TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 2.9B
Gross Profit 1.2B 39.93%
Operating Income 649.0M 22.23%
Net Income 297.0M 10.17%
EPS (Diluted) $0.45

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 44.5B
Total Liabilities 33.5B
Shareholders Equity 11.0B
Debt to Equity 3.06

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 430.0M
Free Cash Flow -628.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

CenterPoint Energy Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i8.6B8.7B9.3B8.4B7.4B
Cost of Goods Sold i4.7B5.0B5.9B5.1B4.5B
Gross Profit i4.0B3.7B3.4B3.2B2.9B
Gross Margin % i46.0%42.4%36.4%38.4%39.5%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i-----
Other Operating Expenses i-----
Total Operating Expenses i00000
Operating Income i2.0B1.8B1.6B1.4B1.2B
Operating Margin % i23.0%20.2%16.8%16.3%16.5%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i----4.0M
Interest Expense i838.0M701.0M524.0M529.0M529.0M
Other Non-Operating Income62.0M28.0M375.0M-56.0M-132.0M
Pre-tax Income i1.2B1.1B1.4B778.0M563.0M
Income Tax i195.0M170.0M360.0M110.0M80.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i16.1%15.6%25.4%14.1%14.2%
Net Income i1.0B917.0M1.1B1.5B-773.0M
Net Margin % i11.8%10.5%11.3%17.8%-10.4%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i3.5B3.2B2.8B2.7B2.5B
EPS (Basic) i$1.58$1.37$1.60$2.35$-1.79
EPS (Diluted) i$1.58$1.37$1.59$2.28$-1.79
Basic Shares Outstanding i643163000631000000629000000593000000531031000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i643163000631000000629000000593000000531031000

Income Statement Trend

CenterPoint Energy Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i24.0M90.0M74.0M230.0M147.0M
Short-term Investments i561.0M541.0M510.0M1.4B871.0M
Accounts Receivable i717.0M710.0M889.0M690.0M676.0M
Inventory i714.0M770.0M876.0M608.0M500.0M
Other Current Assets362.0M306.0M1.6B1.5B18.0M
Total Current Assets i4.4B3.0B4.7B7.4B2.9B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i3.8B3.4B1.4B1.1B1.3B
Goodwill i7.9B8.3B8.6B8.6B9.4B
Intangible Assets i--38.0M44.0M50.0M
Long-term Investments-02.0M5.0M0
Other Non-Current Assets247.0M162.0M215.0M176.0M986.0M
Total Non-Current Assets i39.4B36.7B33.8B30.3B30.6B
Total Assets i43.8B39.7B38.5B37.7B33.5B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i1.3B917.0M1.4B1.2B853.0M
Short-term Debt i566.0M1.1B2.0B545.0M1.9B
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities1.3B1.1B1.0B1.8B1.4B
Total Current Liabilities i4.0B3.9B5.1B4.3B4.8B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i20.4B17.6B14.8B15.6B11.5B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i4.4B4.1B4.0B3.9B3.6B
Other Non-Current Liabilities722.0M763.0M774.0M836.0M1.0B
Total Non-Current Liabilities i29.1B26.2B23.4B24.0B20.3B
Total Liabilities i33.1B30.0B28.5B28.3B25.1B
Equity
Common Stock i6.0M6.0M9.0M9.0M6.0M
Retained Earnings i1.6B1.1B709.0M154.0M-845.0M
Treasury Stock i-----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i10.7B9.7B10.0B9.4B8.3B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i21.0B18.6B16.9B16.1B13.4B
Working Capital i336.0M-837.0M-414.0M3.1B-1.9B

Balance Sheet Composition

CenterPoint Energy Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i1.0B917.0M1.1B1.5B-773.0M
Depreciation & Amortization i1.4B1.4B1.3B1.3B1.2B
Stock-Based Compensation i-----
Working Capital Changes i-518.0M1.5B-198.0M-2.3B180.0M
Operating Cash Flow i2.1B3.9B2.2B765.0M116.0M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-----
Acquisitions i0144.0M2.1B22.0M1.2B
Investment Purchases i----0
Investment Sales i00702.0M1.3B0
Investing Cash Flow i24.0M168.0M2.8B1.3B1.3B
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i0-800.0M00-
Dividends Paid i-522.0M-535.0M-489.0M-492.0M-529.0M
Debt Issuance i4.0B6.0B2.1B4.5B1.8B
Debt Repayment i-1.6B-3.2B-2.3B-3.1B-3.5B
Financing Cash Flow i1.7B374.0M-345.0M1.9B-1.6B
Free Cash Flow i-2.4B-524.0M-2.6B-3.1B-601.0M
Net Change in Cash i3.9B4.4B4.7B4.0B-228.0M

Cash Flow Trend

CenterPoint Energy Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 26.66
Forward P/E 21.91
Price to Book 2.26
Price to Sales 2.77
PEG Ratio -1.60

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 10.42%
Operating Margin 21.19%
Return on Equity 8.76%
Return on Assets 2.89%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.79
Debt to Equity 196.19
Beta 0.57

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $1.43
Book Value per Share $16.88
Revenue per Share $13.79

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
cnp24.9B26.662.268.76%10.42%196.19
NextEra Energy 157.6B26.663.107.59%22.85%152.94
Southern Company 103.6B24.343.0511.23%15.10%189.66
Duke Energy 94.5B19.901.899.59%15.72%170.00
American Electric 60.5B16.592.0213.01%17.66%150.71
Dominion Energy 52.2B20.311.999.14%16.96%151.44

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.