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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Electric | Houston, United States | NYSE
43.00 USD -0.21 (-0.486%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 43.00

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:55 p.m. EDT

CenterPoint Energy (CNP) appears to be a stable utility stock with a consistent dividend yield and a relatively low beta, indicating lower volatility compared to the market. The recent price movements show a slight upward trend, but the current price is near its 52-week low, which could present a buying opportunity for long-term investors. However, the short-term forecast suggests a slight downward trend, making it a cautious play for short-term traders. The options data suggests a mixed outlook, with both bullish and bearish positions being taken, which could indicate uncertainty in the market. Overall, CNP could be a good long-term investment with a reliable dividend, but short-term traders should be cautious.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.068712
AutoETS0.068713
MSTL0.071797
AutoTheta0.079039

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 38%
H-stat 3.63
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.017
Excess Kurtosis -0.13
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-20
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-18
Debt to Equity Ratio 206.599
Revenue per Share 14.336
Market Cap 28,129,019,904
Trailing P/E 26.88
Forward P/E 20.67
Beta 0.53
Profit Margins 11.24%
Website https://www.centerpointenergy.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:55 p.m. EDT: Options activity indicates mixed sentiment. The calls show a concentration of interest around strikes near the current price (ATM and slightly above), with higher open interest and volume on the 44.0 and 45.0 strikes, suggesting potential for a price increase. However, the puts also show significant open interest on strikes below the current price, indicating some bearish sentiment. The IV is generally low to moderate, which could indicate a lack of conviction or a potential for volatility. The overall options data suggests a cautious approach, with both bullish and bearish positions being taken.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.54% 2.28% 2.70% 2.71%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-19 0.230000 0.539400
2025-11-20 0.220000 0.558761
2025-08-21 0.220000 0.585392
2025-05-15 0.220000 0.600933
2025-02-20 0.220000 0.667303
2024-11-21 0.210000 0.681519
2024-08-15 0.200000 0.801421
2024-05-15 0.200000 0.702115
2024-02-14 0.200000 0.769166
2023-11-15 0.200000 0.772554
2023-08-16 0.190000 0.721386
2023-05-17 0.190000 0.710845
2023-02-15 0.190000 0.705472
2022-11-16 0.180000 0.665623
2022-08-17 0.180000 0.606515
2022-05-18 0.170000 0.610532
2022-02-16 0.170000 0.700411
2021-11-17 0.170000 0.709619
2021-08-18 0.160000 0.679782
2021-05-19 0.160000 0.737493
2021-02-17 0.160000 0.844010
2020-11-18 0.150000 0.722665
2020-08-19 0.150000 0.852652
2020-05-20 0.150000 1.028080
2020-02-19 0.290000 1.283739
2019-11-20 0.288000 1.393046
2019-08-14 0.288000 1.252783
2019-05-15 0.288000 1.183194
2019-02-20 0.288000 1.134587
2018-11-14 0.278000 1.247088
2018-08-15 0.278000 1.237415
2018-05-16 0.278000 1.369841
2018-02-14 0.278000 1.348133
2017-11-15 0.268000 1.171882
2017-08-14 0.268000 1.205045
2017-05-12 0.268000 1.283659
2017-02-14 0.268000 1.358035
2016-11-14 0.258000 1.498366
2016-08-12 0.258000 1.541610
2016-05-12 0.258000 1.591775
2016-02-11 0.258000 2.017654
2015-11-10 0.248000 2.026571
2015-08-12 0.248000 1.797559
2015-05-13 0.248000 1.797941
2015-02-11 0.247000 1.661546
2014-11-12 0.238000 1.426274
2014-08-13 0.238000 1.460023
2014-05-14 0.238000 1.507382
2014-02-12 0.238000 1.548833
2013-11-13 0.207000 1.269320
2013-08-14 0.207000 1.357682
2013-05-14 0.207000 1.336562
2013-02-13 0.207000 1.565490
2012-11-14 0.203000 1.653109
2012-08-14 0.203000 1.583949
2012-05-14 0.203000 1.637015
2012-02-14 0.203000 1.782302
