CNP · CenterPoint Energy Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $26.34B |
| P/E | 23.52 |
| Float | 657.1M |
| Beta | 0.44 |
| Volatility | 11.0% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Low |
| Clavix score | 84 |
| Price | 39.71 |
| Change | −0.68% |
| Prev Close | 39.98 |
| Open | 39.61 |
| Day Low | 39.49 |
| Day High | 40.03 |
| Avg Vol | 6 |
| Avg $ Vol | $246.8M |
| 52W High | 45.26 |
| 52W Low | 36.60 |
| 52W Pos | 35.9% |
| From High | −12.26% |
| From Low | +8.50% |
| Max DD 1Y | −13.92% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −0.47% |
| SMA 50 | −5.41% |
| SMA 200 | −4.26% |
| RSI (14) | 44.9 |
| Vol 30D | 18.6% |
| Vol 90D | 19.6% |
| 1Y Range | 37–45 |
| Daily bars | 507 |
| Perf Week | +1.76% |
| Perf Month | −1.65% |
| Perf Quarter | −4.47% |
| Perf Half Y | −8.32% |
| Perf Year | +6.73% |
| Perf YTD | +2.53% |
| Prev Day | −0.68% |
| Clavix | A- |
| Debt / Eq | 1.84 |
| Curr Ratio | 0.91 |
| Int Cover | 2.3× |
| FCF Margin | −25.5% |
| Rev Growth | +0.1% |
| Profit | Unprofitable |
| Leverage | High |
| Sector rank | 13 / 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 dayCNP grades A-, 84 of 100. Steadiest on Price Stability (71), most exposed on Sector Resilience (58, mixed). 2 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Utilities median. Ranks 13 of 33 in Utilities by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| CNP | Utilities median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.44 | 0.50 |
| Volatilityannualized | 11.0% | 12.6% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −13.9% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 0.69% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 10% | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| CNP | Utilities median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.44 | 0.50 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Low | Low73% of 33 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
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
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| CNP | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +1.8% |
| 1 month | −1.6% |
| Year to date | +2.5% |
| 1 year | +6.7% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| CNP | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 18 Jun |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 60 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 17 · 6 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 17 ↑ 6 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
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 | +0.1% |
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.
Against Utilities
33 companies| Metric | CNP | Sector spread | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 0.44 | 0.50 | |
| Volatility | 11.0% | 12.6% | |
| P/E | 23.52 | 20.94 | |
| Debt / equity | 1.84 | 1.64 | |
| Current ratio | 0.91 | 0.77 | |
| FCF margin | −25.5% | 2.8% | |
| Interest coverage | 2.3× | 2.7× |
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openAn unnamed executive sold 17,075 shares of a utility stock for about $686,000 on August 11, 2026, reducing their direct holdings by 9%. The article does not identify the company or the executive by name.
Fund manager Ceredex Value Advisors LLC disclosed in an SEC filing that it bought a new position in CenterPoint Energy during the second quarter, acquiring 590,100 shares worth roughly $25.99 million.
CenterPoint Energy announced a Customer Savings Initiative projecting more than $5 billion in savings for its Texas electric customers over the next decade. The savings are driven by new large load customers, such as data centers, paying higher infrastructure charges that spread costs across a larger base. The company also said it supports Governor Abbott's call for clearer standards on data center development and is working to meet the requirements of Senate Bill 6.
CenterPoint Energy (CNP) has underperformed the broader market over the past year, while analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook on the stock.
Wall Street Zen upgraded CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) from a "sell" to a "hold" rating in a research report published on Saturday. The body text is very short and provides limited additional context beyond the rating change itself.
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPL | PPL Corp | A | $26.42B | 20.80 | 0.58 | Compare |
| ES | Eversource Energy | A- | $26.92B | 18.49 | 0.67 | Compare |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp | A- | $27.22B | 24.80 | 0.39 | Compare |
| AWK | American Water Works Co Inc | A- | $28.00B | 24.81 | 0.57 | Compare |
| DTE | DTE Energy Co | A | $28.52B | 21.56 | 0.37 | Compare |
| ATO | Atmos Energy Corp | A | $28.58B | 20.32 | 0.57 | Compare |
| AEE | Ameren Corp | A- | $29.46B | 18.90 | 0.45 | Compare |
| NRG | NRG Energy Inc | C+ | $23.51B | 27.85 | 1.22 | Compare |
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