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■ Stock · 260 payments on record · since 1962
CNP Dividend History
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.. Every per-share payment since 1962, split-adjusted, with annual totals, growth rates and the next estimated payment.
Data updated Jul 17, 2026
TTM Dividend$0.90per share, last 12 mo
TTM Yield2.08%at $43.34
FrequencyQuarterly4 / year
3-yr CAGR7.9%dividend growth
5-yr CAGR3.5%dividend growth
10-yr CAGR-1.2%dividend growth
Next payment estimate: around Aug 20, 2026 based on the quarterly pattern.
Last confirmed: $0.2300 on May 21, 2026.
Full ex-dividend date details →
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Payment by payment
Dividend per share at each ex-dividend date, split-adjusted. Hover for exact amounts.
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Annual totals & growth
2026 shown in gray: year in progress.
| Year | Total / share | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | $0.4600 | |
| 2025 | $0.8800 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | $0.8100 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | $0.7700 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | $0.7000 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | $0.6500 | -12.2% |
| 2020 | $0.7400 | -35.8% |
| 2019 | $1.1520 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | $1.1120 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | $1.0720 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | $1.0320 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | $0.9910 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | $0.9520 | +15.0% |
| 2013 | $0.8280 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | $0.8120 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | $0.7920 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | $0.7800 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | $0.7600 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | $0.7320 | +7.6% |
| 2007 | $0.6800 | +13.3% |
| 2006 | $0.6000 | +50.0% |
| 2005 | $0.4000 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | $0.4000 | -55.2% |
| 2003 | $0.8930 | -49.6% |
| 2002 | $1.7701 | +40.0% |
| 2001 | $1.2645 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | $1.2645 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | $1.2645 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | $1.2645 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | $1.2645 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | $1.2645 | 0.0% |
| 1995 | $1.2645 | -20.0% |
| 1994 | $1.5806 | +25.0% |
| 1993 | $1.2645 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | $1.2561 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | $1.2476 | 0.0% |
| 1990 | $1.2476 | 0.0% |
| 1989 | $1.2476 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | $1.2392 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | $1.2055 | +3.6% |
| 1986 | $1.1633 | +6.2% |
| 1985 | $1.0959 | +6.6% |
| 1984 | $1.0285 | +7.0% |
| 1983 | $0.9610 | +5.6% |
| 1982 | $0.9104 | +18.2% |
| 1981 | $0.7699 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | $0.7531 | +13.6% |
| 1979 | $0.6632 | +11.3% |
| 1978 | $0.5957 | +14.0% |
| 1977 | $0.5227 | +15.5% |
| 1976 | $0.4524 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | $0.4384 | +4.0% |
| 1974 | $0.4215 | +7.1% |
| 1973 | $0.3934 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | $0.3822 | +5.4% |
