Centerpoint Energy Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (CNP)
Centerpoint Energy's return on equity was 9.64% for fiscal 2025.
View full Centerpoint Energy company overviewCenterpoint Energy annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 9.64% | −0.38 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 10.02% | +0.72 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 9.31% | −1.56 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 10.86% | −5.87 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 16.73% | +25.99 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | −9.25% | −18.89 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 9.64% | +3.86 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 5.77% | −38.21 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 43.99% | +31.50 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 12.48% | +29.76 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | −17.28% | −31.05 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 13.77% | +6.56 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 7.21% | −2.58 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 9.79% | −26.79 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 36.58% | +21.43 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 15.14% | −0.82 pp |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 15.96% | −7.31 pp |
| 2008 | 2008-12-31 | 23.27% | — |
Centerpoint Energy quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 2.11% | +0.30 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 2.80% | +0.05 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 2.38% | +0.04 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 2.66% | +0.81 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 1.80% | −0.44 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 2.75% | −0.81 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 2.34% | +0.34 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 1.85% | −0.98 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 2.24% | +1.10 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 3.56% | +0.37 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 1.99% | +0.66 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 2.83% | +0.81 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 1.14% | −0.76 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 3.19% | −2.30 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 1.34% | −5.82 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 2.02% | −0.44 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 1.90% | −0.95 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 5.48% | +1.23 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 7.16% | +4.77 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 2.46% | +1.02 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 2.85% | +1.49 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 4.25% | +19.90 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 2.39% | +0.51 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 1.44% | −1.81 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 1.37% | −1.00 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | −15.64% | −17.72 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 1.88% | +0.11 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 3.25% | +0.15 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 2.37% | +3.94 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 2.08% | −1.38 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 1.77% | −29.44 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 3.10% | −1.60 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | −1.57% | −5.38 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 3.46% | −2.03 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 31.21% | +28.29 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 4.71% | −0.50 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 3.80% | +3.86 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 5.49% | +1.07 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 2.91% | +16.45 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 5.21% | +14.30 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | −0.06% | −1.75 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 4.42% | +1.55 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | −13.54% | −17.44 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | −9.08% | −12.30 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 1.69% | −0.73 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 2.87% | −1.36 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 3.90% | +1.27 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 3.21% | −0.36 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 2.42% | +4.76 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 4.23% | +0.84 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 2.63% | −0.50 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 3.57% | +3.34 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | −2.34% | −5.26 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 3.39% | −0.07 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 3.13% | +0.36 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 0.23% | −25.64 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 2.92% | −0.69 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 3.46% | −1.12 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 2.78% | −1.14 pp |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 25.88% | +21.90 pp |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 3.62% | +0.81 pp |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 4.58% | +0.32 pp |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 3.92% | −0.10 pp |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 3.97% | −0.75 pp |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 2.81% | −1.23 pp |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-03-31 | 4.26% | — |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 4.02% | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-30 | 4.73% | — |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-06-30 | 4.04% | — |
Centerpoint Energy return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Centerpoint Energy's return on equity increased from −9.25% to 9.64%, a change of +18.90 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 2.11%.
What return on equity (ROE) means
Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.
How return on equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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