Centerpoint Energy CNP
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As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 12:52 PM EDT

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

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 3.87% for Q1 2018, up 368.0% year-over-year from 0.83% in Q1 2017, and up 342.88% quarter-over-quarter from 1.59% in Q4 2017.

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

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) has reported FCF Margin for 10 consecutive years, with 3.87% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2018.

  • In Q1 2018, FCF Margin rose 368.0% year-over-year to 3.87%; the TTM figure through Mar 2018 stood at 1.12% (down 150.0% YoY), while the FY2017 annual figure was 0.05%, down 692.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin grew to 3.87% in Q1 2018 per CNP's latest filing, from 1.59% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 15.37% in Q1 2016 and bottomed at 5.64% in Q4 2015.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 2.56% across 5 years, with a median of 1.54% in 2016.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2016 — FCF Margin soared 1088 bps — and 2017, when it sank 1519 bps.
  • Centerpoint Energy's FCF Margin stood at 4.26% in 2014, then slumped by 32 bps to 5.64% in 2015, then jumped by 193 bps to 5.24% in 2016, then slumped by 130 bps to 1.59% in 2017, then jumped by 343 bps to 3.87% in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows CNP's FCF Margin at 3.87% in Q1 2018, 1.59% in Q4 2017, and 0.29% in Q3 2017.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2018 3.87%
Dec 31, 2017 -1.59%
Sep 30, 2017 0.29%
Jun 30, 2017 1.21%
Mar 31, 2017 0.18%
Dec 31, 2016 5.24%
Sep 30, 2016 1.54%
Jun 30, 2016 4.70%
Mar 31, 2016 15.37%
Dec 31, 2015 -5.64%
Sep 30, 2015 -1.41%
Jun 30, 2015 5.55%
Mar 31, 2015 13.36%
Dec 31, 2014 -4.26%
Sep 30, 2014 2.16%
Jun 30, 2014 0.42%
Mar 31, 2014 2.50%
Dec 31, 2013 4.90%
Sep 30, 2013 0.98%
Jun 30, 2013 -3.06%