Centerpoint Energy Inc 8-K, filed Oct 27, 2026

Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP)

8-K 2026-10-27 For: 2026-10-27

Added on October 27, 2026

About this 8-K

Centerpoint Energy Inc filed this 8-K on October 27, 2026.

CenterPoint Energy reported Q3 2026 net income of $331 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, raised 2026 non-GAAP EPS guidance to $1.90-$1.92, and increased its 10-year capital investment plan by $4.0 billion to $70.7 billion. AI summary

Items reported

Item 2.02: Financial results
Item 7.01: Regulation FD disclosure
Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits

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Texas	1-31447	74-0694415
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

1111 Louisiana
Houston Texas	77002
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	CNP	The New York Stock Exchange
		NYSE Texas

EXHIBIT NUMBER	EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION

99.1	Press Release issued October 27, 2026 regarding CenterPoint Energy’s third quarter 2026 earnings

99.2	Supplemental Materials regarding CenterPoint Energy’s third quarter 2026 earnings

104	Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

	CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.

Date: October 27, 2026	By:	/s/Russell K. Wright
		Russell K. Wright
		Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

	For more information contact
	Media:
	Communications
	Media.Relations@CenterPointEnergy.com
	Investors:
	Ben Vallejo / Ellie Wood
	Phone 713.207.6500

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2026
	Dollars in			Diluted
	millions			EPS⁽¹⁾
Consolidated net income and diluted EPS on a GAAP basis	$	331		$	0.50
ZENS-related mark-to-market (gains) losses:
Equity securities (net of tax expense of $4)⁽²⁾⁽³⁾		(17	)		(0.03	)
Indexed debt securities (net of tax benefit of $5)⁽²⁾		19			0.03
Impacts associated with mergers and divestitures (net of tax benefit of $1)⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾		2			0.00
Impacts associated with TEEEF Units removed from Rate Base (net of tax benefit of $5)⁽⁵⁾		19			0.03
Consolidated income and diluted EPS on a non-GAAP basis⁽⁶⁾	$	354		$	0.53

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026
	Dollars in			Diluted
	millions			EPS⁽¹⁾
Consolidated net income and diluted EPS on a GAAP basis	$	891		$	1.34
ZENS-related mark-to-market (gains) losses:
Equity securities (net of tax benefit of $18)⁽²⁾⁽³⁾		67			0.10
Indexed debt securities (net of tax expense of $17)⁽²⁾		(63	)		(0.10	)
Impacts associated with mergers and divestitures (net of tax expense of $9)⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾		38			0.06
Impacts associated with TEEEF Units removed from Rate Base (net of tax benefit of $15)⁽⁵⁾		57			0.09
Consolidated on a non-GAAP basis⁽⁶⁾	$	990		$	1.49

	1)	Quarterly diluted EPS on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis are based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the quarter, and the sum of the quarters may not equal year-to-date diluted EPS
	2)	Taxes are computed based on the impact removing such item would have on tax expense. Taxes related to the Ohio natural gas LDC business sale are booked proportionately by applying the projected annual effective tax rate percentage to income earned each quarter in accordance with GAAP
	3)	Comprised of common stock of AT&T Inc., Charter Communications, Inc., and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

	4)	Includes $5 million loss on early debt extinguishment associated with the divestiture of the Ohio natural gas LDC business that was completed on October 1, 2026
	5)	Represents impacts related to temporary emergency electric energy facilities following the removal of the units from our rate regulated business
	6)	The calculation on a per-share basis may not add down due to rounding

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
	Dollars in			Diluted
	millions			EPS⁽¹⁾
Consolidated net income (loss) and diluted EPS on a GAAP basis	$	293		$	0.45
ZENS-related mark-to-market (gains) losses:
Equity securities (net of tax benefit of $22)⁽²⁾⁽³⁾		82			0.13
Indexed debt securities (net of tax expense of $22)⁽²⁾		(83	)		(0.13	)
Impacts associated with mergers and divestitures (net of tax expense of $8)⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾		19			0.03
Impacts associated with TEEEF Units removed from Rate Base (net of tax benefit of $5)⁽⁵⁾		17			0.02
Consolidated income and diluted EPS on a non-GAAP basis⁽⁶⁾	$	328		$	0.50

	Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2025
	Dollars in			Diluted
	millions			EPS⁽¹⁾
Consolidated net income and diluted EPS on a GAAP basis	$	1,052		$	1.60
ZENS-related mark-to-market (gains) losses:
Equity securities (net of tax benefit of $11)⁽²⁾⁽³⁾		40			0.06
Indexed debt securities (net of tax expense of $12)⁽²⁾		(43	)		(0.07	)
Impacts associated with mergers and divestitures (net of tax expense of $22)⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾		60			0.09
Impacts associated with TEEEF Units removed from Rate Base (net of tax benefit of $12)⁽⁵⁾		46			0.07
Consolidated income and diluted EPS on a non-GAAP basis⁽⁶⁾	$	1,155		$	1.76

