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CMS Energy vs CenterPoint Energy

CMS Energy CMS · CenterPoint Energy CNP · Multi-Utilities

CenterPoint Energy reported revenue of $9.4 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as CMS Energy's $8.5 billion in fiscal 2025. CMS Energy's revenue grew 13.6% in its latest year, and CenterPoint Energy's grew 8.3%. CMS Energy had an operating margin of 20.2%, against 22.6% at CenterPoint Energy.

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CMS EnergyCenterPoint Energy
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$8.5B$9.4B
Revenue growth13.6%8.3%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years5.9%4.8%
Gross margin——
Operating margin20.2%22.6%
Net margin12.5%11.2%
Free cash flow—−$2.4B
Free cash flow margin—−25.5%
Return on capital5.2%5.7%
Net debt to EBITDA6.1x5.6x
Dividends and buybacks$0M$574M
Change in diluted share count0.9%1.8%
Last close$69.59$41.20
P/E at the last close20.9×25.3×
Insider trades, last 12 monthsbought $167,892, sold $2.1 millionbought $40,700, sold $240,746
Piotroski F-score5 of 84 of 8
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

Ten years

Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
CMS EnergyCenterPoint Energy
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
CMS EnergyCenterPoint Energy
Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
CMS EnergyCenterPoint Energy

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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the CMS Energy and CenterPoint Energy pages.