Centerpoint Energy CNP
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As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2018)

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) posted quarterly Deferred Taxes of -$17.0 million for Q1 2018, down 120.0% year-over-year from $85.0 million in Q1 2017, and up 98.22% quarter-over-quarter from -$955.0 million in Q4 2017.

Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) has reported Deferred Taxes for 10 consecutive years, with -$17.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2018.

  • In Q1 2018, Deferred Taxes fell 120.0% year-over-year to -$17.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2018 stood at -$872.0 million (down 474.25% YoY), while the FY2017 annual figure was -$770.0 million, down 461.5% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes improved to -$17.0 million in Q1 2018 per CNP's latest filing, from -$955.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Deferred Taxes topped out at $186.0 million in Q4 2014 and bottomed at -$955.0 million in Q4 2017.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$41.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $9.0 million in 2014.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2016 — Deferred Taxes jumped 828.57% — and 2017, when it plunged 1615.87%.
  • Centerpoint Energy's Deferred Taxes stood at $186.0 million in 2014, then tumbled by 180.11% to -$149.0 million in 2015, then jumped by 142.28% to $63.0 million in 2016, then slumped by 1615.87% to -$955.0 million in 2017, then surged by 98.22% to -$17.0 million in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows CNP's Deferred Taxes at -$17.0 million in Q1 2018, -$955.0 million in Q4 2017, and $90.0 million in Q3 2017.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2018 -17.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -955.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 90.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 10.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 85.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 63.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 81.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 4.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 65.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -149.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -268.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -3.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 7.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 186.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 81.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 9.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 4.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -29.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -29.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 57.00 Mn