CenterPoint Energy

CNP US Utilities Multi-Utilities
S&P 500
$39.11
-0.03%
Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

CNP
CenterPoint Energy
UtilitiesMulti-Utilities
$39.11
Close used for this calculation
$23.22Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
36/100
Profitability13/25
Returns12/25
Balance Sheet0/25
Efficiency11/25
Growth4/25
Average
Quality radar
36Prof.13/25Ret.12/25Eff.11/25B.Sht0/25Growth4/25

Consensus fair value

$23.22
Above FV
▼ -40.6% against the close used
Model range $2.13 – $32.00
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear$2.13Fair value$23.22Bull$32.00
FairClose
52-week traded range
52W low $37.3352W high $45.04

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading above the consensus fair value

CenterPoint Energy closed at $39.11, 68.4% above the consensus fair value of $23.22 drawn from 9 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 36/100 — Average. P/E of 24.4x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation
$20.42
-47.8%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=1.3%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
Graham Number
$25.02
-36.0%
√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)
EPS=1.6, BVPS=17.38 · outside Graham range (P/E 24.4, P/B 2.3) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor
P/E Fair Value
$32.00
-18.2%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=1.6, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
$2.13
-94.6%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=1.6, g=1.3%
EV/EBITDA
$24.15
-38.3%
(EBITDA × 10.7x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares
EBITDA=3.64B
Dividend Discount (DDM)
$11.22
-71.3%
D1 ÷ (r − g) where D1 = D0×(1+g)
D0=0.88, r=10%, g=2%
Book Value (P/B)
$15.37
-60.7%
BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]
BVPS=17.38, ROE=9.2%, g=3%, r=10%
Reverse DCF
$39.11
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: 9.9% | Historical: 1.3%
Margin of Safety
$19.36
-50.5%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=25.81, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.