| 1971 | $0.3625 | +7.5% |
| 1970 | $0.3372 | +7.1% |
| 1969 | $0.3147 | +2.8% |
| 1968 | $0.3063 | +9.0% |
| 1967 | $0.2810 | 0.0% |
| 1966 | $0.2810 | +8.7% |
| 1965 | $0.2585 | +17.9% |
| 1964 | $0.2192 | +44.4% |
| 1963 | $0.1517 | +24.6% |
| 1962 | $0.1218 |
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Complete payment record
| # | Ex-dividend date | Amount / share | vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| 260 | May 21, 2026 | $0.2300 | 0.0% |
| 259 | Feb 19, 2026 | $0.2300 | +4.5% |
| 258 | Nov 20, 2025 | $0.2200 | 0.0% |
| 257 | Aug 21, 2025 | $0.2200 | 0.0% |
| 256 | May 15, 2025 | $0.2200 | 0.0% |
| 255 | Feb 20, 2025 | $0.2200 | +4.8% |
| 254 | Nov 21, 2024 | $0.2100 | +5.0% |
| 253 | Aug 15, 2024 | $0.2000 | 0.0% |
| 252 | May 15, 2024 | $0.2000 | 0.0% |
| 251 | Feb 14, 2024 | $0.2000 | 0.0% |
| 250 | Nov 15, 2023 | $0.2000 | +5.3% |
| 249 | Aug 16, 2023 | $0.1900 | 0.0% |
| 248 | May 17, 2023 | $0.1900 | 0.0% |
| 247 | Feb 15, 2023 | $0.1900 | +5.6% |
| 246 | Nov 16, 2022 | $0.1800 | 0.0% |
| 245 | Aug 17, 2022 | $0.1800 | +5.9% |
| 244 | May 18, 2022 | $0.1700 | 0.0% |
| 243 | Feb 16, 2022 | $0.1700 | 0.0% |
| 242 | Nov 17, 2021 | $0.1700 | +6.3% |
| 241 | Aug 18, 2021 | $0.1600 | 0.0% |
| 240 | May 19, 2021 | $0.1600 | 0.0% |
| 239 | Feb 17, 2021 | $0.1600 | +6.7% |
| 238 | Nov 18, 2020 | $0.1500 | 0.0% |
| 237 | Aug 19, 2020 | $0.1500 | 0.0% |
| 236 | May 20, 2020 | $0.1500 | -48.3% |
| 235 | Feb 19, 2020 | $0.2900 | +0.7% |
| 234 | Nov 20, 2019 | $0.2880 | 0.0% |
| 233 | Aug 14, 2019 | $0.2880 | 0.0% |
| 232 | May 15, 2019 | $0.2880 | 0.0% |
| 231 | Feb 20, 2019 | $0.2880 | +3.6% |
| 230 | Nov 14, 2018 | $0.2780 | 0.0% |
| 229 | Aug 15, 2018 | $0.2780 | 0.0% |
| 228 | May 16, 2018 | $0.2780 | 0.0% |
| 227 | Feb 14, 2018 | $0.2780 | +3.7% |
| 226 | Nov 15, 2017 | $0.2680 | 0.0% |
| 225 | Aug 14, 2017 | $0.2680 | 0.0% |
| 224 | May 12, 2017 | $0.2680 | 0.0% |
| 223 | Feb 14, 2017 | $0.2680 | +3.9% |
| 222 | Nov 14, 2016 | $0.2580 | 0.0% |
| 221 | Aug 12, 2016 | $0.2580 | 0.0% |
| 220 | May 12, 2016 | $0.2580 | 0.0% |
| 219 | Feb 11, 2016 | $0.2580 | +4.0% |
| 218 | Nov 10, 2015 | $0.2480 | 0.0% |
| 217 | Aug 12, 2015 | $0.2480 | 0.0% |
| 216 | May 13, 2015 | $0.2480 | +0.4% |
| 215 | Feb 11, 2015 | $0.2470 | +3.8% |
| 214 | Nov 12, 2014 | $0.2380 | 0.0% |
| 213 | Aug 13, 2014 | $0.2380 | 0.0% |
| 212 | May 14, 2014 | $0.2380 | 0.0% |
| 211 | Feb 12, 2014 | $0.2380 | +15.0% |
| 210 | Nov 13, 2013 | $0.2070 | 0.0% |
| 209 | Aug 14, 2013 | $0.2070 | 0.0% |
| 208 | May 14, 2013 | $0.2070 | 0.0% |
| 207 | Feb 13, 2013 | $0.2070 | +2.0% |
| 206 | Nov 14, 2012 | $0.2030 | 0.0% |
| 205 | Aug 14, 2012 | $0.2030 | 0.0% |
| 204 | May 14, 2012 | $0.2030 | 0.0% |
| 203 | Feb 14, 2012 | $0.2030 | +2.5% |
| 202 | Nov 14, 2011 | $0.1980 | 0.0% |
| 201 | Aug 12, 2011 | $0.1980 | 0.0% |
| 200 | May 12, 2011 | $0.1980 | 0.0% |
| 199 | Feb 14, 2011 | $0.1980 | +1.5% |
| 198 | Nov 12, 2010 | $0.1950 | 0.0% |
| 197 | Aug 12, 2010 | $0.1950 | 0.0% |
| 196 | May 12, 2010 | $0.1950 | 0.0% |
| 195 | Feb 11, 2010 | $0.1950 | +2.6% |
| 194 | Nov 12, 2009 | $0.1900 | 0.0% |
| 193 | Aug 12, 2009 | $0.1900 | 0.0% |
| 192 | May 13, 2009 | $0.1900 | 0.0% |
| 191 | Feb 11, 2009 | $0.1900 | +3.8% |
| 190 | Nov 12, 2008 | $0.1830 | 0.0% |
| 189 | Aug 13, 2008 | $0.1830 | 0.0% |
| 188 | May 14, 2008 | $0.1830 | 0.0% |
