CNP · CenterPoint Energy Inc

NYSE Utilities Large Cap Clavix A-
39.56+0.20  (+0.51%)

Snapshot

50 fields · last close
Market Cap$25.93B
P/E23.12
Float657.1M
Beta0.45
Volatility11.3%
ExchangeNYSE
SectorUtilities
Cap tierLarge cap
Macro sensitivityLow
Clavix score83.9
Price39.56
Change+0.51%
Prev Close39.36
Open39.50
Day Low38.67
Day High39.50
Avg Vol7
Avg $ Vol$273.0M
52W High45.26
52W Low36.37
52W Pos35.9%
From High−12.59%
From Low+8.77%
Max DD 1Y—
Spread0.10%
LiquidityNormal
SMA 20—
SMA 50—
SMA 200—
RSI (14)—
Vol 30D—
Vol 90D—
1Y Range36–45
Daily bars—
Perf Week—
Perf Month—
Perf Quarter—
Perf Half Y—
Perf Year—
Perf YTD—
Prev Day+0.51%
ClavixA-
Debt / Eq1.84
Curr Ratio0.91
Int Cover2.3×
FCF Margin−25.5%
Rev Growth+8.3%
ProfitUnprofitable
LeverageHigh
Sector rank20 / 33

What CNP does

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.

Clavix risk grade

regraded every trading day
A-83.9/100

CNP grades A-, 83.9 of 100. Steadiest on Price Stability (71), most exposed on Sector Resilience (60, mixed). 1 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Utilities median. Ranks 20 of 33 in Utilities by Clavix score.

PriceMacroSectorNewsFinancial

How rough the ride is

CNPUtilities median
Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier0.450.52
Volatilityannualized11.3%12.9%
Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall——
Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change——
Days beyond ±3%of the last 0 sessions——

Market sensitivity

CNPUtilities median
Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer0.450.52
Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucketLowLow 73% of 33

Where it sits on the macro scale

Low 24Moderate 5High 4Very High 0

Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Utilities names sit in each bucket.

Where it ranks in its sector

Sector
Utilities33 companies ranked
CNP
#20 of 33

Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.

Price performance

CNP
1 week—
1 month—
Year to date—
1 year—

Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.

No scored coverage for CNP in the recent pool.

Balance sheet, against the sector

Debt / equityTotal debt vs shareholder equity · lower is stronger
1.84sector median 1.68 · 33 names
Current ratioShort-term assets vs liabilities · higher is stronger
0.91sector median 0.77 · 33 names
FCF marginFree cash flow as a share of revenue · higher is stronger
-25.5%sector median 4.1% · 32 names
Interest coverageOperating income vs interest expense · higher is stronger
2.3×sector median 2.7× · 32 names

The shaded band is the middle half of the 33 Utilities names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.

Growth

CNP
Revenue growthyear over year+8.3%

Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why

0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Utilities median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.

Nearest peers by size

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ESEversource EnergyA-$24.77B17.090.68Compare
ATOAtmos Energy CorpA$27.62B19.640.57Compare
AEEAmeren CorpA-$28.88B18.360.45Compare
PCGPG&E CorpB-$29.36B9.150.21Compare

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