Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
CenterPoint Energy (CNP) — Dividend Profile
Utilities·Electric Utilities: Central
11y payment streak4y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
2.20%
@ $41.85
TTM Yield
2.15%
Forward Annual
$0.92
Quarterly
Market Cap
$27.2b
Payout (FCF)
—
-4.6x covered
Payout (Earnings)
54%
Latest Amount
$0.2300
Ex 2026-05-21
3y CAGR
-15.8%
5y CAGR
-6.7%
10y CAGR
-5.1%
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2020-05-20.
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: WarningYield Trap: Green2 of 6 red flags · 1 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Distress (0.90)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (55.4%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
5/9 (Moderate)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Clean
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
No coverage
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
No coverage
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
⚠ Fired
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: +8.6%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 25 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.50%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
92%
23 of 25 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
4 days
1 – 15 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.65%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (40)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-05-21$0.2300Quarterly2026-06-11recurring
2026-02-19$0.2300Quarterly2026-03-12recurring
2025-11-20$0.2200Quarterly2025-12-11recurring
2025-08-21$0.2200Quarterly2025-09-11recurring
2025-05-15$0.2200Quarterly2025-06-12recurring
2025-02-20$0.2200Quarterly2025-03-13recurring
2024-11-21$0.2100Quarterly2024-12-12recurring
2024-08-15$0.2000Quarterly2024-09-12recurring
2024-05-15$0.2000Quarterly2024-06-13recurring
2024-02-14$0.2000Quarterly2024-03-14recurring
2023-11-15$0.2000Quarterly2023-12-14recurring
2023-08-16$0.1900Quarterly2023-09-14recurring
2023-05-17$0.1900Quarterly2023-06-08recurring
2023-02-15$0.1900Quarterly2023-03-09recurring
2022-11-16$0.1800Quarterly2022-12-08recurring
2022-08-17$0.1800Quarterly2022-09-08recurring
2022-05-18$0.1700Quarterly2022-06-09recurring
2022-02-16$0.1700Quarterly2022-03-10recurring
2021-11-17$0.1700Quarterly2021-12-09recurring
2021-08-18$0.1600Quarterly2021-09-09recurring
2021-05-19$0.1600Quarterly2021-06-10recurring
2021-02-17$0.1600Quarterly2021-03-11recurring
2020-11-18$0.1500Quarterly2020-12-10recurring
2020-08-19$0.1500Quarterly2020-09-10recurring
2020-05-20$0.1500Quarterly2020-06-11recurring
2020-02-19$0.2900Quarterly2020-03-12recurring
2019-11-20$0.2875Quarterly2019-12-12recurring
2019-08-14$0.2875Quarterly2019-09-12recurring
2019-05-15$0.2875Quarterly2019-06-13recurring
2019-02-20$0.2875Quarterly2019-03-14recurring
2018-11-14$0.2775Quarterly2018-12-13recurring
2018-08-15$0.2775Quarterly2018-09-13recurring
2018-05-16$0.2775Quarterly2018-06-14recurring
2018-02-14$0.2775Quarterly2018-03-08recurring
2017-08-14$0.2675Quarterly2017-09-08recurring
2017-05-12$0.2675Quarterly2017-06-09recurring
2017-02-14$0.2675Quarterly2017-03-10recurring
2016-11-14$0.2575Quarterly2016-12-09recurring
2016-08-12$0.2575Quarterly2016-09-09recurring
2016-05-12$0.2575Quarterly2016-06-10recurring
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