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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) Long-Term Debt

The long-term debt for CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) is $20.62 Billion with a year-over-year change of +1.11%. Long-term debt includes bonds, term loans, mortgages, and other borrowings with maturities greater than one year. It represents the company's structural leverage.

CNP Long-Term Debt Chart

CNP Long-Term Debt
$20.62B+140.70% 20Y
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Current Long-Term Debt

$20.62B

$20.62 Billion

Year-over-Year Change

+1.11%

vs. $20.40B prior year

Historical Data

30

Years of data available

Annual Long-Term Debt History

YearLong-Term DebtYoY Change% Change
2025$20.62B+$226.00M+1.11%
2024$20.40B+$2.84B+16.16%
2023$17.56B+$2.72B+18.35%
2022$14.84B$-722.00M-4.64%
2021$15.56B+$4.04B+35.04%
2020$11.52B$-2.72B-19.12%
2019$14.24B+$5.56B+64.06%
2018$8.68B+$487.00M+5.94%
2017$8.20B+$663.00M+8.80%
2016$7.53B$-334.00M-4.25%
2015$7.87B$-143.00M-1.79%
2014$8.01B+$192.00M+2.46%
2013$7.82B$-540.00M-6.46%
2012$8.36B$-284.00M-3.29%
2011$8.64B$-360.00M-4.00%
2010$9.00B$-118.00M-1.29%
2009$9.12B$-1.06B-10.43%
2008$10.18B+$1.82B+21.72%
2007$8.36B+$562.00M+7.20%
2006$7.80B$-766.00M-8.94%
2005$8.57B+$1.38B+19.12%
2004$7.19B$-3.58B-33.26%
2003$10.78B+$1.58B+17.22%
2002$9.19B+$4.27B+86.89%
2001$4.92B$-76.36M-1.53%
2000$5.00B+$127.45M+2.62%
1999$4.87B$-1.93B-28.41%
1998$6.80B+$1.22B+21.87%
1997$5.58B+$2.55B+84.43%
1996$3.03B
Data as of Friday, June 12, 2026

About CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. operates as a public utility holding enterprise across the United States, primarily through its Electric and Natural Gas divisions. The Electric segment manages power generation assets, alongside the transmission and distribution networks that supply electricity to consumers, and actively participates in the wholesale power market. Its Natural Gas segment delivers natural gas distribution services, provides home appliance maintenance and repair in Minnesota, and extends home repair protection plans to natural gas customers in Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana through a third-party partner. This segment is also engaged in the sale of regulated intrastate natural gas, as well as its transportation and storage for residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation clients. As of December 31, 2021, CenterPoint Energy served approximately 2.7 million metered customers. Its substantial infrastructure included 239 substation sites with a total installed transformer capacity of 71,241 megavolt amperes, roughly 100,000 linear miles of natural gas distribution and transmission mains, and 285 miles of intrastate pipelines across Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma. The company was established in 1866 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Houston, TX
8,872 employees
Utilities / Diversified Utilities
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Diversified Utilities
CEO
Christopher A. Foster