Centerpoint Energy CNP
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$38.76 -1.44 (-3.57%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) Net Margin (2009 - 2018)

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) posted quarterly Net Margin of 5.23% for Q1 2018, down 179.0% year-over-year from 6.62% in Q1 2017, and down 89.35% quarter-over-quarter from 49.13% in Q4 2017.

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

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) has reported Net Margin for 10 consecutive years, with 5.23% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2018.

  • In Q1 2018, Net Margin fell 179.0% year-over-year to 5.23%; the TTM figure through Mar 2018 stood at 17.59% (up 1191.0% YoY), while the FY2017 annual figure was 18.64%, up 1290.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin fell to 5.23% in Q1 2018 per CNP's latest filing, from 49.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 49.13% in Q4 2017 and bottomed at 28.42% in Q4 2015.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 4.86% across 5 years, with a median of 5.85% in 2014.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2015 — Net Margin sank 3584 bps — and 2017, when it jumped 4427 bps.
  • Centerpoint Energy's Net Margin stood at 7.42% in 2014, then sank by 483 bps to 28.42% in 2015, then soared by 117 bps to 4.85% in 2016, then surged by 912 bps to 49.13% in 2017, then plunged by 89 bps to 5.23% in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows CNP's Net Margin at 5.23% in Q1 2018, 49.13% in Q4 2017, and 8.06% in Q3 2017.

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Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2018 5.23%
Dec 31, 2017 49.13%
Sep 30, 2017 8.06%
Jun 30, 2017 6.30%
Mar 31, 2017 7.02%
Dec 31, 2016 4.85%
Sep 30, 2016 9.48%
Jun 30, 2016 -0.13%
Mar 31, 2016 7.76%
Dec 31, 2015 -28.42%
Sep 30, 2015 -23.99%
Jun 30, 2015 5.03%
Mar 31, 2015 5.38%
Dec 31, 2014 7.42%
Sep 30, 2014 7.91%
Jun 30, 2014 5.68%
Mar 31, 2014 5.85%
Dec 31, 2013 5.17%
Sep 30, 2013 9.21%
Jun 30, 2013 -5.28%