Centerpoint Energy (CNP) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Centerpoint Energy's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 30.44% for Q3 2026, up 5.19 percentage points from 25.25% a year earlier and up 5.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Centerpoint Energy (CNP) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Centerpoint Energy reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 24.44%, up 1.94 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 22.55%, down 0.47 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +8.54 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 23.02% in FY2024 (+2.79 pp), 20.24% in FY2023 (+3.44 pp), 16.80% in FY2022 (+0.48 pp) and 16.32% in FY2021 (+2.31 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.68 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q3 2023 (a gain of 7.67 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a drop of 5.00 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CNP's Return on Sales [ROS] at 24.81% (Q2 2026), 22.12% (Q1 2026) and 21.64% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin Electric Power | 99,216.00 Bn | 99,215.99 Bn | 911.30 Mn | 29.10% |
| 2 | Enel Chile | 301.57 Bn | 301.57 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 29.34% |
| 3 | Nextera Energy | 180.93 Bn | 179.04 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 4 | Southern | 109.04 Bn | 101.70 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 33.93% |
| 5 | Duke Energy | 100.59 Bn | 99.24 Bn | 6.37 Bn | 30.17% |
| 6 | National Grid | 86.94 Bn | 59.27 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | American Electric Power | 69.61 Bn | 68.67 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 26.52% |
| 8 | Entergy | 53.37 Bn | 42.94 Bn | - | 33.93% |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.29 Bn | 84.11 Bn | - | 5.08% |
| 10 | Centerpoint Energy | 27.34 Bn | 24.59 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 30.44% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 30.44% |
| 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% |
API Access
Centerpoint Energy Return on Sales [ROS] 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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();