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CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

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CNP Stock: EPS Misses Estimates — Q1 2026 Earnings Analysis

Published 2026-04-24

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Episodes tracked

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Latest video

Q1 2026

2026-04-24

Podcast available

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Current price

$38.77

-1.43 (-3.56%)

Trailing / Forward P/E

23.08x

Forward: 18.58x

Market cap / Volume

—

Volume: —

Revenue / Earnings Growth

10.7%

Earnings: 23.3%

Margins

24.5% op

Gross: 47.0% · Net: 11.6%

Balance sheet

1.12x current

Debt / Equity: 210.3

52-week range / Beta

$36.60 - $45.26

Beta: 0.46

Analyst target

$45.75

Upside: 18.0%

Cash / shareholder return

-20.33% FCF yield

Dividend yield: 2.24%

Company context

Industry: Utilities - Regulated Electric

Country: United States

Employees: —

Price to book: 2.18x

Return on equity: 9.8%

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.

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Market context for CNP

Competitive view

CNP vs. two close competitors

This section compares the current company against two nearby peers on valuation, growth, margins, balance-sheet strength, and investment setup. Green generally marks the strongest relative figure for that row, while red marks the weakest.

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CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

CNP

YouTube Podbean

Latest video

Q1 2026

Growth profile looks strong right now, with above-average top-line and/or earnings momentum.

Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.

Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.

Balance-sheet leverage is elevated, so investors should watch refinancing costs and how much flexibility management really has.

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NextEra Energy Inc.

NEE

YouTube Spotify Podbean Apple

Latest video

Q2 2026

Growth profile looks strong right now, with above-average top-line and/or earnings momentum.

Profitability is a real strength here, with healthy operating margins helping support resilience through weaker cycles.

Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.

Balance-sheet leverage is elevated, so investors should watch refinancing costs and how much flexibility management really has.

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PG&E Corporation

PCG

YouTube Podbean

Latest video

Q2 2026

Growth profile looks strong right now, with above-average top-line and/or earnings momentum.

Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.

Valuation looks more grounded than many growth names, which can improve the risk/reward if fundamentals hold up.

Balance-sheet leverage is elevated, so investors should watch refinancing costs and how much flexibility management really has.

Market Cap

More scale can mean deeper resources and resilience, although bigger does not automatically mean better upside.

CNP

$25.54B

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

NEE

$174.46B

NextEra Energy Inc.

PCG

$38.76B

PG&E Corporation

Trailing P/E

Lower trailing P/E can indicate a cheaper valuation relative to trailing earnings, but it may also reflect slower growth or higher perceived risk.

CNP

23.1x

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

NEE

18.8x

NextEra Energy Inc.

PCG

12.7x

PG&E Corporation

Forward P/E

Forward P/E is often a better read on what investors are paying for the next year of earnings power.

CNP

18.6x

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

NEE

18.9x

NextEra Energy Inc.

PCG

9.8x

PG&E Corporation

Revenue Growth

Higher revenue growth usually signals stronger demand, market share gains, or a business still in expansion mode.

CNP

10.7%

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

NEE

12.4%

NextEra Energy Inc.

PCG

0.1%

PG&E Corporation

Earnings Growth

Faster earnings growth matters because it shows management is converting sales momentum into shareholder value.

CNP

23.3%

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

NEE

53.1%

NextEra Energy Inc.

PCG

39.8%

PG&E Corporation

Operating Margin

Higher operating margin suggests better operating discipline, pricing power, or a structurally stronger business model.

CNP

24.5%

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

NEE

31.5%

NextEra Energy Inc.

PCG

24.8%

PG&E Corporation

Gross Margin

Gross margin helps show how much product-level pricing power and unit economics a company has before overhead.

CNP

47.0%

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

NEE

61.0%

NextEra Energy Inc.

PCG

39.8%

PG&E Corporation

Net Margin

Higher net margin means more of each dollar of revenue reaches the bottom line after all costs.

CNP

11.6%

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

NEE

32.4%

NextEra Energy Inc.

PCG

11.8%

PG&E Corporation

Return on Equity

ROE shows how efficiently management turns shareholder capital into profits, though leverage can inflate it.

CNP

9.8%

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

NEE

11.7%

NextEra Energy Inc.

PCG

9.3%

PG&E Corporation

Free Cash Flow Yield

Higher free cash flow yield can indicate a stronger cash return relative to the stock's market value.

CNP

-20.3%

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

NEE

-10.2%

NextEra Energy Inc.

PCG

-15.9%

PG&E Corporation

Debt to Equity

Lower leverage usually means less balance-sheet risk, though capital-intensive sectors naturally run higher debt loads.

CNP

210.26x

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

NEE

161.68x

NextEra Energy Inc.

PCG

189.45x

PG&E Corporation

Current Ratio

A stronger current ratio usually signals better short-term liquidity and more room to absorb shocks.

CNP

1.12x

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

NEE

0.53x

NextEra Energy Inc.

PCG

1.22x

PG&E Corporation

Beta

Lower beta often means lower volatility versus the market, while higher beta usually brings a rougher ride.

CNP

0.46

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

NEE

0.65

NextEra Energy Inc.

PCG

0.28

PG&E Corporation

Dividend Yield

Dividend yield matters for income-focused investors, but a high yield can also reflect a stressed stock price.

CNP

2.2%

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

NEE

2.8%

NextEra Energy Inc.

PCG

1.0%

PG&E Corporation

Analyst Upside

Higher analyst upside suggests the Street still sees room between current price and consensus fair value.

CNP

18.0%

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

NEE

17.6%

NextEra Energy Inc.

PCG

29.1%

PG&E Corporation

Episode timeline

Episode archive for CNP

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Q1 2026

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2026-04-24

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CNP Stock: EPS Misses Estimates — Q1 2026 Earnings Analysis

Quarterly earnings-analysis entry for CenterPoint Energy, Inc.. Use the links on the right to open the video or podcast episode.

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Deep Dive

Episode live

2026-04-24

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Charged Alpha | CenterPoint Energy Inc. (CNP) | S&P 500 Deep Dive — Ep. 195

Quarterly earnings-analysis entry for CenterPoint Energy, Inc.. Use the links on the right to open the video or podcast episode.

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