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Reportable Segments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment | Financial data for reportable segments is as follows: CenterPoint Energy
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
| Electric |  | Natural Gas |  | Corporate and Other |  | Total Reportable Segments |  | Eliminations |  | Total
| (in millions)
Revenues from external customers | $ | 1,365 |  |  | $ | 622 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 1,988 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,988 |
Utility natural gas, fuel and purchased power | 72 |  |  | 147 |  |  | — |  |  | 219 |  |  | — |  |  | 219 |
Non-utility cost of revenues, including natural gas | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Operation and maintenance expenses | 520 |  |  | 219 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 741 |  |  | — |  |  | 741 |
Depreciation and amortization | 247 |  |  | 139 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 392 |  |  | — |  |  | 392 |
Taxes other than income taxes | 82 |  |  | 53 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 133 |  |  | — |  |  | 133 |
Interest expense and other finance charges | 116 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 81 |  |  | 249 |  |  | (6) |  |  | 243 |
Income tax expense (benefit) | 56 |  |  | (54) |  |  | (9) |  |  | (7) |  |  | — |  |  | (7) |
Interest income (1) | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (5) |  |  | (6) |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |
Other expense (income), net (2) | (20) |  |  | (6) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (27) |  |  | — |  |  | (27) |
Net income (loss) | $ | 293 |  |  | $ | 71 |  |  | $ | (71) |  |  | $ | 293 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 293 |
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
| Electric |  | Natural Gas |  | Corporate and Other |  | Total Reportable Segments |  | Eliminations |  | Total
| (in millions)
Revenues from external customers | $ | 1,243 |  |  | $ | 611 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 1,856 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,856 |
Utility natural gas, fuel and purchased power | 58 |  |  | 139 |  |  | — |  |  | 197 |  |  | — |  |  | 197 |
Non-utility cost of revenues, including natural gas | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Operation and maintenance expenses | 560 |  |  | 214 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 775 |  |  | — |  |  | 775 |
Depreciation and amortization | 201 |  |  | 129 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 334 |  |  | — |  |  | 334 |
Taxes other than income taxes | 73 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 125 |  |  | — |  |  | 125 |
Interest expense and other finance charges | 88 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 202 |  |  | (7) |  |  | 195 |
Income tax expense (benefit) | 53 |  |  | 9 |  |  | (10) |  |  | 52 |  |  | — |  |  | 52 |
Interest income (1) | (4) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (7) |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |
Other expense (income), net (2) | (12) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (16) |  |  | — |  |  | (16) |
Net income (loss) | $ | 226 |  |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | (63) |  |  | $ | 193 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 193 |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
| Electric |  | Natural Gas |  | Corporate and Other |  | Total Reportable Segments |  | Eliminations |  | Total
| (in millions)
Revenues from external customers | $ | 3,622 |  |  | $ | 3,224 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 6,852 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,852 |
Intersegment revenues | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | (2) |  |  | — |
Utility natural gas, fuel and purchased power | 211 |  |  | 1,316 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,527 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 1,525 |
Non-utility cost of revenues, including natural gas | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |
Operation and maintenance expenses | 1,527 |  |  | 679 |  |  | (3) |  |  | 2,203 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,203 |
Depreciation and amortization | 687 |  |  | 423 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 1,125 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,125 |
Taxes other than income taxes | 240 |  |  | 183 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 427 |  |  | — |  |  | 427 |
Interest expense and other finance charges | 323 |  |  | 154 |  |  | 226 |  |  | 703 |  |  | (27) |  |  | 676 |
Income tax expense (benefit) | 122 |  |  | 62 |  |  | (55) |  |  | 129 |  |  | — |  |  | 129 |
Interest income (1) | (12) |  |  | (10) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (27) |  |  | 27 |  |  | — |
Other expense (income), net (2) | (48) |  |  | 30 |  |  | (7) |  |  | (25) |  |  | — |  |  | (25) |
Net income (loss) | $ | 572 |  |  | $ | 385 |  |  | $ | (169) |  |  | $ | 788 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 788 |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Electric |  |  |  | Natural Gas |  | Corporate and Other |  |  |  | Total Reportable Segments |  | Eliminations |  | Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| (in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from external customers | $ | 3,499 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,876 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  |  |  | $ | 6,381 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,381 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Utility natural gas, fuel and purchased power | 151 |  |  |  |  | 1,066 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 1,217 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,217 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-utility cost of revenues, including natural gas | — |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operation and maintenance expenses | 1,532 |  |  |  |  | 637 |  |  | (7) |  |  |  |  | 2,162 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,162 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 664 |  |  |  |  | 403 |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  | 1,083 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,083 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Taxes other than income taxes | 228 |  |  |  |  | 177 |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  | 410 |  |  | — |  |  | 410 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense and other finance charges | 276 |  |  |  |  | 152 |  |  | 212 |  |  |  |  | 640 |  |  | (24) |  |  | 616 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax expense (benefit) | 131 |  |  |  |  | 88 |  |  | (56) |  |  |  |  | 163 |  |  | — |  |  | 163 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income (1) | (15) |  |  |  |  | (2) |  |  | (7) |  |  |  |  | (24) |  |  | 24 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other expense (income), net (2) | (30) |  |  |  |  | (8) |  |  | (5) |  |  |  |  | (43) |  |  | — |  |  | (43) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) | $ | 562 |  |  |  |  | $ | 360 |  |  | $ | (151) |  |  |  |  | $ | 771 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 771 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(1) Interest income from Securitization Bonds of less than $1 million and $1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and less than $1 million and $3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, is included in Other expense (income), net on CenterPoint Energy’s Statements of Consolidated Income. (2) Amount primarily includes AFUDC equity, non-service cost for pension and postretirement benefits, Gain (loss) on equity securities, Gain (loss) on indexed debt securities and Loss on sale.
|  |  |  | Expenditures for Long-lived Assets
|  |  |  |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2025 |  | 2024
|  |  |  | (in millions)
Electric |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,534 |  |  | $ | 1,643 |
Natural Gas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,164 |  |  | 1,115 |
Corporate and Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32 |  |  | 8 |
Consolidated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,730 |  |  | $ | 2,766 |
| Total Assets
| September 30, 2025 |  | December 31, 2024
| (in millions)
Electric | $ | 26,338 |  |  | $ | 23,936 |
Natural Gas | 17,553 |  |  | 18,583 |
Corporate and Other (1) | 1,158 |  |  | 1,249 |
Consolidated | $ | 45,049 |  |  | $ | 43,768 |
(1)Total assets included pension and other postemployment-related regulatory assets of $365 million and $384 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Financial data related to interest income is as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
| (in millions) |  | (in millions)
Interest income (1) | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 14 |
(1)Reflected in Other income, net on Houston Electric’s Statements of Consolidated Income.Financial data related to interest income is as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
| (in millions) |  | (in millions)
Interest income (1) | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 2 |
(1)Reflected in Other income, net on CERC’s Statements of Consolidated Income.

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