Centerpoint Energy CNP
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Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2018)

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$331.0 million for Q1 2018, up 11.02% year-over-year from -$298.1 million in Q1 2017, and up 9.32% quarter-over-quarter from -$365.0 million in Q4 2017.

Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 10 consecutive years, with -$331.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2018.

  • In Q1 2018, Cash from Investing Activities rose 11.02% year-over-year to -$331.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2018 stood at -$1.2 billion (down 5.83% YoY), while the FY2017 annual figure was -$1.3 billion, down 20.17% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities grew to -$331.0 million in Q1 2018 per CNP's latest filing, from -$365.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at -$198.0 million in Q2 2016 and bottomed at -$372.0 million in Q1 2017.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$317.9 million across 5 years, with a median of -$334.0 million in 2015.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2016 — Cash from Investing Activities jumped 40.72% — and 2017, when it sank 38.29%.
  • Centerpoint Energy's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$358.0 million in 2014, then retreated by 1.4% to -$363.0 million in 2015, then advanced by 15.43% to -$307.0 million in 2016, then decreased by 18.89% to -$365.0 million in 2017, then gained by 9.32% to -$331.0 million in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows CNP's Cash from Investing Activities at -$331.0 million in Q1 2018, -$365.0 million in Q4 2017, and -$257.0 million in Q3 2017.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2018 -331.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -331.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -365.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -365.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -257.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -257.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -263.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -263.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -372.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -372.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -307.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -307.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -272.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -272.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -198.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -198.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -269.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -269.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -363.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -363.00 Mn