	2)	Taxes are computed based on the impact removing such item would have on tax expense. Taxes related to the Louisiana and Mississippi natural gas LDC business sale are booked proportionately by applying the projected annual effective tax rate percentage to income earned each quarter in accordance with GAAP. Additional tax expense related primarily to the write-off of non-deductible goodwill was reflected in tax expense over the remainder of 2025 and excluded from non-GAAP EPS
	3)	Comprised of common stock of AT&T Inc., Charter Communications, Inc., and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
	4)	Includes $37 million loss on sale associated with the divestiture of our Louisiana and Mississippi natural gas LDC businesses and gain on early extinguishment of debt with proceeds from the divestiture of the Louisiana and Mississippi natural gas LDC businesses
	5)	Represents impacts related to temporary emergency electric energy facilities following the removal of the units from our rate regulated business
	6)	The calculation on a per-share basis may not add down due to rounding

	Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024
	Dollars in			Diluted
	millions			EPS⁽¹⁾
Consolidated net income and diluted EPS on a GAAP basis	$	1,019		$	1.58
ZENS-related mark-to-market (gains) losses:
Equity securities (net of tax expense of $4)⁽²⁾⁽³⁾		(15	)		(0.02	)
Indexed debt securities (net of tax benefit of $3)⁽²⁾		11			0.01
Impacts associated with mergers and divestitures (net of tax expense of $3)⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾		26			0.04
Consolidated income and diluted EPS on a non-GAAP basis⁽⁵⁾	$	1,041		$	1.62

	Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2023
	Dollars in			Diluted
	millions			EPS⁽¹⁾
Consolidated income available to common shareholders and diluted EPS on a GAAP basis	$	867		$	1.37
ZENS-related mark-to-market (gains) losses:
Equity securities (net of taxes of $7)⁽²⁾⁽³⁾		(25	)		(0.04	)
Indexed debt securities (net of taxes of $6)⁽²⁾		21			0.03
Impacts associated with mergers and divestitures (net of taxes of $64)⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾		89			0.14
Consolidated income and diluted EPS on a non-GAAP basis⁽⁵⁾	$	952		$	1.50

	2)	Taxes are computed based on the impact removing such item would have on tax expense. Taxes related to the operating results of Energy Systems Group, as well as cash taxes payable and other tax impacts related to the sale of Energy Systems Group, are excluded from non-GAAP EPS
	3)	Comprised of common stock of AT&T Inc., Charter Communications, Inc., and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
	4)	Includes $4.4 million of pre-tax operating loss related to Energy Systems Group, a divested non-regulated business, as well as the $13 million loss on sale and approximately $2 million of other indirect related transaction costs associated with the divestiture
	5)	The calculation on a per-share basis may not add down due to rounding

	Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2022
	Dollars in			Diluted
	millions			EPS⁽¹⁾
Consolidated income available to common shareholders and diluted EPS on a GAAP basis	$	1,008		$	1.59
ZENS-related mark-to-market (gains) losses:
Equity securities (net of taxes of $66)⁽²⁾⁽³⁾		247			0.39
Indexed debt securities (net of taxes of $68)⁽²⁾		(256	)		(0.40	)
Midstream-related earnings (net of taxes of $2)⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾		(46	)		(0.07	)
Impacts associated with mergers and divestitures (net of taxes of $165)⁽²⁾⁽⁵⁾		(80	)		(0.13	)
Consolidated income and diluted EPS on a non-GAAP basis⁽⁶⁾	$	873		$	1.38

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021
	Utility Operations						Midstream Investments (Disc. Operations)						Corporate and Other ⁽⁷⁾						Consolidated
	Dollars in millions			Diluted EPS ⁽¹⁾			Dollars in millions			Diluted EPS ⁽¹⁾			Dollars in millions			Diluted EPS ⁽¹⁾			Dollars in millions			Diluted EPS ⁽¹⁾
Consolidated income (loss) available to common shareholders and diluted EPS on a GAAP basis ⁽¹⁾	$	878		$	1.44		$	818		$	1.34		$	(305	)	$	(0.50	)	$	1,391		$	2.28
ZENS-related mark-to-market (gains) losses:
Equity securities (net of taxes of $11) ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾		—			—			—			—			40			0.07			40			0.07
Indexed debt securities (net of taxes of $11) ⁽²⁾		—			—			—			—			(39	)		(0.06	)		(39	)		(0.06	)
Impacts associated with gas LDC sales (net of taxes of $2, $3) ^{(2) (4)}		(4	)		(0.01	)		—			—			5			0.01			1			—
Cost associated with the early extinguishment of debt (net of taxes of $7) ⁽²⁾		—			—			—			—			27			0.04			27			0.04
Impacts associated with Enable & Energy Transfer merger:
Gain at merger close, net of transaction costs (net of taxes of $134 and $0) ⁽²⁾		—			—			(546	)		(0.90	)		(1	)		—			(547	)		(0.90	)
Loss on equity securities (net of taxes of $24) ⁽²⁾⁽⁵⁾		—			—			—			—			98			0.16			98			0.16
Costs associated with the early extinguishment of debt (net of taxes of $1) ⁽²⁾		—			—			—			—			6			0.01			6			0.01
Impacts associated with other mergers and divestitures (net of taxes of $2, $13) ⁽²⁾⁽⁶⁾		4			0.01			—			—			20			0.03			24			0.04
Corporate and Other Allocation		(105	)		(0.17	)		(44	)		(0.07	)		149			0.24			—			—
Consolidated income and diluted EPS on a non-GAAP basis	$	773		$	1.27		$	228		$	0.37		$	—		$	—		$	1,001		$	1.64