2011-11-14 0.198000 1.700719
2011-08-12 0.198000 1.768424
2011-05-12 0.198000 1.768010
2011-02-14 0.198000 2.126275
2010-11-12 0.195000 2.089718
2010-08-12 0.195000 2.352608
2010-05-12 0.195000 2.415848
2010-02-11 0.195000 2.547587
2009-11-12 0.190000 2.778640
2009-08-12 0.190000 2.845581
2009-05-13 0.190000 3.499077
2009-02-11 0.190000 2.758466
2008-11-12 0.183000 3.094444
2008-08-13 0.183000 2.254860
2008-05-14 0.183000 2.308166
2008-02-13 0.183000 2.379236
2007-11-14 0.170000 1.942825
2007-08-14 0.170000 2.247579
2007-05-14 0.170000 1.799647
2007-02-14 0.170000 1.962031
2006-11-14 0.150000 1.962467
2006-08-14 0.150000 2.294164
2006-05-12 0.150000 2.695497
2006-02-14 0.150000 2.590879
2005-11-14 0.060000 1.030748
2005-09-08 0.070000 1.066546
2005-06-13 0.070000 1.250870
2005-03-14 0.100000 1.797029
2005-02-14 0.100000 1.863886
2004-11-23 0.100000 2.068542
2004-08-12 0.100000 2.089154
2004-05-20 0.100000 2.212306
2004-02-11 0.100000 2.290193
2003-11-13 0.100000 2.431061
2003-08-13 0.100000 2.927406
2003-05-15 0.100000 2.695855
2003-03-10 0.100000 4.054878
2003-01-07 0.493000 15.243490
2002-11-13 0.160000 6.382222
2002-10-01 0.843000 25.528667
2002-08-15 0.134880 4.502658
2002-05-14 0.316125 7.220317
2002-02-14 0.316125 5.305056
2001-11-14 0.316125 4.411057
2001-08-14 0.316125 3.911639
2001-05-14 0.316125 2.629150
2001-02-14 0.316125 3.045280
2000-11-14 0.316125 3.176897
2000-08-14 0.316125 3.389530
2000-05-12 0.316125 4.681690
2000-02-14 0.316125 5.757404
1999-11-12 0.316125 4.964920
1999-08-12 0.316125 5.012373
1999-05-12 0.316125 4.613788
1999-02-11 0.316125 4.873051
1998-11-12 0.316125 4.311254
1998-08-12 0.316125 4.974238
1998-05-13 0.316125 4.933137
1998-02-11 0.316125 5.513590
1997-11-12 0.316125 6.534019
1997-08-13 0.316125 7.041290
1997-05-14 0.316125 6.724183
1997-02-12 0.316125 6.724813
1996-11-13 0.316125 6.762577
1996-08-14 0.316125 7.102078
1996-05-14 0.316125 6.910521
1996-02-14 0.316125 6.985031
1995-11-14 0.316125 7.290244
1995-08-14 0.316125 7.885377
1995-05-10 0.316125 8.494426
1995-02-10 0.316125 8.929662
1994-11-09 0.316125 10.511929
1994-09-09 0.316125 10.508614
1994-08-10 0.316125 10.817683
1994-05-10 0.316125 11.964834
1994-02-10 0.316125 8.959457
1993-11-09 0.316125 8.453544
1993-08-10 0.316125 8.895166
1993-05-10 0.316125 8.870600
1993-02-09 0.316125 8.800010
1992-11-09 0.316125 9.628924
1992-08-10 0.316125 9.819720
1992-05-11 0.311910 9.853010
1992-02-10 0.311910 10.532685
1991-11-08 0.311910 11.263259
1991-08-12 0.311910 11.887341
1991-05-10 0.311910 12.527241
1991-02-11 0.311910 12.603488
1990-11-09 0.311910 13.486097
1990-08-10 0.311910 14.919831
1990-05-10 0.311910 15.369919
1990-02-12 0.311910 15.481169
1989-11-10 0.311910 15.081902
1989-08-10 0.311910 16.282698
1989-05-10 0.311910 19.370036
1989-02-10 0.311910 20.896599
1988-11-09 0.311910 20.151652
1988-08-10 0.311910 19.557662
1988-05-10 0.311910 20.191235
1988-02-09 0.303480 18.510298
1987-11-09 0.303480 20.075334
1987-08-10 0.303480 19.209916
1987-05-11 0.303480 19.866667
1987-02-09 0.295050 17.269001
1986-11-07 0.295050 18.928207
1986-08-11 0.295050 19.739433
1986-05-12 0.295050 22.392035
1986-02-10 0.278190 22.424819
1985-11-08 0.278190 24.280339
1985-08-12 0.278190 25.560416
1985-05-10 0.278190 27.871266
1985-02-08 0.261330 29.992298
1984-11-09 0.261330 31.875201
1984-08-10 0.261330 37.025663
1984-05-10 0.261330 37.738744
1984-02-09 0.244470 37.385911
1983-11-09 0.244470 33.275663
1983-08-10 0.244470 37.084352
1983-05-10 0.244470 36.142098
1983-02-10 0.227610 37.375019
1982-11-09 0.227610 38.386187
1982-08-10 0.227610 44.480040
1982-05-11 0.227610 41.993837
1982-02-08 0.227610 45.222249
1981-11-09 0.210750 40.360087
1981-08-10 0.210750 39.400717
1981-05-19 0.140500 30.254121
1981-02-09 0.207940 46.205747
1980-11-07 0.188270 45.939662
1980-08-11 0.188270 42.904279
1980-05-09 0.188270 43.555903
1980-02-08 0.188270 43.994870
1979-11-09 0.165790 41.104290
1979-08-13 0.165790 38.813433
1979-05-14 0.165790 39.930949
1979-01-22 0.165790 41.610210
1978-11-13 0.148930 39.877840
