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The cash flow of CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC over the past 10 years

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In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC's operating cash flow was $2.49B and its capital expenditures $5.23B, leaving free cash flow of -$2.74B. Free cash flow was above zero in 2 of the 10 years shown. It ranged from -$3.14B in fiscal 2021 to $509M in fiscal 2016. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2025, at $5.23B.

Year by year

Fiscal yearOperating cash flowCapital expendituresFree cash flow*
2025ended Dec 31, 2025$2.49B$5.23B*-$2.74B
2024ended Dec 31, 2024$2.14B$4.51B-$2.37B
2023ended Dec 31, 2023$3.88B$4.4B-$524M
2022ended Dec 31, 2022$1.81B$4.42B-$2.61B
2021ended Dec 31, 2021$22M$3.16B-$3.14B
2020ended Dec 31, 2020$2B$2.6B-$601M
2019ended Dec 31, 2019$1.64B$2.51B-$868M
2018ended Dec 31, 2018$2.14B$1.65B$485M
2017ended Dec 31, 2017$1.42B$1.43B-$9M
2016ended Dec 31, 2016$1.92B$1.41B$509M

Fiscal years as CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.

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