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Cash on Hand for CenterPoint Energy (CNP) 1994-2026

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Metric

Latest period

$475M

YoY change

-4.4%

5Y CAGR

-11.3%

Peak year (FY2018)

$4.77B

Cash on Hand history chart for CenterPoint Energy (CNP) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: $559M

Cash on Hand growth chart for CenterPoint Energy (CNP) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: -4.4%

Cash on Hand history table for CenterPoint Energy (CNP) from 1994 to 2025

  • FY2025$559M-4.4%
  • FY2024$585M-7.3%
  • FY2023$631M+8.0%
  • FY2022$584M-65.0%
  • FY2021$1.67B+63.9%
  • FY2020$1.02B-4.2%
  • FY2019$1.06B-77.7%
  • FY2018$4.77B+291.1%
  • FY2017$1.22B-5.7%
  • FY2016$1.29B+21.0%
  • FY2015$1.07B-12.9%
  • FY2014$1.23B+25.9%
  • FY2013$975M-17.8%
  • FY2012$1.19B+95.7%
  • FY2011$606M+7.1%
  • FY2010$566M-45.6%
  • FY2009$1.04B+106.8%
  • FY2008$503M+289.9%
  • FY2007$129M+1.6%
  • FY2006$127M+71.6%
  • FY2005$74M-55.2%
  • FY2004$165M+89.8%
  • FY2003$86.9M-71.4%
  • FY2002$304M+757.1%
  • FY2001$35.5M-79.8%
  • FY2000$176M+117.9%
  • FY1999$80.8M+171.9%
  • FY1998$29.7M-42.6%
  • FY1997$51.7M+546.3%
  • FY1996$8M-32.2%
  • FY1995$11.8M+13.5%
  • FY1994$10.4M—

Cash on Hand values are taken from CenterPoint Energy's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Cash on Hand at CenterPoint Energy (CNP)

According to CenterPoint Energy's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $475M. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

In 2025, CenterPoint Energy (CNP) cash and short-term investments totalled $559M – edged down 4.4% year-over-year.

Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, CenterPoint Energy cash and short-term investments compounded at -11.3% per year, with a net decline across the window.

Between 2018 and 2025, CenterPoint Energy cash and short-term investments plunged 88.3%, falling from $4.77B to $559M.

Across the available history, cash and short-term investments reached its high of $4.77B in 2018 and its low of $8M in 1996.

CenterPoint Energy Cash on Hand by Year

CenterPoint Energy Cash on Hand 2025: $559M

In 2025, CenterPoint Energy reported cash and short-term investments of $559M, edged down 4.4% below 2024.

CenterPoint Energy Cash on Hand 2024: $585M

CenterPoint Energy cash and short-term investments in 2024 was $585M, declined 7.3% below 2023.

CenterPoint Energy Cash on Hand 2023: $631M

2023's cash and short-term investments for CenterPoint Energy came in at $631M, grew 8.0% from 2022.

CenterPoint Energy Cash on Hand 2022: $584M

CenterPoint Energy posted cash and short-term investments of $584M in 2022, plunged 65.0% below 2021.

CenterPoint Energy Cash on Hand 2021: $1.67B

CenterPoint Energy cash and short-term investments in 2021 was $1.67B.

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