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CenterPoint Energy Inc (Holding Co)Stock · UtilitiesS&P 500 0.1%
$44.57+$0.33 (+0.76%)as of market close, Jul 24, 2026
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CNP drawdown: 1.1% below the all-time high

CenterPoint Energy Inc (Holding Co) (CNP) is 1.1% below its all-time high, set Jun 26, 2026 (as of market close, Jul 24, 2026). The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown. "All-time" means since our price data begins (1970).

Below all-time high
−1.1%
98.9% of ATH
All-time high
$45.04
Jun 26, 2026
Time below the high
28 days
since Jun 26, 2026
Worst-ever drawdown
−89.3%
Feb 25, 2003
Longest underwater
24.8 yrs
between all-time highs
Today's level first reached
Jun 26, 2026
28 days ago
Last time this deep
Jun 23, 2026
in a previous episode

% of all-time high since 1970#

The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater.

Basis
Range
All-time high = 100%20%40%60%80%
CNP close · log scale5.0010.0020.00
19801990200020102020

% of all-time high on the price basis — the all-time high considers the full history of CNP, including years before the visible window. Dividends are excluded on this basis (the convention headlines use).

The deepest drawdowns on record#

Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.

PeakTroughDepthPeak → troughRecovered byUnderwater
May 1, 2001Feb 25, 200389.3%1.8 yrsFeb 13, 202624.8 yrs
Nov 20, 1972Sep 12, 197469.0%1.8 yrsJan 22, 198714.2 yrs
Nov 16, 1998Mar 7, 200040.4%16 moJul 27, 20001.7 yrs
Nov 1, 1993May 11, 199439.4%6 moJan 5, 19962.2 yrs
Oct 2, 2000Jan 11, 200132.7%3 moApr 17, 20016 mo
Jan 28, 1987Dec 20, 198831.8%1.9 yrsAug 7, 19914.5 yrs
Jan 8, 1996Apr 17, 199726.0%15 moDec 23, 19972.0 yrs
Apr 1, 1970Jun 16, 197022.7%2 moDec 1, 19708 mo

Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.

Drawdown vs what came next#

One dot per month since 1970: how far CNP stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.

1950–19992000–today
-20.0%+0.0%+20.0%100%80%60%40%20%% of all-time high at the start month (ATH on the left)today (−1.1%)

Read this with survivorship bias in mind: CNP is on this chart precisely because it survived — the many stocks that fell this far and never recovered (or were delisted) aren't on anyone's chart, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.

FAQ

How far is CNP from its all-time high?
CNP is currently 1.1% below its all-time high, set Jun 26, 2026 (as of market close, Jul 24, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
What was the biggest CNP drawdown ever?
The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1970) took the stock 89.3% below its prior high, bottoming Feb 25, 2003. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.

Methodology & related#

Daily closing prices since 1970 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — CNP may have traded earlier. For a 150-year index drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year, 150 years of returns and the rolling-returns explorer. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.