1978-08-14 0.148930 35.078125
1978-05-15 0.148930 40.560041
1978-02-06 0.148930 39.739032
1977-11-14 0.137690 34.466180
1977-08-08 0.137690 34.182259
1977-05-09 0.123640 32.008218
1977-02-07 0.123640 30.180958
1976-11-15 0.123640 35.848473
1976-08-16 0.109590 35.812558
1976-05-10 0.109590 39.982245
1976-02-06 0.109590 41.509658
1975-11-07 0.109590 43.598109
1975-08-11 0.109590 49.287265
1975-05-12 0.109590 46.510795
1975-02-07 0.109590 44.307136
1974-11-08 0.109590 38.637756
1974-08-12 0.103970 45.297166
1974-05-13 0.103970 42.056091
1974-02-08 0.103970 36.547579
1973-11-12 0.098350 30.611490
1973-08-13 0.098350 26.644028
1973-05-14 0.098350 24.401018
1973-01-29 0.098350 22.156485
1972-11-13 0.095540 18.332207
1972-08-14 0.095540 22.865536
1972-05-15 0.095540 23.505585
1972-02-14 0.095540 23.222053
1971-11-08 0.092730 22.151030
1971-08-09 0.092730 23.008136
1971-05-10 0.092730 23.379692
1971-02-05 0.084300 20.535278
1970-11-06 0.084300 22.725450
1970-08-10 0.084300 23.752522
1970-05-11 0.084300 25.441466
1970-02-06 0.084300 26.256567
1969-11-07 0.078680 21.616369
1969-08-11 0.078680 26.301623
1969-05-12 0.078680 21.866369
1969-02-07 0.078680 20.320514
1968-11-08 0.078680 21.693755
1968-08-12 0.078680 21.586218
1968-05-13 0.078680 22.634659
1968-02-09 0.070250 18.565968
1967-11-14 0.070250 21.417782
1967-08-14 0.070250 20.100729
1967-05-16 0.070250 18.841008
1967-02-14 0.070250 18.440654
1966-11-15 0.070250 18.991343
1966-08-16 0.070250 19.627056
1966-05-17 0.070250 17.842793
1966-02-15 0.070250 17.536676
1965-11-16 0.070250 15.684992
1965-08-17 0.070250 16.986182
1965-05-18 0.059010 14.200790
1965-02-16 0.059010 14.189354
1964-11-09 0.059010 15.242730
1964-08-11 0.059010 14.860851
1964-05-12 0.050580 13.685929
1964-02-10 0.050580 14.857094
1963-11-12 0.050580 15.438532
1963-08-13 0.050580 15.325411
1963-04-26 0.050580 15.720365
1962-11-13 0.042150 15.930514
1962-08-17 0.042150 16.985354
1962-05-15 0.037467 14.152448
1962-02-13 0.037467 13.071159
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.92
dividendYield 2.14
exDividendDate 2026-05-21
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.88
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.020365657
lastDividendValue 0.23
lastDividendDate 2026-02-19
dividendDate 2026-03-12

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.17840505
Address1 1,111 Louisiana Street
All Time High 44.47
All Time Low 3.57432
Ask 42.93
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 2.2 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,955,020
Average Daily Volume3 Month 5,374,782
Average Volume 5,374,782
Average Volume10Days 3,955,020
Beta 0.532
Bid 42.92
Bid Size 700
Board Risk 4
Book Value 17.083
City Houston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 43.0
Current Ratio 0.911
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 43.07
Day Low 42.51
Debt To Equity 206.599
Display Name CenterPoint Energy
Dividend Date 1,773,273,600
Dividend Rate 0.92
Dividend Yield 2.14
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,776,945,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,776,945,600
Earnings Growth 0.052
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.065
Earnings Timestamp 1,776,947,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,776,947,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,776,947,400
Ebitda 3,592,999,936
Ebitda Margins 0.38399
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.074
Enterprise To Revenue 5.404
Enterprise Value 50,567,479,296
Eps Current Year 1.90819
Eps Forward 2.08013
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.6
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,779,321,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 42.7926
Fifty Day Average Change 0.20740128
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0048466623
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 17.840504
Fifty Two Week High 44.47
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.4700012
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.03305602
