Centerpoint Energy CNP
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Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2018)

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) posted quarterly EBIT Margin of 7.96% for Q1 2018, down 268.0% year-over-year from 4.74% in Q1 2017, and down 29.1% quarter-over-quarter from 11.22% in Q4 2017.

Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) has reported EBIT Margin for 10 consecutive years, with 7.96% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2018.

  • In Q1 2018, EBIT Margin fell 268.0% year-over-year to 7.96%; the TTM figure through Mar 2018 stood at 10.45% (down 162.0% YoY), while the FY2017 annual figure was 11.15%, down 159.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin declined to 7.96% in Q1 2018 per CNP's latest filing, from 11.22% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBIT Margin topped out at 16.26% in Q3 2015 and bottomed at 7.96% in Q1 2018.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 11.61% across 5 years, with a median of 11.56% in 2016.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2014 — EBIT Margin sank 458 bps — and 2015, when it surged 336 bps.
  • Centerpoint Energy's EBIT Margin stood at 9.32% in 2014, then soared by 35 bps to 12.62% in 2015, then slipped by 7 bps to 11.68% in 2016, then dropped by 4 bps to 11.22% in 2017, then decreased by 29 bps to 7.96% in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows CNP's EBIT Margin at 7.96% in Q1 2018, 11.22% in Q4 2017, and 13.3% in Q3 2017.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2018 7.96%
Dec 31, 2017 11.22%
Sep 30, 2017 13.30%
Jun 30, 2017 10.41%
Mar 31, 2017 10.64%
Dec 31, 2016 11.68%
Sep 30, 2016 15.03%
Jun 30, 2016 11.56%
Mar 31, 2016 12.60%
Dec 31, 2015 12.62%
Sep 30, 2015 16.26%
Jun 30, 2015 12.14%
Mar 31, 2015 10.52%
Dec 31, 2014 9.32%
Sep 30, 2014 12.89%
Jun 30, 2014 9.87%
Mar 31, 2014 9.33%
Dec 31, 2013 9.66%
Sep 30, 2013 14.88%
Jun 30, 2013 11.77%