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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP)

NYSE · Common stock · Electric Services

$40.44+0.20 (+0.50%)

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CNP at a glance

Key statistics

$26.51B

Market capitalization

Previous close
$40.24
Open
$40.23
Day range
$40.23 – $40.54
Volume
1.44M
Average volume (30 sessions)
6.73M
Shares outstanding
658.72M
Price / earnings
23.7
Earnings per share
$1.70
Price / book
2.3
Price / sales
2.8
Dividend yield
2.22%
Beta (1 year, vs SPY)
-0.13

Where the price sits in its year

52-week range

46% of the range

Below the 52-week high
-10.6%
Above the 52-week low
+11.2%

Completed sessions through Oct 20, 2026

Technical snapshot

Above its 50-day average, below its 200-day

20-day average
$38.31+5.0%
50-day average
$38.98+3.2%
200-day average
$41.44-2.9%
RSI (14)62.5

Between the conventional 30 and 70 bands.

+2.2%

1 week

+5.9%

1 month

-7.9%

3 months

+5.0%

Year to date

+1.5%

1 year

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  • Clark Lauren Chesley

    +32.2K

    EVP and CHRO · Grant or award

    · Oct 1, 2026

  • Fitch Laurie Lee

    +1.0K

    Director · Open-market purchase

    $40.70K · Aug 17, 2026

  • Wright Russell Keith

    −211

    VP and CAO · Shares withheld for tax

    $8.48K · Aug 11, 2026

  • Soto Jesus Jr.

    −1.9K

    EVP and COO · Shares withheld for tax

    $77.31K · Aug 11, 2026

  • Soto Jesus Jr.

    −15.2K

    EVP and COO · Shares withheld for tax

    $608.77K · Aug 11, 2026

  • Foster Christopher A

    −5.9K

    EVP and CFO · Shares withheld for tax

    $255.39K · May 5, 2026

  • Malik Thaddeus J.

    +4.0K

    Director · Grant or award

    · May 1, 2026

  • Pound Ted

    +4.0K

    Director · Grant or award

    · May 1, 2026

About CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

CenterPoint Energy owns a portfolio of businesses. Its regulated electric utilities provide transmission and distribution services to more than 2.5 million customers in the Houston area, southern Indiana, and west central Ohio.

Exchange
NYSE
Security
Common stock
Industry
Electric Services
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Employees
8,794
Listed since
Jun 30, 1972
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