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Earnings Per Share (CenterPoint Energy) (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2025
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:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
| (in millions, except per share and share amounts)
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | $ | 198 |  |  | $ | 228 |  |  | $ | 495 |  |  | $ | 578 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic | 652,783,000 |  |  | 640,754,000 |  |  | 652,474,000 |  |  | 636,491,000 |
Restricted stock | 1,060,000 |  |  | 1,062,000 |  |  | 1,109,000 |  |  | 1,402,000 |
Equity forwards | 201,000 |  | — |  |  | 100,000 |  | — |
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted | 654,044,000 |  |  | 641,816,000 |  |  | 653,683,000 |  |  | 637,893,000 |
Earnings Per Common Share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic | $ | 0.30 |  |  | $ | 0.36 |  |  | $ | 0.76 |  |  | $ | 0.91 |
Diluted | $ | 0.30 |  |  | $ | 0.36 |  |  | $ | 0.76 |  |  | $ | 0.91 |

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