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
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
FY 2025 ·
Decision snapshot: CNP stock price at discount vs NOW $39.67 current versus $135.34 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 NOW'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 lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Value edge
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: CNP FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · NOW FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025).
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 97% equity / 3% debt · EV / Revenue 11.02x · EV / EBITDA 50.26x
NOW carries the larger enterprise value at $146.31B against $48.38B; CNP trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (5.17x vs 11.02x); CNP on the lower EV / EBITDA (19.33x vs 50.26x).
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.
ServiceNow, 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.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
2.06x
0.31x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
8.96x
0.09x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$548.00M
$3.73B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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