CNP

NYSE

CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC

Utilities, Multi-Utilities

$40.68

close 7 Aug 2026

+5.47%

52-week change

$26.61B

market cap

$36.60

$45.26

52-week range

Expected price

$31.48 – $38.48

Current price

$40.68

Signal

Could be overvalued

A historical-multiple reference, never a fair-value claim. The band uses only data public at each date and ends at the latest month — no forward estimates.

Current multiples

P/E (TTM)24.96x

P/S (TTM)2.83x

P/B2.32x

EV/EBITDA (TTM)13.06x

FCF yield (TTM)-10.04%

PEG (TTM, GAAP)119.29

Context

P/E, own 5-year average20.48x

P/E, sector median21.33x*

Price at 5-year median P/E$34.57*

Indicated dividend yield2.26%

Forward — analyst consensus

Forward P/E (FY2026)21.28x*

Forward P/E (FY2027)19.47x

Forward PEG2.30*

Consensus EPS FY2026 (18 analysts)$1.91

EPS growth (FY2026→FY2027)9.26%

Revenue growth (FY2026)6.12%

Street view

Price target (mean)$46.38*

Target upside14.00%

Ratings (buy / hold / sell)8 / 9 / 0

FY2026 EPS revisions, 30d (up / down)3 / 2

5-year history

Dashed line: average of month-end values

P/E (TTM)

P/S (TTM)

P/B

FCF yield (TTM)

Dividend yield

period to 31 Mar 2026, filed 23 Apr 2026, close 7 Aug 2026

Discounted cash flow

Ten projected years plus a perpetuity, prefilled from filings — a model to argue with, never a fair-value claim.

Free cash flow, last ten years and TTM

Assumptions

Growth rate, years 1–10%

Perpetual growth%Discount rate%

Base FCF$M

As filed — not assumptions

Current price$40.68

Cash & equivalents$639.00M

Total debt$22.48B

Shares outstanding654.16M

Result

DCF price per share-$125.91

Current price$40.68

Margin of safety-409.52%

PV of years 1–10-$22.96B

PV of terminal value-$37.57B

Equity value-$82.37B

Market-implied growth—

The base free cash flow is not positive; growing a negative flow is rarely a meaningful valuation.

Projected FCF, years 1–10

Hover for PV and growth

Projection detail

Override growth for any year; blank years use the uniform rate

Year	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	Terminal
Growth, %											2.5
FCF	-$2.81B	-$2.95B	-$3.09B	-$3.25B	-$3.41B	-$3.58B	-$3.76B	-$3.95B	-$4.15B	-$4.35B	-$81.11B
PV	-$2.60B	-$2.53B	-$2.46B	-$2.39B	-$2.32B	-$2.26B	-$2.19B	-$2.13B	-$2.07B	-$2.02B	-$37.57B

period to 31 Mar 2026, filed 23 Apr 2026, close 7 Aug 2026