CenterPoint Energy (CNP) financial statements
CenterPoint Energy reported revenue of $9.4B in fiscal 2025, up 2.4% a year over 9 years.
Net income was $1.1B and the operating margin 22.5%, against 13.6% in 2016.
Free cash flow was -$2.4B, and the company returned $574M in dividends.
The diluted share count rose 51% over the period (dilution).
Revenue and free cash flow
Fiscal years, $ billions.
Income statement
Fiscal years, from CenterPoint Energy's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $7.5B | $9.6B | $6.3B | $7.6B | $7.4B | $8.4B | $9.3B | $8.7B | $8.6B | $9.4B |
| Cost of revenue | $2.0B | $3.8B | $40M | $257M | $257M | $208M | $204M | $99M | $3M | $4M |
| Gross profit | $5.5B | $5.8B | $6.2B | $7.3B | $7.2B | $8.1B | $9.1B | $8.6B | $8.6B | $9.4B |
| Operating income | $1.0B | $1.1B | $868M | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.1B |
| Interest expense | $338M | $313M | $361M | $528M | $501M | $508M | $511M | $701M | $838M | $903M |
| Pre-tax income | $686M | $1.1B | $551M | $545M | $563M | $778M | $1.4B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.2B |
| Income tax | $254M | -$729M | $155M | $30M | $80M | $110M | $360M | $170M | $195M | $195M |
| Net income | $432M | $1.8B | $368M | $791M | -$773M | $1.5B | $1.1B | $917M | $1.0B | $1.1B |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.00 | $4.13 | $0.74 | $1.33 | -$1.79 | $2.28 | $1.59 | $1.37 | $1.58 | $1.60 |
| Diluted shares | 434M | 434M | 452M | 505M | 531M | 610M | 632M | 633M | 644M | 656M |
| Gross margin | 73.7% | 60.6% | 99.4% | 96.6% | 96.5% | 97.5% | 97.8% | 98.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Operating margin | 13.6% | 11.8% | 13.8% | 14.2% | 14.0% | 16.3% | 16.8% | 20.2% | 23.0% | 22.5% |
| Net margin | 5.7% | 18.6% | 5.9% | 10.5% | -10.4% | 17.8% | 11.3% | 10.5% | 11.8% | 11.2% |
Balance sheet
Fiscal years, from CenterPoint Energy's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.3B | $1.2B | $4.8B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.7B | $584M | $631M | $585M | $548M |
| Receivables | $740M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $702M | $676M | $690M | $889M | $710M | $717M | $806M |
| Total current assets | $2.9B | $3.4B | $7.0B | $3.9B | $2.9B | $7.4B | $4.7B | $3.0B | $4.4B | $5.7B |
| Property, plant and equipment | $12.3B | $13.1B | $14.0B | $20.6B | $22.4B | $23.5B | $27.1B | $29.9B | $32.1B | $34.1B |
| Goodwill | $862M | $867M | $867M | $4.9B | $4.7B | $4.3B | $4.3B | $4.2B | $3.9B | $3.5B |
| Total assets | $21.8B | $22.7B | $27.1B | $35.5B | $33.5B | $37.7B | $38.5B | $39.7B | $43.8B | $46.5B |
| Total current liabilities | $3.1B | $3.1B | $3.3B | $4.0B | $4.8B | $4.3B | $5.1B | $3.9B | $4.0B | $6.3B |
| Long-term debt | $7.5B | $8.2B | $8.7B | $14.2B | $11.5B | $15.6B | $14.8B | $17.6B | $20.4B | $20.6B |
| Total liabilities | $18.4B | $18.0B | $19.0B | $27.2B | $25.1B | $28.3B | $28.5B | $30.0B | $33.1B | $35.4B |
| Shareholders' equity | $3.5B | $4.7B | $8.1B | $8.4B | $8.3B | $9.4B | $10.0B | $9.7B | $10.7B | $11.2B |
| Net debt | $8.2B | $8.5B | $4.9B | $14.9B | $13.3B | $15.9B | $16.8B | $18.5B | $20.9B | $22.9B |
Cash flow
Fiscal years, from CenterPoint Energy's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $1.9B | $1.4B | $2.1B | $1.6B | $2.0B | $22M | $1.8B | $3.9B | $2.1B | $2.5B |
| Capital spending | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.7B | $2.5B | $2.6B | $3.2B | $4.4B | $4.4B | $4.5B | $4.9B |
| Free cash flow | $509M | -$9M | $485M | -$868M | -$601M | -$3.1B | -$2.6B | -$524M | -$2.4B | -$2.4B |
| Dividends paid | $443M | $461M | $499M | $577M | $392M | $385M | $440M | $485M | $522M | $574M |
| Net borrowing | -$149M | $234M | $468M | $3.5B | -$1.7B | $2.7B | $220M | $1.8B | $2.4B | $2.1B |
| Free cash flow margin | 6.8% | -0.1% | 7.7% | -11.5% | -8.1% | -37.6% | -28.0% | -6.0% | -27.5% | -25.5% |
| Dividends per share | $1.02 | $1.06 | $1.10 | $1.14 | $0.74 | $0.63 | $0.70 | $0.77 | $0.81 | $0.88 |
Questions
What was CenterPoint Energy's revenue in 2025?
$9.4B in fiscal 2025, from its 10-K filing.
How much free cash flow does CenterPoint Energy generate?
-$2.4B in fiscal 2025 (operating cash flow minus capital spending).
From CenterPoint Energy's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.