Centerpoint Energy (HOU) Ratios
Centerpoint Energy Ratios
CH:HOU's free cash flow for Q3 2026 was $-611.00M. For the 2026 fiscal year, CH:HOU's free cash flow was decreased by $-1.60B and operating cash flow was $991.00M. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Dec 25 | Dec 24 | Dec 23 | Dec 22 | Dec 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 0.91 | 1.08 | 0.78 | 0.92 | 1.72 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.79 | 0.91 | 0.58 | 0.75 | 1.57 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.10 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.40 | 0.53 | 1.00 | 0.35 | 0.01 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 0.83 | 3.78 | 3.66 | 0.90 | 0.04 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -31.39B | $ -28.72B | $ -27.02B | $ -23.80B | $ -20.91B |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.43 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 2.12 | 1.97 | 1.93 | 1.68 | 1.71 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.68 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.63 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.62 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 4.33 | 4.10 | 4.11 | 3.84 | 4.00 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.90 | 2.35 | 1.72 | 1.13 | 2.34 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 2.34 | 2.37 | 2.51 | 2.99 | 2.58 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 0.94 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 0.89 | 0.97 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 37.62 | 33.90 | 30.62 | 27.61 | 28.05 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 6.42 | 6.00 | 5.81 | 5.20 | 6.05 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 28.71% | 46.00% | 42.39% | 36.44% | 38.40% |
| EBIT Margin | 22.98% | 23.74% | 20.56% | 20.82% | 15.65% |
| EBITDA Margin | 39.33% | 40.39% | 36.67% | 34.64% | 31.41% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 22.55% | 23.02% | 20.24% | 16.80% | 16.32% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 13.33% | 14.05% | 12.50% | 15.20% | 9.32% |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.24% | 11.79% | 10.55% | 11.34% | 17.79% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 11.24% | 11.79% | 10.55% | 11.34% | 8.00% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 84.36% | 83.94% | 84.36% | 74.59% | 191.00% |
| EBT Per EBIT | 59.10% | 61.01% | 61.76% | 90.49% | 57.08% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 2.18% | 2.33% | 2.31% | 2.74% | 3.94% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 9.43% | 9.55% | 9.49% | 10.52% | 15.78% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 5.03% | 5.01% | 4.91% | 4.68% | 4.08% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.96% | 4.15% | 4.02% | 3.29% | 3.45% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | 2.35% | 2.56% | 2.58% | 3.09% | 4.46% |
| Earnings Yield | 4.20% | 4.99% | 5.09% | 5.60% | 8.98% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 6.49 | 6.36 | 6.59 | 5.57 | 6.94 |
| Payables Turnover | 5.13 | 3.54 | 5.46 | 4.38 | 4.30 |
| Inventory Turnover | 9.11 | 6.54 | 6.51 | 6.76 | 8.46 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.36 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.22 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -83.92 | -34.50 | -13.90 | 7.02 | 14.36 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 25.17 | 10.00 | 44.70 | 36.18 | 10.90 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 56.25 | 57.39 | 55.40 | 65.51 | 52.62 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 40.05 | 55.84 | 56.10 | 53.97 | 43.13 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 71.13 | 103.24 | 66.81 | 83.30 | 84.85 |
| Operating Cycle | 96.30 | 113.23 | 111.50 | 119.49 | 95.75 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 3.81 | 3.33 | 6.14 | 2.88 | 0.04 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | -3.65 | -3.69 | -0.83 | -4.15 | -5.30 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.79 | 0.37 | 0.01 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.88 | 0.41 | 0.01 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.21 | 0.11 | 0.00 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.45 | 0.19 | 0.00 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -9.52% | -11.63% | -2.91% | -13.82% | -18.99% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | 23.81 | 20.03 | 19.66 | 17.86 | 11.14 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 2.68 | 2.36 | 2.07 | 2.03 | 1.98 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 2.24 | 1.91 | 1.86 | 1.88 | 1.76 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | -10.50 | -8.60 | -34.40 | -7.24 | -5.27 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 10.07 | 9.54 | 4.65 | 10.43 | 752.22 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | 12.54 | 1.31 | -1.37 | -0.56 | -0.05 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 13.22 | 11.84 | 11.46 | 11.04 | 12.36 |
| Enterprise Value | 48.65B | 41.35B | 36.56B | 35.66B | 32.42B |
| EV to EBITDA | 13.22 | 11.84 | 11.46 | 11.04 | 12.36 |
| EV to Sales | 5.20 | 4.78 | 4.20 | 3.83 | 3.88 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | -20.41 | -17.42 | -69.76 | -13.67 | -10.32 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 19.57 | 19.33 | 9.43 | 19.70 | 1473.72 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 11.64 | 10.45 | 8.73 | 9.08 | 8.56 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 17.08 | 16.58 | 15.32 | 15.96 | 15.88 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.14 |
| Revenue Per Share | 14.33 | 13.44 | 13.78 | 14.81 | 14.09 |
| Net Income Per Share | 1.61 | 1.58 | 1.45 | 1.68 | 2.51 |
| Tax Burden | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 1.91 |
| Interest Burden | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.73 | 0.60 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income Quality | 2.36 | 2.10 | 4.23 | 1.71 | 0.01 |
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