Centerpoint Energy Inc
$48.38B- Market cap
- $25.95B
- Debt
- +$22.98B
- Cash
- −$548.00M
Capital structure 53% equity / 47% debt · EV / Revenue 5.17x · EV / EBITDA 19.33x
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FY 2025 ·
Decision snapshot: CNP stock price at discount vs LSTR $39.67 current versus $86.00 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at LSTR's multiple
Implied fair value · at CNP's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Value edge
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: CNP FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · LSTR FY 2025 (ended Dec 27, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 53% equity / 47% debt · EV / Revenue 5.17x · EV / EBITDA 19.33x
Capital structure 93% equity / 7% debt · EV / Revenue 1.28x · EV / EBITDA 38.81x
CNP carries the larger enterprise value at $48.38B against $6.07B; LSTR trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.28x vs 5.17x); CNP on the lower EV / EBITDA (19.33x vs 38.81x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
2.06x
0.61x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
8.96x
0.22x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$548.00M
$452.23M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
$22.98B
$486.20M
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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