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Other Income and Other Expense | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items] |
Other Income and Other Expense | Other Income and Other Expense Presented in the following table are the components of other income and other expense at CMS Energy and Consumers:
In Millions
Years Ended December 31 | 2025 | 2024 |  | 2023
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on extinguishment of debt 1 |  | $ | 72 |  |  | $ | 110 |  |  | $ | 131 |
Interest income |  | 37 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 37 |
Interest income – related parties |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Allowance for equity funds used during construction |  | 23 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 7 |
Income from equity method investees |  | 5 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |
All other |  | 13 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 13 |
Total other income – CMS Energy |  | $ | 151 |  |  | $ | 207 |  |  | $ | 195 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 25 |
Interest income – related parties |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |
Allowance for equity funds used during construction |  | 23 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 7 |
All other |  | 6 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 12 |
Total other income – Consumers |  | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | 85 |  |  | $ | 49 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |
Donations |  | $ | (10) |  |  | $ | (18) |  |  | $ | (1) |
Civic and political expenditures |  | (7) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (5) |
All other |  | (10) |  |  | (9) |  |  | (7) |
Total other expense – CMS Energy |  | $ | (27) |  |  | $ | (32) |  |  | $ | (13) |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |
Donations |  | $ | (10) |  |  | $ | (18) |  |  | $ | (1) |
Civic and political expenditures |  | (5) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (5) |
All other |  | (7) |  |  | (7) |  |  | (6) |
Total other expense – Consumers |  | $ | (22) |  |  | $ | (30) |  |  | $ | (12) |
1 For information regarding the gain on extinguishment of debt, see Note 5, Financings and Capitalization—CMS Energy’s Purchase of Consumers’ First Mortgage Bonds.
Consumers Energy Company |
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items] |
Other Income and Other Expense | Other Income and Other Expense Presented in the following table are the components of other income and other expense at CMS Energy and Consumers:
In Millions
Years Ended December 31 | 2025 | 2024 |  | 2023
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on extinguishment of debt 1 |  | $ | 72 |  |  | $ | 110 |  |  | $ | 131 |
Interest income |  | 37 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 37 |
Interest income – related parties |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Allowance for equity funds used during construction |  | 23 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 7 |
Income from equity method investees |  | 5 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |
All other |  | 13 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 13 |
Total other income – CMS Energy |  | $ | 151 |  |  | $ | 207 |  |  | $ | 195 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 25 |
Interest income – related parties |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |
Allowance for equity funds used during construction |  | 23 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 7 |
All other |  | 6 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 12 |
Total other income – Consumers |  | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | 85 |  |  | $ | 49 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |
Donations |  | $ | (10) |  |  | $ | (18) |  |  | $ | (1) |
Civic and political expenditures |  | (7) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (5) |
All other |  | (10) |  |  | (9) |  |  | (7) |
Total other expense – CMS Energy |  | $ | (27) |  |  | $ | (32) |  |  | $ | (13) |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |
Donations |  | $ | (10) |  |  | $ | (18) |  |  | $ | (1) |
Civic and political expenditures |  | (5) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (5) |
All other |  | (7) |  |  | (7) |  |  | (6) |
Total other expense – Consumers |  | $ | (22) |  |  | $ | (30) |  |  | $ | (12) |
1 For information regarding the gain on extinguishment of debt, see Note 5, Financings and Capitalization—CMS Energy’s Purchase of Consumers’ First Mortgage Bonds.

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