CenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP)
Utilities
Utilities - Regulated Electric
42.00 $
-0.3%
vs. previous close
Closing price · As of: 31. Jul 2026
Dividend history for CenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP): every payment, yield, payout ratio and growth at a glance. The most recent distribution was 0.23 $ per share (ex-date 05/21/2026).
Dividend
Dividend Yield
Annual dividend divided by the current price: what percentage of your investment comes back as a payout each year.
2.06%
Dividend Per Share (TTM)
Sum of dividends paid per share over the last 12 months.
0.90$
Payout Ratio
Share of profit paid out as dividends. Over 100% means the company is paying out more than it earns — not sustainable long-term.
51.1%
Increase Streak
How many years in a row the dividend has been raised — the gold standard for dividend payers.
4Years
Years Without a Cut
How many years in a row the dividend hasn't been cut — a measure of reliability.
4Years
Dividend growth (5-yr CAGR)
Average annual dividend growth over the past five years.
3.5%
Payment History
| Ex-Date | Payment Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/20/2026 announced | 09/10/2026 | 0.24 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/21/2026 | 06/11/2026 | 0.23 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/19/2026 | 03/12/2026 | 0.23 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/20/2025 | 12/11/2025 | 0.22 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/21/2025 | 09/11/2025 | 0.22 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/15/2025 | 06/12/2025 | 0.22 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/20/2025 | 03/13/2025 | 0.22 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/21/2024 | 12/12/2024 | 0.21 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/15/2024 | 09/12/2024 | 0.20 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/15/2024 | 06/13/2024 | 0.20 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/14/2024 | 03/14/2024 | 0.20 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/15/2023 | 12/14/2023 | 0.20 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/16/2023 | 09/14/2023 | 0.19 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/17/2023 | 06/08/2023 | 0.19 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/15/2023 | 03/09/2023 | 0.19 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/16/2022 | 12/08/2022 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/17/2022 | 09/08/2022 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/18/2022 | 06/09/2022 | 0.17 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/16/2022 | 03/10/2022 | 0.17 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/17/2021 | 12/09/2021 | 0.17 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/18/2021 | 09/09/2021 | 0.16 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/19/2021 | 06/10/2021 | 0.16 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/17/2021 | 03/11/2021 | 0.16 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/18/2020 | 12/10/2020 | 0.15 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/19/2020 | 09/10/2020 | 0.15 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/20/2020 | 06/11/2020 | 0.15 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/19/2020 | 03/12/2020 | 0.29 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/20/2019 | 12/12/2019 | 0.29 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/14/2019 | 09/12/2019 | 0.29 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/15/2019 | 06/13/2019 | 0.29 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/20/2019 | 03/14/2019 | 0.29 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/14/2018 | 12/13/2018 | 0.28 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/15/2018 | 09/13/2018 | 0.28 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/16/2018 | 06/14/2018 | 0.28 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/14/2018 | 03/08/2018 | 0.28 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/15/2017 | 12/08/2017 | 0.27 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/14/2017 | 09/08/2017 | 0.27 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/12/2017 | 06/09/2017 | 0.27 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/14/2017 | 03/10/2017 | 0.27 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/14/2016 | 12/09/2016 | 0.26 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/12/2016 | 09/09/2016 | 0.26 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/12/2016 | 06/10/2016 | 0.26 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/11/2016 | 03/10/2016 | 0.26 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/10/2015 | 12/10/2015 | 0.25 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/12/2015 | 09/10/2015 | 0.25 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/13/2015 | 06/10/2015 | 0.25 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/11/2015 | 03/10/2015 | 0.25 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/12/2014 | 12/10/2014 | 0.24 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/13/2014 | 09/10/2014 | 0.24 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/14/2014 | 06/10/2014 | 0.24 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/12/2014 | 03/10/2014 | 0.24 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/13/2013 | 12/10/2013 | 0.21 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/14/2013 | 09/10/2013 | 0.21 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/14/2013 | 06/10/2013 | 0.21 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/13/2013 | 03/08/2013 | 0.21 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/14/2012 | 12/10/2012 | 0.20 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/14/2012 | 09/10/2012 | 0.20 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/14/2012 | 06/08/2012 | 0.20 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/14/2012 | 03/09/2012 | 0.20 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/14/2011 | 12/09/2011 | 0.20 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/12/2011 | 09/09/2011 | 0.20 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/12/2011 | 06/10/2011 | 0.20 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/14/2011 | 03/10/2011 | 0.20 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/12/2010 | 12/10/2010 | 0.20 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/12/2010 | 09/10/2010 | 0.20 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/12/2010 | 06/10/2010 | 0.20 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/11/2010 | 03/10/2010 | 0.20 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/12/2009 | 12/10/2009 | 0.19 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/12/2009 | 09/10/2009 | 0.19 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/13/2009 | 06/10/2009 | 0.19 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/11/2009 | 03/10/2009 | 0.19 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/12/2008 | 12/10/2008 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/13/2008 | 09/10/2008 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/14/2008 | 06/10/2008 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/13/2008 | 03/10/2008 | 0.18 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/14/2007 | 12/10/2007 | 0.17 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/14/2007 | 09/10/2007 | 0.17 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/14/2007 | 06/08/2007 | 0.17 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/14/2007 | 03/09/2007 | 0.17 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/14/2006 | 12/08/2006 | 0.15 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/14/2006 | 09/08/2006 | 0.15 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/12/2006 | 06/09/2006 | 0.15 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/14/2006 | 03/10/2006 | 0.15 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/14/2005 | 12/09/2005 | 0.0600 $ | Quarterly |
| 09/08/2005 | 09/30/2005 | 0.0700 $ | Quarterly |
| 06/13/2005 | 06/30/2005 | 0.0700 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/14/2005 | 03/31/2005 | 0.10 $ | Other |
| 02/14/2005 | 03/10/2005 | 0.10 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/23/2004 | 12/10/2004 | 0.10 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/12/2004 | 09/10/2004 | 0.10 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/20/2004 | 06/10/2004 | 0.10 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/11/2004 | 03/10/2004 | 0.10 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/13/2003 | 12/10/2003 | 0.10 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/13/2003 | 09/10/2003 | 0.10 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/15/2003 | 06/10/2003 | 0.10 $ | Quarterly |
| 03/10/2003 | 03/31/2003 | 0.10 $ | Quarterly |
| 01/07/2003 | – | 0.49 $ | – |
| 11/13/2002 | 12/10/2002 | 0.16 $ | Quarterly |
| 10/01/2002 | – | 0.84 $ | – |
| 08/15/2002 | 09/10/2002 | 0.13 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/14/2002 | 06/10/2002 | 0.32 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/14/2002 | 03/08/2002 | 0.32 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/14/2001 | 12/10/2001 | 0.32 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/14/2001 | 09/10/2001 | 0.32 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/14/2001 | 06/08/2001 | 0.32 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/14/2001 | 03/09/2001 | 0.32 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/14/2000 | 12/08/2000 | 0.32 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/14/2000 | 09/08/2000 | 0.32 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/12/2000 | 06/10/2000 | 0.32 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/14/2000 | 03/10/2000 | 0.32 $ | Quarterly |
| 11/12/1999 | 12/10/1999 | 0.32 $ | Quarterly |
| 08/12/1999 | 09/10/1999 | 0.32 $ | Quarterly |
| 05/12/1999 | 06/10/1999 | 0.32 $ | Quarterly |
| 02/11/1999 | 03/10/1999 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 11/12/1998 | 12/10/1998 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 08/12/1998 | 09/10/1998 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 05/13/1998 | 06/10/1998 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 02/12/1998 | – | 0.38 $ | – |
