CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
CNP · Electric Services · 654.2M shares · +6%/yr ↑ dilution · EDGAR filings ↗
Reference price $38.83 · est. market cap ~$25.4B — last insider sale, 2025-11-06 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
C56Large regulated electric utility with average returns, high leverage, and capex-driven negative free cash flow.
Strengths
- Solid operating margin (61st pct) and near-100th-pct gross margin
- ROE ~9.4% (54th pct) roughly in line with sector median
Risks
- Debt-to-equity 2.06 (92nd pct) — elevated leverage
- Negative FCF (10th pct), runway 0.9 qtrs and ROIC 35th pct point to weak cash conversion
Notable findings
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- High leverageHigh leverage (debt/equity 2.06)
- Cash burnNegative free cash flow (-2384.0M)
- Weak liquidityCurrent ratio 0.91 (<1)
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
100.0%
Operating margin
22.5%
Net margin
11.2%
Return on equity
9.4%
Return on assets
2.3%
ROIC
4.9%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
21.0%
Net-income growth
3.2%
Debt / equity
2.1×
Net debt / EBITDA
6.2×
Current ratio
0.9×
Free cash flow
-$2.4B
EBITDA
$3.6B
Tangible book value
$7.6B
Cash & investments
$548M
Cash runway
1q
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | Foster Christopher A | Tax withheld | 5.9K | $43.53 |
| 2026-05-01 | Cloonan Wendolynn Montoya | Grant | 4.0K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | DUGANIER BARBARA J | Grant | 4.0K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Seavers Dean | Grant | 4.0K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Herman Michael Albert | Grant | 4.0K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Franklin Chris | Grant | 4.0K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Pound Ted | Grant | 4.0K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Fitch Laurie Lee | Grant | 4.0K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Miranda Manuel Benito | Grant | 4.0K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Lewis Raquelle Wooten | Grant | 4.0K | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Malik Thaddeus J. | Grant | 4.0K | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Wells Jason P. | Tax withheld | 29K | $42.64 |
| 2026-02-19 | Colvin Kristie | Grant | 26K | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Colvin Kristie | Tax withheld | 6.7K | $42.64 |
| 2026-02-19 | Colvin Kristie | Tax withheld | 3.0K | $42.64 |
| 2026-02-19 | Ryan Jason Michael | Tax withheld | 7.8K | $42.64 |
| 2026-02-19 | Foster Christopher A | Grant | 77K | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Foster Christopher A | Tax withheld | 27K | $42.64 |
| 2026-02-19 | Foster Christopher A | Tax withheld | 4.9K | $42.64 |
| 2026-02-19 | Karuturi Monica | Grant | 81K | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Karuturi Monica | Tax withheld | 28K | $42.64 |
| 2026-02-19 | Karuturi Monica | Tax withheld | 11K | $42.64 |
| 2026-02-19 | Ryan Jason Michael | Grant | 69K | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Ryan Jason Michael | Tax withheld | 24K | $42.64 |
| 2026-02-19 | Wells Jason P. | Grant | 174K | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Wells Jason P. | Tax withheld | 65K | $42.64 |
| 2026-02-11 | Foster Christopher A | Grant | 25K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Karuturi Monica | Grant | 21K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Ryan Jason Michael | Grant | 14K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Wells Jason P. | Grant | 77K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Colvin Kristie | Grant | 3.3K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Soto Jesus Jr. | Grant | 20K | — |
| 2025-11-06 | Smith Phillip R | Sell | 6.2K | $38.83 |
| 2025-08-11 | Soto Jesus Jr. | Grant | 15K | — |
| 2025-08-11 | Soto Jesus Jr. | Grant | 156K | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Fitch Laurie Lee | Buy | 800 | $36.73 |
| 2025-05-09 | Fitch Laurie Lee | Buy | 1.9K | $37.58 |
| 2025-05-05 | Foster Christopher A | Tax withheld | 25K | $38.88 |
