Centerpoint Energy CNP
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As of: Oct 1, 2026 · 3:17 PM EDT

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

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Centerpoint Energy's FCF Margin came in at 3.87% for Q1 2018, up 3.68 percentage points from 0.18% a year earlier and up 5.46 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

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

Over the trailing twelve months to Mar 31, 2018, Centerpoint Energy reported FCF Margin of 1.12%, down 1.50 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2017, it was -0.05%, down 6.92 percentage points from FY2016.

  • FCF Margin carries a five-year change of -8.75 percentage points (FY2012 to FY2017).
  • Going back by year, FCF Margin was 6.87% in FY2016 (+3.00 pp), 3.87% in FY2015 (+3.60 pp), 0.27% in FY2014 (-3.76 pp) and 4.03% in FY2013 (-4.66 pp).
  • The Q1 2018 figure represents the highest quarterly FCF Margin since Q4 2016.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.26 percentage points.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q4 2016 (a gain of 10.88 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2013 (a drop of 19.00 percentage points).
  • Business Quant data shows CNP's FCF Margin at -1.59% (Q4 2017), 0.29% (Q3 2017) and 1.21% (Q2 2017) in the three quarters before Q1 2018.
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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%
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