Centerpoint Energy (CNP) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Centerpoint Energy (CNP) posted EBITDA Margin of 50.71% for Q3 2026, up 5.74 percentage points from 44.97% a year earlier and up 5.21 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Centerpoint Energy (CNP) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, EBITDA Margin at Centerpoint Energy was 41.92%, up 3.17 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 38.90%, down 0.77 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBITDA Margin shows a five-year change of +8.46 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Centerpoint Energy's EBITDA Margin was 39.67% in FY2024 (+3.32 pp), 36.35% in FY2023 (+5.73 pp), 30.62% in FY2022 (-1.46 pp) and 32.08% in FY2021 (+1.64 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin has increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.02 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 10.49 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2024, with a drop of 7.12 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin for the three prior quarters was 45.49% (Q2 2026), 36.34% (Q1 2026) and 37.80% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 299.49 Bn | 296.88 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 179.92 Bn | 166.66 Bn | - | 52.86% |
| 3 | Southern | 105.56 Bn | 96.61 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 48.33% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 99.44 Bn | 95.69 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 50.94% |
| 5 | National Grid | 82.69 Bn | 64.32 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 68.52 Bn | 66.31 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 41.53% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 59.67 Bn | 57.66 Bn | - | 22.66% |
| 8 | Entergy | 52.06 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 49.53% |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.32 Bn | 50.45 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 37.87% |
| 10 | Centerpoint Energy | 27.01 Bn | 24.26 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 50.71% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 50.71% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 45.49% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 36.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 37.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 44.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 40.48% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.66% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 37.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 40.84% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 44.78% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 37.37% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.16% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 47.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 38.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.95% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.64% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 37.47% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 34.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 28.77% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 36.82% |
Centerpoint Energy EBITDA 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
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-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=ebitda-margin&ticker=CNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();