| 187 | Feb 13, 2008 | $0.1830 | +7.6% |
| 186 | Nov 14, 2007 | $0.1700 | 0.0% |
| 185 | Aug 14, 2007 | $0.1700 | 0.0% |
| 184 | May 14, 2007 | $0.1700 | 0.0% |
| 183 | Feb 14, 2007 | $0.1700 | +13.3% |
| 182 | Nov 14, 2006 | $0.1500 | 0.0% |
| 181 | Aug 14, 2006 | $0.1500 | 0.0% |
| 180 | May 12, 2006 | $0.1500 | 0.0% |
| 179 | Feb 14, 2006 | $0.1500 | +150.0% |
| 178 | Nov 14, 2005 | $0.0600 | -14.3% |
| 177 | Sep 8, 2005 | $0.0700 | 0.0% |
| 176 | Jun 13, 2005 | $0.0700 | -30.0% |
| 175 | Mar 14, 2005 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 174 | Feb 14, 2005 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 173 | Nov 23, 2004 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 172 | Aug 12, 2004 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 171 | May 20, 2004 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 170 | Feb 11, 2004 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 169 | Nov 13, 2003 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 168 | Aug 13, 2003 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 167 | May 15, 2003 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 166 | Mar 10, 2003 | $0.1000 | -79.7% |
| 165 | Jan 7, 2003 | $0.4930 | +208.1% |
| 164 | Nov 13, 2002 | $0.1600 | -81.0% |
| 163 | Oct 1, 2002 | $0.8430 | +525.0% |
| 162 | Aug 15, 2002 | $0.1349 | -57.3% |
| 161 | May 14, 2002 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 160 | Feb 14, 2002 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 159 | Nov 14, 2001 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 158 | Aug 14, 2001 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 157 | May 14, 2001 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 156 | Feb 14, 2001 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 155 | Nov 14, 2000 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 154 | Aug 14, 2000 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 153 | May 12, 2000 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 152 | Feb 14, 2000 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 151 | Nov 12, 1999 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 150 | Aug 12, 1999 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 149 | May 12, 1999 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 148 | Feb 11, 1999 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 147 | Nov 12, 1998 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 146 | Aug 12, 1998 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 145 | May 13, 1998 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 144 | Feb 11, 1998 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 143 | Nov 12, 1997 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 142 | Aug 13, 1997 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 141 | May 14, 1997 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 140 | Feb 12, 1997 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 139 | Nov 13, 1996 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 138 | Aug 14, 1996 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 137 | May 14, 1996 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 136 | Feb 14, 1996 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 135 | Nov 14, 1995 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 134 | Aug 14, 1995 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 