Centerpoint Energy CNP
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Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2018)

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.98 for Q1 2018, down 95.72% year-over-year from 23.0 in Q1 2017, and up 135.92% quarter-over-quarter from 2.74 in Q4 2017.

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

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 10 consecutive years, with 0.98 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2018.

  • In Q1 2018, FCF Payout Ratio fell 95.72% year-over-year to 0.98; the TTM figure through Mar 2018 stood at 4.16 (up 101.53% YoY), while the FY2017 annual figure was 92.2, down 10860.14% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio improved to 0.98 in Q1 2018 per CNP's latest filing, from 2.74 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 23.0 in Q1 2017 and bottomed at 4.61 in Q3 2015.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 3.72 across 5 years, with a median of 1.26 in 2015.
  • On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 6277.27% in 2017 and fell as far as 368.88% in 2017.
  • Centerpoint Energy's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.01 in 2014, then retreated by 4.9% to 1.06 in 2015, then soared by 196.12% to 1.02 in 2016, then tumbled by 368.88% to 2.74 in 2017, then soared by 135.92% to 0.98 in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows CNP's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.98 in Q1 2018, 2.74 in Q4 2017, and 19.33 in Q3 2017.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2018 0.98
Dec 31, 2017 -2.74
Sep 30, 2017 19.33
Jun 30, 2017 4.42
Mar 31, 2017 23.00
Dec 31, 2016 1.02
Sep 30, 2016 3.83
Jun 30, 2016 1.50
Mar 31, 2016 0.36
Dec 31, 2015 -1.06
Sep 30, 2015 -4.61
Jun 30, 2015 1.26
Mar 31, 2015 0.33
Dec 31, 2014 -1.01
Sep 30, 2014 2.62
Jun 30, 2014 12.75
Mar 31, 2014 1.29
Dec 31, 2013 0.82
Sep 30, 2013 5.56
Jun 30, 2013 -1.53