Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Centerpoint Energy (CNP) reported Operating Margin of 24.81% for Q2 2026, up 3.36 percentage points from 21.45% a year earlier and up 2.70 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Centerpoint Energy's Operating Margin came in at 23.24%, up 1.28 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 22.55%, down 0.47 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of +8.54 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 23.02% in FY2024 (+2.79 pp), 20.24% in FY2023 (+3.44 pp) and 16.80% in FY2022.
- Five-year quarterly Operating Margin spans a low of 13.06% in Q4 2022 and a high of 27.85% in Q3 2023.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.40 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 7.67 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2024 (a drop of 5.00 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 22.12% (Q1 2026), 21.64% (Q4 2025) and 25.25% (Q3 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.81% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.84% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.71% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.27% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.26% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.89% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 16.99% |
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