Fifty Two Week Low 35.46
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.540001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.21263398
Fifty Two Week Range 35.46 - 44.47
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds -252,322,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.44
Float Shares 648,836,838
Forward Eps 2.08013
Forward P E 20.671783
Free Cashflow -3,899,749,888
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 8,794
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.45421
Gross Profits 4,249,999,872
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0023100001
Held Percent Institutions 1.01806
Implied Shares Outstanding 654,163,245
Industry Utilities - Regulated Electric
Industry Disp Utilities - Regulated Electric
Industry Key utilities-regulated-electric
Ir Website http://investors.centerpointenergy.com/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,771,459,200
Last Dividend Value 0.23
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,033,430,400
Last Split Factor 1,000:843
Long Business Summary CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through Electric; Natural Gas; and Corporate and Other 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, Minnesota, 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, 2025, it served approximately 2,859,313 metered customers; owned 355 substations with transformer capacity of 81,692 megavolt amperes; and owned and operated approximately 208 miles of intrastate pipeline in Louisiana and Texas. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Long Name CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 28,129,019,904
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_279513
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 1,052,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 28,129,019,535
Number Of Analyst Opinions 15
Open 42.82
Operating Cashflow 2,486,000,128
Operating Margins 0.21476999
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.55
Peg Ratio 2.04
Phone 713 207 1111
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 43.0
Post Market Time 1,776,464,401
Previous Close 43.21
Price Eps Current Year 22.534443
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.5171223
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.0062008
Profit Margins 0.11243
Quick Ratio 0.318
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.1875
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.209999
Regular Market Change Percent -0.485996
Regular Market Day High 43.07
Regular Market Day Low 42.51
Regular Market Day Range 42.51 - 43.07
Regular Market Open 42.82
Regular Market Previous Close 43.21
Regular Market Price 43.0
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 4,143,037
Return On Assets 0.02892
Return On Equity 0.096429996
Revenue Growth 0.107
Revenue Per Share 14.336
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Share Holder Rights Risk 8
Shares Outstanding 654,163,245
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0627
Shares Short 40,996,190
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 37,310,888
Short Name CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holdin
Short Percent Of Float 0.080299996
Short Ratio 8.83
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol CNP
Target High Price 50.0
Target Low Price 41.0
Target Mean Price 45.86667
Target Median Price 46.0
Total Cash 548,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.839
Total Debt 23,042,000,896
Total Revenue 9,356,999,680
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.88
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.020365657
Trailing Eps 1.6
Trailing P E 26.875
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.0335
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 39.5666
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.4333992
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.08677519
Type Disp Equity
Volume 4,143,037
Website https://www.centerpointenergy.com
Zip 77,002