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How CenterPoint Energy, Inc. stacks up
CNP · against 55 other Utilities companies of similar size
Profitability
47/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #35 of 56 · scores higher than 38% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score6 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including CNP · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 47?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Its metrics sit close to the Utilities norm.
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 2.3% vs peer median 2.7%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 5.1% vs peer median 5.2%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 68% of peers. Operating margin: 23.3% vs peer median 18.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CNP, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CNP | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 55 reported | 5.1% | 5.3% | 44% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 55 reported | 23.3% | 21.4% | 61% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 54 reported | 2.3% | 2.8% | 32% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 54 reported | 9.8% | 9.8% | 51% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 56 reported | 47.0% | 44.0% | 64% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CNP| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15.5B USD | 99 | 72 | |
| 2 | 3.77T INR (≈$45.2B) | 96 | 62 | |
| 3 | 27.0B EUR (≈$29.7B) | 94 | 63 | |
| 4 | 2.41T INR (≈$29.0B) | 91 | 69 | |
| 5 | 23.3B USD | 90 | 78 | |
| 31 | 200.5B CNY (≈$28.1B) | 55 | 44 | |
| 32 | 26.9B USD | 54 | 50 | |
| 33 | 20.3B EUR (≈$22.4B) | 52 | 42 | |
| 34 | 18.7B USD | 50 | 37 | |
| 35 | 28.0B USD | 47 | 46 | |
| 36 | 26.0B USD | 46 | 52 | |
| 36 | 52.0B USD | 46 | 39 | |
| 38 | 46.9B USD | 45 | 53 | |
| 39 | 15.4B USD | 44 | 54 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score