TTM
41.3%
YoY change
−17.30pp
Trough year (2014)
25.3%
Peak year (1995)
70.2%
Latest annual
28.7%
Gross Margin history chart for CenterPoint Energy (CNP) from 1994 to 2025
Latest: 28.7%
Gross Margin change chart for CenterPoint Energy (CNP) from 1994 to 2025
Latest: −17.30pp
Gross Margin history table for CenterPoint Energy (CNP) from 1994 to 2025
| 2025 | 28.7% | -17.30pp | ||
| 2024 | 46.0% | +3.62pp | ||
| 2023 | 42.4% | +5.94pp | ||
| 2022 | 36.4% | -1.95pp | ||
| 2021 | 38.4% | -1.09pp | ||
| 2020 | 39.5% | +2.86pp | ||
| 2019 | 36.6% | -3.24pp | ||
| 2018 | 39.9% | +13.20pp | ||
| 2017 | 26.7% | -6.99pp | ||
| 2016 | 33.6% | +2.82pp | ||
| 2015 | 30.8% | +5.51pp | ||
| 2014 | 25.3% | -3.68pp | ||
| 2013 | 29.0% | -7.30pp | ||
| 2012 | 36.3% | +6.00pp | ||
| 2011 | 30.3% | +1.93pp | ||
| 2010 | 28.4% | -18.85pp | ||
| 2009 | 47.2% | +13.16pp | ||
| 2008 | 34.1% | -3.64pp | ||
| 2007 | 37.7% | +1.11pp | ||
| 2006 | 36.6% | +3.54pp | ||
| 2005 | 33.0% | -4.28pp | ||
| 2004 | 37.3% | -7.50pp | ||
| 2003 | 44.8% | -9.29pp | ||
| 2002 | 54.1% | +13.85pp | ||
| 2001 | 40.3% | -1.64pp | ||
| 2000 | 41.9% | +13.19pp | ||
| 1999 | 28.7% | -8.67pp | ||
| 1998 | 37.4% | -10.98pp | ||
| 1997 | 48.4% | -18.28pp | ||
| 1996 | 66.6% | -3.52pp | ||
| 1995 | 70.2% | +4.01pp | ||
| 1994 | 66.2% | — |
- 202528.7%-17.30pp
- 202446.0%+3.62pp
- 202342.4%+5.94pp
- 202236.4%-1.95pp
- 202138.4%-1.09pp
- 202039.5%+2.86pp
- 201936.6%-3.24pp
- 201839.9%+13.20pp
- 201726.7%-6.99pp
- 201633.6%+2.82pp
- 201530.8%+5.51pp
- 201425.3%-3.68pp
- 201329.0%-7.30pp
- 201236.3%+6.00pp
- 201130.3%+1.93pp
- 201028.4%-18.85pp
- 200947.2%+13.16pp
- 200834.1%-3.64pp
- 200737.7%+1.11pp
- 200636.6%+3.54pp
- 200533.0%-4.28pp
- 200437.3%-7.50pp
- 200344.8%-9.29pp
- 200254.1%+13.85pp
- 200140.3%-1.64pp
- 200041.9%+13.19pp
- 199928.7%-8.67pp
- 199837.4%-10.98pp
- 199748.4%-18.28pp
- 199666.6%-3.52pp
- 199570.2%+4.01pp
- 199466.2%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at CenterPoint Energy (CNP)
According to CenterPoint Energy's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 41.3%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, CenterPoint Energy (CNP) reported gross margin of 28.71% – contracted 17.3 percentage points year-over-year.
1995 marks the peak gross margin at 70.17%, with the historical low of 25.32% recorded in 2014.
CenterPoint Energy Gross Margin by Year
CenterPoint Energy Gross Margin 2025: 28.7%
In 2025, CenterPoint Energy reported gross margin of 28.71%, contracted 17.3 percentage points from 2024.
CenterPoint Energy Gross Margin 2024: 46.0%
CenterPoint Energy gross margin in 2024 was 46.00%, expanded 3.6 percentage points from 2023.
CenterPoint Energy Gross Margin 2023: 42.4%
2023's gross margin for CenterPoint Energy came in at 42.39%, expanded 5.9 percentage points from 2022.
CenterPoint Energy Gross Margin 2022: 36.4%
CenterPoint Energy posted gross margin of 36.44% in 2022, contracted 2.0 percentage points from 2021.
CenterPoint Energy Gross Margin 2021: 38.4%
CenterPoint Energy gross margin in 2021 was 38.40%.
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