Centerpoint Energy CNP
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At close: Oct 2, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Updated

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) reported Tax Rate of 17.85% for Q2 2026, down 3.89 percentage points from 21.74% a year earlier and down 4.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Centerpoint Energy's Tax Rate came in at 15.51%, down 3.52 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) and 25.41% in FY2022.
  • The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Tax Rate since Q4 2024.
  • Year over year, Tax Rate gained in five of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.35 percentage points.
  • The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 23.49 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2024 (a drop of 32.98 percentage points).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Enel Chile 287.73 Bn 287.73 Bn 890.00 Mn -
2 Nextera Energy 160.25 Bn 161.15 Bn - -
3 Southern 96.31 Bn 87.36 Bn 5.92 Bn 13.60%
4 Duke Energy 88.79 Bn 87.40 Bn 6.74 Bn 17.55%
5 National Grid 79.16 Bn 60.69 Bn - -
6 American Electric Power 65.09 Bn 63.47 Bn 3.84 Bn 6.75%
7 Dominion Energy 53.95 Bn 56.63 Bn - 16.49%
8 Sempra 51.22 Bn 50.35 Bn 2.89 Bn 22.09%
9 Entergy 47.09 Bn 36.28 Bn - 21.26%
10 Centerpoint Energy 24.89 Bn 22.08 Bn 2.15 Bn 17.85%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Sep 30, 2021 18.03%
Mar 31, 2021 14.89%
Dec 31, 2020 25.68%
Jun 30, 2020 17.68%
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