nonpositive FCF / invalid assumptions.

No solution in −50% to +100% growth, or nonpositive FCF / invalid assumptions.

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Valuation

Relative valuation

-20.7%

11 industry peers · median 21.7×

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Valuation

Historical multiples

20.9×

6 annual observations · snapshot P/E 27.4× · 31.2% versus history

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Valuation

Free cash flow yield

-8.3%

Annual basis · read assumptions below

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Quality

ROIC / quality

5.2%

Normalized tax · financing-capital proxy · parent-equity fallback (scope limitation)

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Valuation

Value composite

21/100

Annual basis · read assumptions below

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Momentum

12–1 price momentum

— Split and corporate-action verification is incomplete for these fund observations. Verified adjusted endpoints are required for 12–1 momentum.

Split and corporate-action verification is incomplete for these fund observations. Verified adjusted endpoints are required for 12–1 momentum.

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Investment

Asset growth

6.3%

Annual basis · read assumptions below

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Investment

Net payout yield

— Requires reported dividends, repurchases and issuance; missing values are not zero.

Requires reported dividends, repurchases and issuance; missing values are not zero.

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Quality

Accrual quality

-3.2%

Parent-earnings fallback versus consolidated cash flow · scope limitation

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Momentum

Fundamental momentum

3.4%

Annual basis · read assumptions below

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Follow the cash

ANNUAL · USD

Operating cash flow and reinvestment over time

USD · bar maximum 4.9B2020-12-31: cfo $1,995,000,000.002020-12-31: capex $2,596,000,000.0020202021-12-31: cfo $22,000,000.002021-12-31: capex $3,164,000,000.0020212022-12-31: cfo $1,810,000,000.002022-12-31: capex $4,419,000,000.0020222023-12-31: cfo $3,877,000,000.002023-12-31: capex $4,401,000,000.0020232024-12-31: cfo $2,139,000,000.002024-12-31: capex $4,513,000,000.0020242025-12-31: cfo $2,486,000,000.002025-12-31: capex $4,870,000,000.002025
Operating cash flowCapital expenditure

Annual USD. Negative bars use a compressed lower scale. Hover or inspect the financial history table for exact values.

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Personal inputs stay in this browser. Blank fields retain published inputs. Five-year forecast; zero net borrowing. Required return must exceed terminal growth.

How sensitive is the valuation?

DCF per-share sensitivity · includes reviewed preferred and minority-owner claims · rows: required return · columns: growth
Return / Growth3.0%5.0%7.0%
8.0%———
10.0%———
12.0%———

Annual financial history

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Fiscal year-endRevenueNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureAssets
2025-12-319.3B1.1B2.5B4.9B46.5B
2024-12-318.6B1B2.1B4.5B43.8B
2023-12-318.6B917M3.9B4.4B39.7B
2022-12-319.3B1.1B1.8B4.4B38.5B
2021-12-318.3B1.5B22M3.2B37.7B
2020-12-317.4B-773M2B2.6B33.5B
2019-12-317.5B791M1.6B2.5B35.5B
2018-12-316.3B368M2.1B1.7B27.1B

USD, abbreviated. Restated annual history; not a point-in-time backtest. Missing values appear as dashes.

Trace the inputs

MODEL ANNUAL PERIOD
InputValueSEC tag / sourceFiled
revenue9.3BRevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax2026-02-19
netIncome1.1BNetIncomeLoss
Parent-attributable fallback: a verified consolidated total is unavailable in the supported tags. Noncontrolling interests have not been assumed to be zero; this may differ in scope from consolidated cash flow or operating income.
2026-02-19
Parent/common earnings proxy1.1BNetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic2026-02-19
cfo2.5BNetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities2026-02-19
capex4.9BPaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment2026-02-19
operatingIncome2.1BOperatingIncomeLoss2026-02-19
assets46.5BAssets2026-02-19
equity11.2BStockholdersEquity
Parent-attributable fallback: a verified consolidated total is unavailable in the supported tags. Noncontrolling interests have not been assumed to be zero; this may differ in scope from consolidated cash flow or operating income.
2026-02-19
Parent book equity proxy11.2BStockholdersEquity2026-02-19
debt20.6BLongTermDebt2026-02-19
shortDebt500MShortTermBorrowings2026-02-19
cash38MCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue2026-02-19
shares655.7MWeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding2026-02-19
dividends574MPaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock2026-02-19
buybacks—Not reported under a supported tag—
issuance0ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock2026-02-19