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Other Income and Other Expense (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]  
Summary of Components of 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 31202520242023
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Other income
Gain on extinguishment of debt1
$72 $110 $131 
Interest income37 50 37 
Interest income – related parties— — 
Allowance for equity funds used during construction23 29 
Income from equity method investees
All other13 11 13 
Total other income – CMS Energy$151 $207 $195 
Consumers
Other income
Interest income$22 $42 $25 
Interest income – related parties
Allowance for equity funds used during construction23 29 
All other12 
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)
1For 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]  
Summary of Components of 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 31202520242023
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Other income
Gain on extinguishment of debt1
$72 $110 $131 
Interest income37 50 37 
Interest income – related parties— — 
Allowance for equity funds used during construction23 29 
Income from equity method investees
All other13 11 13 
Total other income – CMS Energy$151 $207 $195 
Consumers
Other income
Interest income$22 $42 $25 
Interest income – related parties
Allowance for equity funds used during construction23 29 
All other12 
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)
1For information regarding the gain on extinguishment of debt, see Note 5, Financings and Capitalization—CMS Energy’s Purchase of Consumers’ First Mortgage Bonds.