CenterPoint Energy, Inc. · CNP · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 11, 2026
$41.00 -0.58% on the day, -$0.24
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Yearly payout / yield
$0.96·2.34%
$0.24 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
$0.24/qtr
pays Dec 10 ⓘ
Next ex-date
Nov 19
ex in 8 days ⓘ
Years without a cut
5 yrs
4 yrs of raises ⓘ
Recession record
2000cut2008raised2020cut2022raised
cut in 2020
Yield vs history ⓘ
47
Near its usual yield
CNP share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
CNP Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +9.1%3Y +6.3%5Y +7.1%10Y -0.7%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Light bar = declared, not yet paid. The enlarge button shows all 231 payments since 1970.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 declared and not yet paid), not a promise.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +5.88% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. From 2029 it slows by a quarter each year, to no less than 5%. Today's $0.96 a year would be $1.25 by 2031 - 3.04% on today's $41.00 price.

How Many CNP Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $0.96 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 6,250 CNP shares, about $256,250 at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $41.00. $1,000 a month takes about 12,500 shares, about $512,500. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

CenterPoint Energy (CNP) pays $0.24 a share quarterly, $0.96 a year, a 2.34% run-rate yield at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $41.00. It has paid since 1970 and raised its annual dividend 4 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.24 quarterly and the last close of $41.00, this is what CNP pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.24$0.08$0.96
100 shares$24.00$8.00$96.00
$10,000 invested (243.9 shares)$58.54$19.51$234.15
6,250 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.00$500.00$6,000.00
12,500 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.00$1,000.00$12,000.00

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 CNP shares reinvest into 0.59 new shares each payment, about 2.4 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 171 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with CNP’s own history in the CNP DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (cash flow): does cash from the business cover the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history
  • Crash record: what the dividend did in the 2008 crash history

CNP Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

47/100Near its usual yieldvs its 5-yr history
  • CNP yields 2.34% today, at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $41.00.
  • Its own 5-year median is 2.52%, so today’s yield is near its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
2.09% low2.93% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 5-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 5 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is CNP’s Next Dividend? December 2026 Ex-Date and Pay Date

CNP’s next dividend is $0.24 a share, declared, with the ex-date on Nov 19, 2026. Own CNP by the close on Nov 18, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it. It pays on Dec 10, 2026. The latest one, $0.24 a share, went ex on Aug 20, 2026 and paid Aug 24, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 4 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does CNP Pay?

CNP pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Dec, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 4 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$0.92 a share, in 4 payments.
+5.7% against the 12 months before ($0.87 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Feb, May, Aug and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Feb, May, Aug and Nov (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 4 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Aug 20, 2026 - $0.23 to $0.24 (+$0.01, +4.35%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.01 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 52.6% - $0.92 paid / $1.75 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 55.2% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 73.2% - $0.90 paid / $1.23 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 64.5% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

CNP vs Similar Dividend Stocks (FE, PPL...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Utilities companies closest to CNP in market value, CNP’s 2.34% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 3.27%, and its raise streak of 4 years is the 6th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
CNP $41.00CenterPoint Energy $0.24/qtr$0.96/yr fwd 2.34% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20202000 cut2008 raised2020 cut2022 raised 5 yrsraised 4 yrs in a row
FE $46.46FirstEnergy $0.465/qtr$1.86/yr fwd 4.00% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 held2008 raised2020 held2022 raised 11 yrsraised 3 yrs in a row
PPL $35.72PPL $0.285/qtr$1.14/yr fwd 3.19% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20222000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 cut 3 yrsraised 3 yrs in a row
ES $69.62Eversource Energy $0.788/qtr$3.15/yr fwd 4.53% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 25+ yrsraised 25 yrs in a row
DTE $139.02DTE Energy $1.165/qtr$4.66/yr fwd 3.35% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 held2008 held2020 raised2022 raised 4 yrsraised 16 yrs in a row
DTW $17.68DTE Energy Company JR SUB DB 2017 E $0.328/qtr$1.31/yr fwd 7.42% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in both2020 raised2022 heldno 2000/2008 record 7+ yrsno raise streak
PCG $13.25PG&E $0.05/qtr$0.20/yr fwd 1.51% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20012000 stopped2008 raisedno 2020/2022 record 1+ yrraised 1 yr in a row
ATO $175.39Atmos Energy $1.00/qtr$4.00/yr fwd 2.28% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 35+ yrsraised 35 yrs in a row
AWK $150.37American Water Works Company $0.895/qtr$3.58/yr fwd 2.38% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 16+ yrsraised 16 yrs in a row
FTS $59.70Fortis $0.461/qtr$1.84/yr fwd 3.09% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in both2020 held2022 heldno 2000/2008 record 15+ yrsno raise streak
EIX $60.20Edison International $0.878/qtr$3.51/yr fwd 5.83% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20012000 stopped2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 22 yrsraised 21 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: CNP vs FE, CNP vs PPL, CNP vs ES.

CNP Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1970

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Nov 19, 2026Dec 10, 2026$0.24QuarterlyDeclared
Aug 20, 2026Aug 24, 2026$0.24QuarterlyRegular
May 21, 2026May 25, 2026$0.23QuarterlyRegular
Feb 19, 2026Feb 23, 2026$0.23QuarterlyRegular
Nov 20, 2025Nov 24, 2025$0.22QuarterlyRegular
Aug 21, 2025Aug 25, 2025$0.22QuarterlyRegular
May 15, 2025May 19, 2025$0.22QuarterlyRegular
Feb 20, 2025Feb 24, 2025$0.22QuarterlyRegular
Nov 21, 2024Nov 25, 2024$0.21QuarterlyRegular
Aug 15, 2024Aug 19, 2024$0.20QuarterlyRegular
The other 221 CNP payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for CNP

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CNP Dividend Questions

How often does CNP pay dividends?

CNP pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Dec, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 4 days later.

Does CNP pay dividends monthly?

No. CNP pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next CNP dividend?

CNP’s next dividend is $0.24 a share, declared, with the ex-date on Nov 19, 2026. Own CNP by the close on Nov 18, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it. It pays on Dec 10, 2026. The latest one, $0.24 a share, went ex on Aug 20, 2026 and paid Aug 24, 2026. The current rate is $0.24 per share, $0.96 a year.

Does CNP pay a dividend in December 2026?

Yes. CNP declared $0.24 a share with the ex-date on Nov 19, 2026, paying on Dec 10, 2026. Own CNP by the close on Nov 18, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it.

How much does CNP pay per share?

CNP pays $0.24 a share quarterly, $0.96 a year. At the Nov 11, 2026 close of $41.00 that is a 2.34% run-rate yield, near its usual level: its own 5-year median is 2.52%.

Has CNP raised its dividend?

Yes. CNP has raised its annual dividend 4 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Aug 20, 2026, took the rate from $0.23 to $0.24 (+4.35%). Over five years the dividend grew 7.1% a year.

Is CNP’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. CNP paid out 53% of its earnings and 73% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 4 years in a row and gone 5 years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2008 and 2022 crashes; it cut it in the 2000 (in 2002) and 2020 crashes. This is data, not investment advice. The full 13-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my CNP dividends?

Add CNP to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run CNP in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 11, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 13 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.