Centerpoint Energy CNP
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Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2018)

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 5.26% for Q1 2018, up 6.0% year-over-year from 4.96% in Q1 2017, and down 6.52% quarter-over-quarter from 5.62% in Q4 2017.

Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 10 consecutive years, with 5.26% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2018.

  • In Q1 2018, Return on Capital Employed rose 6.0% year-over-year to 5.26%; the TTM figure through Mar 2018 stood at 5.26% (up 6.0% YoY), while the FY2017 annual figure was 5.58%, up 39.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed declined to 5.26% in Q1 2018 per CNP's latest filing, from 5.62% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 5.62% in Q4 2017 and bottomed at 4.54% in Q1 2015.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.04% across 5 years, with a median of 4.98% in 2016.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2014 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 96 bps — and 2017, when it surged 58 bps.
  • Centerpoint Energy's Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.72% in 2014, then advanced by 4 bps to 4.89% in 2015, then climbed by 6 bps to 5.19% in 2016, then climbed by 8 bps to 5.62% in 2017, then decreased by 7 bps to 5.26% in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows CNP's Return on Capital Employed at 5.26% in Q1 2018, 5.62% in Q4 2017, and 5.49% in Q3 2017.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2018 5.26%
Dec 31, 2017 5.62%
Sep 30, 2017 5.49%
Jun 30, 2017 5.49%
Mar 31, 2017 5.20%
Dec 31, 2016 5.19%
Sep 30, 2016 5.02%
Jun 30, 2016 4.92%
Mar 31, 2016 4.98%
Dec 31, 2015 4.89%
Sep 30, 2015 4.88%
Jun 30, 2015 4.59%
Mar 31, 2015 4.54%
Dec 31, 2014 4.72%
Sep 30, 2014 4.87%
Jun 30, 2014 4.91%
Mar 31, 2014 5.12%
Dec 31, 2013 5.40%
Sep 30, 2013 5.83%
Jun 30, 2013 4.93%