AEE vs CNP

• AEEBuy more5.7%

  Ameren's report on Nov 5 beat profit forecasts by 5.7%, and it pays a 2.7% dividend that it has raised for 12 years in a row.

• CNPKeep6%

  CenterPoint Energy's report on Oct 27 beat profit forecasts by 6%.

Percent return

• AEE+10.75%
• CNP+5.65%

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Nov 11, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026

Where they differ

AEE leads on 3 of 5

AEECNP

• Company size: AEE $30.4B, CNP $27.9B.
  $30.4BbiggerCompany size$27.9B
• Sales growth, 1 yr: AEE −0.6%, CNP +7.8%. CNP is ahead.
  −0.6%Sales growth, 1 yr+7.8%
• Price for $1 of next year's profit: AEE $20, CNP $20.
  $20Price for $1 of next year's profit$20
• Cash minus debt: AEE −$22.5B, CNP −$24.3B. AEE is ahead.
  −$22.5BCash minus debt−$24.3B
• Price change, 1 yr: AEE +11%, CNP +5.6%. AEE is ahead. S&P 500 +12%.
  +11%Price change, 1 yr+5.6%
• How much the price swings: AEE 16%, CNP 20%. AEE is ahead.
  16%steadierHow much the price swings20%

Measure	AEEAmeren	CNPCenterPoint Energy
Price and returns
Price	$113.28	$41.00
Today	Best in this row: −0.36%	−0.58%
1 month	Best in this row: +10.85%	+6.22%
3 months	Best in this row: +5.80%	+2.65%
This year	Best in this row: +15.83%	+8.76%
1 year	Best in this row: +10.75%	+5.65%
5 years	+56.09%	Best in this row: +73.76%
From 52-week high	−3.6%	−8.4%
How much it swings (90 days)	Best in this row: 16%	20%
Valuation
Market value	$30.4B	$27.9B
Price vs last year's earnings	Best in this row: 19.7×	26.2×
Price vs next year's expected earnings	20.0×	Best in this row: 19.9×
Price vs earnings, adjusted for growth	2.61×	Best in this row: 2.46×
Price to sales	3.6×	Best in this row: 2.7×
Company value vs operating profit	13.4×	Best in this row: 12.6×
Growth
Revenue growth, 1 year	−0.6%	Best in this row: +7.8%
Revenue growth a year, last 3 years	Best in this row: +3.4%	+0.1%
Earnings per share growth, last year	Best in this row: +23.9%	+10.1%
Earnings per share growth expected next year	+7.3%	Best in this row: +9.3%
Profitability
Kept as final profit	Best in this row: 18.6%	11.8%
Kept as spare cash	Best in this row: −23.3%	−28.8%
Profit on shareholders' money	Best in this row: 11.8%	10.1%
Profit on all money put in	Best in this row: 4.4%	4.3%
Balance sheet
Net cash (cash minus debt)	Best in this row: −$22.5B	−$24.3B
Debt for each $1 of shareholders' money	Best in this row: 1.57×	2.12×
Short-term assets per $1 of bills due	0.74×	Best in this row: 1.15×
Dividend yield	Best in this row: 2.66%	2.36%
Share of profit paid as dividends	Best in this row: 52%	55%
Our readPro
Our call	Buy more	Keep
Why	Ameren's report on Nov 5 beat profit forecasts by 5.7%, and it pays a 2.7% dividend that it has raised for 12 years in a row.	CenterPoint Energy's report on Oct 27 beat profit forecasts by 6%.
Where the price sits	in the full report	in the full report
Our overall score (out of 100)	Best in this row: 59	47
Our value score	Best in this row: 34	25
Our growth score	Best in this row: 65	48
Our quality score	Best in this row: 67	61
Our price trend score	Best in this row: 65	51
Earnings and analysts
Analyst consensus	Hold	Hold
To average analyst target	+0.2%	Best in this row: +6.8%
Average analyst target	$113.46	$43.80
Analysts rating it a buy	Best in this row: 58%	48%
Buy ratings added, 3 months	+1	Best in this row: +2
Analysts covering	12	16

AEE: our only Buy more, with a better past year

Our pick of these: Ameren

Buy more61/100

1-year return +10.8% vs +5.6%, S&P 500 +12.4%

AEE +10.8%, CNP +5.6%.

AEE+10.8%

CNP+5.6%

Price trend score 65 of 100, vs 51

AEE 65, CNP 51.

AEE65

CNP51

58% of analysts rate it a buy, vs 48%

AEE 58%, CNP 48%.

AEE58%

CNP48%

Where it loses: CNP has faster sales growth, +7.8% vs −0.6%

• 2ndCNPKeep39/100Would need our call to move up from Keep

Prices as of yesterday, 3:59 PM ET. A view, not advice.