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How CenterPoint Energy, Inc. stacks up
CNP · against 357 other Utilities companies
Profitability
47/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #189 of 358 · scores higher than 47% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score35 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 · 349 reported | 5.1% | 5.2% | 48% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 353 reported | 23.3% | 18.6% | 68% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 345 reported | 2.3% | 2.7% | 40% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 342 reported | 9.8% | 8.1% | 64% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 361 reported | 47.0% | 35.5% | 71% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CNPScores 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