Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2018)

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) reported Free Cash Flow of $122.0 million for Q1 2018, up 2340.0% year-over-year from $5.0 million in Q1 2017, and up 390.48% quarter-over-quarter from -$42.0 million in Q4 2017.

Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) has 10 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $122.0 million in Q1 2018.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2018 came in at $122.0 million, up 2340.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2018 was $112.0 million (down 91.28% YoY), and the FY2017 annual result was -$5.0 million, down 100.27% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow rose to $122.0 million in Q1 2018 per CNP's latest filing, from -$42.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $1.4 billion in Q4 2016 and troughed at -$574.0 million in Q3 2016.
  • A 5-year average of $295.8 million and a median of $325.0 million in 2015 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2014 and 2018: Free Cash Flow slumped 160.12% in 2014, then surged 2340.0% in 2018.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $1.2 billion in 2014, then tumbled by 70.52% to $344.0 million in 2015, then surged by 317.44% to $1.4 billion in 2016, then plunged by 102.92% to -$42.0 million in 2017, then soared by 390.48% to $122.0 million in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows CNP's Free Cash Flow at $122.0 million in Q1 2018, -$42.0 million in Q4 2017, and -$537.0 million in Q3 2017.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2018 122.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 122.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -42.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -42.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -537.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -537.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 569.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 569.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 5.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 5.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 1.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 1.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 -574.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -574.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 417.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 417.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 565.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 565.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 344.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 344.00 Mn