Centerpoint Energy (CNP) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Centerpoint Energy's (CNP) Times Interest Earned stood at 1.51 in Q4 2023, down 36.3% from 2.38 a year earlier and down 48.6% from the prior quarter.
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Centerpoint Energy (CNP) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2023, Centerpoint Energy's Times Interest Earned came in at 2.51, down 16.0% from FY2022.
- Across earlier years, Times Interest Earned came in at 2.99 in FY2022 (+11.4%), 2.68 in FY2021 (+29.4%), 2.07 in FY2020 (+2.2%) and 2.03 in FY2019 (-15.6%).
- The Q4 2023 figure is the lowest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q3 2012.
- On a year-over-year basis, Times Interest Earned has declined for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 0.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Times Interest Earned in the last five years was growth of 107.3% in Q1 2021, against a decline of 45.8% in Q1 2019 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 2.94 (Q3 2023), 2.30 (Q2 2023) and 3.66 (Q1 2023).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin Electric Power | 99,216.00 Bn | 99,215.99 Bn | 911.30 Mn | 2.96 |
| 2 | Enel Chile | 301.57 Bn | 301.57 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 5.13 |
| 3 | Nextera Energy | 180.93 Bn | 179.04 Bn | - | 2,624.00 |
| 4 | Southern | 109.04 Bn | 101.70 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 3.56 |
| 5 | Duke Energy | 100.59 Bn | 99.24 Bn | 6.37 Bn | 2.84 |
| 6 | National Grid | 86.94 Bn | 59.27 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | American Electric Power | 69.61 Bn | 68.67 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 2.99 |
| 8 | Entergy | 53.37 Bn | 42.94 Bn | - | 3.21 |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.29 Bn | 84.11 Bn | - | 0.54 |
| 10 | Centerpoint Energy | 27.34 Bn | 24.59 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 2.58 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.58 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.23 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.48 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.47 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.11 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.18 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.77 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.23 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.22 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.20 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.11 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.51 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.94 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.30 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.66 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.38 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.31 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.31 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.12 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.63 |
API Access
Centerpoint Energy Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=CNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=CNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();