Centerpoint Energy CNP
NYSE CNP
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Centerpoint Energy (CNP) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2023)

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Centerpoint Energy's (CNP) FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.98 for Q1 2018, down 95.7% from 23.00 a year earlier.

Analysis

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2023) Analysis & Trends

For the trailing twelve months through Mar 31, 2018, FCF Payout Ratio at Centerpoint Energy was 4.16, up 101.5% year-over-year; for FY2016, it came in at 0.86, down 42.5% from FY2015.

  • In prior years, Centerpoint Energy's FCF Payout Ratio was 1.49 in FY2015 (-90.9%), 16.32 in FY2014, 1.09 in FY2013 (+103.3%) and 0.53 in FY2012 (-7.3%).
  • The Q1 2018 figure stands as the lowest quarterly FCF Payout Ratio since Q1 2016.
  • On a year-over-year basis, FCF Payout Ratio increased in three of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 130.9%.
  • The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q3 2013, with growth of 921.9%; the weakest was Q1 2018, with a decline of 95.7%.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Enel Chile 285.66 Bn 285.66 Bn 890.00 Mn -
2 Nextera Energy 159.27 Bn 160.17 Bn - -
3 Southern 96.02 Bn 87.08 Bn 5.92 Bn -
4 Duke Energy 88.50 Bn 87.10 Bn 6.74 Bn -
5 National Grid 78.31 Bn 59.83 Bn - -
6 American Electric Power 65.19 Bn 63.57 Bn 3.84 Bn -
7 Dominion Energy 53.46 Bn 56.14 Bn - -
8 Sempra 51.03 Bn 50.16 Bn 2.89 Bn -
9 Entergy 46.86 Bn 36.05 Bn - -
10 Centerpoint Energy 24.52 Bn 21.71 Bn 2.15 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2023 0.20
Sep 30, 2018 0.74
Jun 30, 2018 0.44
Mar 31, 2018 0.98
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
Jun 30, 2015 1.26
Mar 31, 2015 0.33
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
Mar 31, 2013 0.34
Dec 31, 2012 1.00
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