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

Updated

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) reported Net Margin of 5.23% for Q1 2018, down 1.79 percentage points from 7.02% a year earlier and down 43.90 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

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

Over the twelve months ended Mar 31, 2018, Centerpoint Energy's Net Margin came in at 17.59%, up 11.91 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2017, it was 18.64%, up 12.90 percentage points from FY2016.

  • Net Margin has a five-year change of +13.04 percentage points (FY2012 to FY2017).
  • By year, Net Margin came in at 5.74% in FY2016 (+15.11 pp), -9.37% in FY2015 (-15.99 pp), 6.62% in FY2014 (+2.79 pp) and 3.84% in FY2013 (-1.76 pp).
  • The Q1 2018 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Net Margin since Q4 2016.
  • Year over year, Net Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +13.54 percentage points.
  • The high point for year-over-year Net Margin in five years was Q4 2017 (a gain of 44.27 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2015 (a drop of 35.84 percentage points).
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q1 2018 came in at 49.13% (Q4 2017), 8.06% (Q3 2017) and 6.30% (Q2 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%
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