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EBITDA Margin for CenterPoint Energy (CNP)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

40.4%

YoY change

−1.06pp

Trough year (2015)

4.0%

Peak year (2007)

107.2%

EBITDA Margin history chart for CenterPoint Energy (CNP) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: 39.3%

EBITDA Margin change chart for CenterPoint Energy (CNP) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: −1.06pp

EBITDA Margin history table for CenterPoint Energy (CNP) from 1985 to 2025

  • 202539.3%-1.06pp
  • 202440.4%+3.72pp
  • 202336.7%+2.03pp
  • 202234.6%+3.24pp
  • 202131.4%+0.66pp
  • 202030.7%-0.15pp
  • 201930.9%-4.38pp
  • 201835.3%+9.38pp
  • 201725.9%-3.88pp
  • 201629.8%+25.75pp
  • 20154.0%-21.66pp
  • 201425.7%-1.70pp
  • 201327.4%-4.51pp
  • 201231.9%+0.61pp
  • 201131.3%+6.35pp
  • 201024.9%+1.56pp
  • 200923.4%+5.39pp
  • 200818.0%-89.26pp
  • 2007107.2%+88.99pp
  • 200618.2%+0.98pp
  • 200517.3%-3.63pp
  • 200420.9%-4.29pp
  • 200325.2%-8.94pp
  • 200234.1%+15.91pp
  • 200118.2%-0.66pp
  • 200018.9%+4.65pp
  • 199914.2%-5.03pp
  • 199819.3%-4.35pp
  • 199723.6%-12.53pp
  • 199636.1%-1.66pp
  • 199537.8%+0.83pp
  • 199437.0%-63.04pp
  • 1993100.0%0.00pp
  • 1992100.0%0.00pp
  • 1991100.0%0.00pp
  • 1990100.0%0.00pp
  • 1989100.0%0.00pp
  • 1988100.0%0.00pp
  • 1987100.0%0.00pp
  • 1986100.0%0.00pp
  • 1985100.0%—

EBITDA Margin values are taken from CenterPoint Energy's reported income statements (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 EBITDA Margin at CenterPoint Energy (CNP)

According to CenterPoint Energy's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 40.4%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.

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) EBITDA margin totalled 39.33% – contracted 1.1 percentage points year-over-year.

The record annual EBITDA margin stands at 107.23%, reached in 2007; the historical low of 4.02% was recorded in 2015.

CenterPoint Energy EBITDA Margin by Year

CenterPoint Energy EBITDA Margin 2025: 39.3%

CenterPoint Energy posted EBITDA margin of 39.33% in 2025, contracted 1.1 percentage points from 2024.

CenterPoint Energy EBITDA Margin 2024: 40.4%

In 2024, CenterPoint Energy reported EBITDA margin of 40.39%, expanded 3.7 percentage points from 2023.

CenterPoint Energy EBITDA Margin 2023: 36.7%

CenterPoint Energy EBITDA margin in 2023 was 36.67%, expanded 2.0 percentage points from 2022.

CenterPoint Energy EBITDA Margin 2022: 34.6%

2022's EBITDA margin for CenterPoint Energy came in at 34.64%, expanded 3.2 percentage points from 2021.

CenterPoint Energy EBITDA Margin 2021: 31.4%

CenterPoint Energy EBITDA margin in 2021 was 31.41%.

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