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Earnings Per Share (CenterPoint Energy) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following table reconciles numerators and denominators of CenterPoint Energy’s basic and diluted earnings per common share for the periods presented:

			Year Ended December 31,
			2024						2023						2022
			(in millions, except per share and share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income			$	1,019					$	917					$	1,057
Less: Preferred stock dividend requirement (Note 11)			—						50						49
Income available to common shareholders - basic and diluted			$	1,019					$	867					$	1,008
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic			643,163,000						630,947,000						629,415,000
Plus: Incremental shares from assumed conversions:
Restricted stock			974,000						2,232,000						2,931,000
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted			644,137,000						633,179,000						632,346,000
Earnings per Common Share:
Basic			$	1.58					$	1.37					$	1.60
Diluted			$	1.58					$	1.37					$	1.59

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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