Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Centerpoint Energy's Payout Ratio came in at 0.53 for Q2 2026, down 11.1% from 0.59 a year earlier and down 2.8% from the prior quarter.
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Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Centerpoint Energy's Payout Ratio was 0.55, up 6.5% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Payout Ratio was 0.51 in FY2024 (-8.4%), 0.56 in FY2023 (+28.2%) and 0.44 in FY2022.
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Payout Ratio increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payout Ratio over five years came in Q3 2022 (growth of 76.8%), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a decline of 23.8%).
- Business Quant data shows CNP's Payout Ratio at 0.54 (Q1 2026), 0.55 (Q4 2025) and 0.55 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.54 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.55 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.55 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.59 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.56 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.51 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.53 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.49 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.54 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.56 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.59 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.64 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.56 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.40 |
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Centerpoint Energy Inc Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=CNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=CNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();