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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.
5-year financial trends. Figures in USD millions.
Latest fiscal year: 2025
Year-by-year revenue, profitability, and cash flow (USD millions, last 10 years)
| Year | Revenue | EBITDA | Net Profit | FCF | ROE | Rev Growth 1Y | NP Growth 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9.4B | $3.7B | $1.1B | $-2.4B | 9.4% | 8.3% | 3.2% |
| 2024 | $8.6B | $3.5B | $1.0B | $-2.4B | 9.6% | -0.6% | 11.1% |
| 2023 | $8.7B | $3.2B | $917M | $-524M | 9.5% | -6.7% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | $9.3B | $3.2B | $1.1B | $-2.6B | 11.4% | - | - |
| 2021 | - |
Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow as reported
Consolidated Figures in USD Millions.
| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | - | 9,321 | 8,696 | 8,643 | 9,357 |
| Cost Of Revenue | - | 5,924 | 5,010 | 4,667 | 5,141 |
| Gross Profit | - | 3,397 | 3,686 | 3,976 | 4,216 |
| Operating Expense | - | 1,831 | 1,926 | 1,986 | 2,106 |
| Operating Income | - | 1,566 | 1,760 | 1,990 | 2,110 |
| EBITDA | - | 3,229 | 3,189 | 3,491 | 3,680 |
| EBIT | - | 1,941 | 1,788 | 2,052 | 2,150 |
| Pretax Income | - | 1,417 | 1,087 | 1,214 | 1,247 |
| Tax Provision | - | 360 | 170 | 195 | 195 |
| Net Income | - | 1,057 | 917 | 1,019 | 1,052 |
| Net Income Common Stockholders | - | 1,008 | 867 | 1,019 | 1,052 |
| Total Expenses | - | 7,755 | 6,936 | 6,653 | 7,247 |
| Interest Expense | - | 524 | 701 | 838 | 903 |
| Normalized EBITDA | - | 2,828 | 3,198 | 3,485 | 3,725 |
| Normalized Income | - | 757.88 | 924.56 | 1,013.96 | 1,089.80 |
| Market Cap | 27,782.58 | 27,782.58 | 27,782.58 | 27,782.58 | 27,782.58 |
Utilities sector peers, ranked by market cap
| Company | Ticker | Market Cap | P/E | P/B | ROE | EV/EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CenterPoint Energy, Inc.this co. | CNP | $27.7B | 26.41↑ premium | 2.49 | 9.4% | 13.78 |
| DTE Energy Company | DTE | $30.5B | 20.90 | 2.48 | 11.9% | 12.74 |
| Ameren Corporation | AEE | $30.1B | 21.11 | 2.29 | 10.9% | 12.51 |
| Atmos Energy Corporation | ATO | $29.5B | 25.59 | 2.26 | 8.8% | 16.68 |
| PPL Corporation | PPL | $28.6B | 24.68 |
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| - |
| - |
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| 1.96 |
| 7.9% |
| 12.83 |
| FirstEnergy Corp. | FE | $28.5B | 28.02 | 2.28 | 8.2% | 12.94 |
| Edison International | EIX | $28.0B | 5.64 | 1.55 | 27.5% | 6.31 |
| American Water Works Company, Inc. | AWK | $25.9B | 23.28 | 2.39 | 10.3% | 14.22 |
| Eversource Energy | ES | $25.5B | 15.24 | 1.59 | 10.4% | 10.16 |
| Peer Median | - | 22.19 | 2.27 | 10.4% | 12.78 | |