| 2025-05-01 | Miranda Manuel Benito | Grant | 4.5K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Fitch Laurie Lee | Grant | 4.5K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Pound Ted | Grant | 4.5K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Smith Phillip R | Grant | 4.5K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Seavers Dean | Grant | 4.5K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Malik Thaddeus J. | Grant | 4.5K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Raquelle Wooten Lewis | Grant | 4.5K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Franklin Chris | Grant | 4.5K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | DUGANIER BARBARA J | Grant | 4.5K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Cloonan Wendolynn Montoya | Grant | 4.5K | — |
| 2025-04-29 | Wells Jason P. | I | 2.0K | $38.24 |
| 2025-03-03 | Pound Ted | Sell | 6.1K | $34.50 |
| 2025-02-24 | Colvin Kristie | Sell | 16K | $34.10 |
| 2025-02-24 | Colvin Kristie | Sell | 179 | $34.08 |
| 2025-02-20 | Leger Richard C | Grant | 9.7K | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Leger Richard C | Tax withheld | 2.8K | $33.73 |
| 2025-02-20 | Leger Richard C | Tax withheld | 825 | $33.73 |
| 2025-02-20 | Ryan Jason Michael | Grant | 35K | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Ryan Jason Michael | Tax withheld | 9.5K | $33.73 |
| 2025-02-20 | Ryan Jason Michael | Tax withheld | 4.3K | $33.73 |
| 2025-02-20 | Karuturi Monica | Grant | 46K | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Karuturi Monica | Tax withheld | 14K | $33.73 |
| 2025-02-20 | Karuturi Monica | Tax withheld | 6.3K | $33.73 |
| 2025-02-20 | Wells Jason P. | Grant | 72K | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Wells Jason P. | Tax withheld | 24K | $33.73 |
| 2025-02-20 | Wells Jason P. | Tax withheld | 13K | $33.73 |
| 2025-02-20 | Colvin Kristie | Grant | 17K | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Colvin Kristie | Tax withheld | 4.3K | $33.73 |
| 2025-02-20 | Colvin Kristie | Tax withheld | 1.2K | $33.73 |
| 2025-02-20 | Foster Christopher A | Tax withheld | 1.5K | $33.73 |
| 2025-02-20 | Carroll Darin M | Grant | 9.5K | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Carroll Darin M | Tax withheld | 2.5K | $33.73 |
| 2025-02-20 | Carroll Darin M | Tax withheld | 1.0K | $33.73 |
| 2025-02-12 | Wells Jason P. | Grant | 70K | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Karuturi Monica | Grant | 19K | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Ryan Jason Michael | Grant | 9.9K | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Colvin Kristie | Grant | 4.1K | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Foster Christopher A | Grant | 20K | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Carroll Darin M | Grant | 7.8K | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Leger Richard C | Grant | 7.5K | — |
| 2025-01-02 | Seavers Dean | Grant | 1.8K | — |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Material agreementExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-23 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-17 | 5.03Shareholder voteExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-19 | Reg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-26 | Material agreementDebt obligation3.02Exhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-23 | Exec/director change | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-12 | Other | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-05-15 | 2026-05-15 | 0001104659-26-062779 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-04-23 | 2026-03-31 | 0001130310-26-000028 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-23 | 2026-04-23 | 0001104659-26-047123 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-17 | 2026-04-16 | 0001104659-26-044889 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-19 | 2026-03-19 | 0001130310-26-000021 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-26 | 2026-02-26 | 0001104659-26-020626 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-23 | 2026-02-18 | 0001130310-26-000013 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-19 | 0001130310-26-000010 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-02-19 | 2025-12-31 | 0001130310-26-000008 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-12 | 2026-02-11 | 0001104659-26-014406 ↗ |
| 10-Q/A | 2025-11-07 | 2025-09-30 | 0001130310-25-000143 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-10-23 | 2025-10-23 | 0001130310-25-000138 ↗ |