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UtilitiesCenterPoint Energy, Inc.
$38.10
$-0.63 (-1.63%)
Jan 5, 2026
Price History (1Y)
Analysis
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is a utility company operating in the sector of Utilities and specifically within the industry of Utilities - Regulated Electric. The company's scale is substantial, with a market capitalization of $24.87 billion, annual revenue of $9.11 billion, and approximately 8,872 employees. The company's financial health appears to be stable, with profitability metrics indicating gross margin of 45.1%, operating margin of 24.9%, and profit margin of 11.4%. Returns on equity and assets are also reported at 9.6% and 2.9%, respectively. On the balance sheet side, CenterPoint Energy has a debt-to-equity ratio of 202.11 and cash holdings of $638 million, while its debt stands at $22.30 billion. Valuation context for CenterPoint Energy is provided by several metrics. The company's price to earnings (P/E) ratio is reported at 24.58 on a trailing twelve-month basis and 19.97 on a forward-looking basis. Revenue growth over the past year has been 7.1%, while earnings growth has been significantly higher at 50.6%. Dividend yield is notably high, coming in at 238.0%, although payout ratio is somewhat lower at 55.1%.
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About CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates in Electric and Natural Gas 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, commercial, and industrial customers in Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas; permanent pipeline connections through interconnects with various interstate and intrastate pipeline companies; and provides home appliance maintenance and repair services to customers in Minnesota and home repair protection plans to natural gas customers in Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, and Texas through a third party. As of December 31, 2024, it served approximately 2,818,343 metered customers; owned 352 substations with transformer capacity of 80,659 megavolt amperes; and owned and operated approximately 219 miles of intrastate pipeline in Louisiana and Texas. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Visit website →Key Statistics
- Market Cap
- $24.87B
- P/E Ratio
- 24.58
- 52-Week High
- $40.50
- 52-Week Low
- $30.59
- Avg Volume
- 4.56M
- Beta
- 0.58
- Dividend Yield
- 238.00%
Company Info
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Electric
- Exchange
- NYQ
- Country
- United States
- Employees
- 8,872