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Stock-based Compensation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restricted Stock Activity | Presented in the following tables is the activity for restricted stock and restricted stock units under the PISP:
| CMS Energy, including Consumers |  | Consumers
Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Number of Shares | Weighted-average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share |  | Number of Shares | Weighted-average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Nonvested at beginning of period | 1,162,787 |  |  | $ | 59.34 |  |  | 1,081,573 |  |  | $ | 59.35 |
Granted |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock | 523,663 |  |  | 50.19 |  |  | 480,258 |  |  | 49.86 |
Restricted stock units | 18,491 |  |  | 56.80 |  |  | 17,713 |  |  | 56.80 |
Vested |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock | (450,699) |  |  | 46.30 |  |  | (424,830) |  |  | 46.33 |
Restricted stock units | (27,035) |  |  | 51.79 |  |  | (25,994) |  |  | 51.82 |
Forfeited – restricted stock | (38,364) |  |  | 60.19 |  |  | (36,119) |  |  | 60.01 |
Nonvested at end of period | 1,188,843 |  |  | $ | 60.36 |  |  | 1,092,601 |  |  | $ | 60.36 |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 | CMS Energy, including Consumers | Consumers
Granted |  |
Time-lapse awards | 118,842 |  | 109,242 |
Market-based awards | 139,248 |  | 126,302 |
Performance-based awards | 147,982 |  | 134,540 |
Restricted stock units | 14,406 |  | 13,800 |
Dividends on market-based awards | 13,484 |  | 12,472 |
Dividends on performance-based awards | 14,458 |  | 13,389 |
Dividends on restricted stock units | 4,085 |  | 3,913 |
Additional market-based shares based on achievement of condition | 5,982 |  | 5,624 |
Additional performance-based shares based on achievement of condition | 83,667 |  | 78,689 |
Total granted | 542,154 |  | 497,971 |
Schedule of Significant Assumptions | Presented in the following table are the most significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the market-based restricted stock awards:
Years Ended December 31 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023
Expected volatility | 20.7 | % | 20.2 | % | 30.3 | %
Expected dividend yield | 3.1 |  | 3.5 |  | 2.9 |
Risk-free rate | 4.2 |  | 4.1 |  | 3.9 |
Summary of Weighted-average Grant-date Fair Value | Presented in the following table is the weighted-average grant-date fair value of all awards under the PISP:
In Millions
Years Ended December 31 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average grant-date fair value per share |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock granted |  | $ | 50.19 |  |  | $ | 44.76 |  |  | $ | 52.62 |
Restricted stock units granted |  | 56.80 |  |  | 52.43 |  |  | 50.32 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average grant-date fair value per share |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock granted |  | $ | 49.86 |  |  | $ | 44.49 |  |  | $ | 52.42 |
Restricted stock units granted |  | 56.80 |  |  | 52.46 |  |  | 50.34 |
Schedule of Amounts Related to Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units | Presented in the following table are amounts related to restricted stock awards and restricted stock units:
In Millions
Years Ended December 31 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of shares that vested during the year |  | $ | 33 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 20 |
Compensation expense recognized |  | 25 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 28 |
Income tax benefit recognized |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of shares that vested during the year |  | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 19 |
Compensation expense recognized |  | 23 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 26 |
Income tax benefit recognized |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |
Consumers Energy Company |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restricted Stock Activity | Presented in the following tables is the activity for restricted stock and restricted stock units under the PISP:
| CMS Energy, including Consumers |  | Consumers
Year Ended December 31, 2025 | Number of Shares | Weighted-average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share |  | Number of Shares | Weighted-average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Nonvested at beginning of period | 1,162,787 |  |  | $ | 59.34 |  |  | 1,081,573 |  |  | $ | 59.35 |
Granted |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock | 523,663 |  |  | 50.19 |  |  | 480,258 |  |  | 49.86 |
Restricted stock units | 18,491 |  |  | 56.80 |  |  | 17,713 |  |  | 56.80 |
Vested |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock | (450,699) |  |  | 46.30 |  |  | (424,830) |  |  | 46.33 |
Restricted stock units | (27,035) |  |  | 51.79 |  |  | (25,994) |  |  | 51.82 |
Forfeited – restricted stock | (38,364) |  |  | 60.19 |  |  | (36,119) |  |  | 60.01 |
Nonvested at end of period | 1,188,843 |  |  | $ | 60.36 |  |  | 1,092,601 |  |  | $ | 60.36 |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 | CMS Energy, including Consumers | Consumers
Granted |  |
Time-lapse awards | 118,842 |  | 109,242 |
Market-based awards | 139,248 |  | 126,302 |
Performance-based awards | 147,982 |  | 134,540 |
Restricted stock units | 14,406 |  | 13,800 |
Dividends on market-based awards | 13,484 |  | 12,472 |
Dividends on performance-based awards | 14,458 |  | 13,389 |
Dividends on restricted stock units | 4,085 |  | 3,913 |
Additional market-based shares based on achievement of condition | 5,982 |  | 5,624 |
Additional performance-based shares based on achievement of condition | 83,667 |  | 78,689 |
Total granted | 542,154 |  | 497,971 |
Schedule of Significant Assumptions | Presented in the following table are the most significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the market-based restricted stock awards:
Years Ended December 31 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023
Expected volatility | 20.7 | % | 20.2 | % | 30.3 | %
Expected dividend yield | 3.1 |  | 3.5 |  | 2.9 |
Risk-free rate | 4.2 |  | 4.1 |  | 3.9 |
Summary of Weighted-average Grant-date Fair Value | Presented in the following table is the weighted-average grant-date fair value of all awards under the PISP:
In Millions
Years Ended December 31 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average grant-date fair value per share |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock granted |  | $ | 50.19 |  |  | $ | 44.76 |  |  | $ | 52.62 |
Restricted stock units granted |  | 56.80 |  |  | 52.43 |  |  | 50.32 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average grant-date fair value per share |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock granted |  | $ | 49.86 |  |  | $ | 44.49 |  |  | $ | 52.42 |
Restricted stock units granted |  | 56.80 |  |  | 52.46 |  |  | 50.34 |
Schedule of Amounts Related to Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units | Presented in the following table are amounts related to restricted stock awards and restricted stock units:
In Millions
Years Ended December 31 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of shares that vested during the year |  | $ | 33 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 20 |
Compensation expense recognized |  | 25 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 28 |
Income tax benefit recognized |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of shares that vested during the year |  | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 19 |
Compensation expense recognized |  | 23 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 26 |
Income tax benefit recognized |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |

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