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

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) posted quarterly EBT Margin of 6.72% for Q1 2018, down 421.0% year-over-year from 2.09% in Q1 2017, and down 38.02% quarter-over-quarter from 10.84% in Q4 2017.

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

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) has reported EBT Margin for 10 consecutive years, with 6.72% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2018.

  • In Q1 2018, EBT Margin fell 421.0% year-over-year to 6.72%; the TTM figure through Mar 2018 stood at 9.73% (up 73.0% YoY), while the FY2017 annual figure was 11.06%, up 194.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin retreated to 6.72% in Q1 2018 per CNP's latest filing, from 10.84% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 14.61% in Q3 2016 and bottomed at 45.67% in Q4 2015.
  • Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 3.31% across 5 years, with a median of 8.97% in 2014.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2015 — EBT Margin slumped 5448 bps — and 2016, when it jumped 5357 bps.
  • Centerpoint Energy's EBT Margin stood at 8.81% in 2014, then plunged by 618 bps to 45.67% in 2015, then jumped by 117 bps to 7.78% in 2016, then soared by 39 bps to 10.84% in 2017, then slumped by 38 bps to 6.72% in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows CNP's EBT Margin at 6.72% in Q1 2018, 10.84% in Q4 2017, and 12.73% in Q3 2017.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2018 6.72%
Dec 31, 2017 10.84%
Sep 30, 2017 12.73%
Jun 30, 2017 9.85%
Mar 31, 2017 10.93%
Dec 31, 2016 7.78%
Sep 30, 2016 14.61%
Jun 30, 2016 0.51%
Mar 31, 2016 12.10%
Dec 31, 2015 -45.67%
Sep 30, 2015 -38.96%
Jun 30, 2015 7.44%
Mar 31, 2015 8.59%
Dec 31, 2014 8.81%
Sep 30, 2014 11.79%
Jun 30, 2014 8.97%
Mar 31, 2014 9.29%
Dec 31, 2013 8.01%
Sep 30, 2013 13.96%
Jun 30, 2013 7.60%