Centerpoint Energy CNP
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As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 2:59 PM EDT

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

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) posted quarterly Net Cash Flow of -$39.0 million for Q1 2018, up 57.14% year-over-year from -$24.8 million in Q1 2017, and down 166.1% quarter-over-quarter from $59.0 million in Q4 2017.

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

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) has reported Net Cash Flow for 10 consecutive years, with -$39.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2018.

  • In Q1 2018, Net Cash Flow rose 57.14% year-over-year to -$39.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2018 stood at -$29.0 million (down 190.62% YoY), while the FY2017 annual figure was -$81.0 million, down 205.19% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow declined to -$39.0 million in Q1 2018 per CNP's latest filing, from $59.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $171.0 million in Q1 2014 and bottomed at -$173.0 million in Q2 2014.
  • Historically, Net Cash Flow has averaged $764705.9 across 5 years, with a median of -$1.0 million in 2016.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2014 — Net Cash Flow soared 718.18% — and 2017, when it sank 4600.0%.
  • Centerpoint Energy's Net Cash Flow stood at $68.0 million in 2014, then tumbled by 45.59% to $37.0 million in 2015, then soared by 91.89% to $71.0 million in 2016, then dropped by 16.9% to $59.0 million in 2017, then tumbled by 166.1% to -$39.0 million in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows CNP's Net Cash Flow at -$39.0 million in Q1 2018, $59.0 million in Q4 2017, and -$47.0 million in Q3 2017.

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Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2018 -39.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -39.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 59.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 59.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -47.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -47.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -2.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -2.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -91.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -91.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 71.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 71.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -1.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -1.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 53.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 53.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -46.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -46.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 37.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 37.00 Mn