CNP Centerpoint Energy (CNP) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Utilities · Electric services · CIK 0001130310
SEC filings
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
472
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about CNP
Insiders, 180 days
+$40.7K net bought
1 buyer
Congress, 1 year
0 bought · 1 sold
Latest: sale, 2026-09-15
Centerpoint Energy insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC insiders bought a net $40.7K of stock across 17 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys), the last on May 12, 2025.
- +4.7% median (+4.7% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
- The trade is 8.1% of the 12,395 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 472 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Fitch Laurie Lee bought about $40.7K of CNP on Aug 17, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2025; 472 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 9.5% of the 65,577 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 472 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Smith Phillip R sold about $240.7K of CNP on Nov 6, 2025; 472 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on May 9, 2025.
- The trade is 11.1% of the 7,234 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 472 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Fitch Laurie Lee bought about $29.4K of CNP on May 12, 2025; 472 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 29.5% of the 6,434 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 472 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Fitch Laurie Lee bought about $71.4K of CNP on May 9, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2023; 472 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on May 5, 2023.
- The trade is 13.0% of the 46,803 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 472 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Pound Ted sold about $210.6K of CNP on Mar 3, 2025; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 472 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.17 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$40.7K over 180 days
+$40.7K over 90 days
more than 72% of Utilities
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
472 funds bought in last quarter
more than 76% of Utilities
Revenue
+9.2% year over year
more than 55% of Utilities
Margin
11.3% net margin
below 51% of Utilities
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
7.4% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 7.2 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 83% of Utilities
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+5.8%12M
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Who owns CNP: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
71,382,073 sh
$3.1B
58,370,515 sh
$2.6B
44,148,583 sh
$1.9B
42,737,918 sh
$1.9B
37,126,834 sh
$1.6B
Congress trades in CNP
STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2026-09-15 · disclosed 10 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Bought 2025-02-25 · disclosed 30 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
CNP planned insider sales (Form 144)
No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
CNP mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF
$87.3M position · as of 2026-07-31
6.6%
PGIM Jennison Utility Fund
$170.9M position · as of 2026-05-29
5.1%
Harrison Street Infrastructure Active ETF
$4.7M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.4%
NYLIM VP Fidelity Institutional AM Utilities Portfolio
$34.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.0%
VIP Utilities Portfolio
$13.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.9%
Select Utilities Portfolio
$145.3M position · as of 2026-05-31
3.7%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Government contracts
Award ceilings over the contract's life, subsidiaries included.
Not annual revenue (USASpending.gov).
Department Of Veterans Affairs
SHREVEPORT UESC · 2021-03-31
$30.9M
General Services Administration
THIS UTILITY ENERGY SERVICE CONTRACT TASK ORDER IS ENTERED INTO BY CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES, COR · 2022-09-14
$9.3M
Federal awards ≥ $25M in the last 90 days, matched via the SAM.gov parent registry
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
Centerpoint Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee
Cycle 2026 · $457K spent
$535.3K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders are net buyers of their own stock.
The record shows a net $40.7K bought by insiders over 180 days, 472 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
CNP financials
Revenue growth
+9.2%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
11.3%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$9.4B
four quarters, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Revenue, TTM CNP
| FY Dec 2025 | $9.4B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $8.6B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $8.7B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $9.3B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $8.4B |
| Mar 2026 | $3.0B |
| Dec 2025 | $2.5B |
| Sep 2025 | $2.0B |
| Jun 2025 | $2.0B |
| Mar 2025 | $3.0B |
| Dec 2024 | $2.3B |
| Sep 2024 | $1.9B |
| Jun 2024 | $1.9B |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
+11.4%
net income over revenue, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Net margin, TTM CNP
| FY Dec 2025 | +11.2% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +11.8% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +10.5% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +11.3% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +17.8% |
| Mar 2026 | +10.6% |
| Dec 2025 | +10.7% |
| Sep 2025 | +14.7% |
| Jun 2025 | +10.1% |
| Mar 2025 | +10.0% |
| Dec 2024 | +11.0% |
| Sep 2024 | +10.4% |
| Jun 2024 | +12.0% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
-$2.7B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Free cash flow, TTM CNP
| FY Dec 2025 | -$2.4B |
| FY Dec 2024 | -$2.4B |
| FY Dec 2023 | -$524.0M |
| FY Dec 2022 | -$2.6B |
| FY Dec 2021 | -$3.1B |
| Mar 2026 | -$916.0M |
| Dec 2025 | -$707.0M |
| Sep 2025 | -$480.0M |
| Jun 2025 | -$569.0M |
| Mar 2025 | -$628.0M |
| Dec 2024 | -$1.1B |
| Sep 2024 | -$708.0M |
| Jun 2024 | -$236.0M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
1.96x
long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2026-03-31; equity 2026-03-31
Debt to equity CNP
| FY Dec 2025 | 2.06x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 1.97x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 1.93x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 1.68x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 1.71x |
| Mar 2026 | 1.96x |
| Dec 2025 | 2.06x |
| Sep 2025 | 1.80x |
| Jun 2025 | 1.91x |
| Mar 2025 | 1.90x |
| Dec 2024 | 1.97x |
| Sep 2024 | 1.87x |
