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

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) posted quarterly 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 reported Free Cash Flow for 10 consecutive years, with $122.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2018.

  • In Q1 2018, Free Cash Flow rose 2340.0% year-over-year to $122.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2018 stood at $112.0 million (down 48.39% YoY), while the FY2017 annual figure was -$5.0 million, down 100.97% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow climbed to $122.0 million in Q1 2018 per CNP's latest filing, from -$42.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $325.0 million in Q1 2015 and bottomed at -$101.0 million in Q4 2014.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $55.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $29.0 million in 2016.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2014 — Free Cash Flow plunged 194.39% — and 2018, when it surged 2340.0%.
  • Centerpoint Energy's Free Cash Flow stood at -$101.0 million in 2014, then changed by 0.0% to -$101.0 million in 2015, then surged by 207.92% to $109.0 million in 2016, then slumped by 138.53% to -$42.0 million in 2017, then jumped 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 $6.0 million in Q3 2017.

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Historic Data

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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 6.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 6.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 26.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 26.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 5.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 5.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 109.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 109.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 29.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 29.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 74.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 74.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 305.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 305.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -101.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -101.00 Mn