CenterPoint Energy Inc. (CNP) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- As for its free cash flow/dividend ratio, CNP's comes in at 8.58 -- better than 96.27% of other US-listed dividend issuers.
- CNP is producing more trailing twelve month cash flow than merely 1.47% of US dividend stocks.
- As for stocks whose price is uncorrelated with CNP's price and thus may be suitable peers for a diversified dividend portfolio, check out the following: PINC, STON, TESS, SCCO and INTC.
CNP Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $36.37 | $128.86 | 335.05% |
A technique commonly used by dividend investors to value dividend-issuing stocks is the Dividend Discount Model (DDM), which seeks to determine a fair share price based on the dividend provided by the company relative to a number of other company-specific factors. As for CNP, the DDM model generated by StockNews estimates a return of positive 335.05% in comparison to its current price. Some interesting points we thought investors may wish to consider regarding the dividend discount model forecast for Centerpoint Energy Inc are:
- Regarding its relative worth based on the dividend discount model, CNP's provides a return of 335.05% based on the forecast of the dividend discount model we used relative to its current share price; this is a better return than 83.19% of all stocks we measured with our dividend discount model.
- Based on dividend growth rate, CNP boasts a higher growth rate in terms of its annual cash distributed to its owners than only 14.38% of the dividend issuers in our set.
CNP Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Type | Payout Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-15 | Dividend | $0.22 | -- |
| 2025-02-20 | Dividend | $0.22 | +4.76% |
| 2024-11-21 | Dividend | $0.21 | +5.00% |
| 2024-08-15 | Dividend | $0.20 | -- |
| 2024-05-15 | Dividend | $0.20 | -- |
| 2024-02-14 | Dividend | $0.20 | -- |
| 2023-11-15 | Dividend | $0.20 | +5.26% |
| 2023-08-16 | Dividend | $0.19 | -- |
| 2023-05-17 | Dividend | $0.19 | -- |
| 2023-02-15 | Dividend | $0.19 | +5.56% |
| 2022-11-16 | Dividend | $0.18 | -- |
| 2022-08-17 | Dividend | $0.18 | +5.88% |
| 2022-05-18 | Dividend | $0.17 | -- |
| 2022-02-16 | Dividend | $0.17 | -- |
| 2021-11-17 | Dividend | $0.17 | +6.25% |
| 2021-05-19 | Dividend | $0.16 | -- |
| 2021-02-17 | Dividend | $0.16 | +6.67% |
| 2020-11-18 | Dividend | $0.15 | -- |
| 2020-08-19 | Dividend | $0.15 | -- |
| 2020-05-20 | Dividend | $0.15 | -48.28% |
| 2020-02-19 | Dividend | $0.29 | +1.05% |
| 2019-11-20 | Dividend | $0.29 | -- |
| 2019-08-14 | Dividend | $0.29 | -- |
| 2019-05-15 | Dividend | $0.29 | -- |
| 2019-02-20 | Dividend | $0.29 | +3.24% |
| 2018-11-14 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2018-08-15 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2018-05-16 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2018-02-14 | Dividend | $0.28 | +3.73% |
| 2017-11-15 | Dividend | $0.27 | -- |
| 2017-08-14 | Dividend | $0.27 | -- |
| 2017-05-12 | Dividend | $0.27 | -- |
| 2017-02-14 | Dividend | $0.27 | +4.28% |
| 2016-11-14 | Dividend | $0.26 | -- |
| 2016-08-12 | Dividend | $0.26 | -- |
| 2016-05-12 | Dividend | $0.26 | -- |
| 2016-02-11 | Dividend | $0.26 | +3.84% |
| 2015-11-10 | Dividend | $0.25 | -- |
| 2015-08-12 | Dividend | $0.25 | -- |
| 2015-05-13 | Dividend | $0.25 | -- |
| 2015-02-11 | Dividend | $0.25 | +4.21% |
| 2014-11-12 | Dividend | $0.24 | -- |
| 2014-08-13 | Dividend | $0.24 | -- |
| 2014-05-14 | Dividend | $0.24 | -- |
| 2014-02-12 | Dividend | $0.24 | +14.46% |
| 2013-11-13 | Dividend | $0.21 | -- |
| 2013-08-14 | Dividend | $0.21 | -- |
| 2013-05-14 | Dividend | $0.21 | -- |
| 2013-02-13 | Dividend | $0.21 | +2.47% |
| 2012-11-14 | Dividend | $0.20 | -- |
| 2012-08-14 | Dividend | $0.20 | -- |
| 2012-05-14 | Dividend | $0.20 | -- |
| 2012-02-14 | Dividend | $0.20 | +2.53% |
| 2011-11-14 | Dividend | $0.20 | -- |
| 2011-08-12 | Dividend | $0.20 | -- |
| 2011-05-12 | Dividend | $0.20 | -- |
| 2011-02-14 | Dividend | $0.20 | +1.28% |
| 2010-11-12 | Dividend | $0.20 | -- |
| 2010-08-12 | Dividend | $0.20 | -- |
| 2010-05-12 | Dividend | $0.20 | -- |
| 2010-02-11 | Dividend | $0.20 | +2.63% |
| 2009-11-12 | Dividend | $0.19 | -- |
| 2009-08-12 | Dividend | $0.19 | -- |
| 2009-05-13 | Dividend | $0.19 | -- |
| 2009-02-11 | Dividend | $0.19 | +4.11% |
| 2008-11-12 | Dividend | $0.18 | -- |
| 2008-08-13 | Dividend | $0.18 | -- |
| 2008-05-14 | Dividend | $0.18 | -- |
| 2008-02-13 | Dividend | $0.18 | +7.35% |
| 2007-11-14 | Dividend | $0.17 | -- |
| 2007-08-14 | Dividend | $0.17 | -- |
| 2007-05-14 | Dividend | $0.17 | -- |
