Key facts, as of
As of November 6, 2026, CenterPoint Energy (CNP) trades at $40.66, up 4.3% over the past year. Its 52-week range runs from $36.37 to $45.26; the price is 10.2% below that high. It is 10.2% below its all-time high of $45.26, reached in July 2026. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +153.9%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY). It sits 2.3% below its 200-day average of $41.62. Its 30-day volatility is 24.0% annualized, which we rate medium risk. It has a trailing P/E of 23.4 and a dividend yield of 2.36%.
Cite: Portfolio Terminal, "CenterPoint Energy (CNP) stock analysis", 2026-11-06. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/cnp
Where it trades today
trading 48% of the way up its 52-week range
How the price has moved
How far it is from its record
CenterPoint Energy (CNP) is 10.2% below its all-time high of $45.26, reached in July 2026. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +153.9%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
The read, from its own figures
What its numbers say
- CNP closes above its 50-day average ($39.37) while the 50-day is still under the 200-day ($41.62): a rebound inside a longer decline, not yet an uptrend.
- At $40.66, CNP is 10.2% below its 1-year high of $45.26, set on July 28, 2026, and 11.8% above its 1-year low of $36.37 (September 29, 2026).
- Over the past month CNP rose 5.8%, from $38.42 to $40.66.
- CNP trades at 23.4x its last twelve months of earnings and 19.4x the next twelve months' estimate, so analysts expect earnings 20.3% higher.
- Its P/E is 24.7% above the 18.7x median of the 3 other utilities—regulated electric companies we track (NEE, SO, DUK).
- CNP's 30-day volatility, 24.0% a year, works out to a typical daily move of about 1.5%.
- Yahoo Finance puts its beta at 0.42: over five years of monthly returns, CNP moved about 0.42% for each 1% move of the S&P 500.
- The last session traded 1.6x CNP's average daily volume of the 30 sessions before it.
What would change the read
- The rebound holds while it closes above the 50-day average, $39.37 (−3.2%); it becomes an uptrend when the 50-day climbs 5.7% to cross the 200-day at $41.62.
- A close above $45.26 (+11.3%) would be a new 1-year high; below $36.37 (−10.6%), a new 1-year low.
How it is computed
- Prices are Yahoo Finance's daily candles for CNP, the same ones the chart below draws; the P/E, forward P/E and beta are Yahoo Finance quote fields.
- The averages are simple means of the last 50 and 200 closes; the 1-year high and low are the highest high and lowest low of the last 252 sessions; the 30-day volatility is the standard deviation of the past month's daily returns, annualized with the square root of 252.
- Peers are the other companies Yahoo Finance files under utilities—regulated electric among the assets we track, not a full industry screen; the median counts those with a positive P/E.
- Every sentence here is written by code from those figures, refreshed daily; nobody edits it for CNP by hand. It describes what the price and the multiples have done, not what they will do, and it is not advice.
Sources
- Yahoo Finance quote and daily historyopen →
The candles, the averages' inputs and the quote fields used for CNP. Last refresh: Nov 8, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC.
- How Portfolio Terminal computes its figuresopen →
The methodology page behind the analytics and their refresh cadence.
- Industry classification
Yahoo Finance's industry, as stored in our list of tracked assets: Utilities—Regulated Electric.
What CenterPoint Energy 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…
Employees
8,794
Industry
Utilities - Regulated Electric
Headquarters
Houston, United States
What analysts expect
CNP carries a buy consensus from 19 analysts, with an average price target of $44.24 versus $40.66 today (+8.8%). Targets are estimates and can move quickly after earnings.
Consensus aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Targets are estimates, not forecasts.
How the business is doing
CNP generated $9.82B in trailing revenue (10.2% year over year), with a 11.8% net margin, and -$4.99B of free cash flow, against $24.35B of net debt.
The numbers, year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | EPS | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9.36B | $4.22B | $2.11B | $1.05B | $1.61 | -$2.38B |
| 2024 | $8.64B | $3.98B | $1.99B | $1.02B | $1.58 | -$2.37B |
| 2023 | $8.70B | $3.69B | $1.76B | $917.00M | $1.37 | -$524.00M |
| 2022 | $9.32B | $3.40B | $1.57B | $1.06B | $1.60 | -$2.61B |
When it reports next
Estimates aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Dates move and estimates change until the report lands.
Which ETFs hold it
CNP is in 16 of the 54 ETFs we track. It weighs most in XLU: 2.01% of the fund, holding #20 of 32.
How its figures compare with those peers
Companies in the same industry
CNP beside the other companies Yahoo Finance files under utilities—regulated electric among the assets we track (NEE, SO, DUK, largest first).
CNPyou are here$40.66$26.95B
NEENextEra Energy$86.95$182.36B
SOSouthern Company$92.34$107.51B
DUKDuke Energy$127.78$99.63BWhat the chart is saying
Back above its 50-day average, still under the long-term trend.
recovering- Price is 3.3% above its 50-day average and 2.3% below its 200-day.
- The 50-day crossed below the 200-day on 2026-09-14 (a “death cross”).
- RSI at 51 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $41.40 (+1.8%), the nearest floor $40.14 (-1.3%).
A description of the chart, not advice. Indicators describe what the price has done; none of them knows what it does next.
Questions people ask about it
How is CNP valued right now?
CenterPoint Energy trades at 23.4 times its last twelve months of earnings and 19.4 times the next twelve months' estimate (Yahoo Finance, November 6, 2026). On the chart: back above its 50-day average, still under the long-term trend. Price is 3.3% above its 50-day average and 2.3% below its 200-day.
What is the risk level of CNP?
Based on 30-day volatility of 24.0%, CNP has MEDIUM risk. Its beta of 0.42 means it has swung less than the S&P 500 over the last five years.
Does CNP pay dividends?
Yes, CenterPoint Energy has a dividend yield of 2.36%.
How far is CNP from its all-time high?
CenterPoint Energy is 10.2% below its all-time high of $45.26, reached in July 2026. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +153.9%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
Which ETFs hold CNP?
16 of the 54 popular ETFs we track hold CenterPoint Energy. The largest weights: XLU (2.01%), VO (0.24%), RSP (0.20%), VYM (0.10%) and VTV (0.09%). Measured on each issuer's full holdings file, dated September 30 to October 18, 2026.
How much of VOO is CNP?
0.04%, as of September 30, 2026: CNP is holding #341 of 505 in Vanguard's file for VOO. $1,000 in VOO puts about $0.37 in CenterPoint Energy.
What is the analyst price target for CNP?
The average analyst price target for CenterPoint Energy (CNP) is $44.24 based on 19 analyst estimates, about 8.8% above the current price of $40.66. The published range runs from $39.00 to $50.00.
How much revenue does CNP generate?
CenterPoint Energy reported $9.82B in trailing twelve-month revenue. Revenue growth is running at 10.2% year over year. Net margin sits at 11.8%. Figures are aggregated from company filings by Yahoo Finance and refresh on an hourly cadence.
Compare CNP with anything
Five years side by side: what $10,000 became, how far each fell, whether they move together.