Centerpoint Energy CNP
NYSE CNP
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Centerpoint Energy (CNP) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2023)

Updated

Centerpoint Energy's Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 1.51 for Q4 2023, down 36.3% from 2.38 a year earlier and down 48.6% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2023) Analysis & Trends

For FY2023, Centerpoint Energy's Interest Coverage Ratio was 2.51, down 16.0% from FY2022.

  • Going back by year, Interest Coverage Ratio was 2.99 in FY2022, 2.07 in FY2020 (+2.2%) and 2.03 in FY2019 (-15.6%).
  • The Q4 2023 figure represents the lowest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio since Q3 2012.
  • Year-over-year, Interest Coverage Ratio has declined for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 1.8% over the last seven quarters.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Coverage Ratio over five years came in Q1 2021 (growth of 107.3%), and the weakest in Q1 2019 (a decline of 45.8%).
  • Business Quant data shows CNP's Interest Coverage Ratio at 2.94 (Q3 2023), 2.30 (Q2 2023) and 3.66 (Q1 2023) in the three quarters before Q4 2023.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Enel Chile 287.73 Bn 287.73 Bn 890.00 Mn 5.19
2 Nextera Energy 160.25 Bn 161.15 Bn - 2,238.00
3 Southern 96.31 Bn 87.36 Bn 5.92 Bn 2.23
4 Duke Energy 88.79 Bn 87.40 Bn 6.74 Bn 2.82
5 National Grid 79.16 Bn 60.69 Bn - -
6 American Electric Power 65.09 Bn 63.47 Bn 3.84 Bn 2.13
7 Dominion Energy 53.95 Bn 56.63 Bn - 0.59
8 Sempra 51.22 Bn 50.35 Bn 2.89 Bn 1.65
9 Entergy 47.09 Bn 36.28 Bn - 1.96
10 Centerpoint Energy 24.89 Bn 22.08 Bn 2.15 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2023 1.51
Sep 30, 2023 2.94
Jun 30, 2023 2.30
Mar 31, 2023 3.66
Dec 31, 2022 2.38
Sep 30, 2022 3.31
Jun 30, 2022 3.31
Mar 31, 2022 3.12
Sep 30, 2021 2.44
Jun 30, 2021 2.35
Mar 31, 2021 3.24
Dec 31, 2020 2.52
Sep 30, 2020 2.50
Jun 30, 2020 1.84
Mar 31, 2020 1.56
Dec 31, 2019 2.17
Sep 30, 2019 2.66
Jun 30, 2019 1.71
Mar 31, 2019 1.74
Dec 31, 2018 1.64
API Access

Centerpoint Energy Interest Coverage Ratio API

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