What is CNP's five-year median P/E?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 21.8× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

CenterPoint Energy (CNP) P/E ratio history

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As of Oct 22, 2026

CNP's P/E of 24.7x is higher than 78% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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P/E at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

CNP year-end valuation history
Reading date	P/E	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	24.5×	86%
Dec 30, 2024	21.0×	62%
Dec 25, 2023	22.9×	68%
Dec 26, 2022	12.3×	36%
Dec 27, 2021	17.9×	36%
Dec 28, 2020	Unavailable	Short history
Dec 30, 2019	21.3×	54%
Dec 31, 2018	8.1×	45%
Dec 25, 2017	20.7×	3%
Dec 26, 2016	Unavailable	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	P/E	5-year rank
AEEAmeren	18.8×	23%
CMSCMS Energy	20.5×	47%
DDominion Energy	18.4×	20%
DTEDTE Energy	21.4×	71%

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What is CNP's current P/E?: CNP's P/E of 24.7x is higher than 78% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is CNP's five-year median P/E?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 21.8× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.