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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. · NYSE
Price: $42.83 · Annual div: $0.92/share · Frequency: quarterly · Payout ratio: 50% · Ex-div: TBD
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$10,000 in CNP → $14.3K in 10 years · $5.62/month
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through Electric and Natural Gas segments. The Electric segment includes electric transmission and distribution services to electric customers and electric generation assets, as well as assets in the wholesale power market. The Natural Gas segment provides natural gas distribution services, as well as home appliance maintenance and repair services to customers in Minnesota; and home repair protection plans to natural gas customers in Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas and Louisiana through a third party. This segment also engages in the sale of regulated intrastate natural gas, and transportation and storage of natural gas for residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation customers. As of December 31, 2021, it served approximately 2.7 million metered customers; owned 239 substation sites with a total installed rated transformer capacity of 71,241 megavolt amperes; operated approximately 1,00,000 linear miles of natural gas distribution and transmission mains; and owned and operated 285 miles of intrastate pipeline in Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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Real after-tax yield depends on where you live and how you hold CNP.
| Account/Country | Tax Rate | After-tax Yield | Real Yield | $10K Annual Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Roth IRA / 401k | 0% | 2.15% | -0.65% | $215 / yr |
| 🇺🇸 US Taxable (15%) ✓ | 15% | 1.83% | -0.97% | $183 / yr |
| 🇺🇸 US Taxable (20%) | 20% | 1.72% | -1.08% | $172 / yr |
| 🇬🇧 UK ISA | 0% | 2.15% | -0.65% | $215 / yr |
| 🇬🇧 UK Taxable | 8.75% | 1.96% | -0.84% | $196 / yr |
| 🇨🇦 TFSA | 0% | 2.15% | -0.65% | $215 / yr |
| 🇨🇦 CA Taxable | 25% | 1.61% | -1.19% | $161 / yr |
| 🇦🇺 Super (pension) | 15% | 1.83% | -0.97% | $183 / yr |
| 🇦🇺 AU Taxable | 30% | 1.50% | -1.29% | $151 / yr |
| 🇩🇪 DE Taxable | 26.375% | 1.58% | -1.22% | $158 / yr |
| 🇫🇷 FR Taxable | 30% | 1.50% | -1.29% | $151 / yr |
Real yield = after-tax yield minus US CPI of 2.8%. 12-month CPI (US BLS via FMP economic-indicators). Click any row to select. US withholding tax (30%, reducible by treaty) applies to non-US residents holding US stocks in taxable accounts.
12-month CPI (US BLS via FMP economic-indicators).
Based on current dividend of $0.92/share/yr · 🇺🇸 US Taxable (15%) · static projection (no growth assumed).
CNP pays quarterly — 4 times per year. Next ex-div: TBD.
How CNP compares to typical Utilities averages.
Benchmarks: S&P 500 sector averages (2024–2026). Sources: Morningstar, Bloomberg, NAREIT. 5Y CAGR for CNP sourced from FMP /financial-growth endpoint — real data, not estimates.
When executives buy their own stock, it's a signal they believe in the dividend's sustainability.
| Insider | Title | Type | Date | Shares | Price | Total Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-InKind | 2026-05-05 | 5,867 | $43.53 | $255.4K | ||
| A-Award | 2026-05-01 | 4,037 | — | — | ||
| A-Award | 2026-05-01 | 4,037 | — | — | ||
| A-Award | 2026-05-01 | 4,037 | — | — | ||
| A-Award | 2026-05-01 | 4,037 | — | — | ||
| A-Award | 2026-05-01 | 4,037 | — | — | ||
| A-Award | 2026-05-01 | 4,037 | — | — | ||
| A-Award | 2026-05-01 | 4,037 | — | — | ||
| A-Award | 2026-05-01 | 4,037 | — | — | ||
| A-Award | 2026-05-01 | 4,037 | — | — |
Insider transactions sourced from SEC Form 4 filings via Financial Modeling Prep. See disclaimer.
Analyst consensus price target via FMP. Not a guarantee of future performance. Past analyst accuracy varies.
Altman Z-Score predicts bankruptcy risk. Piotroski F-Score measures financial strength across 9 criteria. High scores → lower dividend cut risk. Data via FMP financial statements.
Dividend yields, payout ratios, and financial metrics are sourced from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) and cross-referenced with SEC EDGAR filings. Data is cached and updated every 24 hours via our nightly refresh. DRIP projections are forward-looking estimates, not guarantees.
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