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CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

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CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

CNP·NYSE·Energy & Transportation·CIK 0001130310

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. is a public utility holding company. Its operating subsidiaries own and operate electric transmission, distribution, and generation facilities, as well as natural gas distribution systems. As of December 31, 2025, CenterPoint Energy's indirect, wholly-owned operating subsidiaries included Houston Electric. Houston Electric provides electric transmission service to transmission service customers in the ERCOT region and distribution service to Retail Electric Providers (REPs) serving the Texas Gulf Coast area, which includes the city of Houston.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) is a publicly traded company in the Energy & Transportation sector. Wiseek has independently scored 23 items for CNP at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-01, rated 7/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 8 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for CNP spans 8-K, FWP, 424B5, 10-Q.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • CenterPoint Energy Closes $2.62B Sale of Ohio Gas Business to National Fuel
  • CenterPoint Energy Wins $50M DOE Grant to Modernize Houston Grid
  • CenterPoint Energy Discloses Customer Data Breach in SEC Filing
  • Customer Data Breach at CenterPoint Energy; Operations Unaffected
  • CenterPoint Projects $5B in Customer Savings from 14 GW of New Load Projects

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$9.36B
Net Income
$1.05B
Diluted EPS
$1.60
Op. Cash Flow
$2.49B
Free Cash Flow
-$2.38B
Gross Profit
$9.35B
Operating Income
$2.11B
Cash & Equivalents
$38M
Total Debt
$22.98B
Debt / Equity
2.06×
Net Margin
11.2%
Shares Outstanding
652.87M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-19 · accession 0001130310-26-000008

Short Interest & Short Volume

7.72 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 46,673,652 shares in CNP as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 5.6% increase from the prior period — about 7.7 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 85.2% of CNP volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)46,673,652 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 5.6%
Days to cover7.72 at avg daily volume of 6,042,004
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)85.2% of 2,754,154 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume74.0%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

Low risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for CNP, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-07-30.

2 recent capital raisesATM program1 shelf registration

New $1 Billion At-The-Market Program · Replaces Prior ATM Program

⚠ A more recent filing has been published for this ticker since this signal was computed; it may not yet be reflected — see the filings below.

A filing-implied signal, not a realized share count. How Wiseek tracks dilution →

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$37.79
52-week range · as of 2026-10-01 $36.37 – $45.26
Market cap
$24.89B
Volume
8.8M (1.3× avg)
3-mo avg 6.5M
Live data · 2026-10-04 12:33 UTC · Market closed

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feed CNP - Latest Insights

CNP
Oct 01, 2026, 6:51 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $36.65
Real-time Price: $37.79 info
Change: +$1.14 (+3%) info
Market Cap: $24.893B info
CNP
Sep 24, 2026, 5:51 PM EDT
Source: PR Newswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $36.82
Real-time Price: $37.79 info
Change: +$0.970 (+3%) info
Market Cap: $24.893B info
CNP
Sep 14, 2026, 6:04 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $38.65
Real-time Price: $37.79 info
Change: -$0.860 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $24.893B info
CNP
Sep 14, 2026, 5:15 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $38.65
Real-time Price: $37.79 info
Change: -$0.860 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $24.893B info
CNP
Aug 11, 2026, 7:01 AM EDT
Source: PR Newswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $40.21
Real-time Price: $37.79 info
Change: -$2.42 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $24.893B info
CNP
Jul 30, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT
Filing Type: FWP
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $42.15
Real-time Price: $37.79 info
Change: -$4.36 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $24.893B info
CNP
Jul 30, 2026, 9:03 AM EDT
Filing Type: 424B5
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $44.90
Real-time Price: $37.79 info
Change: -$7.11 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $24.893B info
CNP
Jul 28, 2026, 6:25 AM EDT
Source: BusinessWire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $43.90
Real-time Price: $37.79 info
Change: -$6.11 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $24.893B info
CNP
Jul 28, 2026, 6:15 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $43.90
Real-time Price: $37.79 info
Change: -$6.11 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $24.893B info
CNP
Jul 28, 2026, 6:03 AM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $43.90
Real-time Price: $37.79 info
Change: -$6.11 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $24.893B info
CNP
May 15, 2026, 5:13 PM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $41.53
Real-time Price: $37.79 info
Change: -$3.74 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $24.893B info
CNP
May 15, 2026, 5:05 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $41.53
Real-time Price: $37.79 info
Change: -$3.74 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $24.893B info
CNP
May 15, 2026, 4:53 PM EDT
Filing Type: 424B5
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $41.53
Real-time Price: $37.79 info
Change: -$3.74 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $24.893B info
CNP
Apr 23, 2026, 6:16 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $42.00
Real-time Price: $37.79 info
Change: -$4.21 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $24.893B info
CNP
Apr 23, 2026, 6:03 AM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $42.00
Real-time Price: $37.79 info
Change: -$4.21 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $24.893B info
CNP
Apr 20, 2026, 3:32 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $42.67
Real-time Price: $37.79 info
Change: -$4.88 (-11%) info
Market Cap: $24.893B info
CNP
Apr 16, 2026, 6:19 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $43.19
Real-time Price: $37.79 info
Change: -$5.40 (-13%) info
Market Cap: $24.893B info
CNP
Mar 04, 2026, 4:12 PM EST
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $44.02
Real-time Price: $37.79 info
Change: -$6.23 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $24.893B info
CNP
Feb 26, 2026, 5:06 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $43.01
Real-time Price: $37.79 info
Change: -$5.22 (-12%) info
Market Cap: $24.893B info
CNP
Feb 19, 2026, 4:05 PM EST
Filing Type: PRE 14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $42.64
Real-time Price: $37.79 info
Change: -$4.85 (-11%) info
Market Cap: $24.893B info
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