Centerpoint Energy (CNP) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Centerpoint Energy (CNP) posted EBIT Margin of 30.44% for Q3 2026, up 5.19 percentage points from 25.25% a year earlier and up 5.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Centerpoint Energy (CNP) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, EBIT Margin at Centerpoint Energy was 24.44%, up 1.94 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 22.55%, down 0.47 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of +8.54 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Centerpoint Energy's EBIT Margin was 23.02% in FY2024 (+2.79 pp), 20.24% in FY2023 (+3.44 pp), 16.80% in FY2022 (+0.48 pp) and 16.32% in FY2021 (+2.31 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly EBIT Margin in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.68 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 7.67 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2024, with a drop of 5.00 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin for the three prior quarters was 24.81% (Q2 2026), 22.12% (Q1 2026) and 21.64% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 299.49 Bn | 296.88 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 179.92 Bn | 166.66 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 3 | Southern | 105.56 Bn | 96.61 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 25.46% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 99.44 Bn | 95.69 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 26.99% |
| 5 | National Grid | 82.69 Bn | 64.32 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 68.52 Bn | 66.31 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 26.52% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 59.67 Bn | 57.66 Bn | - | 7.34% |
| 8 | Entergy | 52.06 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 33.93% |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.32 Bn | 50.45 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 17.45% |
| 10 | Centerpoint Energy | 27.01 Bn | 24.26 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 30.44% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 30.44% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.81% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.84% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.71% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.27% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.26% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.89% |
API Access
Centerpoint Energy EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=CNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "CNP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=CNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();