Centerpoint Energy CNP
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Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2018)

Centerpoint Energy's (CNP) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 3.22 in Q1 2018, down 13.75% year-over-year from 3.73 in Q1 2017, and down 15.2% quarter-over-quarter from 3.79 in Q4 2017.

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Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 10 consecutive years, with 3.22 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2018.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 13.75% year-over-year to 3.22 in Q1 2018; TTM through Mar 2018 was 3.35, a 10.26% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2017 full-year figure at 3.42, up 20.71% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 3.22 for Q1 2018 at Centerpoint Energy, down from 3.79 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 3.79 in Q4 2017 and troughed at 2.09 in Q2 2014.
  • A 5-year average of 2.93 and a median of 2.9 in 2017 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio retreated 20.34% in 2014 and surged 36.85% in 2017, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 2.4 in 2014, then rose by 9.4% to 2.63 in 2015, then grew by 12.77% to 2.96 in 2016, then rose by 28.06% to 3.79 in 2017, then decreased by 15.2% to 3.22 in 2018.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 3.22 (Q1 2018), 3.79 (Q4 2017), and 3.49 (Q3 2017), per Business Quant data.
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DateValue
Mar 31, 2018 3.22
Dec 31, 2017 3.79
Sep 30, 2017 3.49
Jun 30, 2017 2.90
Mar 31, 2017 3.73
Dec 31, 2016 2.96
Sep 30, 2016 3.42
Jun 30, 2016 2.12
Mar 31, 2016 2.87
Dec 31, 2015 2.63
Sep 30, 2015 3.01
Jun 30, 2015 2.09
Mar 31, 2015 2.88
Dec 31, 2014 2.40
Sep 30, 2014 2.65
Jun 30, 2014 2.09
Mar 31, 2014 3.51
Dec 31, 2013 2.57
Sep 30, 2013 2.84
Jun 30, 2013 2.62