CenterPoint Energy

CNP

Market cap $27.6B

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CenterPoint Energy is rated a "Buy," driven by its robust Texas-focused growth pipeline and strong earnings outlook. CNP targets 7%-9% annual EPS growth through 2035, supported by rapid population gains, industrial demand, and a favorable regulatory environment. Despite ongoing equity issuance to fund a $65.5 billion cap-ex plan, CNP expects to deliver 8%-9% EPS growth and a 2.2% dividend yield.

Emergency exercise, building on CenterPoint's year-round emergency preparedness activities and drills, simulated a response to a major hurricane to strengthen future preparedness, coordination with local emergency agencies and first responders, as well as public and customer communications HOUSTON, May 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen its overall emergency preparedness and response efforts, CenterPoint Energy conducted its annual full-scale emergency response exercise in preparation for the upcoming hurricane season. The emergency exercise, held at CenterPoint's Emergency Operations Center, simulated a Category 3 hurricane impacting the Greater Houston area and included more than 400 members of CenterPoint teams – from Electric and Gas Operations, Emergency Planning & Response, Customer, Communications and others – executing the company's emergency response plan.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

The headline numbers for CenterPoint (CNP) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2026, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

CNP's Q1 earnings and revenues miss estimates despite year-over-year growth, while higher expenses and rising debt shape its financial outlook.

CenterPoint Energy (CNP) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.56 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.58 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.53 per share a year ago.

U.S. utility CenterPoint Energy posted a rise in its first-quarter profit on Thursday, supported by surging electricity demand from ​data centers dedicated to artificial intelligence technologies.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP), or “CenterPoint,” today reported net income of $316 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, on a GAAP basis for the first quarter of 2026, compared to $0.45 per diluted share in the comparable period of 2025. Non-GAAP EPS for the first quarter of 2026 was $0.56, compared to $0.53 per diluted share in the comparable period of 2025. These strong first-quarter results were primarily driven by growth and regulatory recovery, which contrib.

Beyond analysts' top-and-bottom-line estimates for CenterPoint (CNP), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended March 2026.