133 | May 10, 1995 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 132 | Feb 10, 1995 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 131 | Nov 9, 1994 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 130 | Sep 9, 1994 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 129 | Aug 10, 1994 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 128 | May 10, 1994 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 127 | Feb 10, 1994 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 126 | Nov 9, 1993 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 125 | Aug 10, 1993 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 124 | May 10, 1993 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 123 | Feb 9, 1993 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 122 | Nov 9, 1992 | $0.3161 | 0.0% |
| 121 | Aug 10, 1992 | $0.3161 | +1.4% |
| 120 | May 11, 1992 | $0.3119 | 0.0% |
| 119 | Feb 10, 1992 | $0.3119 | 0.0% |
| 118 | Nov 8, 1991 | $0.3119 | 0.0% |
| 117 | Aug 12, 1991 | $0.3119 | 0.0% |
| 116 | May 10, 1991 | $0.3119 | 0.0% |
| 115 | Feb 11, 1991 | $0.3119 | 0.0% |
| 114 | Nov 9, 1990 | $0.3119 | 0.0% |
| 113 | Aug 10, 1990 | $0.3119 | 0.0% |
| 112 | May 10, 1990 | $0.3119 | 0.0% |
| 111 | Feb 12, 1990 | $0.3119 | 0.0% |
| 110 | Nov 10, 1989 | $0.3119 | 0.0% |
| 109 | Aug 10, 1989 | $0.3119 | 0.0% |
| 108 | May 10, 1989 | $0.3119 | 0.0% |
| 107 | Feb 10, 1989 | $0.3119 | 0.0% |
| 106 | Nov 9, 1988 | $0.3119 | 0.0% |
| 105 | Aug 10, 1988 | $0.3119 | 0.0% |
| 104 | May 10, 1988 | $0.3119 | +2.8% |
| 103 | Feb 9, 1988 | $0.3035 | 0.0% |
| 102 | Nov 9, 1987 | $0.3035 | 0.0% |
| 101 | Aug 10, 1987 | $0.3035 | 0.0% |
| 100 | May 11, 1987 | $0.3035 | +2.9% |
| 99 | Feb 9, 1987 | $0.2951 | 0.0% |
| 98 | Nov 7, 1986 | $0.2951 | 0.0% |
| 97 | Aug 11, 1986 | $0.2951 | 0.0% |
| 96 | May 12, 1986 | $0.2951 | +6.1% |
| 95 | Feb 10, 1986 | $0.2782 | 0.0% |
| 94 | Nov 8, 1985 | $0.2782 | 0.0% |
| 93 | Aug 12, 1985 | $0.2782 | 0.0% |
| 92 | May 10, 1985 | $0.2782 | +6.5% |
| 91 | Feb 8, 1985 | $0.2613 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Nov 9, 1984 | $0.2613 | 0.0% |
| 89 | Aug 10, 1984 | $0.2613 | 0.0% |
| 88 | May 10, 1984 | $0.2613 | +6.9% |
| 87 | Feb 9, 1984 | $0.2445 | 0.0% |
| 86 | Nov 9, 1983 | $0.2445 | 0.0% |
| 85 | Aug 10, 1983 | $0.2445 | 0.0% |
| 84 | May 10, 1983 | $0.2445 | +7.4% |
| 83 | Feb 10, 1983 | $0.2276 | 0.0% |
| 82 | Nov 9, 1982 | $0.2276 | 0.0% |
| 81 | Aug 10, 1982 | $0.2276 | 0.0% |
| 80 | May 11, 1982 | $0.2276 | 0.0% |
| 79 | Feb 8, 1982 | $0.2276 | +8.0% |
| 78 | Nov 9, 1981 | $0.2108 | 0.0% |
| 77 | Aug 10, 1981 | $0.2108 | +50.0% |
| 76 | May 19, 1981 | $0.1405 | -32.4% |
| 75 | Feb 9, 1981 | $0.2079 | +10.4% |
| 74 | Nov 7, 1980 | $0.1883 | 0.0% |
| 73 | Aug 11, 1980 | $0.1883 | 0.0% |
| 72 | May 9, 1980 | $0.1883 | 0.0% |
| 71 | Feb 8, 1980 | $0.1883 | +13.6% |
| 70 | Nov 9, 1979 | $0.1658 | 0.0% |
| 69 | Aug 13, 1979 | $0.1658 | 0.0% |
| 68 | May 14, 1979 | $0.1658 | 0.0% |
| 67 | Jan 22, 1979 | $0.1658 | +11.3% |
| 66 | Nov 13, 1978 | $0.1489 | 0.0% |
| 65 | Aug 14, 1978 | $0.1489 | 0.0% |
| 64 | May 15, 1978 | $0.1489 | 0.0% |
| 63 | Feb 6, 1978 | $0.1489 | +8.2% |
| 62 | Nov 14, 1977 | $0.1377 | 0.0% |
| 61 | Aug 8, 1977 | $0.1377 | +11.4% |
| 60 | May 9, 1977 | $0.1236 | 0.0% |
| 59 | Feb 7, 1977 | $0.1236 | 0.0% |
| 58 | Nov 15, 1976 | $0.1236 | +12.8% |
