Centerpoint Energy (CNP) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Centerpoint Energy (CNP) reported Net Margin of 15.11% for Q3 2026, up 0.37 percentage points from 14.74% a year earlier and up 3.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Centerpoint Energy (CNP) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Centerpoint Energy's Net Margin came in at 11.76%, up 0.39 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 11.24%, down 0.55 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin has a five-year change of +24.04 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Net Margin came in at 11.79% in FY2024 (+1.82 pp), 9.97% in FY2023 (-0.84 pp), 10.81% in FY2022 (-5.84 pp) and 16.65% in FY2021 (+29.45 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Net Margin since Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Net Margin has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.39 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Net Margin in five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 6.32 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2023 (a drop of 7.48 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 11.34% (Q2 2026), 10.62% (Q1 2026) and 10.54% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 299.49 Bn | 296.88 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 179.92 Bn | 166.66 Bn | - | 59.02% |
| 3 | Southern | 105.56 Bn | 96.61 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 16.83% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 99.44 Bn | 95.69 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 14.19% |
| 5 | National Grid | 82.69 Bn | 64.32 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 68.52 Bn | 66.31 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 11.05% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 59.67 Bn | 57.66 Bn | - | 7.59% |
| 8 | Entergy | 52.06 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 4.04% |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.32 Bn | 50.45 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 26.56% |
| 10 | Centerpoint Energy | 27.01 Bn | 24.26 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 15.11% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.11% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.34% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.62% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.54% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.17% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.96% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.80% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.76% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.65% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.26% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.93% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.75% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.15% |
API Access
Centerpoint Energy Net Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=CNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "CNP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=CNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();