CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holdin (CNP) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.53
- Estimate
- $0.50
- Surprise
- +6.2%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $2.19B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.5 → 5.8/10
Revenue source: yfinance_provisional (provisional — SEC XBRL not yet filed for this period).
How the report landed
CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holdin (CNP) beat the $0.50 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.53 — a clear 6.2% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.5/10) to Hold at 5.8/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CNP Hold at 5.8/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +6.2% surprise compares with a +3.6% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Utilities): +1.0
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Regulatory: PUCT (Texas)
- Concentration risk — Supplier: Sunrise LLC
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $41.97
- Stop
- $40.59
The stock trades at 24.1× trailing but 20.1× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 79 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum; trading volume is running 2.0× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-28 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CNP at TrendMatrix's latest read
Utility earnings are regulatory outcomes on a lag — allowed-return and rate-case posture frame any quarter's print.
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Electric
- Market cap
- $27.65B
- P/E (fwd)
- 20.1
- P/E (ttm)
- 24.1
- 52-week range
- $36.37–$45.26
- Off 52-week high
- 7.3%
- RSI (14)
- 79
- Volume vs avg
- 1.98×
- Score today
- 5.8/10