Centerpoint Energy (CNP) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Centerpoint Energy (CNP) reported Tax Rate of 19.85% for Q3 2026, up 2.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Centerpoint Energy (CNP) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Centerpoint Energy's Tax Rate came in at 20.29%, up 6.84 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 15.64%, down 0.43 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate has a five-year change of +1.43 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Tax Rate came in at 16.06% in FY2024 (+0.42 pp), 15.64% in FY2023 (-9.77 pp), 25.41% in FY2022 (+11.27 pp) and 14.14% in FY2021 (-0.07 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Tax Rate spans a low of 11.43% in Q4 2024 and a high of 55.29% in Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Tax Rate gained in four of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.66 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 29.61 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 36.02 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 17.85% (Q2 2026), 22.74% (Q1 2026) and 20.00% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 299.49 Bn | 296.88 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 179.92 Bn | 166.66 Bn | - | 13.16% |
| 3 | Southern | 105.56 Bn | 96.61 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 13.60% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 99.44 Bn | 95.69 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 12.26% |
| 5 | National Grid | 82.69 Bn | 64.32 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 68.52 Bn | 66.31 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 9.48% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 59.67 Bn | 57.66 Bn | - | 16.49% |
| 8 | Entergy | 52.06 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 22.76% |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.32 Bn | 50.45 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 22.09% |
| 10 | Centerpoint Energy | 27.01 Bn | 24.26 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 19.85% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 19.85% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.85% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.74% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.74% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.22% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 45.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.28% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.08% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.13% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.26% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 55.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.03% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 14.89% |
Centerpoint Energy Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=CNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=CNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();