# CenterPoint Energy Inc (Holding Co) (CNP) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Utilities / Electric Utilities. Price $39.67, market value $26.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 23.6×** (5-yr avg 18.2×, 3-yr avg 20.9×). CenterPoint Energy Inc (Holding Co) trades at 23.6× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 18.2×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Utilities median in the September 2026 study was 21.2×. Forward P/E is 19.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 15.02**. A PEG of 15.02 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 2.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.7×.
- **Price / book: 2.2×**. The shares trade at 2.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 12.5×**. Enterprise value is 12.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -10.3%** (5-yr avg -12.1%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 4.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 23.4%**. 23.4% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 11.3%**. 11.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 9.4%**. 9.4% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 5.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 5.2%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 2.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 9.2%** (3-yr 0.0%/yr, 5-yr 4.9%/yr). Revenue grew 9.2% over the last year, against 4.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 1.3%** (3-yr 0.2%/yr). Earnings per share rose 1.3%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 2.06**. Debt is 2.06 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet, which is normal for utilities.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 5.8×**. It would take 5.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.42%** ($0.90 per share, trailing). CenterPoint Energy Inc (Holding Co) yields 2.42%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 55%**. 55% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 3.5%/yr** (1-yr 8.6%). The dividend has grown 3.5% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (16 analysts). 16 analysts cover CenterPoint Energy Inc (Holding Co); the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $45.75 (+15% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 7.7%** (YTD 4.6%, 3-mo -7.1%). The shares are up 7.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -12.4%** (6.6% above the low). Trading 12% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 42**. An RSI of 42 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.15** (volatility 17%). Beta of -0.15 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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