| 57 | Aug 16, 1976 | $0.1096 | 0.0% |
| 56 | May 10, 1976 | $0.1096 | 0.0% |
| 55 | Feb 6, 1976 | $0.1096 | 0.0% |
| 54 | Nov 7, 1975 | $0.1096 | 0.0% |
| 53 | Aug 11, 1975 | $0.1096 | 0.0% |
| 52 | May 12, 1975 | $0.1096 | 0.0% |
| 51 | Feb 7, 1975 | $0.1096 | 0.0% |
| 50 | Nov 8, 1974 | $0.1096 | +5.4% |
| 49 | Aug 12, 1974 | $0.1040 | 0.0% |
| 48 | May 13, 1974 | $0.1040 | 0.0% |
| 47 | Feb 8, 1974 | $0.1040 | +5.7% |
| 46 | Nov 12, 1973 | $0.0984 | 0.0% |
| 45 | Aug 13, 1973 | $0.0984 | 0.0% |
| 44 | May 14, 1973 | $0.0984 | 0.0% |
| 43 | Jan 29, 1973 | $0.0984 | +2.9% |
| 42 | Nov 13, 1972 | $0.0955 | 0.0% |
| 41 | Aug 14, 1972 | $0.0955 | 0.0% |
| 40 | May 15, 1972 | $0.0955 | 0.0% |
| 39 | Feb 14, 1972 | $0.0955 | +3.0% |
| 38 | Nov 8, 1971 | $0.0927 | 0.0% |
| 37 | Aug 9, 1971 | $0.0927 | 0.0% |
| 36 | May 10, 1971 | $0.0927 | +10.0% |
| 35 | Feb 5, 1971 | $0.0843 | 0.0% |
| 34 | Nov 6, 1970 | $0.0843 | 0.0% |
| 33 | Aug 10, 1970 | $0.0843 | 0.0% |
| 32 | May 11, 1970 | $0.0843 | 0.0% |
| 31 | Feb 6, 1970 | $0.0843 | +7.1% |
| 30 | Nov 7, 1969 | $0.0787 | 0.0% |
| 29 | Aug 11, 1969 | $0.0787 | 0.0% |
| 28 | May 12, 1969 | $0.0787 | 0.0% |
| 27 | Feb 7, 1969 | $0.0787 | 0.0% |
| 26 | Nov 8, 1968 | $0.0787 | 0.0% |
| 25 | Aug 12, 1968 | $0.0787 | 0.0% |
| 24 | May 13, 1968 | $0.0787 | +12.0% |
| 23 | Feb 9, 1968 | $0.0703 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Nov 14, 1967 | $0.0703 | 0.0% |
| 21 | Aug 14, 1967 | $0.0703 | 0.0% |
| 20 | May 16, 1967 | $0.0703 | 0.0% |
| 19 | Feb 14, 1967 | $0.0703 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Nov 15, 1966 | $0.0703 | 0.0% |
| 17 | Aug 16, 1966 | $0.0703 | 0.0% |
| 16 | May 17, 1966 | $0.0703 | 0.0% |
| 15 | Feb 15, 1966 | $0.0703 | 0.0% |
| 14 | Nov 16, 1965 | $0.0703 | 0.0% |
| 13 | Aug 17, 1965 | $0.0703 | +19.0% |
| 12 | May 18, 1965 | $0.0590 | 0.0% |
| 11 | Feb 16, 1965 | $0.0590 | 0.0% |
| 10 | Nov 9, 1964 | $0.0590 | 0.0% |
| 9 | Aug 11, 1964 | $0.0590 | +16.7% |
| 8 | May 12, 1964 | $0.0506 | 0.0% |
| 7 | Feb 10, 1964 | $0.0506 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Nov 12, 1963 | $0.0506 | 0.0% |
| 5 | Aug 13, 1963 | $0.0506 | 0.0% |
| 4 | Apr 26, 1963 | $0.0506 | +20.0% |
| 3 | Nov 13, 1962 | $0.0422 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Aug 17, 1962 | $0.0422 | +12.5% |
| 1 | May 15, 1962 | $0.0375 |
260 payments · source: consolidated market data, split-adjusted · refreshed daily.
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CNP dividend FAQ
How often does CNP pay dividends?
CNP pays dividends on a quarterly schedule, 4 times per year. The most recent payment was $0.2300 per share with ex-dividend date May 21, 2026.
When is the next CNP dividend payment?
Based on the historical pattern, the next ex-dividend date is estimated around Aug 20, 2026. Fund sponsors declare the official date shortly before payment; treat this as an estimate.
Has CNP ever cut its dividend?
The complete record above shows every per-share payment since 1962. The annual payout has increased for 4 consecutive years in our data.
What is the CNP dividend yield right now?
Over the trailing twelve months CNP paid $0.90 per share. At the current price of $43.34 that is a 2.08% TTM yield.
Are these amounts adjusted for splits?
Yes. Historical amounts come from split-adjusted market data, so per-share figures are directly comparable across the entire history.