| 2007-02-14 | Dividend | $0.17 | +13.33% |
| 2006-11-14 | Dividend | $0.15 | -- |
| 2006-08-14 | Dividend | $0.15 | -- |
| 2006-05-12 | Dividend | $0.15 | -- |
| 2006-02-14 | Dividend | $0.15 | +150.00% |
| 2005-11-14 | Dividend | $0.06 | -14.29% |
| 2005-09-08 | Dividend | $0.07 | -- |
| 2005-06-13 | Dividend | $0.07 | -30.00% |
| 2005-03-14 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2005-02-14 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2004-11-23 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2004-08-12 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2004-05-20 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2004-02-11 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2003-11-13 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2003-08-13 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2003-05-15 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2003-03-10 | Dividend | $0.10 | -79.72% |
| 2003-01-07 | Dividend | $0.49 | +208.13% |
| 2002-11-13 | Dividend | $0.16 | -- |
| 2002-08-15 | Dividend | $0.16 | -57.33% |
| 2002-05-14 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 2002-02-14 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 2001-11-14 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 2001-08-14 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 2001-05-14 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 2001-02-14 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 2000-11-14 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 2000-08-14 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 2000-05-12 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 2000-02-14 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1999-11-12 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1999-08-12 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1999-05-12 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1999-02-11 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1998-11-12 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1998-08-12 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1998-05-13 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1998-02-11 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1997-11-12 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1997-08-13 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1997-05-14 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1997-02-12 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1996-11-13 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1996-08-14 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1996-05-14 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1996-02-14 | Dividend | $0.38 | +100.00% |
| 1995-12-11 | Split | 2-1-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 1995-11-14 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1995-08-14 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1995-05-10 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1995-02-10 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1994-11-09 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1994-09-09 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1994-08-10 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1994-05-10 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1994-02-10 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1993-11-09 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1993-08-10 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1993-05-10 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1993-02-09 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1992-11-09 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 1992-08-10 | Dividend | $0.38 | +1.35% |
| 1992-05-11 | Dividend | $0.37 | -- |
| 1992-02-10 | Dividend | $0.37 | -- |
| 1991-11-08 | Dividend | $0.37 | -- |
| 1991-08-12 | Dividend | $0.37 | -- |
| 1991-05-10 | Dividend | $0.37 | -- |
| 1991-02-11 | Dividend | $0.37 | -- |
| 1990-11-09 | Dividend | $0.37 | -- |
| 1990-08-10 | Dividend | $0.37 | -- |
| 1990-05-10 | Dividend | $0.37 | -- |
| 1990-02-12 | Dividend | $0.37 | -- |
| 1989-11-10 | Dividend | $0.37 | -- |
| 1989-08-10 | Dividend | $0.37 | -- |
| 1989-05-10 | Dividend | $0.37 | -- |
| 1989-02-10 | Dividend | $0.37 | -- |
| 1988-11-09 | Dividend | $0.37 | -- |
| 1988-08-10 | Dividend | $0.37 | -- |
| 1988-05-10 | Dividend | $0.37 | +2.78% |
| 1988-02-09 | Dividend | $0.36 | -- |
| 1987-11-09 | Dividend | $0.36 | -- |
CNP Dividends vs. Peers
CNP's dividend yield currently ranks #29 of 83 vs. its peers in the Utilities - Domestic category.
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