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CenterPoint Energy dividend yield CNP

Dividends per share over the last twelve months divided by the share price, since 1970.

Today, Oct 23, 2026
2.24%
10-year median
2.7%
Against its 10-year history
13th
percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range
2.0% to 9.2%
Peer median
3.5%

CenterPoint Energy pays 2.24% of its share price in dividends over a year, as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its ten-year median of 2.7%, lower than on 87% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 2.0% in Jun 2026 to 9.2% in Mar 2020.

The median for 10 electric utilities of a similar size is 3.5%.

Dividend yield over time

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

YearEnd of yearLowHigh
2026 so far2.2%2.0%2.5%
20252.3%2.1%2.6%
20242.5%2.5%3.1%
20232.7%2.2%2.8%
20222.3%2.0%2.7%
20212.3%2.3%3.6%
20203.4%3.1%9.2%
20194.3%3.6%4.7%
20184.0%3.8%4.3%
20173.8%3.5%4.1%
20164.2%4.1%5.7%
20155.4%4.0%6.0%
20144.0%3.5%4.3%
20133.6%3.3%4.1%
20124.3%3.7%4.3%
20113.9%3.7%5.0%
20105.0%4.6%5.9%
20095.2%5.1%8.3%
20086.0%4.0%7.9%
20073.9%3.1%4.1%

Against its peers

Companies in Regulated Electric nearest CenterPoint Energy's size, closest first, today.

CompanyDividend yield
CNPCenterPoint Energy2.24%
FEFirstEnergy3.94%
DTEDTE Energy3.53%
PPLPPL3.22%
ESEversource Energy4.62%
AEEAmeren2.74%
EIXEdison International6.12%
CMSCMS Energy3.24%
PCGPG&E1.58%
PEGPublic Service Enterprise3.67%
WECWEC Energy3.38%
Peer median3.45%

Where CenterPoint Energy ranks

What the dividend yield tells you

Yearly dividends per share divided by the share price.

A yield that suddenly looks high often means the price fell because the dividend is at risk.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.