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Earnings Per Share (CenterPoint Energy) (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The following table reconciles numerators and denominators of CenterPoint Energy’s basic and diluted earnings per common share.

									Three Months Ended March 31,
															2024						2023
															(in millions, except per share and share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income															$	350					$	325
Less: Preferred stock dividend requirement (Note 18)															—						12
Income available to common shareholders - basic and diluted															$	350					$	313
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic															632,228,000						630,309,000
Plus: Incremental shares from assumed conversions:
Restricted stock															1,742,000						2,742,000
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted															633,970,000						633,051,000
Earnings Per Common Share:
Basic Earnings Per Common Share															$	0.55					$	0.50
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share															$	0.55					$	0.49

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations.

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-Topic 260
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