| Jun 2024 | 1.79x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.10x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2026-03-31
Cash flow to debt CNP
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.11x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.10x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.21x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.11x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.00x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.10x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.11x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.13x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.09x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.10x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.10x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.10x |
| Jun 2024 | 0.14x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
+9.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31
Return on equity CNP
| FY Dec 2025 | +9.6% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +10.0% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +9.3% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +10.9% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +16.7% |
| Mar 2026 | +9.6% |
| Dec 2025 | +9.6% |
| Sep 2025 | +9.6% |
| Jun 2025 | +8.8% |
| Mar 2025 | +9.2% |
| Dec 2024 | +10.0% |
| Sep 2024 | +9.6% |
| Jun 2024 | +10.2% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
+2.3%
TTM net income over average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31
Return on assets CNP
| FY Dec 2025 | +2.3% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +2.4% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +2.3% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +2.8% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +4.2% |
| Mar 2026 | +2.3% |
| Dec 2025 | +2.3% |
| Sep 2025 | +2.4% |
| Jun 2025 | +2.2% |
| Mar 2025 | +2.3% |
| Dec 2024 | +2.4% |
| Sep 2024 | +2.4% |
| Jun 2024 | +2.7% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
+5.4%
operating income after a 16.2% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2026-03-31 plus average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31 minus cash
Return on invested capital CNP
| FY Dec 2025 | +5.3% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +5.4% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +5.2% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +4.4% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +4.7% |
| Mar 2026 | +5.4% |
| Dec 2025 | +5.3% |
| Sep 2025 | +5.8% |
| Jun 2025 | +5.0% |
| Mar 2025 | +5.5% |
| Dec 2024 | +5.4% |
| Sep 2024 | +5.6% |
| Jun 2024 | +6.1% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
+5.1%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed CNP
| FY Dec 2025 | +5.3% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +5.3% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +5.1% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +4.7% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +4.4% |
| Mar 2026 | +5.1% |
| Dec 2025 | +5.3% |
| Sep 2025 | +5.2% |
| Jun 2025 | +5.1% |
| Mar 2025 | +5.3% |
| Dec 2024 | +5.3% |
| Sep 2024 | +4.9% |
| Jun 2024 | +5.3% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
25.28x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
P/E, trailing CNP
| FY Dec 2025 | 23.96x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 19.96x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 21.01x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 18.86x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 12.24x |
| Mar 2026 | 26.48x |
| Dec 2025 | 23.96x |
| Sep 2025 | 24.56x |
| Jun 2025 | 25.69x |
| Mar 2025 | 24.32x |
| Dec 2024 | 19.96x |
| Sep 2024 | 19.48x |
| Jun 2024 | 19.24x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$48.8B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-04-15 shares, plus long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2026-03-31, minus cash 2026-03-31
Enterprise value CNP
| FY Dec 2025 | $48.0B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $41.6B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $36.6B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $35.7B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $33.4B |
| Mar 2026 | $50.0B |
| Dec 2025 | $48.0B |
| Sep 2025 | $45.2B |
| Jun 2025 | $45.0B |
| Mar 2025 | $43.2B |
| Dec 2024 | $41.6B |
| Sep 2024 | $38.5B |
| Jun 2024 | $38.3B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
-9.9%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
FCF yield CNP
| FY Dec 2025 | -9.5% |
| FY Dec 2024 | -11.5% |
| FY Dec 2023 | -2.9% |
| FY Dec 2022 | -13.8% |
| FY Dec 2021 | -17.9% |
| Mar 2026 | -9.5% |
| Dec 2025 | -9.5% |
| Sep 2025 | -11.1% |
| Jun 2025 | -12.6% |
| Mar 2025 | -11.4% |
| Dec 2024 | -11.5% |
| Sep 2024 | -8.1% |
| Jun 2024 | -6.5% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
2.69x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 9%: four quarters to 2026-03-31 against the four to 2025-03-31
PEG, trailing CNP
| FY Dec 2025 | 38.10x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 1.18x |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | 2.82x |
| Dec 2025 | 38.10x |
| Sep 2025 | 5.30x |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | 4.93x |
| Dec 2024 | 1.18x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.94x |
| Jun 2024 | 0.48x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2023-12 | 2022-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.4B | $8.6B | $8.7B | $9.3B |
| Operating income | $2.1B | $2.0B | $1.8B | $1.6B |
| Net income | $1.1B | $1.0B | $917.0M | $1.1B |
| EPS (diluted) | 1.60 | 1.58 | 1.37 | 1.59 |
| Operating cash flow | $2.5B | $2.1B | $3.9B | $1.8B |
| Cash | $38.0M | $24.0M | $90.0M | $74.0M |
| Long-term debt | $20.6B | $20.4B | $17.6B | $14.8B |
| Dividends paid | $574.0M | $522.0M | $485.0M | $440.0M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28
CNP Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
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CNP filings, in plain words
Are Centerpoint Energy insiders buying or selling CNP?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Centerpoint Energy insiders were net buyers, a net $40.7K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer.
Have members of Congress traded CNP?
Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 0 House members disclosed buying CNP and 1 House member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Kevin Hern dated 2026-09-15.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Centerpoint Energy insiders were net buyers of CNP, a net $40.7K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer. In the year to 2026-10-28, 0 members of Congress disclosed buying CNP and 1 member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Kevin Hern dated 2026-09-15. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.
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