TTM
11.4%
YoY change
−0.55pp
Trough year (2002)
-60.9%
Peak year (1995)
29.6%
Latest annual
11.2%
Net Profit Margin history chart for CenterPoint Energy (CNP) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 11.2%
Net Profit Margin change chart for CenterPoint Energy (CNP) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −0.55pp
Net Profit Margin history table for CenterPoint Energy (CNP) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 11.2% | -0.55pp | ||
| 2024 | 11.8% | +1.24pp | ||
| 2023 | 10.5% | -0.79pp | ||
| 2022 | 11.3% | -6.45pp | ||
| 2021 | 17.8% | +28.21pp | ||
| 2020 | -10.4% | -20.88pp | ||
| 2019 | 10.5% | +4.59pp | ||
| 2018 | 5.9% | -12.78pp | ||
| 2017 | 18.6% | +12.90pp | ||
| 2016 | 5.7% | +15.11pp | ||
| 2015 | -9.4% | -15.99pp | ||
| 2014 | 6.6% | +2.79pp | ||
| 2013 | 3.8% | -1.76pp | ||
| 2012 | 5.6% | -10.46pp | ||
| 2011 | 16.1% | +11.03pp | ||
| 2010 | 5.0% | +0.54pp | ||
| 2009 | 4.5% | +0.54pp | ||
| 2008 | 3.9% | -0.20pp | ||
| 2007 | 4.1% | -0.49pp | ||
| 2006 | 4.6% | +2.04pp | ||
| 2005 | 2.6% | +13.90pp | ||
| 2004 | -11.3% | -17.52pp | ||
| 2003 | 6.2% | +67.11pp | ||
| 2002 | -60.9% | -70.10pp | ||
| 2001 | 9.2% | +4.89pp | ||
| 2000 | 4.3% | -7.84pp | ||
| 1999 | 12.2% | +13.41pp | ||
| 1998 | -1.3% | -7.38pp | ||
| 1997 | 6.1% | -3.76pp | ||
| 1996 | 9.9% | -19.76pp | ||
| 1995 | 29.6% | +19.00pp | ||
| 1994 | 10.6% | +1.02pp | ||
| 1993 | 9.6% | +0.16pp | ||
| 1992 | 9.5% | +0.06pp | ||
| 1991 | 9.4% | +1.27pp | ||
| 1990 | 8.1% | -2.79pp | ||
| 1989 | 10.9% | +0.08pp | ||
| 1988 | 10.8% | -1.16pp | ||
| 1987 | 12.0% | -0.03pp | ||
| 1986 | 12.0% | +0.60pp | ||
| 1985 | 11.4% | — |
- 202511.2%-0.55pp
- 202411.8%+1.24pp
- 202310.5%-0.79pp
- 202211.3%-6.45pp
- 202117.8%+28.21pp
- 2020-10.4%-20.88pp
- 201910.5%+4.59pp
- 20185.9%-12.78pp
- 201718.6%+12.90pp
- 20165.7%+15.11pp
- 2015-9.4%-15.99pp
- 20146.6%+2.79pp
- 20133.8%-1.76pp
- 20125.6%-10.46pp
- 201116.1%+11.03pp
- 20105.0%+0.54pp
- 20094.5%+0.54pp
- 20083.9%-0.20pp
- 20074.1%-0.49pp
- 20064.6%+2.04pp
- 20052.6%+13.90pp
- 2004-11.3%-17.52pp
- 20036.2%+67.11pp
- 2002-60.9%-70.10pp
- 20019.2%+4.89pp
- 20004.3%-7.84pp
- 199912.2%+13.41pp
- 1998-1.3%-7.38pp
- 19976.1%-3.76pp
- 19969.9%-19.76pp
- 199529.6%+19.00pp
- 199410.6%+1.02pp
- 19939.6%+0.16pp
- 19929.5%+0.06pp
- 19919.4%+1.27pp
- 19908.1%-2.79pp
- 198910.9%+0.08pp
- 198810.8%-1.16pp
- 198712.0%-0.03pp
- 198612.0%+0.60pp
- 198511.4%—
Net Profit 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 Net Profit Margin at CenterPoint Energy (CNP)
According to CenterPoint Energy's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 11.4%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual net margin for CenterPoint Energy (CNP) came in at 11.24% – contracted 0.5 percentage points year-over-year.
Across the available history, net margin reached its high of 29.64% in 1995 and its low of -60.90% in 2002.
CenterPoint Energy Net Profit Margin by Year
CenterPoint Energy Net Profit Margin 2025: 11.2%
CenterPoint Energy net margin in 2025 was 11.24%, contracted 0.5 percentage points from 2024.
CenterPoint Energy Net Profit Margin 2024: 11.8%
2024's net margin for CenterPoint Energy came in at 11.79%, expanded 1.2 percentage points from 2023.
CenterPoint Energy Net Profit Margin 2023: 10.5%
CenterPoint Energy posted net margin of 10.55% in 2023, contracted 0.8 percentage points from 2022.
CenterPoint Energy Net Profit Margin 2022: 11.3%
In 2022, CenterPoint Energy reported net margin of 11.34%, contracted 6.5 percentage points from 2021.
CenterPoint Energy Net Profit Margin 2021: 17.8%
CenterPoint Energy net margin in 2021 was 17.79%.
See more financial history for CenterPoint Energy (CNP).
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