CenterPoint Energy to Report Q4 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. CNP is slated to report fourth-quarter 2025 results on Feb. 19, before market open. The company delivered an earnings surprise of 8.70% in the last reported quarter. 

Let’s discuss the factors that are likely to be reflected in the upcoming quarterly results.

Factors to Consider Ahead of CNP’s Q4 Results

Increased capital spending by CenterPoint Energy has likely reinforced its infrastructure base and strengthened service reliability. Ongoing initiatives, including system upgrades, equipment modernization and grid hardening efforts, have reduced outage durations and improved operational efficiency. These advancements are expected to favorably impact the company’s fourth-quarter results.

Rising demand from industrial customers, along with expanding data center operations and transportation electrification initiatives, is likely to have supported the company’s overall revenues in the soon-to-be-reported quarter.

Profitable returns from earlier investments, along with strong sales growth expectations, are likely to have strengthened CenterPoint Energy’s overall earnings performance.

The majority of CNP’s service territories experienced warmer-than-normal temperature patterns for most of the fourth quarter. Such a weather pattern is expected to have hurt electricity demand for heating purposes this winter, which may have weighed on the company’s top-line performance.

Higher interest expenses and financing costs might have offset some of the positives in the fourth quarter.

Q4 Expectations for CNP

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pegged at 46 cents per share, indicating a year-over-year increase of 15%.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pinned at $2.33 billion, implying a 2.9% improvement year over year.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the total electric throughput stands at 27,250.9 gigawatt-hours, up 4.4% from the figure registered in the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for total natural gas throughput is pinned at 246.65 billion cubic feet, up 59.1% year over year.

What the Zacks Model Unveils for CNP

Our proven model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for CenterPoint Energy this time. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat, which is not the case here, as you will see below.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise

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Earnings ESP: CNP has an Earnings ESP of -1.10%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.

Zacks Rank: Currently, CenterPoint Energy carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).

You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Stocks to Consider

Investors may consider the following players from the same industry, as these have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat this reporting cycle.

IDACORP, Inc. IDA is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter 2025 results on Feb. 19, before market open. It has an Earnings ESP of +1.13% and a Zacks Rank of 2 at present.

IDA’s long-term (three to five years) earnings growth rate is 8.01%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pinned at 74 cents per share, indicating a year-over-year increase of 5.7%.

Alliant Energy LNT is slated to report its fourth-quarter 2025 results on Feb. 19, after market close. It has an Earnings ESP of +0.58% and a Zacks Rank of 3 at present. 

LNT’s long-term earnings growth rate is 7.15%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pegged at 58 cents per share, calling for a year-over-year decrease of 17.1%.

The AES Corporation AES is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter 2025 results on Feb. 26, before market open. It has an Earnings ESP of +0.54% and a Zacks Rank of 2 at present.

AES’ long-term earnings growth rate is 11.17%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pinned at 62 cents per share, implying a year-over-year jump of 14.8%.

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