	1)	Quarterly diluted EPS on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis are based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the quarter, and the sum of the quarters may not equal year-to-date diluted EPS. EPS figures for Utility Operations, Corporate and Other, and Discontinued Operations are non-GAAP financial measures.
	2)	Taxes are computed based on the impact removing such item would have on tax expense
	3)	Comprised of common stock of AT&T Inc. and Charter Communications, Inc.
	4)	Includes gain from remeasurement of state deferred taxes, costs to achieve the sales and costs associated with the early extinguishment of debt
	5)	Comprised of Energy Transfer common and Series G preferred units
	6)	Includes impacts associated with the Vectren merger and the sales of Infrastructure Services (CIS) and Mobile Energy Solutions (MES)
	7)	Corporate and Other, plus income allocated to preferred shareholders

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020
	Utility Operations						Midstream Investments (Disc. Operations)						Corporate and Other⁽⁶⁾						CES⁽¹⁾ & CIS⁽²⁾ (Disc. Operations)						Consolidated
	Dollars in millions			Diluted EPS⁽³⁾			Dollars in millions			Diluted EPS⁽³⁾			Dollars in millions			Diluted EPS⁽³⁾			Dollars in millions			Diluted EPS⁽³⁾			Dollars in millions			Diluted EPS⁽³⁾
Consolidated income (loss) available to common shareholders and diluted EPS⁽³⁾	$	508		$	0.95		$	(1,074	)	$	(2.02	)	$	(201	)	$	(0.38	)	$	(182	)	$	(0.34	)	$	(949	)	$	(1.79	)
Timing effects impacting CES⁽¹⁾:
Mark-to-market (gains) losses (net of taxes of $3)⁽⁴⁾		—			—			—			—			—			—			(10	)		(0.02	)		(10	)		(0.02	)
ZENS-related mark-to-market (gains) losses:
Equity securities (net of taxes of $11)(4)(5)		—			—			—			—			(38	)		(0.07	)		—			—			(38	)		(0.07	)
Indexed debt securities (net of taxes of $13)⁽⁴⁾		—			—			—			—			47			0.09			—			—			47			0.09
Impacts associated with the Vectren merger (net of taxes of $1, $3)⁽⁴⁾		3			0.01			—			—			12			0.02			—			—			15			0.03
Impacts associated with BREC activities and Severance costs (net of taxes of $4, $0)⁽⁴⁾		14			0.03			—			—			3			—			—			—			17			0.03
Impacts associated with the sales of CES⁽¹⁾ and CIS⁽²⁾ (net of taxes of $10)⁽⁴⁾		—			—			—			—			—			—			217			0.41			217			0.41
Impacts associated with Series C preferred stock
Preferred stock dividend requirement and amortization of beneficial conversion feature		—			—			—			—			58			0.11			—			—			58			0.11
Impact of increased share count on EPS if issued as common stock		—			(0.06	)		—			0.12			—			0.01			—			—			—			0.07
Total Series C impacts		—			(0.06	)		—			0.12			58			0.12			—			—			58			0.18
Losses on impairment (net of taxes of $0, $408)⁽⁴⁾		185			0.33			1,269			2.25			—			—			—			—			1,454			2.58
Corporate and Other Allocation		(48	)		(0.09	)		(64	)		(0.12	)		119			0.22			(7	)		(0.01	)
Consolidated on a non-GAAP basis		662			1.17			131			0.23			—			—			18			0.04			811			1.44
Exclusion of CES⁽¹⁾ and CIS⁽²⁾ Discontinued Operations⁽⁷⁾		—			—			—			—			—			—			(18	)		(0.04	)		(18	)		(0.04	)
Consolidated on a non-GAAP basis, excluding CES⁽¹⁾ and CIS⁽²⁾	$	662		$	1.17		$	131		$	0.23		$	—		$	—		$	$ —		$	—		$	793		$	1.40