| 02/11/1998 | 03/10/1998 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 11/12/1997 | 12/10/1997 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 08/13/1997 | 09/10/1997 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 05/14/1997 | 06/10/1997 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 02/12/1997 | 03/10/1997 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 11/13/1996 | 12/10/1996 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 08/14/1996 | 09/10/1996 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 08/13/1996 | – | 0.46 $ | – |
| 05/14/1996 | 06/10/1996 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 02/14/1996 | 03/09/1996 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 11/14/1995 | 12/09/1995 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 11/13/1995 | – | 0.75 $ | – |
| 08/14/1995 | 09/09/1995 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 08/09/1995 | – | 0.75 $ | – |
| 05/12/1995 | – | 0.75 $ | – |
| 05/10/1995 | 06/10/1995 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 02/10/1995 | 03/10/1995 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 11/09/1994 | 12/10/1994 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 09/09/1994 | – | 0.32 $ | – |
| 08/10/1994 | 09/10/1994 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 05/10/1994 | 06/10/1994 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 02/10/1994 | 03/10/1994 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 11/09/1993 | 12/10/1993 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 08/10/1993 | 09/10/1993 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 05/10/1993 | 06/10/1993 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 02/09/1993 | 03/10/1993 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 11/09/1992 | 12/10/1992 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 08/10/1992 | 09/10/1992 | 0.32 $ | – |
| 05/11/1992 | 06/10/1992 | 0.31 $ | – |
| 02/10/1992 | 03/10/1992 | 0.31 $ | – |
| 11/08/1991 | 12/10/1991 | 0.31 $ | – |
| 08/12/1991 | 09/10/1991 | 0.31 $ | – |
| 05/10/1991 | 06/10/1991 | 0.31 $ | – |
| 02/11/1991 | 03/09/1991 | 0.31 $ | – |
| 11/09/1990 | 12/10/1990 | 0.31 $ | – |
| 08/10/1990 | 09/10/1990 | 0.31 $ | – |
| 05/10/1990 | 06/09/1990 | 0.31 $ | – |
| 02/12/1990 | 03/10/1990 | 0.31 $ | – |
| 11/10/1989 | – | 0.31 $ | – |
| 08/10/1989 | – | 0.31 $ | – |
| 05/10/1989 | – | 0.31 $ | – |
| 02/10/1989 | – | 0.31 $ | – |
| 11/09/1988 | – | 0.31 $ | – |
| 08/10/1988 | – | 0.31 $ | – |
| 05/10/1988 | – | 0.31 $ | – |
| 02/09/1988 | – | 0.30 $ | – |
| 11/09/1987 | – | 0.30 $ | – |
| 08/10/1987 | – | 0.30 $ | – |
| 05/11/1987 | – | 0.30 $ | – |
| 02/09/1987 | – | 0.30 $ | – |
| 11/07/1986 | – | 0.30 $ | – |
| 08/11/1986 | – | 0.30 $ | – |
| 05/12/1986 | – | 0.30 $ | – |
| 02/10/1986 | – | 0.28 $ | – |
| 11/08/1985 | – | 0.28 $ | – |
| 08/12/1985 | – | 0.28 $ | – |
| 05/10/1985 | – | 0.28 $ | – |
| 02/08/1985 | – | 0.26 $ | – |
| 11/09/1984 | – | 0.26 $ | – |
| 08/10/1984 | – | 0.26 $ | – |
| 05/10/1984 | – | 0.26 $ | – |
| 02/09/1984 | – | 0.24 $ | – |
| 11/09/1983 | – | 0.24 $ | – |
| 08/10/1983 | – | 0.24 $ | – |
| 05/10/1983 | – | 0.24 $ | – |
| 02/10/1983 | – | 0.23 $ | – |
| 11/09/1982 | – | 0.23 $ | – |
| 08/10/1982 | – | 0.23 $ | – |
| 05/11/1982 | – | 0.23 $ | – |
| 02/08/1982 | – | 0.23 $ | – |
| 11/09/1981 | – | 0.21 $ | – |
| 08/10/1981 | – | 0.21 $ | – |
| 05/19/1981 | – | 0.14 $ | – |
| 02/09/1981 | – | 0.21 $ | – |
| 11/07/1980 | – | 0.19 $ | – |
| 08/11/1980 | – | 0.19 $ | – |
| 05/09/1980 | – | 0.19 $ | – |
| 02/08/1980 | – | 0.19 $ | – |
| 11/09/1979 | – | 0.17 $ | – |
| 08/13/1979 | – | 0.17 $ | – |
| 05/14/1979 | – | 0.17 $ | – |
| 01/22/1979 | – | 0.17 $ | – |
| 11/13/1978 | – | 0.15 $ | – |
| 08/14/1978 | – | 0.15 $ | – |
| 05/15/1978 | – | 0.15 $ | – |
| 02/06/1978 | – | 0.15 $ | – |
| 11/14/1977 | – | 0.14 $ | – |
| 08/08/1977 | – | 0.14 $ | – |
| 05/09/1977 | – | 0.12 $ | – |
| 02/07/1977 | – | 0.12 $ | – |
| 11/15/1976 | – | 0.12 $ | – |
| 08/16/1976 | – | 0.11 $ | – |
| 05/10/1976 | – | 0.11 $ | – |
| 02/06/1976 | – | 0.11 $ | – |
| 11/07/1975 | – | 0.11 $ | – |
| 08/11/1975 | – | 0.11 $ | – |
| 05/12/1975 | – | 0.11 $ | – |
| 02/07/1975 | – | 0.11 $ | – |
| 11/08/1974 | – | 0.11 $ | – |
| 08/12/1974 | – | 0.10 $ | – |
| 05/13/1974 | – | 0.10 $ | – |
| 02/08/1974 | – | 0.10 $ | – |
| 11/12/1973 | – | 0.0984 $ | – |
| 08/13/1973 | – | 0.0984 $ | – |
| 05/14/1973 | – | 0.0984 $ | – |
| 01/29/1973 | – | 0.0984 $ | – |
| 11/13/1972 | – | 0.0955 $ | – |
| 08/14/1972 | – | 0.0955 $ | – |
| 05/15/1972 | – | 0.0955 $ | – |
| 02/14/1972 | – | 0.0955 $ | – |
| 11/08/1971 | – | 0.0927 $ | – |
| 08/09/1971 | – | 0.0927 $ | – |
| 05/10/1971 | – | 0.0927 $ | – |
| 02/05/1971 | – | 0.0843 $ | – |
| 11/06/1970 | – | 0.0843 $ | – |
| 08/10/1970 | – | 0.0843 $ | – |
| 05/11/1970 | – | 0.0843 $ | – |
| 02/06/1970 | – | 0.0843 $ | – |
Data as of: July 31, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.